Taking Stock of Donald Trump’s First One Hundred Days
One hundred days into Donald Trump’s presidency, the primary victim of America’s war against the world is America.
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Andrew Cuomo Wants to Get Away With All of It
At the heart of Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral run is the firm belief that none of the terrible things he’s done to the people whose votes he’s competing for will matter. Here’s a reminder of a few of the biggest scandals on that long list.
Robert Reich Teaches One Last Class to the Next Generation
Jacobin sat down with former labor secretary Robert Reich to talk about his new documentary, The Last Class, democratic socialism, and why we’re possibly in an even more unequal Gilded Age than the original.
The War in Gaza as Told Through Dead Journalists
Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald talks to Jacobin about the targeted killing of journalists in his harrowing new film Gaza: Journalists Under Fire.
Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed
A renewable energy transition doesn’t have to mean higher prices for consumers. On the contrary: if managed well, it could actually offer lower energy prices.
Jacobin’s Summer Reads Guide
We asked our editors and contributors what you should read this summer. They answered with everything from romances set in the former East Germany to thrillers about Russian mercenaries.
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Will Deepen Inequality
Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is an ugly policy that will punish the poorest, worsen inequality, and blow up the national debt.
Donald Trump Is Just Another Republican President
Donald Trump styled himself as a populist, antiestablishment president. But look at what he has actually done in office, and you see he’s a status quo politician with nothing to offer working Americans.
Atomic Abundance and Its Enemies
Wrangling over the construction of nuclear power in New York State has revealed the priorities of some of the state’s biggest environmental lobbies. For them, creating bureaucratic procedures they can oversee is more important than building clean energy.
The Promise of Divestment
Retirement systems and municipal treasuries hold billions of dollars of investments in companies like Tesla and nations like Israel. That means those funds hold enormous potential leverage over such companies and countries if they can credibly threaten divestment.
Conservatives Are Losing It Over Superman’s Basic Morality
Reactionary hysterics over James Gunn’s Superman reboot bring some delight to America’s otherwise plainest superhero.
Halting Evictions Is Good Child Welfare Policy
Evictions are uniquely destructive to children, undermining the social and institutional connections that provide kids with stability. A new study quantifies their extensive damage, from increasing child homelessness to decreasing high-school graduation rates.
Get Ready for Citizens United 2.0
Is it possible for American democracy to be further degraded by the influence of billionaires? Thanks to champion of the working class J. D. Vance and his right-wing friends, including “dark money kingpin” Leonard Leo, we may soon find out.
US Jewish Charities Shouldn’t Be Funding West Bank Settlers
Conservative Jewish-American charitable organizations are financing settlements in the West Bank, facilitating ethnic cleansing and fueling antisemitism by connecting Jewish culture in the US to the brutal Israeli state.
Abundance for the 99 Percent
Abundance is the precondition of socialism, but socialism is also the precondition of abundance.
When It Comes to Clean Water, Trump Is Betraying MAHA
The Make America Healthy Again movement is rightly concerned with the contamination of our drinking water. To clean it up, we need enhanced corporate regulation and massive public investment to overhaul our water systems. Donald Trump won’t do any of that.
The Defeat of European Socialism Was Far From Inevitable
Contrary to popular belief, the 1970s was a period in which the European left was at its strongest. Unions were powerful, and socialists felt confident that the changing economy could benefit them. So why was the Left defeated a decade later?
The Uncommitted Movement, a Year Later
One year after the Democratic National Convention refused to allow a Palestinian American onstage, it’s clear that the Democrats have paid a steep price in ignoring voters opposed to Israel’s brutal human rights abuses in Gaza, writes Waleed Shahid.
The US and China Are More Alike Than They Think
In the US, lawyers gridlock politics, and in China, engineers solely concerned with development steamroll individual liberties. A new book argues that both nations could learn from one another, but their rivalry is obscuring the social crises they share.
We Need More Public Pools
Public pools are a vital resource in the United States. We need more of them.