Talking About Power
The Social Democrats have collapsed. Die Linke is divided. Will the German left ever be able to contend for power?
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Public-Service Broadcasting Is a Noble Ideal, but the BBC Needs Radical Change
The BBC marked its centenary this week, but its long-term future is deeply uncertain. We should defend the idea of public-service broadcasting while sharply criticizing the BBC in its current form for its conservativism and deference to the British state.
The British Establishment Still Fears the Ideas of Tony Benn
Having been vilified and spied on when he was an active politician, Tony Benn was patronizingly dismissed in his later years. A new collection of Benn’s writings shows why his democratic socialist vision was such a powerful threat to the status quo.
Independence on Hold
The general election marked a setback for the Scottish National Party. Is the independence dream dead?
Telling the Tale of England’s North Country Blues
England’s North-South divide lies at the heart of Britain’s recent political disputes, from Brexit to the fate of the Labour Party. There’s a long and fascinating history behind that regional chasm, from the Norman conquest to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Margaret Thatcher.
Boris Johnson Is Attacking the Good Friday Agreement to Save His Own Skin
Britain’s prime minister intends to scrap his own Brexit deal and provoke a crisis in Northern Irish politics. Everyone who assisted Boris Johnson’s rise to power to block a left-wing government now shares responsibility for his criminal recklessness.
How a Grotesque Mediocrity Like Boris Johnson Became Britain’s Prime Minister
Boris Johnson stepped down as an MP last week. The entitlement typical of Britain’s privately educated elite defined his career, but he added to it a unique brand of dishonesty and opportunism.
Opposition Isn’t Enough
The COP21 agreement's shortcomings show that the climate justice movement needs to start thinking about state power.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
An illustrated interview with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.
The 2015 Jacobin Mixtape
A year of smooth jazz and revolutionary exhortations.
Up From Liberalism
Only a forthright anticapitalism can end the reign of Third Way politics.
How the Rich Get Richer
The Panama Papers lay bare the reality of neoliberal politics: cuts for the many, fabulous wealth for the few.
Burying White Workers
Liberal condescension towards white workers is code for a broader anti-working class agenda
The Rules Have Changed
The Brexit result and Donald Trump's rise are products of elite disconnect from ordinary voters.
The Democratic Deficit
The problem of the day isn't too much democracy. It's the accumulation of power by elites.
Labour’s Crises
The Labour Party's historical crises are rooted in crises of capitalism.
A Sharing Economy Strike
London's striking Deliveroo drivers are in a fight against the worst exploitation and abuse of the sharing economy.
Lessons From the Arab Spring
Far from ending in defeat, the Arab Spring inaugurated a long-term revolutionary process in the Middle East.
Sánchez’s Dead End
Newly ousted Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez didn’t stand up against austerity, he sought to undermine the forces that could challenge it.
Neoliberalism in the Rose Garden
Croatia's SDP is a depressing case study of neoliberalized social democracy.