“A Dying Empire Led by Bad People”
Young Americans have grown increasingly cynical about politics, institutions, and political leaders. The sources of that cynicism are no mystery.
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Bed-Stuy Socialist Eon Huntley Is Running for State Assembly
Socialist and third-generation Brooklynite Eon Tyrell Huntley is running to represent Bed-Stuy in the New York State Assembly. Jacobin spoke to him about his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn and his campaign.
To Become NATO Chief, Mark Rutte Denied Israeli War Crimes
Long-standing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is set to be NATO’s next secretary general. To win the role, he had to prove his alignment with Washington — and he did so by repeatedly misleading the public about Israel’s crimes.
The EU Comes Out of Its Elections Weaker and Meaner
Analysis of June’s European elections widely highlighted the rise of far-right parties. But the campaign also capped a much deeper shift: an EU trapped in a mood of decline and able to offer few forward-looking projects other than militarizing its borders.
Stop Using Jews to Launder Marine Le Pen’s Image
France’s establishment increasingly presents “Islamo-leftists” as the number-one source of antisemitism while whitewashing the far right. A French Jewish activist explains why it is dangerous to counterpose the defense of Jews with that of other minorities.
Turkey’s Key Role in NATO Is No Contradiction
Turkey, which hosts this week’s NATO summit, has the alliance’s second-largest army. Its strategic role in a US-dominated world order has long outweighed any concerns about its lack of democratic standards.
Keir Starmer Already Faces a Real Challenge From the Left
The British Labour Party won a big majority of seats with a puny vote share after the Conservatives self-destructed. But Keir Starmer’s lurch to the right has created a space for Greens and left-wing independents like Jeremy Corbyn to win support.
Biden Stepping Down Would Be a Chance for a Democratic Reset
In all but abandoning populist economic rhetoric, the Democratic Party is going the wrong way toward November’s elections. Biden’s stepping down from the reelection campaign could give Democrats an opportunity to change course.
The Socialist Running for Congress in South Florida
Florida’s 25th Congressional District is currently represented by Jared Moskowitz, one of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus. Socialist candidate Oliver Larkin is hoping to change that.
International Dockworker Solidarity, Fictionalized
Labor has the power to halt the war machine. Dockworkers have often exercised this power, and a new novel by Herb Mills tells a tale, rooted in his own experiences, of stevedores refusing to load US weapons for the brutal El Salvador dictatorship in 1980.
In 1917, Columbia’s Clampdown Remade the Antiwar Movement
When police raided Columbia University in May, commentators drew parallels to the crackdown in 1968. But the school’s hostility to the antiwar movement stretches all the way back to 1917, when its management fired faculty and had students arrested.
Joe Biden Wanted This
No one forced Joe Biden to run for president — or to facilitate a genocide. His unlikely conversion to economic populism was a triumph for the Left, but he ultimately proved his own worst enemy.
The “Uncommitted” Vote Isn’t Slowing Down
The count so far in Washington shows that another nearly 50,000 Democratic voters in a solid blue state opted to vote “uncommitted” last night. How long will the White House resist changing course on Israel’s war?
A Brief History of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party, and the US political system as a whole, is a very strange beast.
Support for “Uncommitted” Runs Deep Enough to Threaten Biden
Drilling down into the county results and behind the scenes details of Tuesday’s results shows Michigan wasn’t a flash in the pan. Democratic disgust with Joe Biden’s genocide support is deep and widespread — enough to seriously threaten his reelection.
The Incompetence of Masters of War
Western defense giants tout cutting-edge tech, but their “state-of-the-art” systems often fall short in asymmetrical warfare. From faulty missile defense systems to overpriced carriers, the only thing that consistently works is the profit machine.
The Scottish National Party Is Facing a Political Crisis
The SNP has dominated Scottish politics for well over a decade, but Nicola Sturgeon left her successor, Humza Yousaf, with a dubious legacy. The party now risks being overtaken by Labour, even though support for Scottish independence remains solid.
Basic Press Freedoms Are at Stake in the Julian Assange Case
In Julian Assange’s ongoing extradition battle in the UK, the United States is asserting its right to track down any journalist anywhere in the world, seize them, haul them to the US, and throw them into a US prison.
AIPAC Bought Cori Bush’s Seat
Wealthy pro-Israel donors drove Congresswoman Cori Bush out of office because she thinks Palestinians’ lives matter.
In Australia, Labor Is Criminalizing the Construction Union
Australian PM Anthony Albanese has declared war on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. Labor says it’s about cleaning up the industry — but it’s really about settling factional scores and boosting developers’ profit margins.