Laughing at Rich Kids
Ja Rule’s Fyre Festival gave us a chance to laugh at rich kids. It also told us something about modern culture.
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Announcing Catalyst
Does the world need another journal? Probably not, but we’re giving you one anyway.
What’s Next for Podemos?
Podemos MP Manolo Monereo discusses the party’s origins, its first crisis, and what it would mean for it to govern.
How the US Creates Terrorism
The US brags about its commitment to democracy. But its interventions have yielded death and despotism for the Middle East.
A Democrat Against Democracy
To preserve and expand public education, educators and parents will have to fight not only free market zealots like Betsy DeVos, but Democrats like Dwight Evans.
For Health and Freedom
Civil rights activists knew their struggle was incomplete without winning a just health care system. They're an inspiration for single-payer activists today.
Back to the 1930s With Theresa May
The Tories are doing great in the polls, but their coalition is more fragile than it looks.
The Uses and Abuses of Antisemitism
Campaigns to silence criticism of Israel don’t protect Jews — they endanger them.
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The First 103 Days
Forget the first 100 days — Jacobin contributors weigh in on Trump's first 103.
The American That Reagan Killed
Thirty years ago, Ben Linder was gunned down by the American-funded contras while building infrastructure for the poor in Nicaragua.
Trump’s Tech Opposition
Tech employees who increasingly see themselves as workers will be an important sector of resistance to Trump’s agenda.