The Right-Wing Bid to Turn Kenya Into a “Hustler Nation”
A new president has a right-populist vision of transformation in East Africa’s largest economy.
20401 Article(s) by: Zola Carr
Zola Carr is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University, working on a dissertation on the development of experimental brain implants for psychiatric disorder.
Chile’s Vote Was a Rebuke of the 21st-Century Left. Will We Listen?
The rejected Chilean constitution was not “too far left.” Rather, it exalted a set of identitarian outlooks that has for too long masqueraded as radical politics.
Effective Altruism Is No Substitute for a Better Society
The philosophy of effective altruism is catnip to well-meaning and intellectually inclined donors. But as a strategy for tackling what’s wrong with the world, it misses the mark.
Taking Back Left Parties From the Brahmins
Across Western countries, the decline in class-based voting isn’t inevitable: it results from political choices.
Five Essential Texts on Democracy
We asked a leading political theorist for help understanding the meaning of democracy and the elite reaction to it.
Jacobin’s Promise: a Vote for Jacobin Is a Vote for You.
Act now, before it’s too late to save America.
The Foreman
Mark E. Smith of the Fall was one of the late 20th century’s great working-class musicians, but his music suffered from his overwhelming resentment of his middle-class audience.
Ballot Blocks
Every year, it gets harder to vote. We have our elected officials to thank for that.
Before They Ran the Reds Out of the Studios
The screwball comedy The Devil and Miss Jones exemplifies how pro-worker Hollywood was just on the eve of McCarthyism.
Issue 47: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
A Guide to Election Polling Terms
A guide to election polling terms.
Reality TV Democracy
America’s favorite television arcs toward autocracy.
Proletarian Portfolios
Union revenues and assets are on the rise — union membership is not.
A Strike for All Seasons
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Abe Shinzo Haunts Japan From the Casket
From the Moonies to military revanchists, Abe Shinzo was in bed with some dangerous oddballs. His funeral was a battle over their place in Japanese politics.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Ghosts
In between smiling, waving, and running up a $400 million annual bill, the late Queen Elizabeth II was the face of some pretty bad stuff during her seven-decade reign.
The Wrong Side of the Law
Legislation and case law targeting leftists is something like an American tradition.