Meet Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist Running for NYC Mayor
With New York City’s corrupt and conservative mayor under federal indictment, New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani argues that it’s time for the Left to think big.
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In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left
Two years ago, a left-wing alliance denied Emmanuel Macron his majority in parliament. But today the forces of the Left are deeply divided — making Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National almost the sole contender for power.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon: We Should All Be Thanking South Africa
Jean-Luc Mélenchon was at the International Court of Justice yesterday to hear South Africa’s case against Israeli genocide. He argues it's had one success already: bringing international law to bear on an Israel that only recognizes the law of the strongest.
The Democrats Love Democracy — When It’s Convenient
A consistent feature of Democrats’ messaging is that we should vote for them to preserve democracy. But from canceling primaries to ignoring voters’ opinions on Medicare for All and Palestine, they aren’t acting like they care about the will of the people.
British Universities Are Repressing Free Speech on Palestine
In the last three months, several hundred people in Britain have been investigated or threatened with dismissal at work for expressing pro-Palestinian views. This is the biggest attack on free speech for decades, and universities are its main battleground.
Democrats May Give Trump the Power to Wipe Out Nonprofits
Congress is set to vote on bipartisan legislation that would allow the government to strip any nonprofit it deems a “terrorist-supporting organization” of tax-exempt status — potentially arming Donald Trump with a new tool against his opponents.
France’s Double Standards on Free Speech About Palestine
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich, a self-proclaimed fascist, is set to appear at a fundraising gala in Paris on Wednesday. Authorities have refused calls to block his visit — even as they silence public displays of solidarity with Palestine.
Die Linke Has to Be a Party for the Working Class
Ines Schwerdtner is the newly elected cochair of German left-wing party Die Linke. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains how she wants to reconnect the party with a working-class base.
How Labor Can Fight Trump’s Authoritarianism
Former United Teachers Los Angeles president Alex Caputo-Pearl lays out a “block and build” strategy for labor to defeat the rising right-wing attacks on workers and democracy in the coming Donald Trump administration.
Jimmy Carter Was Right About Israel’s Apartheid
No US president has ever been willing to call the system imposed by Israel on the Palestinians what it is: apartheid. Except Jimmy Carter.
How Claud Cockburn Invented Guerrilla Journalism
In Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied, Patrick Cockburn explores the fascinating life of his father, journalist Claud Cockburn, whose cutting prose spoke truth to power with charm and wit.
Britain’s Made-Up Migrant Crisis
Political fearmongering about the effects of immigration on the British economy doesn’t track with reality.
How American Dockworkers Fought Apartheid in South Africa
Forty years ago today, San Francisco dockworkers struck a blow against apartheid by refusing to unload cargo from South Africa. That kind of international worker solidarity is badly needed today to end Israeli genocide and apartheid.
No Other Land: A Powerful Documentary With No US Distributor
No Other Land, an award-winning documentary about the dispossession of Palestinians in the West Bank, still hasn’t found a distributor in the US.
A Better Resistance to Trump Is Possible
It’s time for a mainstream movement against Trumpism.
Scarsdale Is What We Thought It Was
Jamaal Bowman’s defeat is another reminder that left-wing politics cannot live or die in the rich suburbs.
Keeping Sanctions on Syria Makes No Sense
US and European governments are refusing to lift sanctions on Syria, punishing its people for a situation that is out of their control even though the intended target of the sanctions, Bashar al-Assad, is out of the picture.
Israel’s Far-Right Government Is Suffocating Domestic Dissent
In Israel, the crackdown against Palestinian solidarity is reaching grim new heights. Activists and ordinary citizens alike are getting fired and arrested for daring to say a word in support of Palestinians.
When Socialists Run for NYC Mayor, Good Things Can Happen
Socialist legislator Zohran Mamdani is running for New York City mayor against a corrupt, unpopular mayor. Morris Hillquit did the same thing a century ago.
There’s No End in Sight to Yemen’s Destructive War
A sudden offensive by Ansar Allah this summer took its Yemeni opponents and their Saudi allies by surprise. But the resumption of conflict is likely to be long and protracted, with disastrous consequences for Yemen’s civilian population.