Macronism Is Dying
The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier’s government highlights the failure of Emmanuel Macron’s neoliberal project. Far from reviving the liberal center, the president has pitched France into a historic political crisis.
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Liberal Pundits Were Dead Wrong on Americans’ Economic Pain
It turns out misinformation did help decide the election: the misinformation coming from liberal pundits. They told Democratic Party leaders that voters who were unhappy with the economy were simply wrong.
South Korea’s Failed Coup Is a Chance to Renew Its Democracy
South Korea’s right-wing president, Yoon Suk-yeol, failed in his bid to impose martial law and clamp down on his opponents. With Yoon now facing impeachment, the country can root out the undemocratic political practices that made his attempted coup possible.
Here’s What Dems Could Accomplish in the Lame-Duck Period
Democrats could actually do a lot in the months before Donald Trump takes office to impose guardrails against the next four years of deregulatory and extreme pro-business policies.
New Podcast: Vivek Chibber’s Confronting Capitalism
In Jacobin’s new podcast, Confronting Capitalism, host Vivek Chibber offers an accessible entry point into theory and strategy for the socialist left.
A Better Resistance to Trump Is Possible
It’s time for a mainstream movement against Trumpism.
Germany’s Social Democrats Failed Miserably
The center-left victory in the German election three years ago was hailed as the rise of a progressive coalition. The government it created achieved little real progress — and it has now collapsed, without even completing its term in office.
Hunter Biden Was Pardoned Because Laws Are for Little People
It’s obscene for President Biden to withhold pardons for far more deserving people while helping his own son.
South Korea’s Three-Hour Coup
Earlier today, South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. The short-lived coup was an act of desperation by a deeply unpopular right-wing leader and has only strengthened opposition to his rule.
Kamala Harris Didn’t Defend Lina Khan
Kamala Harris stayed silent during the election as big Democratic donors attacked chief antitrust regulator Lina Khan — at the same time Khan’s agency launched an investigation into the employer of Harris’s brother-in-law and top advisor.
In Ireland’s Election, Sinn Féin Didn’t Shine
Ireland’s election saw little enthusiasm for the ruling parties — but also a weakened score for opposition force Sinn Féin. Its message on housing hardened its youth support, but it was unable to build out its base across Irish society.
“You Can’t Buy Paradise with Blood”
Nineteen-year-old Sofia Orr was jailed for refusing to enlist in the Israeli military. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains the disturbing authoritarianism of an Israeli society that has rallied behind the massacre in Gaza.