Taking Stock of Donald Trump’s First One Hundred Days
One hundred days into Donald Trump’s presidency, the primary victim of America’s war against the world is America.
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Not the Fall of Saigon — Its Liberation
Fifty years since the triumph of national liberation forces, Catalyst editor Vivek Chibber explores the true story of the Vietnam War — not as a tragedy of American overreach but as a triumph of Vietnamese resistance.
Europe’s Liberation 80 Years On: Bulgaria
Bulgaria has one of the oldest traditions of anti-fascist struggle in Europe, dating back to the 1920s. The self-serving narratives of contemporary political forces have obscured this rich heritage.
No, Let’s Not Build a Dubai on the Adriatic
In the Balkan state of Montenegro, public land is being turned over to luxury hotels and megaports for yachts. In a new agreement, investors from the United Arab Emirates will be able to bypass legislation and carve up the country as they please.
Tony Benn’s Words for Today’s Left
In Parliament, Tony Benn represented a left-wing, antiwar perspective that he developed by listening to workers, students, and social activists. Socialist MP Richard Burgon reflects on his mentor’s legacy and the future of the Labour left.
From New Labour to Nouveau Riche
Meet Tony Blair, a “democratic socialist.”
Donald Trump Is Still Punishing the People of Yemen
The Trump administration has called off a bombing campaign that failed to achieve its stated goal of destroying the Ansar Allah movement. But steps taken by Trump to restrict aid are continuing to aggravate the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon
The governments of India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink over Kashmir because neither can afford a full-scale war. Bellicose rhetoric and a climate of strident nationalism have helped both governments as they face problems on the domestic front.
Will Pope Leo XIV Confront MAGA?
Robert Francis Prevost, the first US-born pope, embodies Catholicism’s anti-nationalist ethos. Will he follow Pope Francis in confronting the resurgence of nativism in the US and abroad?
Florence Pugh’s Thunderbolts* Shocks Marvel Back to Life
Thunderbolts* is Marvel’s first piece of lively entertainment in years. Maybe there’s another decade of life left in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beast after all.
Are We Still in Neoliberalism?
Vivek Chibber on why Trump II signals the end of an era — but not capital’s unchecked rule over our society.
When US Labor Backed US Imperialism
During the Cold War, the CIA and State Department understood that there is power in a union. After the successful purges of leftists from unions, US labor leaders were enlisted by government officials to join in their imperialist operations across the world.
In Poland, Liberalism Takes Yet Another Hit
Establishment candidate Rafał Trzaskowski had the perfect résumé to become Poland’s centrist, pro-European president. His defeat to the hard-right Karol Nawrocki reflects the liberal establishment’s evaporating support among the middle and working classes.
Don’t Lose Sight of the Oligarchy
Last weekend’s massive “No Kings” rallies proved Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity. But Trump should be opposed as a symptom of America’s vast warmongering, oligarchic elite, not a simply a grotesque anomaly.
1938 Shows a People Taking Control of Their Economy
The new Mexican film 1938 tells the story of the nation’s historic expropriation of the oil industry. Jacobin sat down with director Sergio Olhovich to talk about the long-awaited project — finally realized with the support of the AMLO administration.
Trump Mania Has Turned Democrats Into Confused Flip-Floppers
The irony of Democrats reducing their entire politics to reflexive opposition to Donald Trump is that, as a result, Trump now faces no credible opposition.
Karl Korsch and the Lost Futures of European Marxism
Karl Korsch was one of the most brilliant figures of interwar German Marxist culture before it was shattered by the rise of Nazism. His death in 1961 came just before the New Left began to rediscover his contribution to Marxist theory.
Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reviving Regime Change Mania
Israel can inflict massive damage on targets in Iran thanks to its US-supplied technological advantages. But the old neocon fantasy of building a new Middle East through endless war is still as delusional as it is destructive of human life.
Trump’s Iran War Is a Betrayal We All Saw Coming
It took less than half a year for Donald Trump to renege on the promises he incessantly made on the campaign trail and plunge the country into another dumb, potentially bloody Middle East war no one wants.
Trump Has a Thin Cultural Vision of the Future
On art and culture, Donald Trump and the movement behind him are offering a highly circumscribed vision of the future in comparison to far-right movements of the past.