An Unholy Alliance Against Public Transit
Uber and the Kochs aren't often mentioned in the same sentence. But the rideshare company has joined the far-right billionaire-funded operation on a libertarian crusade to destroy public transit.
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Thinking Small
The rise of the "micro-unit" indicates that politicians have given up on affordable housing.
Nationalization Is as American as Apple Pie
Nationalization might seem like an alien idea in the hyper-capitalist United States. But the country has a long history of nationalizing all sorts of industries — and we should revive that tradition today.
The New Protest Era
We are at the beginning of a new period of mass protests that will reshape American politics.
Who Killed Denis Voronenkov?
In the heated propaganda war between Russia and the “West,” rationality is in short supply.
Ask Labor Jane: How Can We Build Industrial Unionism in Education and Health Care?
Jane McAlevey argues that to build the power required to make huge gains for workers, we can't organize different kinds of workers separately from each other. We need wall-to-wall organization in workplaces to build an antiracist, antisexist trade union movement.
Standing Up to Superman: An Interview with Barbara Madeloni
In choosing Barbara Madeloni as president, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has elected a fierce opponent of neoliberal education reform.
“Mayor Pete Was the Kinda Kid Who Unplugged the Sega If He Was Losing.”
The Iowa Caucus was a clusterfuck. Yes, the UN should be called. Jimmy Carter should have to certify this election.
Don’t Study Collective Action Alone: Ten Years of Jacobin
Before the resurgence of socialist activism in the United States, Jacobin Reading Groups provided a halfway house between passive, primarily intellectual engagement with the socialist project and full-fledged organizational commitment for thousands of people. They played a real role in resurrecting the US left.
As President, Bernie Sanders Should Use Executive Orders Aggressively — Just Like FDR Did
From the creation of the Civil Works Administration to the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Franklin Delano Roosevelt radically remade the American state using the power of executive orders. If Bernie Sanders wins the White House, he should do the same.
Class Struggle Trumps Hate
The Momentive strike proved that when workers take collective action, the politics of Trumpism can be overcome.
Engines of Solidarity
The struggle against Trump must be powered by the fight for generous, universal, and visible social programs.
How to Stop the Violence
If we want to stop the bloodshed in places like Chicago, we need more public investment — not more authoritarian policing.
Fear of a Capitalist Planet
Astronomers look to the stars, and only see themselves.
People Make the World Go Round
How the Sierra Club came to dabble with neo-Malthusianism.
Who Built the Panama Canal?
Donald Trump might not know it, but the United States didn't build the Panama Canal. Workers did.
The Fruits of Commodification
Grade inflation is just another byproduct of the neoliberal university.