Can We Break Out of Our Hyperpolitical Moment?
In Western democracies today, intense political polarization is the norm, and mass protests are not uncommon. Yet ordinary people remain far from the levers of power.
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Class Struggle Was a Crucial Part of the American Revolution
The American Revolution was linked to a surge of working-class political activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The struggle against British rule unfolded in tandem with another struggle over who would dominate the post-independence US.
The Pro-Israel Lobby Is Trying to Fly Under the Radar
Amid widespread public disapproval of Israel’s destruction across the Middle East, pro-Israel donors aligned with AIPAC appear to be resorting to new fundraising vehicles to covertly channel money to favored Democratic candidates.
Jacobin Has Charted Zohran Mamdani’s Rise From the Beginning
From our first interview immediately after he won his state assembly election in 2020 through profiles, op-eds, interviews, and speeches, Jacobin has closely covered Zohran Mamdani’s political career rooted in the socialist movement since its start.
Tony Blair Is a Demon the British Left Needs to Exorcize
Tony Blair’s capacity for malevolence appears to be without limit. Blair’s latest intervention in British politics is yet another bid to make the world an uglier, nastier place, brought to you in association with his tech billionaire sponsors.
Building 21st-Century Rank-and-File Unionism
A small but important segment of the New Left “turned to industry,” getting jobs in steel, auto, and elsewhere to build a militant current in the US labor movement. The Rank-and-File Project is aiming to build a similar current of democratic, militant unionism today.
Socialists Are Key Leaders of the Anti-Trump Opposition
The Democrats have failed to mount a serious response to Donald Trump’s authoritarianism. Their fecklessness has left the door open for democratic socialists like Zohran Mamdani to position themselves as the real opposition to Trump.
Graham Platner Could Be the Bellwether of a New US Populism
Graham Platner has traversed a long and unlikely road to become the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Maine. Can he beat longtime GOP incumbent Susan Collins and live up to the promise of his firebrand populist campaign?
Colombia’s Ban on Coal Exports to Israel Is in Danger
Colombia proved that a nation could ban energy shipments to Israel’s war machine. Fossil capital is trying to ensure that no other state dares to do the same.
Issue 53: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
Issue 59: Letters + The Internet Speaks
No border can contain our subscribers’ enthusiasm.
An Unusable Past
Nicolas Grospierre’s photographs of collective farm buildings in Israel and the Baltic states reveal these communities’ utopian dreams — and their uncomfortable colonial underpinnings.
Talking Rural America With Thomas Frank
Urban elites’ contempt for rural America is centuries old — but so is rural populist resistance.
America’s Darkest Study Abroad Program
Since 9/11, US law enforcement has sent thousands of officers and millions of dollars to Israel, returning with new surveillance technologies and violent policing tactics to try out on American streets.
We Went to NatCon
At this summer’s National Conservatism Conference, reactionaries — many of whom were close to or worked within the Trump administration — felt the wind was at their backs.
Selling Settlement
Real estate developers make massive profits off Israeli land seizures — and encourage brazen settlement building deep in the West Bank.
The Clash of Civilizations, 30 Years Later
At a time of neoliberal triumphalism and the so-called end of history, Samuel Huntington predicted ongoing conflict.
Andreas Babler Has Disappointed the Austrian Left
Andreas Babler’s election as leader of Austria’s Social Democrats last year raised hopes of a left-wing revival. But the euphoria has worn off, as the former Marxist has placed a show of “moderation” above the promises on which he campaigned.