https://jacobin.comJacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/stadium-workers-world-cup-iceWielding the leverage of scheduled World Cup matches, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles won the right to strike if ICE poses a threat to their safety. The victory comes amid other World Cup–related worker contract wins across the US.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/stadium-workers-world-cup-iceThu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:27 UTCPaul Prescod and Natascha Elena Uhlmannhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/military-veterans-health-care-va-privatizationMany candidates for public office in the US tout their status as military veterans. Yet many of those same candidates, like US Senate hopeful Seth Moulton, want to privatize and undermine veterans’ health care.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/military-veterans-health-care-va-privatizationThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:18:10 UTCSuzanne Gordon and Steve Earlyhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-democratization-working-class-institutionsPublic ownership of AI is no guarantee of democracy. We need democratic public ownership to prevent elites from maintaining control of the technology.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-democratization-working-class-institutionsThu, 16 Jul 2026 14:48:23 UTCMichael A. McCarthyhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/american-empire-capitalism-crisis-socialismAs American hegemony falters and a new global order emerges, Richard Wolff argues the crises around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz reveal capitalism entering another era of historic upheaval — and the need for a socialist alternative.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/american-empire-capitalism-crisis-socialismThu, 16 Jul 2026 14:09:57 UTCRichard D. Wolff https://jacobin.com/2026/07/britain-punk-diy-subculture-politicsFifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/britain-punk-diy-subculture-politicsThu, 16 Jul 2026 12:55:27 UTCBrenda Fedihttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/nolan-odyssey-western-sahara-morocco-colonialismFor five decades, Morocco has illegally occupied Western Sahara. The shooting of part of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in the territory, backed by state subsidies, serves a far-reaching effort to normalize Morocco’s colonial rule.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/nolan-odyssey-western-sahara-morocco-colonialismWed, 15 Jul 2026 19:01:25 UTCEoghan Gilmartinhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/unemployment-mental-health-blame-safety-netNo matter how many books about Marxism you may have read, a bout of unemployment may find you blaming yourself for your condition. Jobless workers: resist the siren song of self-castigation.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/unemployment-mental-health-blame-safety-netWed, 15 Jul 2026 17:48:27 UTCJohn Bohnhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/maine-jackson-logging-workplace-strugglesMaine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who emerged from workplace organizing struggles and used his power to advance pro-worker policies.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/maine-jackson-logging-workplace-strugglesWed, 15 Jul 2026 16:57:36 UTCBranko Marcetichttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/richard-pryor-stand-up-comedy-raceHistorian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor discusses her new memoir, the history of the N-word, and why her father used comedy to confront racism.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/richard-pryor-stand-up-comedy-raceWed, 15 Jul 2026 15:24:52 UTCElizabeth Stordeur Pryor and Ed Rampellhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-sovereign-weath-fund-sanders-criticsBernie Sanders has proposed making artificial intelligence providers hand over 50% of their stock to a US sovereign wealth fund. Criticisms of the idea, ranging from AI skepticism to arguments against public ownership, have not been compelling.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-sovereign-weath-fund-sanders-criticsWed, 15 Jul 2026 12:49:04 UTCMatt Bruenighttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/aliens-cameron-ripley-working-classWhen James Cameron’s Aliens was released 40 years ago, film critics dismissed it as a dumb blockbuster, a defense of patriarchy, and a reflection of US scorched-earth military policy. They were wrong on all counts.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/aliens-cameron-ripley-working-classTue, 14 Jul 2026 18:04:28 UTCJarek Paul Ervinhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/left-foreign-policy-war-climate-aidOutrage at US complicity in the war on Gaza has pushed many Americans to think about international politics for the first time. The Left should seize this moment to push its vision of how the global order should run.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/left-foreign-policy-war-climate-aidTue, 14 Jul 2026 15:45:15 UTCTim Hirschel-Burnshttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/marx-neoclassical-economics-ai-laborKarl Marx’s analysis of capitalism’s tendency to replace living labor with machines can help shed light on how AI take-up may develop.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/marx-neoclassical-economics-ai-laborTue, 14 Jul 2026 14:50:03 UTCBranko Milanovichttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/iran-war-trump-mou-hormuzIran has destroyed much of the US’s military infrastructure across West Asia and strengthened its position by controlling the Strait of Hormuz — yet Trump has learned nothing from his defeat.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/iran-war-trump-mou-hormuzTue, 14 Jul 2026 13:37:14 UTCArron Reza Merathttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/france-1789-bastille-bourgeois-revolutionThe storming of the Bastille was the opening act in a century-long upheaval that broke with the premodern world and finally put ordinary people in charge of their nation’s destiny. That’s the legacy of the French Revolution.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/france-1789-bastille-bourgeois-revolutionTue, 14 Jul 2026 12:42:08 UTCVivek Chibber and Melissa Naschekhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/party-like-its-1789Bastille Day is the perfect day to convert a friend into a Jacobin. Yearlong print and digital subscriptions are just $7.89 today.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/party-like-its-1789Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:05:07 UTCEditorshttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/angel-studios-young-washington-movieThe Christian conservative Angel Studios’ Young Washington feels more like a MAGA political project than a movie. Sadly, it’s the exact kind of paint-by-numbers George Washington biopic you would’ve expected.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/angel-studios-young-washington-movieMon, 13 Jul 2026 19:54:24 UTCEileen Joneshttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-nationalization-sanders-libertarians-propertyBernie Sanders wants to nationalize half the stock of major AI companies and create a sovereign wealth fund for the American people. The case for going even further is stronger than most people realize.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-nationalization-sanders-libertarians-propertyMon, 13 Jul 2026 17:37:30 UTCBen Burgishttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/samsung-semiconductor-workers-union-subcontractorsSemiconductor workers at multinational South Korean corporation Samsung won significant contract gains after a credible strike threat this spring. Their struggle is a crucial one for the global labor movement as AI reshapes the world economy.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/samsung-semiconductor-workers-union-subcontractorsMon, 13 Jul 2026 16:23:29 UTCMyungkyo Hong and Gina Ledorhttps://jacobin.com/2026/07/pasta-antifascism-cervi-brothers-italyWhen Benito Mussolini was ousted in 1943, a farming family called the Cervis celebrated by serving free helpings of pasta in the village square. It’s a ritual still repeated each July, upholding the community spirit at the heart of Italian antifascism.https://jacobin.com/2026/07/pasta-antifascism-cervi-brothers-italyMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:29:19 UTCMarzia Maccaferrien-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:27 UTCThu, 16 Jul 2026 19:09:15 UTC