Can Anyone Save the SPD?
As its voter base collapses, Germany’s once-mass Social Democratic Party appears to be headed into the political abyss. To make things worse, its leaders think the answer lies in a further shift to the right.
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Who Brexit Benefits
The British Leave vote cannot be reduced to racism — but that is the primary way the outcome will be experienced.
The 2019 Jacobin Mixtape
We covered the good, the bad, and the ugly all year, from Bernie Sanders's presidential run to the violent coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia. Here are some of the highlights (and lowlights).
Brexit and the Left
The European Union is brutal and undemocratic — ignoring that just gives the Right more power.
When Neoliberalism Hijacked Human Rights
When the architects of neoliberalism cobbled together their new economic order at Mont Pelerin, they included a moral vision with it. Co-opting the once revolutionary concepts of universal human rights, neoliberals refashioned the idea of freedom by tying it fundamentally to the free market, and turning it into a weapon to be used against anticolonial projects all over the world.
The Socialist Case for Leave
The European Union provides internationalism for the bosses, not for workers. We should join the vote to leave it tomorrow.
Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism
Just days after he was warmly applauded by a Zionist group for delivering a stunningly antisemitic speech, Donald Trump issued a cynical “antisemitism” decree meant to stamp out campus criticism of Israel. It’s just the latest episode in Zionism’s long history of allying with antisemites.
The Fight for Socialism in Britain Will Continue
This is not the time to abandon the socialist policies that would most improve lives in the very areas Labour lost. Instead, we must build a more effective movement that can win them.
A Free Press Is Too Important to Trust Capitalists With
Bernie is right: corporate ownership of news outlets is a problem, and we need to promote independent journalism. But we can go further and imagine truly independent and free socialized media.
The World Within a World
As the UK Labour Party aims to organize its forgotten heartlands, it can learn from a rich history of socialist culture in working-class communities.
James Connolly, a Socialist for the Present
In his recent James Connolly lecture, Labour’s John McDonnell praised the Irish revolutionary as a formative influence on his politics. Connolly’s republicanism isn’t just of historical interest — it tells socialists how to think about democratizing society today.
The Gross Coalition
As Italians get ready to go to the polls this weekend, the center-left is preparing to do a deal with Silvio Berlusconi.
A New Party of a New Type
The Democratic Party is hopelessly corporate, but election law is stacked against third parties. The Left needs an independent organization that can stay flexible about running as Democrats but behaves with the discipline of a real party.
We’re Sick of Boris Johnson’s Lies
Boris Johnson is positioning himself for a hard-right election campaign, accusing Parliament of “betrayal” for blocking a no-deal Brexit. But his government is a mess, and people aren’t falling for his lies.
Arts for the Many
Successive UK governments have been slashing arts funding for decades. Labour is promising to reinvest.
Bernie’s Path to Victory
Don’t worry about the naysaying pundits and polls. Bernie Sanders’s road to victory is through mobilizing the kind of voters who don’t usually vote. Whether or not he can pull it off is up to us.
The Elitism of the “Anti-Populists”
Pundits analyzing the “populist threat” often assume an audience that wants to defend the status quo. Presenting all political “outsiders” as merely dangerous, anti-populist literature tells us more about the role of public intellectuals than the movements it is meant to describe.
Victory Over the Sun
Postwar America’s greatest environmentalist was a labor leader.
The Quiet Radicalism of James Joyce’s Ulysses
On Bloomsday, we’re celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses. It’s one of the greatest novels ever, and it calls forth a world where every named and unnamed minor character gets to be the hero. What could be more socialist?