Opposition Isn’t Enough
The COP21 agreement's shortcomings show that the climate justice movement needs to start thinking about state power.
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Red Environmentalism
A low-carbon socialist future is possible.
Imperialism’s Junior Partners
The response to the Brazilian coup shows that the BRICS powers are not a real alternative to US imperialism.
The Money in AIDS
During his term, Bill Clinton fought to protect pharmaceutical companies' ability to profit off the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
Colonies and Capital
The work of Native American activist Archie Phinney shows how Marxism can help advance indigenous struggle.
Accounting for Thanksgiving’s Ghosts
What would the United States have looked like had microbes and strength of arms not been on the Plymouth Protestants’ side?
Fidel Castro (1926–2016)
Fidel Castro was a towering champion of the oppressed, but we shouldn't ignore the limits of the socialism he helped build.
Stand With Keith Ellison
We can debate what Ellison can accomplish as the chair of a party dedicated to selling out workers -- but there is no doubt about who would cheer his defeat.
Stopping Labor’s Backward March
In an age of PR-driven union campaigns, one labor organizer argues it's time to go back to the basics.
The Roots of Terrorism
US atrocities at home and abroad foster support for terrorist groups.
Restoring King
There is no figure in recent American history whose memory is more distorted than Martin Luther King Jr.
Against Literary Nationalism
Writers in the US must embrace traditions of radical dissent — not American exceptionalism — if they want to resist Trump.
Tear Down the Confederates’ Symbols
The battle against the remnants of Confederate sentiment is a battle against both white supremacy and class rule.
Within and Against Capitalism
Our new edition is about climate change, but climate change isn’t just an issue to talk about every few years.
Why Do So Many Western Leftists Defend Robert Mugabe?
Apologetics for a kleptocratic tyrant have nothing to do with anti-imperialism.
No Exceptions
Pro-Israel groups claim that the First Amendment doesn’t protect the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement. A Kansas court just ruled against them.
The Murder of a Trade Unionist
Soumayla Sacko was killed because he dared to stand up for the migrant workers exploited in the farms and fields of Italy.
When Cameroon Convinced Themselves They Couldn’t Win
Why do African teams struggle in the World Cup? It has everything to do with colonialism.
Brazil’s Next President
Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara talks to Fernando Haddad, the Lula-backed, Workers Party candidate for president about the Brazilian elite’s contempt for democracy and whether his party can return to power.
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.