Why Are Rich People So Anxious?
What happens when your moral code is tied to the bottom line.
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“We’re All Working Here, and Bernie Supports All of Us”
The resounding victory for Bernie Sanders at both the caucuses on the Las Vegas strip and the entire state of Nevada should put the “Bernie Bro” myth to bed once and for all. At the Strip caucuses, the vast majority of voters were people of color, many of whom were immigrants — and they voted decisively for Sanders.
A Common Sense for Our Planet
Labour MP Rebecca Long Bailey on why socialism is the only basis on which we can begin to confront the threat of climate change.
American Factory Co-Director Julia Reichert on Socialism
A day before she quoted Marx at the Oscars, Jacobin briefly chatted with American Factory co-director Julia Reichert about her democratic socialism and long history on the Left.
The Socialist Case for Leave
The European Union provides internationalism for the bosses, not for workers. We should join the vote to leave it tomorrow.
The Cynical Sit-In
The congressional sit-in was not just cynical political theater — it was for a deeply reactionary cause.
Anti-Colonialists Wanted the World
The anti-colonial struggle of the twentieth century wasn’t just about winning political independence — it was about shattering the global hierarchies that subjugated the Global South and winning an egalitarian world for all.
Is Merkel Being Irrational?
German elites are willing to let the euro crash to guarantee their own political survival.
What Can We Expect From Boris Johnson?
Favors for wealthy donors, white-elephant vanity projects, and a carousel of controversies. Welcome to Boris Johnson, prime minister.
“The Momentum Is With Us”
A Jacobin conversation with Bernie Sanders on the state of left politics today.
How to Beat Joe Biden
If Elizabeth Warren loses in Iowa, she should end her campaign — and even if she doesn’t, anyone who wants to stop Joe Biden should get behind Bernie Sanders.
Liberals and Diversity
Liberal commentators believe that you can have diversity or economic justice, but you can’t have both. They're wrong.
Stop Blaming Poor People for Their Poverty
The US political system is set up to limit the influence of the poor. Why should we blame them when it does exactly that?
The Meaning of the Paris Commune
What can the Paris Commune offer to present struggles for emancipation?
Mass Politics, Not Movementism, Is the Future of the Left
Bernie Sanders is out of the race, but we can’t retreat to the subcultural politics that were hegemonic on the Left before his campaigns began. Mass politics is still our way forward.
The Wrong Kind of UBI
Without the right design, a universal basic income would do little to advance radical change.
When Richard Nixon Met Karl Polanyi
On the Guaranteed Annual Income, Nixon turned to Polanyi.
A Prison Guard Union Is Trying to Unseat a California Criminal Justice Reformer
In an attempt to send a message to any legislators considering challenging the mass incarceration status quo, law enforcement unions in California have spent nearly $1 million to unseat Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a state assembly member and Bernie Sanders–backed criminal justice reformer.
Enemies in Blue
The recent police killing of a homeless man in Los Angeles shows how the capitalist state treats the marginalized.
BookMarx (2/24/2013)
What you should read this week.