The Yemen Vote Is a New Low for the Democratic Party
House Republicans voted yesterday to keep the monstrous war in Yemen going. But they couldn’t have succeeded without the help of several Democrats.
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A General Without an Army
For all Piketty’s mainstream respectability, it is only the radical left and the labor movement — not treasuries and central banks — that can push his program.
The Politics of Being Alone
Life as a solitary struggle.
A Day Without Care
What does it mean to strike when “production” isn’t the production of widgets, but care for children, the ill, disabled, or elderly?
Trump After One
A Jacobin roundtable on Trump's first year in office.
The European Left: An Interview with Leo Panitch
In this interview, the fate of European social democracy, among other topics, are discussed.
Whose Violence?
In the US and around the world today, political violence is the hallmark of the Right, not the Left.
The Liberal Education Reform Revolt
Are liberals finally ready to oppose neoliberal education reform?
Degendering Value
Gendered conceptions of credit and reward are written into the structures of intellectual property law.
The Pittsburgh Fairy Tale
Pittsburgh's much-touted revival has remade the region for the wealthy while leaving workers and the poor behind.
Bassem Youssef is No Jon Stewart
While Egypt’s Youssef himself cites Stewart as an influence, he’s the only one of the two who actually challenges the holders of power.
The Case Against Cuomo
The corrupt New York governor’s progressive reputation is a carefully stage-managed illusion.
A Plan to Win Universal Health Care
Trumpcare is barbaric. Now is the time to redouble the fight for truly universal health care.
Democracy’s Critics
You can't understand the modern right without understanding their fundamental contempt for democracy.
The Qatar Crisis
The Saudi Arabia–UAE battle against Qatar is a struggle for regional power with no heroes to cheer for.
Toward a Selfish Left
The Left doesn’t need a renewed emphasis on morality — we must reclaim the concept of self-interest.
The Next Left
A new New Deal alliance would bode well for the liberal-left, but rejuvenating American liberalism will only be a means to an end.
Baghdad in France
Today's reactionaries don't seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
Against the Law
By organizing based on international law, the struggle for Palestinian liberation has been transformed into a question of rights.
Labor’s Legitimacy Crisis Under Trump
Unions are under unprecedented attack under Trump. But labor can rebuild itself — if it chooses to.