Israel’s Occupation Is the Obstacle to Peace
Permanent occupation by Israel and the subjugation of Palestinians in a land that is nearly half Palestinian will never bring stability and security.
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McKinsey Is Ultraprestigious. It’s Also a Blight on the World.
McKinsey & Company attracts graduates from prestigious colleges in droves. But as a former employee tells us in an interview, instead of using their talents for good, the consulting firm sends them out into the world to make the planet more profit-driven.
Conservatives Are Attacking Abortion Rights at the State Level
After overturning Roe v. Wade last year, conservatives are now chipping away at abortion access at the state level. At the helm is a dark money network led by right-wing activists, which has so far spent $18 million on opposing reproductive justice in Ohio.
Israel Bombed My Home and Killed My Relatives. I’m Not Going to Be Silenced.
Palestinian feminist Mariam Abudaqa was on a speaking tour in France when Israel destroyed her home in Gaza. France’s government tried to expel her — but, Abudaqa tells Jacobin, she refuses to stop telling the truth about Israel’s crimes.
Pension Investment in Renewables May Be Undermining a Just Transition
Pension investments in renewables sound like a win-win for the environment and retirees. But an examination of Canadian pension funds’ involvement in the sector tells a different story — one of labor exploitation and environmental harm.
Poor Sanitation Causes Disease and Death Globally. Climate Change Will Only Make It Worse.
From dilapidated sewer systems in the US and Europe to a shortage of toilets and clean water in Global South cities, poor sanitation is breeding disease and death around the world. The climate crisis will only make its impacts more severe.
In the 1960s, the World Bank Created a Mechanism That Allows Corporations to Sue States
The investor-state dispute settlement is a system that empowers foreign investors to sue a sovereign government. It was instituted in the 1960s against the votes of most Latin American countries — and continues to wreak havoc today.
For Netanyahu’s Government, Israeli Hostages Are Just a Propaganda Tool
Israel claims its brutal assault on Gaza is justified by the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas. But the Israeli government’s actions suggest that it cares little about the hostages’ well-being — and more about using them as anti-Palestinian propaganda.
We Should Look to Vienna for Answers to Our Housing Crisis
Vienna’s social housing triumphs show that when governments invest in housing as a human right, they can combat homelessness and inequality. It is an inspiration for what cities can accomplish if they elevate human needs over the pursuit of private profits.
Thousands of Palestinian Workers Have Gone Missing in Israel
Thousands of Palestinian day laborers from Gaza are stranded in Israel amid the explosion in violence. Israel has revoked their work permits, and their families fear they may be imprisoned — or worse.
Sahra Wagenknecht Is Less Radical Than She Seems
One of Germany’s most divisive politicians, Sahra Wagenknecht has quit the left-wing party Die Linke to form her own vehicle. Her new party has a strong “anti-establishment” aura — but behind the rhetoric is the call to return to an old class compromise.
Joe Biden Is Engaging in Atrocity Denialism for Israel. It Has a Long History.
I’m a historian of US foreign policy. The Biden administration’s effort to muddy the waters about the staggering human toll of Israel’s assault on Gaza is in keeping with Washington’s long history of atrocity denialism on behalf of allies.