The Age of Class Dealignment

Over the course of decades, social democracy abandoned workers. Then workers abandoned social democracy.

Inflation Didn’t Have to Doom Biden

Economist Isabella Weber explains in a long-form interview where the inflation surge came from and how the Biden administration struggled to take necessary measures to combat it.

Talking Rural America With Thomas Frank

Urban elites’ contempt for rural America is centuries old — but so is rural populist resistance.

From Chile to Grenada, Socialism Is What Capitalists Are Really Afraid Of

The history of socialist politics in the Global South shows that all capitalists want a government that will govern unapologetically in their interests — and would prefer the intervention of foreign powers than democracy and socialism at home.

The Verdict on Henry Kissinger

In the United States, one of the twentieth century’s most prolific butchers died as he lived — beloved by the rich and powerful, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine

German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”

Which Way Forward, Socialist?

We spoke to some of the Democratic Socialists of America members deciding the future of the country’s largest socialist organization this weekend.

Manufacturing Consensus

We sat down with Noam Chomsky to talk about the march to the war in Iraq and its awful consequences.

The Left in Purgatory

Socialists in the United States are stuck. How do we become masters of our own fate?

Jacobin in Purgatory

Stuck in the middle with you.

Remembering Michael Jamal Brooks

Michael sought to make the world rather than be made by it.

Fredrick Brennan Is the Founder of 8chan. Now He Wants to Take It Offline.

Fredrick Brennan founded the 8chan image board that became home to QAnon conspiracists. Now he’s horrified by the site — and wants it offline. Brennan talks to Bhaskar Sunkara about free speech in the digital age, how 8chan became such a reactionary cesspool, and what we need to do to build a better internet.

Ecuador’s Likely Next President, Andrés Arauz, Talks to Jacobin

An interview with Andrés Arauz on his surprising journey to the verge of state power, what his ally Rafael Correa accomplished in Ecuador, and how he plans to win April’s election, rebuild his party, and deepen the Citizens’ Revolution.

Don’t Blame Polarization

A discussion on American partisanship, political dysfunction, and why it’s not our passions that are the problem — it’s the Constitution itself.

We’re Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary. Help Us Stick Around for Many More.

Jacobin just turned 10. Here’s how you can help us stick around until the fight is won.

Remembering Our Friend and Comrade Michael Brooks

We lost an irreplaceable part of the Jacobin family today. Let’s honor the life and legacy of Michael Brooks.

The Long Shot of Democratic Socialism Is Our Only Shot

Mass workers’ movements transformed much of the world in the twentieth century, but they couldn’t overcome the power of capital. Today, we need a new democratic socialism to remake politics and revive working-class organizing.

Joe Biden Reminded Us That He’s Just Another Liberal Elitist

Yesterday, somebody asked Joe Biden a question about his failson Hunter. He responded by calling him fat and dumb. It’s just another reminder that “everyman” Joe Biden hates working-class people.

From Socialism to Populism and Back

The Working Families Party Has Written Itself Out of History

Make no mistake: the Working Families Party’s opaque presidential endorsement process signaled a rejection of not only Bernie Sanders but the movement emerging around him.