Democrats Against Single Payer
Single-payer health care has always been a goal of the Left. But Democrats have turned it into a punching bag.
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The Democratic Party Is a Ghost
Democratic Party elites don’t have ideals. They just need you to be scared of the Republicans.
Beyond “Race Relations”
Barbara and Karen Fields, the authors of Racecraft, on the illusion of race, the dead-end of "whiteness," and the need to revive class politics.
We Need a Medicare for All March on Washington
Both parties aren't addressing our health care needs — now is the time for socialists to lead a national Medicare for All campaign.
Why Stonewall Matters Today
Stonewall wasn’t just an uprising for LGBT rights — it was also part of a broader movement that fought racism, war, and poverty. To go beyond today’s tepid gay activism, we need to remember its anti-capitalism.
The Democrats and the Deficit Con
Dick Cheney was right: deficits don’t matter. If only Democrats would learn.
Do Democrats Want a War With North Korea?
Just a year ago, liberals were terrified of Trump starting a war with North Korea. Now they seem scared he might defuse the standoff with Pyongyang.
The Man Behind KeyWiki
Bizarre cults. Anticommunist paranoia. Facebook stalking. Meet Trevor Loudon, founder of the antisocialist website KeyWiki.
Bread and Roses for All
More and more people are calling themselves democratic socialists. That’s a very good thing if you care about the cause of human freedom.
In Defense of the Rank-and-File Strategy
Unions are schools of workers’ struggle — that’s why socialists talk so much about them. But they’re also contradictory institutions that often become complacent and bureaucratic. That’s why the rank-and-file strategy is so important.
Rashida Tlaib Wants to Tax the Rich, Save Detroit, and Free Palestine
Rashida Tlaib talks to Jacobin about her family’s struggles, fighting giveaways to Detroit’s mega-rich developers, trespassing (allegedly) to stop environmental racism on the waterfront, ending poverty, justice for Palestine, and why Congress should impeach Trump.
Decriminalize the Border? Obviously. But Then What?
In the recent Democratic debate, Julián Castro raised the idea of ending the criminalization of crossing the border. It’s a good idea: prosecuting border crossings is stupid, cruel, and has a sordid, racist history. Let’s do it — then go much further.
“It Really Comes Down to Empowering the Working Class”
Socialist New York State Senate candidate Julia Salazar on electoral politics, the Democratic Party, and why strikes matter.
Bernie Sanders: Bold Politics Is Good Politics
Bernie Sanders on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory, Jeremy Corbyn's success, and why his policy agenda is winning in states across the country.
What Nixon’s Left Turn Means
That Cynthia Nixon is proclaiming herself a socialist shows the ascendance and popularity of left politics, in New York and across the country.
Bulletin: Ocasio-Cortez’s Blueprint for a New Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez prioritizes accountability to movements over loyalty to the Democratic Party. It's the embryo of a new way of approaching left-wing politics.
Crush the Democrats Funding Trump’s Concentration Camps in 2020
Last week, a group of Democrats in the House of Representatives who are part of the bipartisan "Problem Solvers Caucus" helped pass additional funding for Donald Trump's immigrant concentration camps. All of them should be primaried in 2020.
Let’s Take Elizabeth Warren Literally, But Not Seriously
Elizabeth Warren’s so-called Accountable Capitalism Act is a ruse. But it creates an unexpected opening for the Left.
We’re On a Winning Streak
Julia Salazar won her New York State Senate race last night. Her campaign, and those that lost, show what the Democratic Party will throw at left candidates — and how we can beat them.
Why Democrats Keep Caving on Immigration
For years, Democrats have embraced hardline immigration policies in a desperate attempt to win Republican votes. But the only way to deliver justice for immigrants is to defeat the Right — with a progressive, multiracial coalition.