The Right to a Dignified Life
People across the political spectrum support a universal basic income. Socialists must make the anticapitalist case for it.
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It’s Their Party
A generation ago, socialists and civil rights activists tried to transform the Democratic Party. Why did they fail?
Bill Clinton’s Stone Mountain Moment
In 1992, Bill Clinton spoke from the mecca of American white supremacy to launch his "tough on crime" agenda.
Chicago’s Fountainhead
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of the public.
This Didn’t Have to Happen
Many white workers aren't voting for Democrats this November. And we can't just blame racism.
Where Is Our Labor Party?
Over the years, efforts of US workers to build a party that represents their interests have come up short. Why?
Cory Booker’s Conscience
Cory Booker is no courageous senator. He's Big Pharma's favorite Democrat.
Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee
Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.
Black Liberation and Left Renewal
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation compels us to respond to Trump by building multiracial solidarity and socialist alternatives.
From Trumpcare to Transformation
The apparent death of Trumpcare is more than a resounding victory — it's a case study for how to organize in the Trump era.
A Line in the Sand
Bernie Sanders’ Workplace Democracy Act promises a fundamental shift of power toward working people.
John McCain and the Question of “Honor”
John McCain doesn’t deserve our praise. But his sense of "honor" resonated with many, even those who abhorred his politics. We can't ignore it.
LA Teachers Show the Way Forward
The Los Angeles teachers' strike is a model for a popular, militant working-class movement advancing a broad vision of education justice. That model can be replicated everywhere.
How Flight Attendants Grounded Trump’s Shutdown
Sara Nelson, the flight attendants union leader whose strike threat helped end the government shutdown, speaks to Jacobin. “There are no labor rights without the right to strike.”
“Poor Whites Have Been Written out of History for a Very Political Reason”
From the antebellum period to today, Southern white elites are terrified of poor whites and black workers joining hands — because they know it's an existential threat to their power.
Adam McKay Is Mad as Hell
From Will Ferrell comedies to The Big Short, Vice, and Succession, Hollywood’s greatest populist is taking aim at oligarchy — from the hard left.
Bernie’s Democratic Socialism Is a Strength, Not a Weakness
All the best things in America were once decried as socialist: Medicare, unions, Social Security. Bernie’s democratic socialism is his strength, and we shouldn’t shy away from talking about it.
Democratic Socialism Is About Freedom
Critics insist that socialists want to squelch freedom. But the exact opposite is the case: democratic socialism is about expanding freedom — and liberating us from the tyranny that pervades everyday life under capitalism.
No, We Should Not Condemn Uprisings Against Police Murders Like George Floyd’s
The uprising in response to George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer this week has led to predictable calls to condemn looting. But the real looting in our society comes from the military, the police, the pharmaceutical companies, private equity, the landlords, the real estate speculators, and the billionaires — not protesters against police brutality.