Power to Which People?
Progressives should be less concerned about how people are protesting and more concerned about who is mobilizing and what they’re fighting for.
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Graduate Students on Strike
University of California graduate students explain why they’re striking.
The Left and Labor Strategy
The Left needs a more coherent vision for its work inside the labor movement.
Italian Communism Remembered
An interview on il manifesto, the PCI, and the road not taken between Stalinism and social democracy.
Issue 14 Preview: “A World to Win”
The new issue of Jacobin will be out in May. Here's a sneak peek and an animated GIF to share with your friends.
Poverty and the “Tailspin of Culture”
Rep. Paul Ryan’s recent explanations for urban poverty don’t differ significantly from President Obama’s.
The Left and Free Speech
Is the Left more opposed to free speech today than it used to be?
Writing History with Wite-Out
PBS’s The Abolitionists relegates African Americans to little more than background scenery to a struggle against slavery won by whites.
In Defense of Density
New construction isn’t the only solution to New York’s affordable housing crisis, but the Left is wrong to dismiss it outright.
A Crack in the Wall
The barbarity of US immigration and deportation policy has led to the reemergence of mass border crossings.
Circling The Square
Jehane Noujaim’s The Square offers a sympathetic portrait of courageous Egyptian protesters while papering over the serious political divisions in Tahrir.
All That Is Solid Melts into Condos
Bill de Blasio’s recent housing deals give some insight into what the Left is up against in New York, even with a progressive mayor.