“Instacart Workers Shouldn’t Be Risking Our Lives for $7”
Instacart workers are walking off the job today in protest of what they say are dangerous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke with one of them.
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From Acquiescence to Rebellion
People tend not to rebel against their oppressors, because the cost is simply too high. But sometimes they do, overcoming extraordinary odds — and understanding how and why rebellions like the Civil Rights Movement happen is crucial for socialists today.
Tuesday Night Football
Some post-debate thoughts from Jacobin contributors.
No War but Ape War
Who doesn't want to watch armed chimpanzees ride horses?
A Shift to the Right?
Commentators and politicians have taken a rightward shift in German society for granted. But the reality is much more complicated.
Stop the Execution of Rodney Reed
The evidence is overwhelming that Rodney Reed has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. The state of Texas must stop his November 20 execution.
An Interview With Nina Turner
Our Revolution president Nina Turner on the Democratic Party, immigration reform, democratic socialism, and a Sanders 2020 presidential run.
The Catholic Cure for Poverty
Through the twentieth century, Irish elites treated poverty as a moral failing — and built a brutal carceral state to correct it.
Salvini Can Be Beaten
Far-right leader Matteo Salvini brought down the Italian government because he wanted fresh elections. A pact among the other parties could stop his advance — but only if it breaks with austerity.
Branding the Commons
Real-estate companies are shamelessly converting public spaces into their own personal brands.
Why the Labor Movement Needs the Left
A longtime union organizer explains why socialists have a critical role to play in building the labor movement. We should pursue three tasks in unions: encouraging rank-and-file militancy, building an independent political infrastructure, and developing workers’ consciousness.
US Labor Should Act Boldly and Choose Solidarity With Palestine
While some US unions and many labor activists are calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, most union officials are keeping silent. They're forgetting the old labor adage: “an injury to one is an injury to all.”
A Left Response to the Birth Rate Crisis
The Right uses falling birth rates to pose as defenders of family and future against demographic suicide. The Left can’t keep declining to comment. Instead, we should reframe the conversation to emphasize security and freedom over scarcity and coercion.
The 2024 DNC: All Vibes, Little Substance
The DNC revealed a Democratic Party still in love with the Obamas. The fantasy is that Kamala Harris will be a reboot. Brat summer is cooling — are you ready for an Obama autumn, heavy on feeling good and light on political substance?
Nurses at Two New York City Hospitals Just Won Historic Strike Victories
This week, 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital walked out and won significant victories on patient-staff ratios. Jacobin spoke with striking nurses at both hospitals.
Let Workers Lead
The “worker-to-worker” organizing model adopted by many of the most dynamic unions and campaigns in the country has enormous promise for revitalizing labor — in large part because it puts workers themselves in the drivers’ seat.
Friedrich August von Hayek Was an Enemy of Freedom
Today marks 125 years since the birth of Austrian-British economist Friedrich August von Hayek. He theorized the need to keep the masses away from the levers of state power — and did it in the name of defending freedom.
Trumponomics
What kind of economic policy could we expect from a second Trump term?
The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Marriage Are Wrong
Our society is deeply invested in a rosy version of romance while offering little support for families to survive the challenges of marriage and child-rearing. We can’t survive those challenges without honest narratives about the maddening realities of love.
How Socialists Should Think About National Independence Struggles
Fashionable academic theorists have dismissed the Marxist approach to nationalism as outdated and inadequate. But it remains an indispensable guide to national independence movements — urging support for them when they represent a challenge to capitalist rule.