Freedom From the Boss
At its best, the labor movement hasn't just fought for better wages. It's fought to bring democracy to workplaces marked by despotism.
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The Enduring Disaster
Trump’s new strategy in Afghanistan is Obama’s plan, dressed up with a lot of bravado. There's been zero change in policy.
Millennials Are Not Here To Save Us
There's nothing inherently revolutionary — or reactionary — about Millennials.
Liberals Are Giving Up on America
In their despair at Donald Trump’s victory, liberal pundits are concluding that the masses, especially the working class, are irredeemably terrible. That’s apolitical nonsense.
Atari Democrats
As organized labor lost strength, the Democratic Party turned to professional-class voters to shore up its base.
Regime Change in Iran Will Not End Well
In the long run, the United States will pay for Donald Trump’s hubris in attacking Iran.
Have You Heard? Pete Buttigieg Is Really Smart
The recent craze for Pete Buttigieg — multilingual Rhodes Scholar and all-around smart guy — is just the latest incarnation of the meritocratic cult of “smartness.” It’s social Darwinism for elite liberals.
What Abolitionists Do
Prison abolitionists aren't naive dreamers. They're organizing for concrete reforms, animated by a radical critique of state violence.
AOC: “What Latin America Wants Is Sovereignty”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke with Jacobin following her recent trip to Latin America and on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile. She discussed the crimes of US intervention and the struggles for justice and democracy across the Americas.
AOC’s 70% Tax Plan Is Just the Beginning
Tax-the-rich plans like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent proposal aren't just politically popular — they're morally necessary.
The Unbearable Emptiness of the Presidential Debates
The Democratic Party should be hosting thematic debates with viable presidential candidates on poverty, housing, foreign policy, immigrant rights, the climate crisis, and more. Instead, they are collaborating with the mainstream media to host empty entertainment spectacles.
Trump’s Middle-Class Army
Trump's narrative of American decline has captured a bitter and embattled middle class.
The Next Great Treasury Raid
A new proposal to eliminate capital gains taxes would realize a dream the Right has had for decades.
Will Elizabeth Warren Keep Her Promise to “End the Occupation”?
Once a hawkish supporter of Israel, Elizabeth Warren has recently adopted a more balanced stance. That's undoubtedly a good thing — but she’ll have to go much further to truly support Palestinian rights.
To Defend Democracy, We Need Mass Action
We can’t sit on our hands waiting for Joe Biden to protect abortion and the climate. Movements for the New Deal and civil rights showed us how to beat the Supreme Court and other reactionary, undemocratic institutions: mass action.
Democrats Went All In on the January 6 Hearings. Voters Don’t Seem to Care.
Recent polls suggest that the Democrats’ sidelining of economic issues to go all in on the Capitol riot hasn’t borne fruit. While voters are most concerned about inflation, they think the party’s main priority is January 6, which barely registers.
The Military Budget Is a Disgrace
The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.
We Must Learn to Embrace Populism
Thomas Frank’s brilliant new book The People, No focuses on the long elite tradition of anti-populism. But it is really an urgent plea to liberals and radicals alike to embrace a left populism and universalism — or keep on losing.
“It’s Time to Engage in as Much Class Struggle as We Can”
The United Electrical workers’ union and the Democratic Socialists of America are teaming up to help nonunion workers organize during the coronavirus crisis. The goal: find workers who are already spoiling for a fight and help them win it.
Socialists Won Big in NYC Last Night and Aren’t Done Winning
With a clean sweep of electoral wins for Zohran Mamdani’s endorsees and nine out of ten victories for NYC Democratic Socialists of America last night, it’s clear the socialist mayor and socialist movement are major political forces to be reckoned with.