Carrie Fisher (1956–2016)
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
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Banking on Deportation
Donald Trump wants to deport millions of immigrants. We can stop him by following the money.
The Crime of Treating Housing as a Commodity
In New York City, working-class tenants are often victimized by predatory landlords. Their horror stories show the need for radical housing reform inside and outside the city.
The Rise and Fall of the Bob Ross NFT King
How one artist rode the NFT wave to fame — and then crashed with it.
Heavy Metals Music
Zamrock emerged from the optimism of postindependence Zambia, fusing psychedelic rock with nationalist ambition. Its rise and fall mirror the promise — and the exhaustion — of a country built on copper.
The Jacobin Books Series
Get Peter Frase's Four Futures: Life After Capitalism and five other books for $49.
Too Cool for School
A radical critique of public education falls flat.
Steve Kindred, Irrepressible Radical
Steve Kindred (1944–2014).
The New Protest Era
We are at the beginning of a new period of mass protests that will reshape American politics.
Failing Up
By promoting our least effective teachers to leadership positions — as Harvard has done with Michael Ignatieff — we can ensure all students have access to a world-class education.
Rebranding Amtrak
Amtrak doesn’t need a writer’s residency program. It needs to deliver affordable, reliable public transportation.
Polluters Will Say Anything to Hide Their Emissions Records
Giant corporations like ExxonMobil are calling on the Supreme Court to block a California law that would require them to release their emissions and climate records. The argument? It would violate businesses’ free speech.
The Running Man Trips Across the Starting Line
Edgar Wright’s dystopian satire, The Running Man, tries to play it safe and ends up pleasing no one.
The Latest Defeat
The ILWU leadership has accepted a deal that will further cripple their union.
The US Military Is Destroying the Planet Beyond Imagination
Abby Martin’s new documentary feature, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, takes stock of the US war machine’s environmental damage, tracing a devastating landscape of destruction from poisoned military bases to melting Arctic horizons.
Big Problems, Fake Solutions
The Black Lives Matter movement is calling for fundamental change. But all elites are offering is tepid reform.
When Fascism Destroyed Italy’s Socialist City Halls
After World War I, city hall Socialists around Italy built an impressive array of welfare programs, schools, and libraries. The Fascist backlash soon showed the limits of their strength and the impossibility of relying on urban citadels of power alone.
What’s Behind the Unrest in Jerusalem?
Don't blame recent bloodshed in Jerusalem on religion. The incitement is Israeli policy.
The Jock Doctrine
Rio has used mega-events like the World Cup and the Olympics as a “state of exception” to push through private development projects and neoliberal reforms.
Patients Last
Prime Healthcare Services — like the rest of the for-profit health industry — shows capitalism at its worst.