Lifestyle Environmentalism Will Never Win Over Workers
And those are exactly the people we need to save the planet.
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Neoliberalism Is Driving Away Working-Class Voters of Color. They Need to Be Won Back.
Universal programs and economic redistribution, far more than rhetorical moderation and identity-based pandering, are the best bet for winning over workers of all races.
When People in Flint Got Sick, the Government Covered It Up
The Flint, Michigan, water crisis is one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters of our era. It was also one of the most egregious cover-ups of our time, with new investigative reporting revealing how politicians scrambled to muzzle sick residents.
The Anti-Colonial Marxism of Mahdi Amel
The Lebanese Marxist thinker Mahdi Amel was assassinated on this day in 1987. Amel developed a version of Marxism that was grounded in the experience of colonized societies, showing how class struggle converges with the fight for national liberation.
No, Leo Varadkar Was Not a “Progressive”
Since he resigned last week, Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has been hailed by liberal media as the representative of a modern, forward-looking Ireland. Yet he was above all an ally of corporate elites, not people in need of housing and health care.
Bed-Stuy Socialist Eon Huntley Is Running for State Assembly
Socialist and third-generation Brooklynite Eon Tyrell Huntley is running to represent Bed-Stuy in the New York State Assembly. Jacobin spoke to him about his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn and his campaign.
Cincinnati May Sell Its Public Railroad to the Company Behind the East Palestine Disaster
The Cincinnati Southern Railway is the last municipally owned interstate railroad in the US. Despite being a consistent moneymaker, the city may soon sell it to the private corporation responsible for the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year.
Not Even Fortnite and Parenting Websites Are Safe From Surveillance
ShadowDragon, a company selling social media surveillance technology, is a contractor for the US government, including for ICE. These tools not only target social media but also gather data from video games and advice websites.
Mainstream Media Is Spreading Lies About Palestine Protests
Rather than acting as a check on the powerful, media outlets like CNN and MSNBC are allowing police to give their interpretation of student Palestine protests with few challenges, even in cases where police are blatantly lying or distorting the truth.
On Gaza, the Media Constantly Parrots the US Government Line
Our mainstream media is acting like state propaganda for an authoritarian regime when it comes to Israel and Gaza. Here are six of the worst examples.
Woody Guthrie Was a Homegrown American Radical
Woody Guthrie was born 111 years ago today. At the heart of his music and activism was a commitment to socialism, a condemnation of capitalism, and a belief that our society could help rather than hurt average people.
Why Political Strategy Needs Karl Marx
In recent years, the grand questions of strategy that once animated the Left have found a new home in the world of business and management. But strategy is an essential component of political activity, and it needs a Marxist analysis at its core.
Students at Brown Just Finished a Hunger Strike Against Israel
Earlier this month, 19 Brown University students completed an eight-day hunger strike demanding the school divest from companies profiting from human rights abuses in Palestine. We talked to three of the hunger strikers about the protest.
Borderlands Bombs Out
Borderlands is officially a box office disaster. Even Cate Blanchett can’t save it.
J. D. Vance Fought Health Regulations on the Steel Industry
Despite claiming to champion the interests of US workers, J. D. Vance pressured regulators to abandon proposed rules on steel production meant to protect the health of steelworkers and communities in steel-industry towns.
You Should Know About Minnesota Labor and Civil Rights Hero Nellie Stone Johnson
Minnesota civil rights and labor activist Nellie Stone Johnson was born on this day in 1905. Though little known nationally, she was a key figure in the US democratic socialist tradition who saw struggles for racial and economic justice as inseparable.
TV Writers Say They’re Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession
Television shows across the country are going dark because their writers have walked off the job. The strikers say they had no choice but to walk, as new technology and the squeeze from executives have put their very livelihood in serious danger.
Winning the Battle, Not the War
Pink Tide populism was built in the context of two decades of deindustrialization and industrial fragmentation. But we need a socialist left that can reverse those very trends.
No Party Is Standing Up for Immigrants Right Now
Republicans are doubling down on mendacious, racist insanity over Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. But the incident is also a window into how many top Democrats have all but abandoned immigrant rights.
All That Remains of Neoliberal Identity Politics Is Fascism
Mainstream Democrats are moving away from identity politics — but the Right has doubled down.