The Myth of the Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire
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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.
When Ramparts Reigned
How Ramparts went from Catholic literary magazine to the vanguard of the New Left.
A Line in the Sand
Bernie Sanders’ Workplace Democracy Act promises a fundamental shift of power toward working people.
UC Workers on Strike
They’re fighting against austerity and privatization — and for the very idea of public institutions.
A Field Guide to the New Red-Baiting
Faced with a historic public-sector strike wave, anti-labor forces are sharpening their rhetorical weapons.
There’s Always Another Crisis
Why the Left needs to start preparing for the next recession now.
Quitting Cold Turkey
Drug trials run by pharmaceutical companies are a disaster for public health. Fortunately, there’s an alternative.
The Democrats and the Deficit Con
Dick Cheney was right: deficits don’t matter. If only Democrats would learn.
The Conference Room Is Replacing the Courtroom
Workers are increasingly being blocked from suing abusive bosses. Welcome to the rigged world of “mandatory arbitration.”
The Medicaid Patchwork
In theory, Medicaid is America’s national health insurance program for the poor. But there’s nothing “national” about it — and the poor suffer as a result.
The Bankers’ Coup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the only federal agency that protects ordinary people from Wall Street. That’s why it’s being dismantled.
Off the Map
People with disabilities who rely on local public transit are getting squeezed between gentrification and austerity.
The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
Self-help millionaire Tim Ferriss is a fraud. But his success says a lot about modern capitalism and its discontents.
The Latest Health Care Racket
A saline shortage in hospitals shows how shameless corporations are holding our health care system hostage.
Voting For the Boss
Employers are leveraging their power over workers to sway employees’ votes.
Suddenly, the Unemployable Are Finding Jobs
With a tightening labor market, CEOs are chasing after the same workers they once derided as unemployable.
What Pat Robertson Teaches Us
Once marginal and reviled, evangelical Christians became a vital political bloc in the 1980s thanks to resolute organizing.
Working Hard, Hardly Working
A new report shows Americans are working longer hours — even as millions can’t find jobs at all.
“It Was About the Insurance Fix”
West Virginia teachers are engaged in an inspiring illegal strike. They’re also showing why we desperately need Medicare for All.
Rich People Kill Themselves
Today, the rich have access to the finest medical treatments backed up by the most rigorous science. Some of them decide to take mushroom elixirs instead.