We Aren’t All Complicit in US Warmongering
US military operations like Donald Trump's war on Iran are carried out in all of our names. That doesn't make us collectively to blame for them.
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New York’s Socialist Bench Just Got Even Bigger
Democratic Socialists of America now boasts eight representatives in New York’s state government and an ambitious legislative agenda focused on working-class issues like childcare, transit, and housing.
This Union Organizer Is Hoping to Expand Socialists’ Electoral Stronghold in Queens
Next year, New York’s democratic socialists hope to grow their bloc in the state legislature by electing union organizer Claire Valdez, who is running to represent Assembly District 37 in Queens. Jacobin spoke with Valdez about her campaign.
Ramadan Mubarak, Comrades
For over a millennium, Muslims have used hunger as a biological reminder of the need for human solidarity during the holiday of Ramadan. That solidarity is key to building the kind of movement that can win a better world for Muslims and everyone else.
Gustavo Rivera: “I Want to Destroy Health Insurance Companies’ Business Model”
New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera talks to Jacobin about his proposed state-level single-payer health care bill, why covering undocumented immigrants is crucial, and the state of progressive politics in New York.
Which Way Forward, Socialist?
We spoke to some of the Democratic Socialists of America members deciding the future of the country’s largest socialist organization this weekend.
New York Socialists Are Showing How to Stand Up to the Israel Lobby
In New York State, nonprofits complicit in Israel’s illegal settlements rake in tens of millions of dollars in tax-exempt donations per year. Socialist lawmakers are fighting to change that — and loosen the Israel lobby’s stranglehold on US politics.
Americans Must Demand an End to US Support for Israeli Brutality
Israel is mounting an indiscriminate assault on Gaza. To stop more deaths of Israelis and Palestinians alike, we must demand an end to the US government’s support for Israeli apartheid and occupation.
These Poor Billionaires Are Melting Down Over Taxing the Rich
Facing the prospect of paying a bit more in taxes, billionaires are responding calmly and rationally: by calling themselves a marginalized, oppressed minority group being traumatized.
Claire Valdez’s Bold Program for Labor in Congress
New York congressional candidate Claire Valdez just announced an ambitious pro-labor policy agenda, including labor law reform, ending at-will employment, and a federal jobs guarantee. Everyone who is hoping to revive labor’s fortunes should take note.
The Israel Lobby vs a Pro-Palestine Socialist in Brooklyn
In a Brooklyn state house race, pro-Palestine socialist Eon Huntley is challenging incumbent Stefani Zinerman. Zinerman is receiving funding from a pro-Israel PAC as well as rich donors like the Walmart heir — money that she is calling “reparations.”
How Massachusetts Teachers Transformed Their Union
Outgoing Massachusetts Teachers Association president Max Page reflects on a decade of rank-and-file reformers turning a cautious, staff-driven union into a militant, member-led force by striking, winning stronger contracts, and pushing to tax the rich.
New York City Nurses vs. Austerity
In New York City, 20,000 nurses are negotiating contracts with the city’s private sector hospitals. The hospitals are using federal Medicaid cuts as an argument for austerity. But nurses say the richer hospitals, and the state government, can fill the gap.
Surely New York Politics Doesn’t Have to Be This Bad
Two things are happening in New York City at once: the Eric Adams administration is mired in police and corruption scandals, and New Yorkers are suffering greatly under austerity. It’s a perfect opportunity for a mayoral challenger from the Left.
Eric Adams’s Indictment Creates an Opening for the Left
Whether Eric Adams resigns as New York mayor or not, the city’s left will have an opportunity to set the narrative of the mayoral election next year — something it failed to do in 2021.
We Need More Independent, Working-Class Political Candidates
Bernie Sanders says more pro-worker candidates should run for office as independents rather than as Democrats. He’s right.
Don’t Despair: Trump Isn’t Invincible
Donald Trump’s reelection is awful, but wallowing in misery only benefits his far-right agenda — and risks squandering the many opportunities we actually have to stop the worst of his plans.
A Better Resistance to Trump Is Possible
It’s time for a mainstream movement against Trumpism.
Lessons From San Francisco’s Fight Against Tech Displacement
A new book recounts how San Francisco tenant organizers took on tech-fueled displacement in the 2010s. Their campaigns were brave, media-savvy, and sometimes successful — but the conditions that made them possible have changed, and so must the strategy.
We Need a Socialism After Capitalism
Socialism cannot mean merely managing capitalism more fairly. It must point toward a society where survival is no longer contingent on the market — and where democracy extends into the economy itself.