In 1926, New Jersey textile workers went on a massive strike, organized and supported by the Communist Party. The strike ultimately failed, but it showed the central role Communists could play in American class struggle.
Polish economist Michal Kalecki is often linked with the “Keynesian revolution,” but Kalecki’s view of capitalism was much more radical than Keynes’s. His ideas are a vital tool for understanding how the system works, and how it might be overcome.
Democratic socialists Eon Huntley and Christian Celeste Tate are running for New York State Assembly, hoping to grow the socialist bench in Albany. Jacobin spoke to them about their campaigns.
US labor union density is at historic lows, and multinational corporations seem more powerful than ever. But by organizing to take advantage of strategic vulnerabilities in supply chains, workers can still score major victories.
Democratic socialist Tom Gallagher is primarying Nancy Pelosi, with a focus on America’s disastrous foreign policy of endless war. In a world without capitalism, he says, “we could eliminate a lot of military spending and war.”
Until recently, Spain was uniquely free of neofascism. Not anymore.
Sweden's radical left was never able to build the strength necessary to go beyond — or even fully preserve — the welfare state.
A new canon for those stuck indoors.
Canada’s social democratic party, the NDP, is grappling with Conservative inroads into its voter base, declining support, and internal divisions. As the party confronts the phenomenon of class dealignment, its future is an open question.
Ill fares the land in 2016 . . . the shame of Cleveland . . . America First . . . 9/11=Inside Job . . . Islamic Plots . . . Alex Jones . . . Build the Wall . . . Police State Vibes . . . Un-American Activity . . . Loneliness, Despair, Frustration . . . Meet the people ushering in the age of Trump.
The making of the modern Republican Party.
Bernie Sanders’s Workplace Democracy Act would be a major step forward for the labor movement. But what the movement needs most isn’t stronger government support for unions — it’s greater freedom for workers to strike.
If we want to make Bernie Sanders’s political revolution a reality, we can’t just propose bold policies to make people’s lives better — we have to rebuild popular confidence in the possibilities of politics itself. And we can't rebuild that confidence without democratizing the United States's decidedly undemocratic political institutions.
Striking taxi drivers in Spain are demanding state action against Uber. They show that even in the digital economy, strikes are our most potent weapon.
Amazon was already gargantuan before the pandemic. Its rapid growth since then has made it one of the most powerful institutions in the country’s history — shaping our physical as much as mental landscapes, and putting more and more of our daily lives under its control.
Emmanuel Macron promised he’d shorten France’s two-million-long waiting list for public housing. But the promised construction boom hasn’t materialized — and even poorly maintained housing is becoming ever more unaffordable.
Will backing Bernie Sanders help build an independent left? A debate.
Historian Mike Davis was appalled by the horrors California had inflicted on itself, while Kevin Starr was awed by the Golden State's spirit of optimism. In this interview right before his death, Davis reflects on their mutual admiration and tender friendship.
Politico recently attacked the Democratic Socialists of America for the high crime of looking to transform the labor movement. But for young socialists, there are few better ways of doing politics than getting a union job and working to push that union to the left.
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre died forty years ago today. Sartre’s philosophy and political values can still inspire struggles for freedom today.