The Left Under Macron
Newly-elected Communist MP Elsa Faucillon on France's divided Left and the way forward in the fight against Macron.
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An Opportunity for an Alternative in Canada
An interview with Niki Ashton, whose campaign for leadership of Canada's New Democratic Party has been rooted in a bold left-wing vision.
Silk Stockings and Socialism
The hosiery workers of Philadelphia created a vibrant union by mixing Jazz Age culture with militant socialist politics.
Don’t Worry, We’re Listening
The focus group was invented by a socialist, nurtured by corporate America — and revolutionized the relationship between elites and the masses.
Black Political Life and the Blue Lives Matter Presidency
To meaningfully confront mass incarceration and police violence, the Left must move past race reductionism by recognizing the complexities of black political life.
Teen Vogue Is Good
Yes, it’s still owned by Condé Nast. But Teen Vogue has been publishing writers who’ve managed to spread progressive and radical views to a new audience.
France’s Green Party Leader: The Left Has to Unite Behind an Environmental Agenda
Eighteen months ahead of France’s 2022 presidential election, candidates are already jockeying to be the main representative of the Left. Green Party leader Julien Bayou told Jacobin that the Left can only win if it puts the ecological transition at the forefront of its program — no matter who its candidate is.
The Lost World of Australian Communism
At its high point, the Communist Party of Australia united thousands of working-class militants in a struggle to transform the world around them. These everyday communists were brave, flawed, and sometimes heroic.
Alice Neel, Painter of the People
The 20th-century American portrait painter Alice Neel was often misunderstood by art critics throughout her career. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new Neel retrospective, “People Come First,” recontextualizes her career as a painter of the human condition whose socialist politics were central to her work.
During the 2019 Chilean Protests, the Walls of Santiago Dreamed of a Different World
Chile’s 2019 protests witnessed some of the most audacious public art the world had ever seen. Today, amid a right-wing backlash, the radical imagination displayed on Santiago’s graffiti-covered walls feels like a distant dream.
Clara Zetkin Was a Marxist Champion of the Struggle Against Women’s Oppression
Clara Zetkin was one of the leading figures in German Marxism during the early 20th century, yet her political legacy is largely forgotten today. Zetkin deserves to be remembered, especially for her advocacy of the revolutionary emancipation of women.
MAGA’s Europe Correspondent
Eva Vlaardingerbroek is not only pushing Holland rightward. She’s capturing the imagination of reactionaries around the world.
Guns and the Pain Economy
Love for the NRA and survivalism fits into an old pattern.
The Pendulum Swings
The Nostalgia Trap interviews Jacobin contributor Laura Tanenbaum on feminism, radicalism, and that Brad Pitt movie with all the punching.
Gender Trouble in France
Historian Camille Robcis on why debates over Judith Butler and gay marriage are engulfing France.
Bernie and His Critics
Whether he wins tonight's Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders has provided an opening that we can't squander.
Lifting the Burden
Last month's Supreme Court decision dealt a blow to the most zealous anti-abortion legislators.
Abe’s Japan Is a Racist, Patriarchal Dream
Shinzō Abe and Japanese ultra-nationalism can only be countered with a transnational movement of solidarity.
Who’s Afraid of Title IX?
The attacks on Title IX undermine the struggle against campus sexual assault.
Japan’s “Womenomics”
Shinzo Abe pledged to create a Japan in which “all women can shine.” But behind the glitter is a program that has little to offer working-class women.