Gays Against Imperialism
In the 1970s, pioneering gay activists in the US and Britain saw the fight against homophobia as part of a much broader struggle — one that linked Pride to the cause of liberating the world’s oppressed peoples.
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The Manhattan DA Race Could Be a Disaster for the Left
Next month, a little-discussed election will decide who will occupy one of the country’s most powerful offices: the Manhattan district attorney. But a divided left could throw the race to a Wall Street–funded opponent of criminal justice reform.
Andrew Cuomo Is Still Blocking Hundreds of Thousands of New York Workers From Receiving COVID-19 Relief
Even as New York bore the brunt of the pandemic in its early days, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were excluded from state COVID-19 relief programs because of their immigration status or incarceration. Now a coalition of organizations is demanding a $3.5 billion fund to help the excluded — but New York’s scandal-plagued governor, Andrew Cuomo, stands in their way.
“A Communist Doesn’t Whine — He Shows His Teeth”
Theodor Bergmann, the last surviving member of the pre–World War II German Communist movement, spoke to Jacobin.
Labor Union Radicals Built the US Feminist Movement
Forget the stereotypes about the “individualism” of 1970s feminism. In fact, labor radicals played a crucial role in founding and organizing the struggles to topple gender hierarchies — and they should serve as an inspiration for labor feminists today.
AIPAC’s War Chest Is Growing as the War on Gaza Rages
Since the war on Gaza began, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has reaped $90 million in fundraising. The organization is using that massive haul to lobby against a cease-fire.
Class Is Central to Gay Politics
Class dynamics continue to dictate who has access to an unstigmatized gay identity — and to exclude many working-class people from participating in mainstream gay life.
Don’t Be Afraid to Embrace the Utopian Spirit
There’s no substitute for building worker power and winning state power to change the world. But we also shouldn’t reject the utopian spirit that has long driven many to create egalitarian living and working arrangements.
Eric Adams Tests the Waters for Anti-LGBT Politics in New York City
In his latest surprise move, New York City mayor Eric Adams has named three antigay pastors to his administration. He appears happy to buck liberal opinion and basic human dignity and decency to cater to homophobic social views.
Nicholas Kristof Was a Terrible Journalist. He Might Make a Worse Governor.
The good news is the New York Times’s Nick Kristof won’t be in the paper of record anymore. The bad news is he’s already plotting ways to broadcast his treacly liberalism to the good people of Oregon in a run for governor.
The Unbearable Banality of Emily in Paris
It’s not just the berets and baguettes that make Emily in Paris insufferable. The candy-coated promise of American success is laid on thick in Darren Star’s worst show yet for Netflix.
Neil Gorsuch Is Still Not Your Friend
Neil Gorsuch’s leading role in expanding employment discrimination protections to LGBTQ people has prompted some praise for the hard-right Supreme Court justice. But before the hagiographies start, we should recall his full record — one that includes backing Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, opposition to unions, homophobia, and more.
There’s Nothing Good About Phyllis Schlafly
Mrs. America, the new miniseries about Phyllis Schlafly, doesn’t want us to come away with a harsh view of its subject. But we should: Schlafly’s right-wing views were consistently monstrous, doing untold damage to the country.
Meet Shahid Buttar, Pelosi’s Left-Wing Challenger
Nancy Pelosi is facing a primary challenge from a civil rights lawyer who supports the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. Knocking her off would be a resounding win for the Left.
Horror for the Whole Family
David Fincher’s Gone Girl revels in the sickness of our culture by making it seem attractive.
Cash and Carry
The surrogacy industry shows how difficult it will be to make new reproductive technologies benefit all.
The Meaning of Pope Francis
A force for both reaction and social justice, Pope Francis embodies the ambiguities of the Catholic Church.
The Choice Between Politics and Art Is a False One
In Either/Or, Elif Batuman’s follow-up novel to The Idiot, she looks back to a time in her life when she felt compelled to choose between a political life and an artistic one. We can have both.