America’s Authoritarians Next Door
The acquittal today of J20 protesters and journalists is a major win. But civil liberties and press freedoms are still under threat in the US.
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The Market Will Never Solve the Climate Crisis
When oil prices plummeted during the pandemic, fossil fuel companies made vague efforts to invest in clean energy. Now pulling in bumper profits, Big Oil is discarding those initiatives to maintain their business model: capital over climate.
Die Linke’s Identity Crisis
With parliamentary elections looming this fall, the German left party is struggling to present itself as an exciting alternative to the status quo.
The Lie of ‘Rebuilding’ the Military
A right-wing misinformation campaign and timid liberal pushback has obscured how absurdly bloated the US military budget is.
The German Left’s Palestine Problem
Die Linke's position on Palestine has isolated it from the global solidarity movement.
Partisans Without Purpose
If the US is in the throes of a constitutional crisis, it's one oddly devoid of social substance.
The Strike Against Fear
On this day in 1943, a strike in Italy’s FIAT company marked the beginning of the end for Mussolini.
The Jerusalem Gambit
The United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as part of its decades-long support of Israeli colonialism.
Prison Guards and Politicians
The next German president once blocked the release and return of an innocent Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Do-It-Yourself Class Struggle
One lesson from the West Virginia teachers’ strike is clear: nobody is coming to save us. We’ll have to do it ourselves.
Still No Victory in Sight
The United States has been losing the war in Afghanistan. Whether or not Trump delivers a "surge" of new troops there, he will continue to lose that war.
Trump After One
A Jacobin roundtable on Trump's first year in office.
Marx on the Silver Screen
The Young Karl Marx is an entertaining and surprisingly funny portrait of the Old Man.
Repressing Radicalism
The Espionage Act was passed today in 1917. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
Is There a Future for Socialism?
We all wondered, as we watched Back to the Future, how alternative futures could change the whole universe while Marty McFly stayed the same.
Free Tibet
Yes, Richard Gere is annoying. No, there isn't a credible left defense of continued Chinese rule in Tibet.
The Oligarchs’ Constitution
Georgia's elites are changing the country's constitution to forever foreclose the possibility of taxing the rich.
Why Women Should Strike
The Women's Strike on March 8 can help ramp up the movement against Trump.
China and Trumpism
Many believe Trump's administration will usher in a new era of protectionism. But it's not that simple.
The Alternative in Cuba
The resumption of US – Cuban relations is a real victory. But Cuban workers face renewed economic liberalization with little political opening.