The Redneck Menace
White Rural Rage is another attempt to blame the Democratic Party’s decline in rural counties on mean and bigoted white Americans.
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Today Is Our Day
This May Day, we should celebrate the historic triumphs of the labor movement and the struggles to come.
The Spirit of the Americas Against the Donroe Doctrine
New York City’s Avenue of the Americas reflects a New Deal gesture toward hemispheric cooperation. April 14, Día de las Américas, offers a chance to revive that spirit by affirming Pan-American solidarity, self-determination, and social equality.
Mark Rudd’s Lessons From SDS and the Weather Underground for Today’s Radicals
Mark Rudd was Columbia’s Students for a Democratic Society chapter president in 1968, when the university erupted in protest against the Vietnam War and racism. He then cofounded the Weather Underground. In an interview with Jacobin, he reflects on what radicals like him got right and got wrong, and what today’s socialists should learn from his experiences.
Bernie’s Plan for Racial Justice
The micro-scandals alleging that Bernie Sanders doesn’t take racism seriously won't end any time soon. We should call them what they are: cynical attacks on a politician whose commitment to racial justice is intertwined with fighting economic inequality.
America’s First Red Scare
For many of its ideologues, a slaveholding Confederacy was meant to be a bulwark against radical politics of all stripes.
The Socialist Case for Reparations
Class politics and reparations aren't at odds — they're part of the same struggle.
Four Lessons From the UAW’s Turn Toward Class Struggle
Chris Brooks, former chief of staff to United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, was key to an attempt to transform a once mighty union hobbled by corruption and lethargy. Here’s what he learned from that process.
Francesco Misiano, the Italian Communist Who Brought Battleship Potemkin to the West
The Italian Communist Party was founded 100 years ago today. One of its most remarkable early militants was Francesco Misiano — a keen internationalist who fought gun in hand in the German Revolution before becoming a leading light of Soviet cinema.
Let Them Eat Soccer
Anti–World Cup protests rage in Brazil, but political struggle has long known the beautiful game.
“Policing Is Fundamentally a Tool of Social Control to Facilitate Our Exploitation”
The brutality we have repeatedly seen meted out by American police all over the country isn’t a bug of our political-economic system — it’s a feature.
The Ruling Class Doesn’t Rule — But It’s Got Veto Power
Capitalists don’t need to directly govern the state, or even be particularly organized, in order to get what they want.
Nick Ward Wants to Join Chicago’s Socialist Caucus on City Council
The Chicago City Council’s Socialist Caucus has five members. Nick Ward wants to join them. We spoke to the socialist candidate about his campaign.
Abraham Lincoln Taxed the Rich. This Election Day, Illinois Can, Too.
A tiny handful of rich people make life worse for the vast majority of us, and most of the time it feels like we can’t do much about it. But Illinois voters could change that on Election Day: the state can follow the example of Abraham Lincoln and finally establish a progressive state income tax.
In Former East Germany, the Left Is Paying for Its Failures
Three states in former East Germany face elections in September, with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland leading polls. The party is exploiting voter discontent with the fallout of reunification — and the Left’s lack of a convincing alternative.
The Left Won Big on Ballot Initiatives. That’s Why They’re Under Attack.
In the midterms, ballot initiatives cut through partisan polarization to reveal majorities for higher wages, expanded health care access, and abortion rights. That’s why many state-level Republicans are attempting to undermine the ballot initiative process.
The Legacy of Vladimir Lenin
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin's ideas on democracy, terrorism, and revolution still matter.
In 1930s Melbourne, Communists Fought Police Repression
In 1933, a young Melbourne communist scaled a moving tram to distract police while his comrade locked himself in a steel cage below. Their protest sparked the “Battle for Phoenix Street,” which resulted in the repeal of draconian anti-protest laws.
A Strong Welfare State Could Be a Blow Against Imperialism
The US military is a human-maiming, planet-destroying machine. We have to begin rolling it back immediately.
Ending the Violence
Genuine public safety and social justice will come from projects that build popular consensus and organize for real power.