Eugene Debs Really Loved Bicycles
Here’s a summer story you never knew you needed: an 1895 article by Eugene Debs waxing poetic about bicycles, which he said would “liberate millions” and bring “the enrapturing panorama of nature” to all.
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On the Debt Ceiling, Joe Biden Doesn’t Have to Capitulate to Republican Hostage-Taking
Don’t let the Democrats tell you Joe Biden’s hands are tied on the debt ceiling. If he really wanted to, he could use any number of maneuvers to refuse Republicans’ anti-worker, anti-poor demands and still avoid default.
In Utilities, a Culture of Graft Costs Consumers Billions
The cozy relationship between utilities regulators and the firms they are meant to regulate greatly benefits a few bureaucrats turned executives. It’s been a disaster for consumers, who see nothing from it but bigger bills.
Hot Labor Summer
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Ballot Initiatives Are Critical to the Left’s Strategy, and Ohio Has Proven It
In Ohio, where the state legislature is solidly Republican, people voted directly to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana last week. Once again, ballot initiatives have shown voters to be far more progressive than their lawmakers.
The Brutal Status Quo in Palestine Is Creating Insecurity for All
Writing in Jacobin, the UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories argues that the shocking ongoing violence we’re seeing shows the illegal status quo is brutalizing Palestinians while failing to protect Israeli civilians.
Cyprus’s 50-Year Cease-Fire Hasn’t Brought Peace
In July 1974, the Greek junta carried out a military coup in Cyprus, followed five days later by a Turkish invasion. For 50 years since, the island has been divided, with no reunification in sight.
Why I Filed an Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against the NBA
NBA bylaws allow the league’s commissioner to punish players for statements “prejudicial or detrimental to the best interests” of the NBA or a team. The rule violates workers’ rights — which is why I’ve filed unfair labor practice charges against the NBA.
Your Quarterly Horoscope
Real left strategy isn’t found in socialist magazines. It’s found in the stars.
New Podcast: Organize the Unorganized
Jacobin’s limited podcast Organize the Unorganized tells the story of the CIO and the 1930s and ’40s labor upsurge with the help of historians and activists. Start listening today.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Bigger Than You Thought
Advocates often claim women make 20 percent less than men. It’s even worse: 40 percent.
Jeremy Corbyn: “Undercover Police Can’t Be Above the Law”
Britain’s Tory government is passing legislation to shield undercover agents from prosecution even for violent crimes. Jeremy Corbyn explains why Labour should be standing up against this attack on civil liberties — and not just abstaining.
The Tories Think Voting Is Too Easy
Unlike the voter-supressing US, Britain is a country where it’s easy to vote. Now the Tories are trying to change that.
What About Racism?
Socialists think that the struggle against racism is central to undoing the ruling class's power.
Up All Night
France's Nuit Debout movement is mobilizing anger at austerity outside of traditional channels.
Issue 52: The Internet Speaks
At the next Jacobin party, we’ll all dance on Henry Kissinger’s grave.
How to Make the Internet a Truly Public Good
Four lessons from Ben Tarnoff’s Internet for the People.
Sharing the Big Apple
Union co-ops were a source of both affordable housing and displacement for New York’s workers.
In Carbon We Trust
In Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a global currency backed by carbon removal turns speculation into salvation.