The Private Option
A growing industry has a simple message to the victims of the US medical system — heal thyself.
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.
From Day Care Centers to Prisons
In the 1960s, America discovered the problem of child abuse. But instead of universal childcare, we got prisons.
Ending the Amazon Hunger Games
Luring corporations like Amazon with hefty tax breaks impoverishes cities and starves public services. We should put an end to it once and for all.
New York’s Property Tax Is Theft
Under New York City’s byzantine property tax system, billionaires pay lower rates than bus drivers.
You Can’t Trust Capitalists
Some CEOs are endorsing Medicare for All. For socialists, that could be a trap.
A Recession-Era Economic Myth Goes Up In Smoke
For years, the media was filled with stories about jobs going unfilled due to a lack of qualified workers. Now we know how wrong they were.
Under Neoliberalism, You Can Be Your Own Tyrannical Boss
A new study finds an alarming rise in a novel form of psychological distress. Call it “neoliberal perfectionism.”
The Bureaucratic Nightmare of Incrementalism
America’s patchwork system of social services makes it hard to care for ourselves.
Targeted Social Programs Make Easy Targets
Trump’s assault on Medicaid highlights the cancer at the heart of the US welfare state: means-testing.
Tom Brady Is Trying to Kill You
Go ahead and watch Tom Brady play football today, but whatever you do, don’t read his book.
The Purge of New York
How real estate barons and investment bankers plotted the destruction of working-class New York.
The Christmas Paradox
Once a year, the rich decide that “the undeserving poor” need help after all.
Beyond the Liberal Voting Rights Agenda
We should expand voting rights to advance democracy — not just the Democratic Party.
Pinkerton 2.0
The government runs a publicly funded spy training program for corporate America. It’s called the CIA.
Ed Lee (1952–2017)
Under Ed Lee, San Francisco was remade into a playground for tech capitalists and real estate developers.
The “Death Tax” Cargo Cult
With its assault on the estate tax, the GOP is demonstrating that it’s not even under the thumb of the 1 percent, but the 0.2 percent.
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Class conflict isn’t something we choose to engage in. It’s just how capitalism works.
Net Neutrality Is Just the Beginning
The internet faces a choice: corporate monopoly or public control.
Why Are Rich People So Anxious?
What happens when your moral code is tied to the bottom line.
The Postal Banking Solution
The post office can offer financial services that private banks won’t. In fact, it’s done it before.