A Generation Is Learning How to Strike
The US Youth Climate Strike is building a culture of resistance among young people that hasn’t been seen in this country in decades. Isra Hirsi — the daughter of Ilhan Omar — is at the center of it.
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Socialism and the Self-Checkout Machine
A $1,000 a month check won’t cut it, but there’s a real democratic socialist response to automation that could make us all happier and give everyone more leisure time.
Tomorrow, the Chilean Left Has to Do More Than Stop the Far Right
Despite the Right’s surprisingly strong showing in Chile’s first-round elections, socialist Gabriel Boric is still favored to win the presidency tomorrow. But the Left needs to be laser focused on a broad working-class agenda to fully roll back neoliberalism.
Why Basic Income Failed in Finland
Political maneuvers and bureaucratic resistance helped sink Finland’s widely watched basic income experiment. But the most important factor behind the policy’s demise was its uneasy relationship with widespread social norms about work and fairness.
Joe Biden Used a Teenage Bernie-Supporting Climate Activist’s Photo for “Hijabi Clout” in an Ad. We Talked to Her About It.
High schooler and climate activist Sabirah Mahmud confronted Joe Biden about climate change at a rally. He wouldn’t fully answer her question — but his campaign used her in an ad as if she were a supporter. She wasn’t happy about it.
The Climate Movement Must Be Ready To Challenge Rising Right-Wing Environmentalism
Right-wing forces have denied the existence of climate change for decades, but we are beginning to see a shift away from crude denial toward a terrifying eco-fascism. We have to oppose any attempt to use the climate crisis to justify racist, reactionary, and authoritarian policies.
Americans Work Too Damn Much
Workers in the United States have lost control of perhaps the most important aspect of their lives: their time. Getting that time back is crucial — for workers’ well-being, for democracy, and for weakening the tyrannical power of the boss.
“Democratic Socialism Is Fighting for Regular Working-Class People”
Mckayla Wilkes is a first-time candidate for Maryland’s 5th congressional district. In an interview with Jacobin, she talks about her experiences with incarceration, how Bernie Sanders inspired her to run, and what it means to run a working-class campaign against a corporate-funded incumbent.