Arsène Tchakarian (1916–2018)
Arsène Tchakarian was the last surviving member of a Communist military unit in the French Resistance. Mainly Jews and immigrants, they risked everything to fight the Nazi occupation.
241 Articles by: David Broder
David Broder is Jacobin’s Europe editor and a historian of French and Italian communism.
A Life on the Front Line
One day in 1944, Madeleine Riffaud saw a German officer walking through Nazi-occupied Paris and shot him dead in broad daylight. At 93, she is one of the last survivors of the French Resistance.
When the Americans Came
Bombed by the US Air Force at the height of World War II, Rome’s San Lorenzo district symbolizes the resilience of a popular antifascism.
Domenico Losurdo (1941–2018)
Domenico Losurdo was an acute critic of liberal hypocrisy and double standards in history writing.
The Good Old Days
Madeleine Albright’s Fascism: A Warning is full of criticism of Trump — but it’s silent on the swamp from which he emerged.
Salvini’s Triumph
The collapse of the planned coalition government in Italy opens the way for a fresh breakthrough for Matteo Salvini’s hard-right Lega.
Discovering Shanghai in Paris
Mao’s Little Red Book united student radicals with Third World guerrillas.
Why We Fought
Luciana Castellina on the real ’68.
Historically Compromised
Aldo Moro’s murder on May 9, 1978 blocked the Italian Communists’ route to government and ushered in an age of political fragmentation.
Macron’s Anniversary
It’s been a year since Emmanuel Macron was elected. His “start-up presidency” is a liberal dystopia.
The Memory of the Defeated
Today marks the anniversary of Benito Mussolini’s execution. But the legacy of his regime continues to linger in Italian politics.
Notes on Italy’s Election
After yesterday’s Italian election, the old is dying and something superficially different but not altogether new has been born.
The Strike Against Fear
On this day in 1943, a strike in Italy’s FIAT company marked the beginning of the end for Mussolini.
Italy Is the Future
Today’s Italian election has much to tell us about Europe’s future.
The Experiment
Italy’s Five Star Movement offers a hollow promise of democracy.
Italy’s Past Glories
As Italy’s election approaches this weekend, the decline of its communist tradition still haunts the country’s left.
The Gross Coalition
As Italians get ready to go to the polls this weekend, the center-left is preparing to do a deal with Silvio Berlusconi.
Italy’s Missing Euro Debate
The euro was at the center of Italian political debate for years. But, as election day approaches, the issue has vanished from the stage.
Italy’s Terrible Alternatives
Northern League, Five Star Movement… Berlusconi? Why the Right is set to dominate the Italian election.
Two Catalonias
The December 21 Catalan election saw a narrow pro-independence majority and a region more divided than ever.