The New Scramble for Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s prime minister is making headlines as a Trudeau-like liberal reformer. But behind his progressive sheen, his economic policies are set to accelerate inequality and poverty.

A Historian of Economic Crisis on the Fire This Time

Economic crises have reshaped the modern world. Economic historian Adam Tooze tells Jacobin how the coronavirus pandemic will upend global politics and commerce for decades to come.

Paint It White

Industrial Workers in Australia Are Leading the Fight Against War

Workers in an industrial trading port in Australia are now at the forefront of the fight against war with China, demanding that jobs and environmental protections take precedence over militarism.

This Bastille Day, Narendra Modi Is Being Feted in Paris

Bastille Day is meant to be about freedom, equality, and brotherhood. But this July 14, Emmanuel Macron is rolling out the red carpet for India’s far-right premier — showing how little France’s military alliances conform to its supposed values.

Americans Still Don’t Want War, Despite the Military-Industrial Complex’s Best Efforts

Over the past year, the US public has been subjected to an avalanche of propaganda attempting to stoke future war with Russia and China. What’s stunning is how few Americans are buying it.

How Korea Became a Forgotten War

During the Korean War, the United States inflicted unimaginable horrors on the Korean people. Yet today Americans know almost nothing about their government's role in war crimes and atrocities.

The Right Has Power in Latin America, but No Plan

Across Latin America, the Right has swept to power. But its achievements pale in comparison to the Pink Tide — and it has no compelling vision for how to address the region’s challenges.

Greenland Is Not for Sale

The people of Greenland don’t want to be subjects of Denmark or the United States — they want economic independence and freedom from foreign control.

The Woke NBA Only Cares About Profit

Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey might get fired for tweeting in solidarity with Hong Kong protesters. For all the NBA's liberal pretenses, it's a reminder that the league — and woke capital as a whole — really cares about profits, not principles.

Tim Ryan Is Testing the Limits of Workerist Liberalism

Tim Ryan’s nostalgia-laced fight to recapture postindustrial Ohio for the Democrats offers a glimpse at one possible future for the party in an era of cultural polarization and a rising China. But it’s not a future anyone should feel excited about.

Russia’s War Shows the Chaos in the World Order

Economist Branko Milanovic saw firsthand the soaring inequality of Russia’s 1990s transition to capitalism. He spoke to Jacobin about how Vladimir Putin’s war has plunged the country back into crisis — and placed a bomb under the globalized order.

Bernie Sanders Is Absolutely Right to Oppose Trump’s New Trade Deals

Democrats have signed off on Donald Trump's latest trade agreements, including NAFTA 2.0. But the rotten deals are nothing to celebrate — they still operate under the absurd assumption that if US companies are profitable, benefits will trickle down to workers.

“We’re Seeing the Breakdown of Collective Responsibility”

Western states’ response to the coronavirus pandemic has been far inferior to East Asian countries’ — illustrating their inability to cope with major crises. China scholar Kenneth Pomeranz spoke to Jacobin about the decline of collective responsibility and the dangers of future pandemics.

How Financial Institutions Like Silicon Valley Bank Fund the Weapons Industry

After Silicon Valley Bank’s near collapse, commentators rightly focused on the unfairness of state intervention for an institution that had acted irresponsibly. But little attention was paid to the role that banks like SVB play in financing US militarism.

The Future of the Umbrella Revolution

What's next for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement?

Donald Trump Is Weakening US Influence in Latin America

Thanks to its stances on issues ranging from deportations to trade policy, the Trump administration is undermining US influence across Latin America, increasing political polarization in the region, and strengthening the hand of progressive forces there.

Uneven and Combined

If we want people-centered development in the Global South, it will have to be led by strong left movements.

Our Fight for Survival

Ahead of COP21, confronting fossil capital is our only hope for averting cataclysmic climate change.

Joe Biden Has No Business Lecturing the Rest of the World on “Democracy”

The Biden administration recently organized the Summit for Democracy to fight rising global authoritarianism. But Washington bears central responsibility for the widening inequality, rising political cynicism, and withering of democracy worldwide.