Why Does the United States Support Israel?
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine is one of the great crimes of the last century. It has been made possible by Israel’s utility to US imperialism.
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International Solidarity Rebuilt Postwar Vietnam
During the Vietnam War, the city of Vinh was almost destroyed by US bombing. Socialists around the world helped rebuild it. Today, Vinh's architecture stands as a monument to that internationalist solidarity.
The Chamber of Commerce vs. the Unemployed
The US Chamber of Commerce is leading the charge to cut off expanded unemployment benefits for workers. Business interests want millionaire CEOs protected and austerity for unemployed workers.
Palestinians Are Refusing to Be Trampled
Israel was founded on the crime of ethnic cleansing and the principles of apartheid. The country may finally be coming apart at the seams under the weight of its own contradictions.
We Can’t Cancel Ourselves Into a Better World
In his new book, Ben Burgis argues that it’s a mistake for leftists to participate in moralistic “canceling” or retreat into a fringe subculture. We have to create an environment that feels welcoming to millions of people who want to change the world.
As an Occupier, Israel Has No Right to “Self-Defense”
By invoking self-defense, Israel changes the conversation from its colonial crimes against the Palestinians to the injuries it has itself incurred as a result.
Colombians Don’t Just Want a New Government — They Want an End to Neoliberalism
For weeks, Colombians have remained in the streets challenging their nation’s violent social and economic model.
Rachel Kushner Wants to Radicalize the Novel
Novelist Rachel Kushner, author of The Hard Crowd and The Flamethrowers, speaks to Jacobin about bourgeois novels, Italian Marxism, Palestinian resistance, the George Floyd uprising, and Bernie Sanders.
South Korea’s “Economic Miracle” Was Built on Murderous Repression
Today marks 60 years since Park Chung-hee’s coup installed military rule in South Korea. His regime is credited with bringing the country rapid economic growth — but its industrial success was built on the massacre of labor activists and the systematic suppression of workers’ basic rights.
In Chicago, Brutal Killings by the Police Keep Coming
Anthony Alvarez was shot in the back five times by a Chicago police officer on March 31. A Chicago teacher who knew Alvarez as an elementary student reflects on his life, his tragic and violent death, and the desperate need to stop Chicago cops from killing again.
Rashida Tlaib: “End the Apartheid System”
On Thursday, Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, delivered an extraordinarily personal and powerful speech from the House floor about the humanity of Palestinians and the urgent need to dismantle Israeli apartheid. We print it here in full.
Actually, Not Coercing People to Work Is a Good Thing
There's a lot of talk these days about labor shortages and workers unwilling to work because unemployment benefits are too high. Ignore the hand-wringing: it's a very good thing if workers have the freedom to say no to low-paying, dehumanizing jobs.