https://jacobin.comJacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/tim-curry-rocky-horror-itFrom Dr Frank-N-Furter to Pennywise the killer clown, Tim Curry played every role at full volume — and made a six-decade career out of refusing to be small.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/tim-curry-rocky-horror-itWed, 26 Aug 2026 21:41:07 UTCEileen Joneshttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/daycare-childcare-effects-evidence-policyThe harshest critics and the biggest boosters of childcare programs are trapped in an unproductive debate. We need much more generous funding for both daycare and at-home childcare so families can choose the option that works best for them.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/daycare-childcare-effects-evidence-policyWed, 26 Aug 2026 16:08:31 UTCElliot Haspelhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/acemoglu-economics-ai-automation-working-classDaron Acemoglu, who won the Nobel Prize in 2024, is no heterodox economist. But now The Economist magazine has damned his work, because it challenges the untrammeled power of Big Tech elites.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/acemoglu-economics-ai-automation-working-classWed, 26 Aug 2026 14:51:01 UTCAlberto Garzónhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/schoenbrun-einbinder-anderson-camp-miasmaThe new slasher film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma promises “a frenzy of psychosexual mania.” What director Jane Schoenbrun delivers is tamer but considerably funnier.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/schoenbrun-einbinder-anderson-camp-miasmaWed, 26 Aug 2026 14:46:34 UTCEileen Joneshttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-working-class-country-musicFor decades, Dolly Parton, who died yesterday at age 80, wrote about poverty, hard work, and the defiant pride of working-class women. The Left should steal a page from her songbook.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-working-class-country-musicWed, 26 Aug 2026 13:44:38 UTCJarek Paul Ervinhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/football-fifa-infantino-reelection-resignationEver more footballers are pressuring FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to resign after he plotted to sell off the World Cup. Removing him should be the first step in a root-and-branch reform to put the game back in the hands of players and ordinary fans.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/football-fifa-infantino-reelection-resignationWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:46:48 UTCDave Braneckhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/el-sayed-piker-centrists-democratsDemocratic Party centrists’ well-funded and single-minded war on socialists is leading them to take increasingly contorted, absurd positions against figures like leftist streamer Hasan Piker.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/el-sayed-piker-centrists-democratsTue, 25 Aug 2026 20:22:13 UTCBranko Marcetichttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/british-royals-harry-meghan-grifting-contentAmerica gave Prince Harry and Meghan Markle streaming deals, sunshine, and an insane amount of money. What it couldn’t give them was a personality independent of the monarchy.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/british-royals-harry-meghan-grifting-contentTue, 25 Aug 2026 18:06:17 UTCRyan Zickgrafhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/tech-ai-purpose-trusts-public-interestPublic ownership may seem like the most obvious solution to the problems posed by AI. But purpose trusts could offer a more pluralistic form of social ownership — one that subordinates profit to a variety of public purposes.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/tech-ai-purpose-trusts-public-interestTue, 25 Aug 2026 16:56:14 UTCPeter Dormanhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/industrial-policy-developmentalism-tariffs-planningIndustrial policy is back in vogue in recent years — but without the working-class power to discipline capital, it’s just public money flowing to private profit.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/industrial-policy-developmentalism-tariffs-planningTue, 25 Aug 2026 15:27:46 UTCVivek Chibberhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/socialized-housing-berlin-elections-die-linkeIt’s been five years since Berliners voted by referendum to expropriate the big corporate landlords. The ruling parties blocked the move, but next month’s state elections could produce a left-wing government that can finally honor the vote.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/socialized-housing-berlin-elections-die-linkeTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:52:27 UTCAlexander Görlachhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-gordillo-socialism-media-hypocrisyNew York media has had a field day digging into the backgrounds of socialist leaders like NYC-DSA Cochair Gustavo Gordillo. But what exactly is the “gotcha” — that some people who lead comfortable, secure lives want security and comfort for everyone?https://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-gordillo-socialism-media-hypocrisyMon, 24 Aug 2026 20:13:04 UTCNoah Suárez-Sikeshttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-mamdani-labor-unions-reformSocialists are on a roll in elections across the US, often winning without the support of organized labor. It’s high time for unions to get on board with socialist candidates, to make the most of having ambitious pro-worker politicians in their corner.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-mamdani-labor-unions-reformMon, 24 Aug 2026 17:40:12 UTCHamilton Nolanhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/labor-union-growth-policies-candidatesThe new crop of pro-worker legislators who have recently been elected at the state and local levels can pass laws that can rebuild the labor movement, even with Donald Trump as president. Here are six ways they can do it.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/labor-union-growth-policies-candidatesMon, 24 Aug 2026 17:04:37 UTCFrancisco Diezhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/meta-lawsuits-regulation-social-mediaSilicon Valley has built platforms that colonize our attention, prey on children’s vulnerabilities, and damage mental health. Lawsuits that could cost Meta as much as $1.4 trillion are showing that society can use state power to fight back.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/meta-lawsuits-regulation-social-mediaMon, 24 Aug 2026 15:24:30 UTCDavid Moscrophttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/capitalism-socialism-markets-values-marxismKarl Marx’s anti-utopian line is often used to avoid discussion about what socialism would be like. But engaging in the nuts and bolts of how a postcapitalist economy might work is also necessary, to make it more than a distant dream.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/capitalism-socialism-markets-values-marxismMon, 24 Aug 2026 14:07:07 UTCAaron Benanav and Jonas Elvanderhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/love-romance-heteropessimism-feminism-manosphereHeteropessimism holds that men and women are incapable of understanding one another, foreclosing the possibility of more equal, fulfilling relations between the genders. But romantic love may offer us a way out of a social order in which everyone loses.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/love-romance-heteropessimism-feminism-manosphereSun, 23 Aug 2026 12:30:00 UTCEvelina Johansson Wilénhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/big-tech-china-cold-war-aiSilicon Valley is increasingly embracing the narrative that the US is in an existential battle for technological dominance with China. The story is a convenient shield against efforts to rein in the tech industry’s power.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/big-tech-china-cold-war-aiSun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 UTCShahid Khan Naeemhttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/working-class-issues-affordability-culture-warsThere’s a big gap between how progressive messaging is received by liberal, college-educated voters and working-class voters with no college degree. But there doesn’t have to be, if the Left appeals to those working-class voters the right way.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/working-class-issues-affordability-culture-warsSat, 22 Aug 2026 14:16:14 UTCNed Rusthttps://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-freedom-caucus-congress-partiesIt can be tempting for socialists to look to the House Freedom Caucus as a model for how to operate within Congress. But the story of the HFC shows that obstructionism can actually isolate a caucus instead of winning a leading role for it.https://jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-freedom-caucus-congress-partiesSat, 22 Aug 2026 13:07:09 UTCPaul Heidemanen-usWed, 26 Aug 2026 21:41:07 UTCWed, 26 Aug 2026 21:41:07 UTC