Don’t Overlook Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King condemned the brutality of the Vietnam War and criticized how it drained money from housing, health care, and jobs.
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Israeli Unionist: Grow the Mass Movement to Stop the War in Gaza
As the repression of Palestinians and dissenting Israelis escalates amid Israel’s renewed onslaught in Gaza, domestic tensions are getting harder to conceal. Jacobin spoke to an Israeli trade unionist who stands against the war and the occupation.
Tear Down the Confederates’ Symbols
The battle against the remnants of Confederate sentiment is a battle against both white supremacy and class rule.
What Labor Can Learn from Bernie
It's time to reintegrate radical ideas into the labor movement.
Operation Dixie Failed but Pushed Racial Equality Forward
The famous Operation Dixie campaign to unionize the South in the 1940s was mostly unsuccessful. Still, it left a positive mark on American society. It’s even possible that the civil rights movement wouldn't have staged the March on Washington without it.
Development From Below
Capitalists are interested in profit, not development. Only workers can empower the Global South.
Can They Count?
Blaming third-party voters for Trump's win isn't just bad politics. It's bad math.
Denmark’s Nativist Threat
In Denmark, the Left's task is to take on both neoliberalism and the rising anti-immigrant right.
The Victory to Come
Bernie critics seem to think they dodged a bullet. They haven’t — the bullet is still on its way.
Chicken Soup for the Neoliberal Soul
The problems of our time will be solved by our collective capacity to change the world, not self-therapy.
Zohran Mamdani Won on Substance, Not Just Style
Critics allege that Zohran Mamdani only won New York City’s mayoral election because of slick social media content and easily wooed voters. On the contrary, an analysis finds that his messaging contained vastly more policy detail than Andrew Cuomo’s.
The Damage Gerry Healy Wrought
Head of one of the biggest far-left groups in 1970s Britain, Gerry Healy was accused of rape and sexual abuse. A new biography reflects on the swamp from which he emerged — and how his group’s authoritarian model facilitated his crimes.
“It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
Cooperation Jackson leader Kali Akuno on the Green New Deal, the need for mass civil disobedience, and the necessity of building an internationalist movement for eco-socialism.
The Radical Midwest of Bill Sentner
St Louis organizer Bill Sentner led some of the most successful labor battles in Midwestern history by uniting workers across race and gender lines. He won a string of major victories against corporate giants — before McCarthyism put a target on his back.
Civil Rights Unionism
In 1940s North Carolina, a Communist-led union of tobacco workers fought to bring democracy to the Jim Crow South.
Southern Strategy Soundtracks
Country music became the sound of Richard Nixon’s coalition in the early 1970s — but it has always been too unruly to be fully co-opted by a reactionary agenda.
Real Abundance Requires Class Struggle
Today liberals lead the call for abundance. But if they really want to deliver plenty for all, they’ll need to confront the entrenched power of the capitalist class.
Horror for the Whole Family
David Fincher’s Gone Girl revels in the sickness of our culture by making it seem attractive.
A Left That Matters
Our still small but growing socialist movement now has a chance to make a real impact.