What Democrats Must Do
The Democratic Party’s pursuit of well-off whites undermined its ability to deliver gains for all workers. Going forward, it must place the multiracial working class at the center of its political vision.
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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s End Child Poverty Act Is a Political and Policy Home Run
US reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just introduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would set up a universal child benefit. It’s a major improvement on previous proposals to help poor and working-class families — and would instantly slash child poverty.
Capital for the People?
Why not just have the government own capital? So-called sovereign wealth funds are all the rage — but do they actually get us closer to socialism?
Universalism Fixes Flawed Welfare States
Thousands of Americans cohabitate but don't marry because doing so would result in the loss of Medicaid eligibility. Marriage penalties (and bonuses) are just part of why we need a universal social-democratic welfare state.
What’s In My Backyard?
YIMBYs look to the free market to solve the housing crisis. But the profit motive is what caused the affordability crunch in the first place.
Don’t the Rich Deserve to Keep Their Money?
Wealth is socially created — redistribution just allows more people to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
We Need a Global Carbon Tax
A global carbon tax can both mitigate climate change and radically redistribute wealth.
Andrew Yang Is Ross Perot for Millennials
Andrew Yang likes to present himself as a serious policy thinker. But he's just the latest corporate salesman pitching a quack remedy to suffering people.
How to Think About (And Win) Socialism
A revolutionary rupture is not on the horizon, but capitalism can still be overcome.
Taking Back Control
Old ways of thinking about mass democratic politics won't cut it in today's globalized, atomized society.
We Can Use Predistribution to Fight Income Inequality
Mainstream economics argues that the tax system is the best tool for reducing economic inequality. In fact, “predistributive” measures like minimum wages and collective bargaining can be equally or more effective.
Jobs For All
In an age of precarity, a left-wing demand for full employment could be massively popular. But liberalism can't deliver it.
Public Housing Is Social Housing
The housing crisis is a calamity that can no longer be ignored. AOC and Bernie Sanders’s newly reintroduced Green New Deal for Public Housing highlights the importance of deeply affordable and generously funded public housing as key to solving this crisis.
Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee
Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.
Parts of the YIMBY Movement Are Moving Left
The “YIMBY” movement, which advocates expanded housing supply, includes many free-market boosters. But many YIMBYs have moved left in recent years.
We Can’t Go Back to a Golden Age of Capitalism
Inequality is on the rise in the West but globally it’s in decline. Economist Branko Milanovic speaks to Jacobin about the shifting dynamics of capitalism, and why going back to its so-called “golden age” is not an option.
Class Struggle Still Gets the Goods
How do wealth and income inequality develop? And how can they be reversed?
In Washington State, the Left Won a Major Victory for Taxing the Rich
For a century, reformers have tried to change Washington's regressive tax system. Last week, a landmark capital gains tax became law. The story of how they got there shows how the Left can win against Democrats defending the status quo.
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.
Culture Isn’t Free
Expecting artists to work for free hands the reins of cultural production to ruling elites.