Is This the Best Way to Prosecute Trump?
Sure, lock him up. Trump certainly deserves it. But it’s not clear this indictment is the best way to prosecute him.
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Gaza Will Forever Haunt Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s enabling of a genocide in Palestine was in keeping with a career spent pushing bloody war in the Middle East. His action and inaction on Gaza was brutal, unjustifiable, and unforgivable.
Starbucks Baristas Are Accusing the Company of Homophobic Worker Suppression
This Pride Month, amid a wave of protests targeting LGBTQ-friendly brands, Starbucks workers say they’ve been asked to take down Pride decorations. Workers say it’s part of a larger trend of undermining and demoralizing baristas, who are unionizing nationwide.
How Former East Germany Became Home to the Far Right
The anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland made big gains in Germany’s state elections this Sunday. The grim outcome shows how the wounds of reunification are pitching eastern regions toward the far right.
Guinea-Bissau’s Liberation Struggle Transformed the Face of World Politics
A movement led by Amílcar Cabral fought against Portuguese rule in Guinea-Bissau and won independence against seemingly overwhelming odds. It also contributed to the end of white-settler rule in Southern Africa and the democratic revolution in Portugal itself.
Drive-Away Dolls Is a Wonderfully Unimportant Romp
Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls is a delightfully raucous lesbian road comedy. Don’t listen to the wet-blanket critics — this film is good news in dull times for American movies.
Austerity With a Vacant Face
Capital’s third favorite party sounds a lot like its first.
Bring Back the COVID Welfare State
By many metrics, the US economy is doing well — but most voters still disapprove of Biden’s handling of it. If they want to win elections, Democrats should run on reviving the temporary COVID welfare state they let expire.
Unions and Elected Officials Are Joining the Movement for Palestinian Freedom
When a group of pro-Palestine state legislators and activists launched a five-day hunger strike outside the White House this week, members of Congress and major unions showed up in solidarity. The movement against Israel's war on Gaza just keeps growing.
The Last Thing This Country Needed
Yesterday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump points to a profound sickness in American political life, whose threats don’t discriminate by party or ideology.
Big Oil Lobbied for a Wildfire Smoke Pollution Loophole
Because of a Big Oil–backed exemption, federal air quality data won’t reflect this week’s wildfire smoke. The exemption allows states to ignore pollution from “exceptional events,” freeing polluters from reducing emissions to offset smoke impact.
Emmanuel Macron Has Handed Another Win to the Far Right
France’s parliament passed a migration bill limiting birthright citizenship, but on Thursday the Constitutional Court struck down parts of the law. Some pro-government figures call this a good compromise — recklessly relying on judges to correct MPs’ votes.
What Real American Won’t Say About Hulk Hogan
From his late-life support for Donald Trump to playing a key role in destroying Gawker, the Netflix documentary series Real American keeps its distance from substantive questions about Hulk Hogan’s legacy.
The First French Revolution Happened During the Middle Ages
Four centuries before the storming of the Bastille, the French peasantry rose up in a great revolt known as the Jacquerie. France’s ruling class drowned the revolt in blood and demonized all those who took part in it.
Actors Want to Be Paid for Auditions — and Their Contract Already Guarantees It
Under the banner of “Auditions Are Work,” a group of SAG-AFTRA members are organizing to enforce a little-known provision of their contract that guarantees pay for auditions. With many actors spending hours each week auditioning, there’s a lot to gain.
1938 Shows a People Taking Control of Their Economy
The new Mexican film 1938 tells the story of the nation’s historic expropriation of the oil industry. Jacobin sat down with director Sergio Olhovich to talk about the long-awaited project — finally realized with the support of the AMLO administration.
Labor’s Future in the Global Trade War
As trade tensions rise and industrial policies are reshaped, labor faces critical decisions in a world plagued by economic nationalism and climate change.
Edi Rama Must Go
A luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner has prompted massive protests in Albania, now ongoing for over a month. The project has become a lightning rod for opposition to Prime Minister Edi Rama’s cronyish development model.
In the 1970s, the Left Put a Good Crisis to Waste
In Counterrevolution, Melinda Cooper reads the 1970s economic crisis as an elite revolt rather than proof of the New Deal order’s unsustainability. Her arguments rely on a rejection of Marxism as an analytical framework and of socialism as a political horizon.
The US Government Is Ramping Up an Anti-China Witch Hunt
The US government is launching investigations of US academics with ties to Chinese research institutes. It’s a dangerous escalation of anti-China surveillance, which threatens civil liberties while doing little to help those it is supposed to protect.