Brecht Was a Revolutionary
Not only did Bertolt Brecht transform German drama, but his work captured his radical commitment to socialist politics and the emancipation of working people.
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Tariffs and the Shop Floor
A former garment worker reflects on rank-and-file agitation in the US garment industry just before the industry fled the country.
In Today’s Election, the Survival of Brazil’s Democracy Is at Stake
Today, Brazilian voters are not just choosing between Bolsonaro and Lula — the far right and the Left — but whether their nation's politics will be authoritarian or democratic.
The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is a Stain on Both Parties
Forget partisan finger-pointing. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal cuts across party lines, indicting economic and political elites alike.
The Market Goddesses
With Ashley Madison, capitalism has reached a new low: the commodified Ideal Woman.
Our Struggle Too
Ireland’s revolutionary women made the fight for emancipation their own.
Against Generational Politics
Generational politics is a socialism of fools.
Drug Decriminalization Policies Work — With Properly Funded Treatment Services
Critics of decriminalizing drugs have pointed to rising overdose rates to argue that decriminalization doesn’t work. In fact, such policies are effective — when combined with robust state support for addiction treatment.
Blood on the Forge Is a Masterful Proletarian Novel That Deserves to be Read Anew
Forgotten for decades, Marxist novelist William Attaway’s 1941 Blood on the Forge is a brilliantly brutal depiction of the connection between racism and capitalism. Haunting and sublime, it will leave you feeling the scars of working-class life.
Wake in Fright Made Us Fear the Australian Outback
Ozploitation classic Wake in Fright holds a mirror up to some of the ugliest parts of Australia. Fifty-five years after its premiere, audiences can’t get enough.
A Scandal Took Down Toronto’s Mayor, but the Real Disgrace Was His Politics
Last week, Toronto mayor John Tory announced his resignation after an affair with a young staffer came to light. But his unstinting attacks on working people and the poor should have rendered him unfit for office years ago.
Ontario Looks Right
Canada is not immune to the rise of right-wing populism. Case in point: the recent election of Doug Ford as Premier of Ontario after years of Liberal rule.
The New A League of Their Own Takes on Jim Crow–Era Racism in Women’s Baseball
The new TV show A League of Their Own, about the true story of the WWII-era women’s baseball league, captures its racial segregation — with a central character based on trailblazing black women players who were forced to play in the male Negro Leagues instead.
Our Country Friends Is a Disquieting Vision of the Post-COVID America to Come
As novelists begin to turn their eyes to the pandemic and the destruction it has wrought, Gary Shteyngart’s latest stands out. He depicts a vision of America that is deeply unsettling: a collapse that is merely more of the same.
In Honduras, the Right Is Permanently Locking in Its Abortion Ban
In a country that is already home to some of the worst restrictions on women’s rights, the Honduran Congress voted last month to lock in its bans on abortion and gay marriage, making them almost impossible to overturn. It’s a reminder that, as the feminist green tide washes over much of Latin America, there is still much work to be done.
What Jacobin Taught Me — And a Generation of Socialists
Jacobin has been publishing for 10 years now. And we still retain the hope that the solution to the world’s ills will come through more popular democracy and freedom, and not less.
How Italy’s Post-Fascists Fell in Love With J. R. R. Tolkien
A lifelong fan of J. R. R. Tolkien, Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was first in line for last year's exhibition on him in Rome. Like others before her, Meloni has appropriated Tolkien's fantasies to refashion fascism for the 21st century.
Michael Brooks on Why the War on the Poor Must End
Two years ago, our late friend and comrade Michael Brooks wrote an unpublished piece about his family’s experience with food stamps and Trump’s assault on the SNAP program. We publish it today, the anniversary of Michael’s passing, as a tribute to his memory.
Vinson Cunningham’s Great Expectations Retells the Obama Era
Vinson Cunningham’s debut novel, Great Expectations, follows a staffer working for a magnetic young black senator making a bid for the US presidency. It’s a book about the emptiness of political symbols and the comforts and dangers of blind faith.