Bernie and the Liberals
Whatever the claims of the media, Bernie Sanders's appeal does not seem limited to liberals.
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Is This the Future Liberals Want?
In a 2020 campaign against Donald Trump, a bet on Elizabeth Warren is a risky wager on its own terms. But over the next twenty years, a turn toward progressive technocracy is not a bet at all — it’s an unconditional surrender to class dealignment.
Resilience for Whom?
The Japanese prime minister's plans for "resilience" will serve corporations and US military goals more than the Japanese people.
The Fund for Needy Millionaires
Think government benefits all go to the poor? Think again — here are five ways Washington shovels billions in public money to the superrich.
Labor Can’t Remain Shackled to the Democrats
In much of the US, Democrats’ reputation is utterly toxic to working-class voters. Running independent candidates may be the way forward for labor and the Left in many regions — potentially planting the seeds of a new party.
What a Bernie Sanders Agenda on Affordable Housing Should Look Like
The United States is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. We need a bold new housing agenda that includes millions of new social housing units, universal rent control, an end to speculative profiteering, the elimination of homelessness, and a federal homes guarantee.
The Permanent Crisis of Housing
Under capitalism, housing is never secure for the working class.
The World Would Be a Better Place Without the Rich
They coarsen our culture, erode our economic future, and diminish our democracy. The ultra-rich have no redeeming social value.
Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh on His Run for Mayor
What does democratic socialism mean to Omar Fateh, Minneapolis mayoral candidate? “It’s pretty clear cut: you want to take care of everyone.”
The Bronx Apartment Fire Was a Product of New York’s Out-of-Control Housing Market
The Bronx apartment fire that recently killed 17 people was a devastating tragedy. It is also the entirely predictable outcome of a housing market that forces tenants to grovel for basic repairs while landlords rule as something close to kings.
Meet Erin O’Toole, Canada’s New Conservative Ghoul
The Conservative Party of Canada has announced a new leader: Erin O’Toole. A seemingly spiritless, staid candidate, his leadership may nevertheless prove a strategic win for Conservatives.
Yours, Mine, but Not Ours
Why the politics of national security means that we're all living in failed Hobbesian states.
No, Brian Thompson Wasn’t a “Working-Class Hero”
Commentators like the New York Times’ Bret Stephens have called slain CEO Brian Thompson a “working-class hero.” You don’t have to condone murder to see through that ridiculous claim about a man who was at the helm of a legalized extortion racket.
Why Bernie Can Win
The pundits are wrong. Bernie Sanders is the most electable candidate this November.
Kerala Is Still the Stronghold of India’s Communist Movement
Narendra Modi’s government is aggressively hostile to the communist-led left-wing alliance that holds power in Kerala because it has a remarkable track record of improving living standards for its people, unlike Modi and his Hindutva cronies.
Zohran Mamdani Is Proposing Green Abundance for the Many
The New York City mayoral campaign of Zohran Mamdani is focused on lowering the cost of living. It can serve as a blueprint for progressives seeking to embed climate action in real improvements for working peoples’ everyday lives.
The Historic Strike That Transformed the Danish West Indies
In 1916, a mass strike led by black labor organizer David Hamilton Jackson upturned power relations in the Danish West Indies. Its success owed partly to support from Denmark’s labor movement — a true labor internationalism as rare then as it is today.
Fairfax County, USA
Hillary Clinton won rich suburbs in record numbers. But her campaign failed to mobilize workers of all races.
Ed Broadbent on Why We Must Move Beyond the Welfare State
Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent died earlier this month. On the weekend of his funeral, we republish his impactful first speech in the Canadian House of Commons, in which he argued for the need to deepen democracy and move beyond the welfare state.
Ten Jacobin Articles That Shaped My Thinking
On Jacobin’s tenth anniversary, staff writer Meagan Day reflects on ten Jacobin articles that heavily influenced the way she thinks about politics.