In Defense of “Entitlements”
Liberals fear the term “entitlements,” but that's language the Left should claim.
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The Early Modern 99%
Battles against today’s ruling class might look back to the movements of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for inspiration.
Mad Men in a Mad World
Mad Men brilliantly shows the everyday cruelties of the old order, but insists that those who challenged them were fools.
The Slaveholding “Democracy”
When it comes to democracy, the United States often needs to be student rather than tutor.
The Making of the American Police State
How did we end up with millions behind bars and police armed like soldiers?
The Right to a Dignified Life
People across the political spectrum support a universal basic income. Socialists must make the anticapitalist case for it.
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.”