The Climate Movement Can Win Over Workers
Working people can be won to support radical action on climate change — so long as decarbonization is tied to a vision of shared prosperity for all.
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The National Front Isn’t Dead
The French left shouldn't rest easy — Marine Le Pen hasn't been vanquished.
Organizing Amazon Is Do-or-Die for the Labor Movement
Failing to unionize Amazon would hasten the US labor movement’s decline. But that doesn’t have to happen. We have a fleeting opportunity to organize Amazon — if labor and the Left make it an urgent priority.
Hungary: The End of Democratic Illusions?
The government-sponsored attack on the Central European University represents one more step in the country’s authoritarian drift.
Joe Biden Is Giving Us the Presidency the Left Always Predicted
Joe Biden ran for president as the “Stop Bernie” candidate who promised that “nothing would fundamentally change” under his watch. Now, with his ambitious policy agenda being whittled down to a fraction of a loaf, he’s returning to his centrist roots.
Nobody Should Look to Tony Blair and New Labour as a Model for Anything
The New Labour years were an opportunity for the Labour Party to break with Margaret Thatcher's disastrous legacy. Instead, Tony Blair and co. left Thatcher's economic architecture in place and locked Britain into a free-market nightmare.
Vietnam War Soldiers Helped End the Vietnam War
The anti–Vietnam War movement cut across the civilian-military divide, with active-duty soldiers abroad and stateside defying their commanders and refusing to fight. Those soldiers played a key role in bringing the brutal war to an end.
Still Demoralized by Syriza, Greece’s Left Is Struggling to Rebuild
In Greece, the right-wing government’s authoritarian measures have sparked important social struggles. But after Alexis Tsipras’s dismal spell in government, the Left faces an uphill battle to overcome Syriza’s legacy and show that an alternative is possible.
The Thomas Sankara I Knew
Burkina Faso revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was murdered on this day in 1987. Joséphine Ouédraogo recounts her time as a minister in his government — and their final meeting before he was ousted in a bloody coup d’état.
The 2017 Jacobin Mixtape
Don’t cry in your champagne. Here’s the best of Jacobin from a remarkable year.
Kerala’s Communists Are Showing India a Path Out of Poverty
India’s neoliberal turn has had a devastating impact on farming communities. But in Kerala, a Communist-led government has sponsored highly successful agricultural cooperatives that promote solidarity over competition.
Center-Left in No Man’s Land
The difficulties facing Benoît Hamon’s campaign reveal a French Socialist Party being outflanked on its right and left.
The Case Against a Basic Income
A universal basic income would shore up the market. We need ideas that shrink it.
We Need a Socialist Spotify
Streaming services like Spotify shamelessly exploit musicians. But there is an alternative to corporate monopoly music: a music streaming platform built for the common good.
Why Socialists Should Believe in Human Nature
It's tempting to argue that "human nature" doesn't exist, but that's wrong. All people want freedom from abuse and exploitation and the ability to lead decent lives.
Keep It Public
Public lands place the common good over the profitable. We should fight any attempt to privatize them.
The Anti-Fascist Revolution
Remembering the Action Party, one of Italy’s biggest anti-fascist partisan movements.
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day in 1943, a band of Jewish resistance fighters launched an armed insurrection against the Nazis. They were proud socialists and internationalists.
The Myth of “Populism”
It's the transatlantic commentariat’s favorite political put-down. It’s also historically illiterate.
Ronaldinho and the Right-Winger
Brazilian football star Ronaldinho’s recent endorsement of a far-right demagogue is another bizarre chapter in the country’s political descent.