Ghosts of the Paris Commune
The methods and politics of the Paris Commune served as inspiration for Easter Rising leaders like James Connolly.
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Education, Inc.
A Jacobin investigation finds widespread corruption at one of the nation’s largest charter school networks.
Free Press Has No Place in Bukele’s El Salvador
El Salvador’s authoritarian president Nayib Bukele is expected to win reelection on Sunday in defiance of the country’s constitution. His crackdown on press freedom has already sent El Salvador’s leading independent news outlet into exile.
How Union Reformers Took Over the Vermont AFL-CIO
In 2019, local union members of the Vermont AFL-CIO elected officers to top positions in an attempt to make the federation more progressive, democratic, and effective. Their record is impressive.
Jacobin Radio South Africa, Ep. 4
Racism and crime in post-apartheid South Africa.
Within and Against Capitalism
Our new edition is about climate change, but climate change isn’t just an issue to talk about every few years.
Behind the Crackdown
The Turkish left is under severe attack from Erdoğan and the state. How did it come to this?
Colombia’s Left Government Is Pursuing Ambitious Labor Reform
Colombia’s left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, is fighting for a comprehensive labor reform package that will protect workers and restore unions after decades of violence and suppression. Conservative forces are intent on stopping the reform in its tracks.
Continuing the Struggle
Saturday's bombing in Ankara shows the urgency of the fight for democracy and justice in Turkey.
Hong Kong Protests FAQ
Where did the mass protests in Hong Kong emerge from and where are they going?
In Defense of Gamers
Don’t blame gamers for the sins of capitalism.
In Myanmar, Military Rule Is Faltering
Three years since a coup restored full military rule in Myanmar, armed rebels are on the offensive. The country’s civil war is often painted in terms of ethnic strife — yet the opposition forces alone uphold the hope of an inclusive democracy.
The Starbucks Workers’ Union Has Finally Broken Through
After years of relentless union busting — costing the company nearly a quarter-billion dollars, in one estimate — Starbucks Workers United has now forced the corporation to negotiate. It may prove the most important organizing breakthrough in decades.
The Problem With Finance Is the Problem of Capitalism
Finance’s dominance over the economy isn’t a deviant evolution of a “good” industrial capitalism. Finance and industry are interdependent — meaning solving problems like inequality and climate change will require a far-reaching democratization of the economy.
Austria’s Communists Are Curbing the Far Right’s Rise
Austria’s Communist Party just increased its vote by over 20% in the Salzburg city elections — and it now has a shot at winning the mayor’s office. It shows that a party that credibly fights for working people’s interests can do well anywhere.
Third Way Love for Public-Private Partnerships Turns Deadly
Since Labor PM Paul Keating’s early ’90s privatization spree, Australian governments have been obsessed with public-private partnerships. It’s a model that spends public money to subsidize private profits — often with disastrous outcomes.
The UAW Has Set Its Sights on the Anti-Union South
The South has long remained a nearly impenetrable citadel for labor. Fresh off of the success of its Big Three strike last year and looking to organize an Alabama Mercedes plant, the United Auto Workers wants to storm the castle.
Why Is Our Culture So Obsessed With Individual Experience?
From immersive art to personal essays and first-person novels, our culture is obsessed with the idea of individual experience. Anna Kornbluh, the author of Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism, spoke to Jacobin about why.
Capitalist Markets Aren’t “Free.” They’re Planned for Profit.
Neoliberalism was never about shrinking the state to unfetter markets and enhance human freedom. In her new book, Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley argues that neoliberalism has always sought to wield state power to maximize profits for the rich.
A Crushing Blow
The UAW's defeat at a Mississippi Nissan factory will set back organizing the South for a long time.