A Year of Defeat — and Hope
Last year saw setbacks for the Left in much of the world, but recent victories in Latin America are a reminder that socialist politics continue to offer an alternative to a system in crisis.
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Biden Has Abandoned Bosses’ Responsibility for Worker Safety During the Pandemic
An OSHA emergency rule rolls out the red carpet for employers, shunting responsibility for workplace safety onto workers rather than bosses. It’s a far cry from the strong workplace pandemic protections Joe Biden promised in his presidency’s early days.
Madeleine Albright Was a Killer
Madeleine Albright has died at 84. She was a pioneering imperialist who passionately advocated greater use of deadly violence in pursuit of a US-dominated post–Cold War global order — and killed many, many people in the process.
The COVID Pandemic Isn’t Over, But Biden’s New Deal–Size Ambitions Seem to Be
The pandemic, which continues to kill hundreds of Americans a day, is an argument for transforming US health care. But now Joe Biden is claiming the pandemic is over — signaling not just that he’s in denial but that he’s dropped any New Deal–size aspirations.
We Can Reimagine Our Systems of Ownership and Control
The Left’s agenda has to include three basic commitments: democratize production, decommodify life’s essentials, and defend the public goods we all hold in common. To do that, we have to transform the very idea of ownership.
Trust Us, We’re Experts
For all the warnings of populism’s threat to the liberal democratic order, it might be the experts that do us in.
A Defense of Sweden’s Pandemic Response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, critics accused Sweden’s Social Democrats of abandoning ordinary people. For Jacobin, a political adviser to the Swedish minister of health defends his country’s record, arguing that it prioritized the poor and vulnerable.
The Mpox Outbreak Shows We’ve Learned Nothing From COVID
Vaccines have started to trickle into the Democratic Republic of Congo after a lethal mpox outbreak, but it’s nowhere near enough. The latest health crisis demonstrates once again the perils of relying on Big Pharma to produce vaccines.
Blame Modi and the BJP for India’s COVID-19 Catastrophe
From a lack of investment in public health care to mishandling vaccine production, Narendra Modi’s right-wing government has failed the Indian people during the pandemic. Hundreds of thousands are dead as a result.
Work and Death in Sri Lanka’s Garment Industry
Sri Lanka is home to some of the biggest garment manufacturers in the world, and while clothing exports have risen, so have COVID-19 infections among workers. We talk to people who face the daily choice of disease or impoverishment.
The Future of Brazilian Politics
The rule of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil has been grotesque. Is his power finally slipping?
India’s Neoliberal State Brought It COVID Tragedy
Last year, right-wing Indian prime minister Narendra Modi boasted that he had COVID-19 under control. Now hundreds of thousands are dead. BJP misrule and years of social neglect and austerity are to blame.
Will Bolsonaro Be Held Responsible for Brazil’s COVID-19 Disaster?
Jair Bolsonaro has overseen one of the most disastrous COVID-19 responses in the world. A new congressional inquiry into his misconduct faces long odds — but could help expose the disaster to the Brazilian people ahead of the election against former president Lula.
Save the Mosquitos
We should fight Zika with better public health, not genetically modified mosquitos.
The Climate Crisis and COVID-19 Are Inseparable
Commentators like to point to Wuhan’s “wet markets” as the source of the pandemic, but COVID-19 is the result of a much larger, global phenomenon of environmental degradation. Combatting both means putting the politics of food production and land use at the very heart of our socialist project.
Emails Show Trump’s CDC Went MIA in Pennsylvania When COVID-19 Hit
Newly revealed emails show that Pennsylvania officials have had to overcome a lack of leadership from Trump’s Centers for Disease Control to carry out basic digital contact tracing.
School Districts Around the United States Lack Any Real Regard for Educators’ Lives
Throughout the country, teachers are being forced back into schools before it's fully safe. And while many teachers’ unions are waging valiant fights against unsafe reopenings, too many of them are losing.
Australian Business Has Used the Pandemic to Attack Workers — Now It’s Time to Fight Back
Much of Australia is back under pandemic lockdown thanks to Coalition mismanagement. The Liberals have used the crisis to bolster big business. Now the workers’ movement needs to champion its own measures to counter the pandemic and rebuild the economy.
Pierre Poilievre Wants to Lead Canada’s Conservative Party
Pierre Poilievre, backed by anti-vaxxers, crypto bros, and far-right populists, is the leading candidate for Canada’s Conservative Party. If elected, Poilievre, who has described Canada’s welfare state as “horrific,” will wage war on social programs.
How Pfizer Completely Dodged the Corporate Income Tax
In 2023, Pfizer made more than $27 billion in revenue and paid zero federal income tax. Like many other large US companies, it took advantage of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law, which widened existing loopholes and set off a tax-avoidance bonanza.