Issue 50: Letters
Mission debriefing.
Search Result(s) for: “Climate Change”
LA Should Requisition Empty Housing for Fire Victims
Luxury housing sits empty all over Los Angeles while average city residents displaced by the recent fires are struggling to find new homes in an incredibly tight housing market. There’s an easy solution: give the empty houses to the displaced.
Bernie’s Plan for Racial Justice
The micro-scandals alleging that Bernie Sanders doesn’t take racism seriously won't end any time soon. We should call them what they are: cynical attacks on a politician whose commitment to racial justice is intertwined with fighting economic inequality.
Global South Countries Need a New Legal Framework for Debt Relief
Global South countries currently seek debt relief at forums like the IMF and G20, where wealthy nations’ interests dominate the conversation. Low-income economies need a forum where they can collaborate to solve urgent problems rather than begging for relief.
Labour Is for a Green New Deal
Labour’s manifesto will be published tomorrow, and a Green New Deal will be a part of it. It’s a major victory for climate activists and the Left — if we can keep its bold vision intact.
Against the New Normal
Workers successfully fought for better contracts from Detroit automakers in the latest bargaining round. But they’re still plagued by historic givebacks.
Neoliberalism Is a Political Project
David Harvey on what neoliberalism actually is — and why the concept matters.
Spain’s Far Right Say They’re Rebels — But the Establishment’s Already Accepted Them
A decade ago, Spain was often cited as a rare European country without far-right MPs. But polls for Sunday’s election suggest the Franco-nostalgist Vox party is about to enter national government, after years building its influence over mainstream conservatives.
The Spanish Constitution Is Strangling Catalonia
The PSOE-Podemos coalition set to form Spain’s next government will rely on Catalan support in parliament. Yet after an election polarized around national tensions, both parties are ignoring Catalans’ call for self-determination.
People Make the World Go Round
How the Sierra Club came to dabble with neo-Malthusianism.
Podemos Is Finally in Government
After a failed early election gambit, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has finally accepted Podemos into his government. It’s a huge achievement for the Left — and a way to free Spain of its sharpening nationalist tensions.
Canada’s Incoming Prime Minister Is a Banker
Mark Carney, Canada’s incoming prime minister, is a former banker with no political experience. His technocratic centrism is ill-suited for an era of populism and political upheaval, making a Liberal victory in the looming election far from certain.
Sifting Through the Ruins
Labour’s policies were popular across the country, but we’ve learned it takes much more than good ideas to win an election. Whether in or out of office, Labour must be a force for good in people’s lives if we’re to win back the heartland seats.
The NHS Is Already Disappearing, and There’s Only One Way to Stop It
For 40 years, the Tories — along with New Labour — have sworn up and down that they support the NHS while surreptitiously hollowing it out. Last week, Jeremy Corbyn caught them red-handed, showing once again that the program will only be safe under a Labour government.
No, Israel Is Not Making the Desert Bloom
For decades, Israel has boasted of “making the desert bloom,” as if Palestinians never even existed. As Israel today pushes Gazans toward mass dehydration, we should remember its longstanding efforts to colonize land through its control of the water supply.
Alberta’s Orange Crush
What's behind the New Democratic Party's surprise win in Alberta?
The Hindutva-MAGA Alliance
At the dawn of a second Trump era, American Hindu supremacists are increasingly aligning themselves with the MAGA far right.
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 Secret Toxins Left Behind After Hurricane Helene
Lobbying by the chemical industry and weak regulations are obscuring details about industrial toxins contaminating areas hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene. If Trump takes office, his administration will likely weaken disclosure rules further.
Brace Yourself Sanders Supporters, It’s Going to Get Ugly
Bernie’s surging in the polls so get ready — we’re all about to be deluged by manufactured controversies. This weekend, the Warren campaign, in concert with a media itching for controversy, tried to turn a nonstory into a scandal and attack Sanders with a narrative recycled from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.