Sacrificing at the Altar of the Euro
Breaking up the eurozone would be no simple task. But maintaining the single currency dooms progressive politics across the continent.
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Extracting Democracy
A growing socialist movement in Sierra Leone knows that democracy can't live alongside neoliberal development.
The Fight Over Data Centers Is Dividing the Labor Movement
Blue-collar and white-collar workers increasingly find themselves on opposite sides of the groundswell against AI data centers. But there are opportunities for building trades unions to make common cause with data center opponents.
The Mexican Revolution Was an Internationalist Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a transnational explosion of resistance to grinding exploitation that kicked off a global epoch of anti-capitalist revolution.
Poor Things Is a Sharp Satire About the Tyranny of Property
The film adaptation of Poor Things darkly and effectively satirizes the depredations of capitalism and its abuses of technology in Victorian England. But like its source material, its critiques have universal relevance.
North Carolina School Privatizers Are Subverting Democracy
Across the US, right-wing state legislatures have disregarded popular will to enact costly school privatization plans. In North Carolina, they flouted democracy to advance their agenda.
Debt, a Tool for Crushing Democracy
The European Union has reimposed tight limits on states’ budget deficits — but with exemptions for military spending. After years of claims that austerity was over, we’re now seeing it used selectively to put limits on democratic choice.
Socialist Francesca Hong on Her Wisconsin Insurgency
Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist candidate for governor in Wisconsin, discusses organizing beyond Madison and Milwaukee, confronting the Democratic establishment, and rebuilding working-class power.
Spotify Pushes Musicians to Become “Content Creators”
Many musicians don’t like what Spotify stands for, yet increasingly depend on it for earnings. Measures to support artists’ incomes could free music from the grip of the streaming giants.
Senator Bob Menendez Has Ties to Cuban American Terrorists
The bribery trial of New Jersey senator Bob Menendez gets underway this week. But he should have been investigated long ago for his links to Cuban American terrorists.
Defending Academic Freedom in The Male Animal
At a time when academic and political repression is sweeping the United States, the 1942 screwball comedy The Male Animal offers a reminder of what courage in the face of crackdowns on a college campus can look like.
Capitalist Greed Fueled the Catastrophic Hawaii Wildfires
Wildfires in Hawaii have killed over 100 people, and hundreds remain missing. From draining historic wetlands to failing to invest in safe energy infrastructure, the capitalist thirst for profits above all else helped create the disaster.
Fifty Years Ago, the US Staged a Coup in Australia
The 1975 “dismissal” of Australian Labor PM Gough Whitlam is often seen as a constitutional crisis initiated by an old British-led establishment. In reality, it was a bloodless analog of other US-orchestrated coups against reforming left governments.
French Pensions Face Squeeze From Defense Budget Hikes
French premier François Bayrou survived a confidence vote in February after promising fresh talks over pension age rise. But no change has been forthcoming — and calls for increased defense spending are pressuring pensions even further.
Cynicism Made Janet Malcolm a Great Writer
Janet Malcolm had a talent for cynicism, which she marshaled readily in herself and took pleasure at uncovering in others. In her final book, Still Pictures, she asked whether the personal and emotional costs she paid for her success were worth it.
American Exceptionalism Off the Rails
Why the United States spends so much but gets so little public transit.
There Is No Leftist Case for Crypto
Most of us sense cryptocurrency is a scam. But some boosters claim progressives shouldn’t abandon crypto. Examine those claims closely, however, and you won’t find much — perhaps because there really isn’t an argument for crypto from the Left.
How John Rawls Became the Liberal Philosopher of a Conservative Age
With his 1971 book A Theory Of Justice, John Rawls became the most influential political philosopher of his time — just as the liberal agenda he supported was retreating under conservative fire. A close look at Rawls can help us understand the fate of contemporary liberalism.
Honduras Needs a New Constitution to Break With the Old, Corrupt State
After many years as a close US ally in Central America and over a decade of corrupt dictatorship, Honduras has a left government. Jacobin spoke to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Torres about the political transformations Honduras desperately needs.
The Anti-Politics and Anti-Comedy of Norm Macdonald
From his early days honing his craft at comedy clubs in Canada to his later Saturday Night Live fame, Norm Macdonald was one of the most brilliant stand-up comedians of his generation.