Medicare for All Is a Strategy
Medicare for All is not just about fixing our broken health-care system. It’s about unlocking the power of a mass, working-class movement in the United States.
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Social Security and Medicare Are Not Safe With Joe Biden
When we look at their long records, the truth is glaringly obvious: Social Security and Medicare are not safe in Joe Biden’s hands. They are in Bernie’s.
Tonight’s Democratic Debate Co-Moderator Has a Longstanding Anti-Bernie Bias
The Democratic presidential debate tonight will be moderated by PBS's Yamiche Alcindor, a journalist whose record of anti-Sanders bias is incredibly long.
Our Revolution Failed to Live Up to Its Potential. But the Bernie Movement Needs a Mass Organization Now.
A few weeks ago, we had a democratic-socialist presidential campaign with several million donors and over a thousand-person staff. Today, we have no mass organization to carry on the struggle. We can change that — but only with Bernie’s help.
The Vast Majority, a Podcast from Jacobin
The Vast Majority is hosted by managing editor Micah Uetricht.
Brace Yourself Sanders Supporters, It’s Going to Get Ugly
Bernie’s surging in the polls so get ready — we’re all about to be deluged by manufactured controversies. This weekend, the Warren campaign, in concert with a media itching for controversy, tried to turn a nonstory into a scandal and attack Sanders with a narrative recycled from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
“People Are Starting to Realize the Kind of City We Can Have If We Fight for It”
Robert LeVertis Bell is a public school teacher and socialist in Louisville, Kentucky running for city council. In an interview with Jacobin, he talks about his experience participating in the recent red-state teachers’ upsurge, fighting gentrification, and how campaigns like his can be used to build a broader movement that is bigger than any one candidate.
The Shocking Truth About Russia’s Troll Campaign
The Russian Facebook ads that destroyed American democracy have now been released. Try not to laugh — it’s serious business.
Beyond “Race Relations”
Barbara and Karen Fields, the authors of Racecraft, on the illusion of race, the dead-end of "whiteness," and the need to revive class politics.
Get Ready to Fight Joe Biden
The departure of Donald Trump from the White House is cause for celebration. Our task now is to build a democratic socialist alternative to Joe Biden — and to oppose the Democratic establishment’s neoliberal agenda.
“The Spoiler” Speaks
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on her campaign and building an alternative to the two corporate parties.
Bile, Bullshit, and Bernie
Sixteen notes on the presidential campaign.
Is Bernie “Trumpian”?
Only to frightened elites.
“It’s the Working Class That Creates the Wealth in This Country”
Newly endorsed by AOC's Courage to Change PAC, democratic socialist Samelys López is running to represent the South Bronx, fight for affordable housing — and take on the Democratic establishment in the process.
The Iraq War Remade the World in Its Grisly Image
The 2003 invasion of Iraq has been swept to the margins of collective memory. We must refuse to forget it — and seek to understand what led to it, who benefited, who suffered, and how it transformed the world.
Trump Is Right to Be Afraid of Socialism
Trump warned the nation about the rise of socialism last night. He's right to be afraid. Working people shouldn't be.
Finding the Lesser Evil
Taking stock of the Democratic field on US empire.
How Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Crafted a Winning Message
We spoke to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign communications director, Andrew Epstein, about how a disciplined and creative message, mass canvassing, viral videos, and an end run around mainstream media helped the campaign break through.
“Socialists Identify With Humanity as a Whole”
We speak with Nathan J. Robinson, founder of Current Affairs, about self-interest versus moral conviction, the cruelty of conservatism, and the cluelessness of liberalism.
Why the Green New Deal Has Failed — So Far
The Green New Deal program has enormous potential to generate mass popular support. But absent real leverage from labor, it's likely to be continually watered down into a toothless slogan for NGOs.