How the Green New Deal Can Deliver Land Justice
Land is a source of both enormous wealth and horrendous inequality. The Green New Deal can reverse historic injustices while pushing agriculture into the sustainable, low-carbon future.
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Nancy Pelosi Is the Past. Democratic Socialism Is the Future.
Don’t let Nancy Pelosi tell you what’s mainstream. Voters want politics that stands for something — not more centrist equivocating.
The Vast Majority, a Podcast from Jacobin
The Vast Majority is hosted by managing editor Micah Uetricht.
How Obama Failed
On every level, the Obama administration couldn't break with neoliberalism. We're living with its failures today.
Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism Speech Was a Landmark
In a single speech, Bernie showed why he's an existential threat to the political establishment. He decried poverty and exploitation and named capitalism as the culprit and democratic socialism as the solution.
For Humanity, David Koch Died Decades Too Late
David Koch was an evil man who dedicated his life to evil. Humanity will be coping with the damage he did for centuries.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Aren’t Playing the Same Game
The Democratic Party establishment has shown itself time and again to be an enemy of left-wing policies. Despite her progressive plans, Elizabeth Warren is cozying up to those Democratic elites. Bernie Sanders welcomes their hatred.
Letters + The Internet Speaks (Issue 34)
Because communication is at the heart of any good relationship.
The Oil Crisis That Became a Weapon Against Welfare
War, dollar chaos, and soaring oil prices fueled the inflation of the 1970s. Workers and the welfare state took the blame. As war sends oil prices soaring again, that story still limits what we think society can afford.
The Brilliant Immanuel Wallerstein Was an Anticapitalist Until the End
The late scholar Immanuel Wallerstein left us with an important message — while the need to elect progressive leadership is urgent, the solutions to the ills of capitalism won’t be found in one country.
Joker and the Long History of Movie Moral Panics
Moral panics about provocative films like 'Joker' are as old as cinema itself. But more often than not, they're just proof of a film's merit — and of a deeply anxious middle class.
Donald Trump Is Worried About Socialism. He Should Be.
In private meetings, Donald Trump has worried that socialism won’t be so easy to beat in 2020. His political intuition was right in 2016, and it’s right now: socialism is popular, and it's the biggest threat to Trump's reelection.
No Hugs for Rahm
Former Chicago mayor and Obama staffer Rahm Emanuel was a featured commentator during Thursday’s Democratic debate. It was, unsurprisingly, completely terrible.
Getting to Know the Conservative Enemy
The history of American conservatism is the journey of a dissident political tendency from the margins to the mainstream. That’s why socialists should study it closely.
Polish Liberals Embraced Austerity — and the Nationalist Right Is Benefiting
Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice Party is promising a “Polish version of the welfare state.” Liberals are promising more austerity. Guess who’s going to win today’s general election.
The Border System Is Criminal
The modern border system is an oppressive structure that boosts corporate power and divides the haves and have-nots. We need to dismantle it.
Bernie Has Called to Free Lula. Why Won’t the Rest of the Democratic Field?
Despite overwhelming evidence that former Brazilian president Lula da Silva was the victim of a right-wing campaign to keep him out of another presidential term by jailing him, Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate who has called for his release. The rest of the party’s presidential candidates should demand that Lula be freed, too.
No, Social Media Isn’t Destroying Civilization
Netflix’s The Social Dilemma tells a horror story about how social media is creating political extremism and driving children into depression and addiction. But it never even hints that these ills have causes outside of our use of Facebook and Snapchat — and the possibility that what we see on these platforms portrays the reality of a sick society.
Where Elizabeth Warren’s New Votes Are Coming From
Elizabeth Warren is up in the polls lately. Where is her new support coming from? A look at the polls shows she is drawing from Biden's supporters and perhaps from undecided and lower-ranked candidates — but not Bernie Sanders's supporters.
The End of Trudeaumania
Justin Trudeau may be decisively rejected in today’s Canadian election. The race has been shaken up by a surge in support for Jagmeet Singh and his social-democratic NDP, whose left-wing program is what many Canadians thought they were getting when they voted for Trudeau four years ago.