Who Will Rule Bolivia?
Bolivia’s blockades are a colossal display of worker and indigenous power against an unpopular right-wing government. But the mobilizations are far from unified, and a dangerous political vacuum beckons.
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Our Era of Oligarchic Tone Deafness Can't Last Forever
Typical social media feeds offer up to users a constant stream of wealth porn while ordinary Americans’ cost of living continuously rises. But somehow our elites and their media surrogates balk at the gall of populist responses.
Abdul El-Sayed’s Plan to Win in Michigan
US Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed explains to Jacobin why establishment attempts to “cancel” left-wing voices keep backfiring, how corporate money distorts democracy, and what it takes to organize a state as fractured — and as pivotal — as Michigan.
Elon Musk Is a Trillionaire. Yes, That’s a Bad Thing.
Having become the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk is wealthy at a level that the human mind can scarcely comprehend. But one idea is simple to grasp: no functioning and humane society would produce inequality of this magnitude.
Donald Trump Has Nothing to Show for His War With Iran
After waging a destructive war at vast expense, Donald Trump has ended up in a weaker strategic position than when he started. His main achievement has been to battle-test Iran’s ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt the world economy.
The British Establishment Fuels Anti-Migrant Pogroms
The rioting in Belfast fits Britain’s now familiar routine of violent crimes followed by race riots. While the government promises anti-immigration crackdowns, the rioters want to unleash their rage and terrorize minorities.
Striking Nine to Five
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
The Counterrevolution of 1877
At the collapse of Reconstruction, black Americans and workers of all races found themselves facing an increasingly authoritarian capitalist political order. In response, they took over St Louis.
The Morning After
Even the Founding Fathers had second thoughts about the system they had created.
The Socialist Who Tried to Abolish the Senate
In 1911, Socialist representative Victor Berger attempted a task that we must complete.
Issue 62: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
The Dark Horse
The problem of dark money in politics only grows larger.
An Aristocracy by Design
For Madison and the other Framers, the danger wasn’t the power of elites but that of the mob.
The Rubbish Heap of History
For all their appeals to the past, Republicans get remarkably little right about history.
How the Constitution Lost Its Life
Americans used to fight for constitutional change — and not just in the Supreme Court chamber. Jill Lepore talked to Jacobin about the decline of the amendment process and the rise of judicial power.
The Filibuster Is Killing Democracy
Under the rules of the filibuster, a majority vote in the US Senate is far from enough to pass a law. It’s time to finally ditch this antiquated rule.
The Young Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh emerged from the world created by the Age of Revolution and demanded that republican ideals apply beyond Europe.