Medicare for All Is the Answer
Obamacare failed. Medicare for All won’t.
This Isn’t Work, It’s Exploitation
Italian workers occupy an ever-lower place in the European division of labor.
What’s Behind Bitcoin Mania?
Still don’t understand Bitcoin? We’ve got you covered.
The Antidote to Macri
As Argentina’s right consolidates power, left-wing victories at the local level are crucial to reclaiming political space.
Completing the Revolution
Black voters will be at the core of any resurgence in left politics in the South.
Red Diaper Babies
In America, school is preparation for “real” life. In the early Soviet Union, school was filled with life.
Ryanair’s Humble Pie
One of Europe’s most notorious anti-union companies has been forced to recognize a union — and its workers aren’t done yet.
The Christmas Paradox
Once a year, the rich decide that “the undeserving poor” need help after all.
Neoliberals Used to Call Themselves New Democrats
A history lesson for Jonathan Chait.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
UPS wants holiday cheer delivered quicker — even if it kills their workers.
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Pablo Iglesias Thinks There Is an Alternative
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias talks to Jacobin about the Catalan elections, the future of Spain’s left, and the fight for state power.
Where Next for Finland’s Welfare State?
Li Andersson, the leader of Finland’s Left Alliance, on the country’s diminishing welfare state, rising populist right, and possible socialist future.
America’s Authoritarians Next Door
The acquittal today of J20 protesters and journalists is a major win. But civil liberties and press freedoms are still under threat in the US.
Cyril Ramaphosa Is Not the Answer
South Africa needs more than a new leader: it needs a new vision, one that levels economic inequality and dismantles patronage systems.
Beyond the Liberal Voting Rights Agenda
We should expand voting rights to advance democracy — not just the Democratic Party.
