Podemos Under Pressure
With the Catalan standoff emboldening the Spanish right, can Podemos revive its populist alternative to the status quo?
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Money Before Music
Corporate music festivals amplify the power of capital, to the detriment of artists and fans.
What International Solidarity Looks Like
Western solidarity campaigns with Bangladeshi workers can help build worker power and prevent another Rana Plaza.
From Sect to Mass Party
The Dutch Socialist Party went from fringe force to national contender. But lost its soul along the way.
Like It or Not, If We Run Third Party, We Will Lose
Socialists say they either want to “realign” the Democratic Party or break with it entirely. But those aren’t political strategies — they are outcomes of political struggle. We need a way to develop working-class politics without condemning ourselves to third-party marginality.
The Border System Is Criminal
The modern border system is an oppressive structure that boosts corporate power and divides the haves and have-nots. We need to dismantle it.
A Green New Deal for Decarceration
To save the planet, a Green New Deal has to transform our entire society. Part of that transformation must include the deconstruction of our system of mass incarceration.
Democratic Rights Aren’t Willingly Given — They Have to Be Fought For
New South Wales is allowing stadiums to seat up to 10,000 fans right now, but the Liberal state government has used COVID-19 as a pretext to ban all public protests. Vinil Kumar, who faced the NSW Supreme Court on this issue, spoke with Jacobin about the battle to protect our democratic rights amid lockdown.
The Killing of Sacco and Vanzetti
The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti ninety years ago today is a reminder of how the American state treats radicals.
The Price of Life
Like many coal bosses before him, Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship put profits before workers’ safety.
With Child and Out of a Job
Pregnancy discrimination is rampant and devastating for its victims. But in a tight labor market, it may be a problem for capital, too.
Down With the Copay
We can’t eliminate the profit motive in health care without eliminating copays.
The Only Right That Matters
For conservatives, civil liberties are always negotiable after a tragedy — except for gun rights.
Trotsky in Cuba
Like his narrator in The Man Who Loved Dogs, Leonardo Padura has been made to matter less than he should.
Thinking Small Won’t End Poverty
Decades of US-backed community development programs have left behind a disastrous economic and political legacy.
The Workers Versus Trump
From local to local, the labor movement needs to transform into an effective machine for fighting the Right.
The Smartphone Society
Just as the automobile defined the twentieth century, the smartphone is reshaping how we live and work today.
The Seeds of an Alternative
Thousands of oil refinery workers are striking for safer working conditions. Their fight is central to the struggle against climate change.