On the Doorstep of Power
A Syriza election win today will be a victory against both austerity and the European right.
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Beyond the Swedish Model
Sweden shows the promise and limits of the welfare state.
DC’s Next Mayor Is a Socialist Ready to Fight Trump
Janeese Lewis George, the democratic socialist who just won DC’s mayoral primary, talks tenants’ rights, gentrification, and what home rule can’t protect against.
After Syriza’s Victory, Confrontation or Capitulation
Syriza's Stathis Kouvelakis on why his party fell short of an absolute majority and the choices that lie ahead.
The Christmas Truce
One hundred years ago today, soldiers dropped their weapons and resisted war.
Socialist in Name Only
The Socialist International has long embraced capitalism in some of its worst forms.
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.
When History Knocks
Naomi Klein rightly blames capitalism for climate change. But she doesn't go far enough.
Free and Unequal
Higher education should be free. But we can’t just copy the flawed European model.
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.
Forced Migration and Detention Are the Real Immigration Crisis
While Republicans cry “invasion” and Democrats placate them with hard-line border policy, immigrants languish in prisons or die in dangerous passage. A rational approach to immigration must both address the causes of displacement and protect those who migrate.
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?
The Losing Battle
The Left continues to struggle against European unification — but the EU isn’t going anywhere.
The Assassination of Detroit
Elites in Detroit say they want to turn around the city. Their plan is to privatize land and funnel more resources to the rich.
Erdoğan’s Victory by Violence
The ruling AKP won yesterday's Turkish election through sheer violence and repression.
War Isn’t Working for American Workers
While Pentagon budgets have steadily increased in recent years, the arms industry has become more consolidated, more automated, and less labor-intensive. The warfare state is not an effective economic development strategy for working people.
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Committed Blatant Election Fraud
This month, incumbent Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele seemed poised to easily win reelection and sweep the legislature with his New Ideas party. But when his legislative supermajority appeared in doubt, Bukele and his supporters resorted to outright fraud.
The Right to Be Playful
This Labor Day, let’s celebrate our human right to be joyous and playful.