The Return of “Judeo-Bolshevism”
From Winston Churchill to the Nazis, anticommunists have long blamed the spread of socialism on Jews. With the Left again on the rise, the antisemitic trope of "Judeo-Bolshevism" is back.
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When W. E. B. Du Bois Went to the Masses
In 1952, W. E. B. Du Bois began teaching at the Jefferson School of Social Science, an institution of the Communist Party devoted to worker education. The school gave him the opportunity to combine Marxist theory with pan-Africanism and support global anti-racist and anti-colonial struggles.
Bernie Sanders the Realist
Pundits love to narrate progressive politics as a story of “dreamers” like Bernie Sanders versus “realists” who understand the political constraints they face. They may be right about those roles — but they’ve got the casting backward. Sanders is the realist in this election.
Why Not Make the Rich Compete?
We should force the Right to choose between their pro-market ideology and their fealty to the rich.
How the Green New Deal Can Deliver Land Justice
Land is a source of both enormous wealth and horrendous inequality. The Green New Deal can reverse historic injustices while pushing agriculture into the sustainable, low-carbon future.
But at Least Capitalism Is Free and Democratic, Right?
It might seem that way, but genuine freedom and democracy aren't compatible with capitalism.
Trump and Wall Street Want to Send Us Back to Work. They Don’t Care If We Die of Coronavirus.
Because self-isolation hurts corporate profits, billionaires are calling to end the too-limited public health measures taken so far by the US government. Unless we take action, Trump might heed their advice — and enormous numbers of people could die as a result.
Chess in the Cloud
The battle between the US and China over global hegemony has moved to the technological arena. But what we really need is a democratic digital commons.
US Sanctions on Iran Are Increasing Coronavirus Deaths
Iran is ravaged by coronavirus — and US sanctions are making the pandemic even more deadly.
The Green New Deal Needs WWII-Scale Ambition
We can end global warming pollution and build a just, green economy in ten years with a budget of $50 trillion a year.
Celebrating Ten Years of Jacobin
And our decades to come.
Libertarians Can’t Save the Planet
Libertarians once claimed they had the answer to the environmental crisis. But the reality of climate change has simply exposed the futility of their creed.
Fear, American Style
Trump doesn't need to subvert American institutions to achieve his goals, because they are already powerful tools of oppression.
Union-Busting During a Pandemic Could Become Deadly
With a pandemic raging, Oberlin College is outsourcing 108 unionized campus jobs in the interests of cost-cutting. Universities across the country are doing the same. We can’t let them get away with it.
This Downturn Could Be Worse Than the Early 1930s
We could experience in months what took three or four years to unfold after the 1929 stock market crash. Things are going to be very bad unless we see some serious structural reforms.
“Not Me, Us” Means Building Democratic Membership Organizations
Bernie Sanders didn’t just put policies like Medicare for All on the map nationally — he also insisted we need to build a mass movement to win. The next phase of the Sanders movement must involve building democratic, nationwide membership organizations.
The Trial of Cecily McMillan
An Occupy Wall Street activist was assaulted by a police officer. She faces seven years in prison for it.
Our Revolution Is Already the “Post-Bernie” Organization We Need
Jacobin wrote last week that “Our Revolution failed to live up to its potential.” But the Our Revolution that I know is already a mass organization of working people fighting for real change.