How the US Helped ISIS
A recently declassified document again shows the United States' complicity in the rise of ISIS.
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5 Things Democrats Can Do About the Supreme Court’s Unchecked Power
In reversing Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court has shown its intent to act against the popular will — and it won’t stop at abortion rights. From packing the court to defunding it, here are five ways Democrats can act to prevent further damage.
Frances Fox Piven: Students Are Right to Protest on Campus
Longtime social movement scholar Frances Fox Piven reflects on her involvement in Columbia’s 1968 occupation, the need for protest movements to imitate each other, and why campus protests make sense for students demanding an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Sen. Joe Manchin Wants to Block You From Getting a $2,000 Check
Joe Manchin, the Democratic West Virginia senator who is a Republican in all but name, represents a state suffering immense economic hardship under COVID-19. Yet he is threatening to block a new round of $2,000 survival checks that his constituents — and all of us — badly need.
For Abortion Advocates, Now Is Not the Time for Retreat
In the wake of Arizona’s resurrection of a 19th-century law banning abortion, it’s clear that the post-Roe right will go to great lengths to limit reproduction freedom. The abortion rights movement will have to mount a campaign of equal magnitude.
“A Feminism Aimed at Liberating All Women Must Be Anti-Capitalist”
Women workers, people of color, and white men in the Rust Belt may not see each other as natural allies. But as Nancy Fraser tells Jacobin, there is a path to uniting the social majority — so long as we recognize our common enemy in capitalism.
Intel Wants a Massive, No-Strings-Attached Bailout
Last week, Intel’s CEO said that the semiconductor industry needs a $52 billion subsidy package to invest resources in the US. But there’s nothing in the subsidy bill that would guarantee benefits to American workers rather than Intel shareholders.
Amazon Is Getting Into the Business of Medicare Privatization
Amazon has announced it is acquiring One Medical, a private equity–backed primary care provider that generates most of its revenue from a for-profit Medicare program. It’s a terrifying sign of Amazon’s continued expansion and the privatization of Medicare.
The Government’s Own Number Crunchers Agree: We Need Medicare for All
The Republican-led Congressional Budget Office has realized what many of us have long known: the existing corporate-run health care system is immiserating millions — and Medicare for All could quickly fix the catastrophe.
John Fetterman Is the Kind of Political Communicator the Left Needs
As a communicator, John Fetterman has the highly effective Bernie Sanders formula down pat: take progressive positions on social issues while making denouncements of the 1 percent central to his message.
Coronavirus Has Worsened the Mental Health Crisis. Medicare for All Can Help.
Before the pandemic, we were already in the middle of a mental health crisis. Now it’s even worse. We need a Medicare for All system not just to treat our medical needs, but our mental ones, too.
Why Impeachment Matters
A Trump reelection is the worst-case scenario, and the Left needs to be part of the struggle to prevent it. Impeachment is part of that struggle.
Wall Street’s War on Workers Can Be Stopped
Democratic Party elites have accepted the loss of vital working-class jobs and written off white workers as bigots. But a new book by Les Leopold shows how we can build a broad working-class movement to fight for the right to a good job.
Escalation in the Donbas Risks a Disastrous War
Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent tanks into the Donbas on dubious pretexts. But a far bigger danger awaits if the West seeks an escalation that will only pour fuel on the fire.
The Way to Defeat Authoritarian Power Grabs Is Mass Mobilization in the Streets
The protests and occupation of the US Capitol yesterday are a small taste of the kind of brazenly undemocratic power grabs the authoritarian right has executed in countries like Bolivia. Regardless of what actions Trump and his supporters take to cling to power, the response of the Left, labor, and the millions of anti-fascists across the US and world should be the same: mass, ongoing mobilizations opposing them.
The Power of Finance Is Inherent to Capitalism
Analysts of financialization often present it as a sign of capitalist decline, yet the rise of finance has actually strengthened capitalist domination. The only way to challenge this power is by converting finance into a public utility.
Yemen Has a Long Tradition of Solidarity With the Palestinian People
Yemen’s Houthi movement attracted global attention by seizing an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and firing rockets toward Israel. They felt obliged to act because of the strong, historically rooted support for Palestinians among the Yemeni people.
Bernie’s Old. So What?
They say, “Bernie is too old.” We say, “Better to be old and right than young and a shithead.”
China’s Climate Pledge Is Historic in Scale, but Wobbling
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s focus on green investments overseas under the Belt and Road Initiative is ambitious and environmentally necessary. But tighter enforcement of its climate pledge is necessary to curb coal on a global scale.
The US Isn’t Properly Tracking Its Weapons Supply in Ukraine
Use of the US’s unprecedented weapons supply to Ukraine has not been properly tracked by the Department of Defense — and the country has a history of alleged misuse, loss, or selling of munitions.