The Trouble With Anti-Antiracism
Movements targeting racial disparities aren't distracting attention from class inequality — they’re part of a broader radicalization against American capitalism.
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From Bowling Alone to Posting Alone
Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone chronicled the growing loneliness and isolation of wealthy societies. Twenty years later, the problem is far worse than he could have imagined.
The Socialism of Bernie Sanders
Jacobin contributors on Bernie Sanders' democratic socialism speech and what his candidacy means for the Left.
In Defense of Busing
Busing wasn't an experiment imposed by elites; it was part of a grassroots movement demanding quality education for all.
Beyond Resistance
Our movement will exhaust itself if it's only fueled by outrage. We need to win people to a positive vision of a better world.
The Perils of Liberal Philanthropy
The history of the Black Power movement offers a cautionary tale about the warping effects of liberal philanthropy’s soft power.
The Many Explosions of Los Angeles in the 1960s
Mike Davis and Jon Wiener's chronicle of Los Angeles in the 1960s, Set the Night on Fire, isn't just a stunning portrait of a city in upheaval half a century ago. It's a history of uprisings for civil rights, against poverty, and for a better world that speaks directly to our current moment of mass protest.
C. L. R. James, Eric Williams, and the End of Slavery in the Caribbean
The Trinidadian historians C. L. R. James, a Marxist revolutionary, and Eric Williams, his former student and the prime minister who placed him under house arrest, forever reshaped how we view the end of slavery in the Caribbean and around the world.
How One Left-Led Union Fought the Barbaric Lynching of Emmett Till
The United Packinghouse Workers of America was a beacon of “civil rights unionism.” And in the aftermath of Emmett Till’s grotesque lynching in 1955, the union spearheaded a mass campaign on Till’s behalf in the North and South.
The California Christian Socialist Who Thought Socialism Was “Christianity in Overalls”
In the early 20th century heyday of US socialism, J. Stitt Wilson was elected mayor of Berkeley, California. He was a Christian socialist who held up Jesus the Carpenter and the Bible as radical injunctions to create a society of cooperation and democracy.
What Black Life Actually Looks Like
For too long, the Left has organized based on caricatures of black political life. If it wants to win, it needs to start recognizing the role of class in black America.
June 19 Should Be a National Holiday
On June 19, 1865, slavery ended in Texas. Juneteenth should be a national holiday.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Moral Parable
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit turns a deep-rooted urban rebellion into a “race riot.”
Turning to the Working Class
Kim Moody reflects on his time in the New Left, turning to the working class, and opportunities for socialists in the labor movement today.
Fassbinder and the Red Army Faction
As his fellow West German radicals began to embrace violence in the 1970s, legendary filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder decided to celebrate another path for emancipation: class struggle in the workplace.
Studying Logistics
As the economy develops around a sprawling logistics industry, organizing workers in these sectors will be vital.
What About Racism?
Socialists think that the struggle against racism is central to undoing the ruling class's power.
Which Way to the Barricades?
What was the mass strike and what would a successful one look like today?
Black Judges, Black Politicians, Black Prisoners
Political elites built the carceral state — and not just white ones.
John McCain Wasn’t a Hero
John McCain's greatest achievement was convincing the world through charming banter and occasional opposition to his party's agenda that he was anything other than a reactionary, bloodthirsty war hawk.