We Can Have Beautiful Public Housing
From Vienna to Chile, the success of social housing for the working and middle classes shows how beautiful homes can coexist with urban housing for all.
363 Articles by: Meagan Day
Meagan Day is an associate editor and former staff writer at Jacobin. She is the coauthor of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism.
The Midterms’ Winners, Losers, and Double-Losers
By running to the right, Democrats insist on losing twice: at the polls and in constructing an inspiring agenda. Bold left-wing politics are our only hope for long-term, substantive victory.
The Struggle For Rent Control
In California’s fight over Proposition 10, it’s Wall Street versus the working class.
Lyft Is Not Your Friend
Lyft is the latest brand trying to build market share by posing as a “progressive” corporation. But the fight can’t be good corporations against bad ones — it’s working people against capitalism.
Mike Davis on the Crimes of Socialism and Capitalism
We’ve heard for decades that socialism has a body count. But how does it compare to capitalism? Mike Davis discusses Stalin, Mao, and the staggering holocausts of capitalism’s nineteenth-century heyday.
“We’re Having Those Light-Bulb Moments”
Democratic socialist and Pennsylvania State House candidate Kristin Seale talks to Jacobin about Medicare for All, the state of class consciousness in America, and the Democrats’ failure to challenge right-wing talking points.
Ending Economic Conscription
How can we take on the American military machine? By starving it of recruits and building up the civilian welfare state.
Billionaire Bureaucrats
There are many subtleties to capitalist domination over the state. When the mega-rich literally assume office, those subtleties go out the window.
Bernie’s New Internationalist Vision
Right-wing populism is advancing across the world. Bernie Sanders wants to fight back.
“The Courts Are Political”
Legal scholar Jedediah Purdy talks about Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court’s looming crisis of legitimacy, and how the Left can take advantage of that crisis.
Austerity By Paperwork
Complicated eligibility requirements are meant to undermine social programs. Arkansas just proved how well they work with its new Medicaid rules.
The Banality of Brett Kavanaugh
The guys like Brett Kavanaugh who run the show have no special qualities or insights that should oblige us to put up with their bullshit. They would hate for us to realize that.
Friends In High Places
When the state offers unions a seat at the table, it can make their members politically passive. Is the trade-off worth it?
Segregation Is Back — And It’s Profitable
Capitalism has ushered in a new era of racial segregation in the Bay Area. To change course, we need to fight the economic exploitation that’s driving it.
Why Socialists Should Care About Felon Voting Laws
Universal suffrage has been a central objective for socialists from the start. We still have plenty of work left to do.
“We Need a New Economy That Works for the Many”
Jovanka Beckles is a democratic socialist running for California state assembly. In an interview, she explains how she fought oil giant Chevron, how to fix California’s housing crisis, and why capitalism isn’t working for average Californians.
For Corporate Politicians, Julia Salazar’s Victory Is a Bad Omen
Julia Salazar’s victory in New York shows how far the corporate political establishment will go to suppress working-class politics — and why they’re going to fail.
Workers Are Treading Water
US household incomes saw a small uptick in 2017. But for the working class, the larger picture remains largely bleak.
The Shocking Attack On Teacher Pay
Working three jobs, renting out their homes: decades of regressive tax cuts have driven the teacher wage penalty to record levels — and are forcing educators to take desperate measures.
Emperor Musk
The disappearance of kings and emperors didn’t end domination by powerful individuals — capitalism just transformed it. Julius Caesar has given way to Elon Musk.