The State of Illinois Is Killing My Family
Once the proud land of Lincoln, downstate Illinois — devastated by unemployment, deindustrialization, and an infamously corrupt political class — is quickly becoming a failed state.
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A Field Guide to the New Red-Baiting
Faced with a historic public-sector strike wave, anti-labor forces are sharpening their rhetorical weapons.
In France’s Election, Anti-Fascists Should Vote for Jean-Luc Mélenchon
With polls showing Marine Le Pen closer than ever to winning the French presidency, anti-fascists should use all possible means to stop her. Voting for Jean-Luc Mélenchon can block her path — and stop France's decades-long slide toward far-right dominance.
The Vice of Selfishness
The Left shouldn't sharply separate "moral" discourse from "self-interested" discourse, because the two are closely intertwined.
Bro Bash
There’s nothing feminist about leaving numbers to the bros.
Bangladesh’s Incomplete Revolution
The Left in Bangladesh has struggled for generations against Islamism and authoritarianism.
In Italy’s Deserted Democracy, Far-Right Giorgia Meloni Has Emerged Victorious
Yesterday’s Italian election brought victory for Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Fratelli d’Italia — and record-low turnout. The opposition between technocrats and the far right is the symptom of a deeper decline.
Algeria After Bouteflika
Million-strong protests in Algeria have forced President Bouteflika to call off plans to stand for a fifth term. Yet powerful elites are working to maintain their grip on the transition.
Candyman Wrings Terror Out of the Horror of Gentrification
At a time of widespread urban gentrification, Candyman suggests that the ghosts of the displaced won’t disappear so easily.
Unlike Some People, Bernie Hasn’t “Evolved”
In the seventies, Bernie Sanders called for nationalizing major industries, a stance the media want to frame as a gaffe. But it only shows how consistent he’s been in fighting predatory elites — in stark contrast to the other Democratic candidates.
Betsy DeVos Is Still Undermining Public Schools. Next Target: Los Angeles.
In Los Angeles, Betsy DeVos is using the chaos of COVID-19 to push a voucher scheme that would force public schools to compete for students to stay open. After conquering LA, DeVos and friends aim to take the plan nationwide.
Tell Us What You Really Think
Before J. D. Vance became a booster for Trump, he was a brutal critic.
State Sen. Julia Salazar on How Socialist Legislators Are Standing Up to Andrew Cuomo
Socialist New York State Sen. Julia Salazar has some harsh words for Andrew Cuomo’s botched handling of COVID-19, his “power grab” at the pandemic’s beginning, and his refusal to tax the rich: “It is dangerous for Gov. Cuomo to continue to be the most powerful person in our state.”
The European Conundrum
With last week’s elections, commentators are heralding the “end of Europe,” but the evidence tells a different story.
Karen Lewis Met Her Moment
When Karen Lewis and her Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators took power in the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010, the landscape for labor in her city and country was bleak. She rose to the moment — and helped transform what was politically possible for a teachers’ union and the labor movement as a whole to accomplish.
Rest in Red, Karen Lewis
Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis’s bombastic way of painting the union’s class enemies as out-of-touch corporate hacks was genius political theater, and her commitment to democratic, militant unionism was unflagging. Lewis played an integral role in transforming teachers' unionism — first in Chicago, then around the country.
The Free Market Can’t Lead a Clean Energy Transition
Decarbonization won’t be achieved through market-led solutions. It’s only by democratizing the economy and resisting privatization that a meaningful and sustainable transition to green energy can be won.
Jacobin-Cosponsored Conference Convenes 80 Elected Officials and Staff in Washington, DC
Jacobin, DSA Fund, and The Nation magazine joined forces to host the highly anticipated “How We Win: The Democratic Socialist Policy Agenda in Office” conference in Washington, DC, last weekend.
Paulo Freire’s Radical Method Was Rooted in Brazil’s Historical Inequalities
Paulo Freire, who was born one hundred years ago today, came of age in a country where half of all adults were illiterate and therefore disenfranchised. Freire’s ideas were forged in a uniquely Brazilian context.
Alain Badiou Is the World’s Leading Philosopher of Communism
While many radicals of the 1968 generation shifted to the right, French philosopher Alain Badiou maintained fidelity to the revolutionary communist project.