Peace Is Still Possible
The United States cares more about keeping South Korea under its thumb than securing peace with North Korea.
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No Corbyn in Sight
A membership surge in the German Social Democratic Party has sparked talks of a Corbyn-like transformation. But don’t get too excited just yet.
Will There Be a Fightback at UPS?
If rank-and-file Teamsters can confront the package-delivery giant, they'll win better conditions for the whole industry.
A War Without End
The late Ursula Le Guin on oppression, resistance, and why “the exercise of imagination is dangerous.”
You Can’t Trust Capitalists
Some CEOs are endorsing Medicare for All. For socialists, that could be a trap.
The Lula Question
As Lula's judicial saga moves into a new stage, the Brazilian left faces more questions than ever.
200 Years of Anti-Caste Struggle
A new wave of protest suggests that the centuries-old struggle against the caste system in India may be entering a new phase.
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929–2018
Ursula Le Guin's masterful works pushed readers to expand their vision of what's possible.
A Recession-Era Economic Myth Goes Up In Smoke
For years, the media was filled with stories about jobs going unfilled due to a lack of qualified workers. Now we know how wrong they were.
Lula’s Plan B
Lula lost his appeal today. If it turns out he can't run for president again — who will the PT turn to? Jacobin talks to Fernando Haddad, the Workers Party's rumored Plan B.
Trump’s Attack on the Poor
Medicaid work requirements are a cruel policy meant to stigmatize and discipline the poor. They're also very likely illegal.
Dark Money At the Pentagon
Researchers have discovered trillions of dollars in unexplained military spending. We might never find out where it went.