Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.
In Georgia, a National Election Is a Geopolitical Struggle - Jacobin
Oct 25, 2024 · Georgian liberals hope Saturday’s election will see a shift toward pro-EU parties. Yet the Georgian state’s dependence on bigger powers is making the country’s politics part of a wider geopolitical contest, as tensions rise between the US, Russia, and China.
Don’t Despair: Trump Isn’t Invincible - Jacobin
After spending a few days in shell-shocked mode, I started thinking seriously about what went wrong on Tuesday and how we can defeat Trumpism. And I’m here to tell you that the news isn’t all bad. 1. Blame the Democratic Party establishment. Tuesday’s loss is what happens when you leave workers behind for decades, from Bill Clinton’s ...
Israel Is Ethnically Cleansing Northern Gaza - Jacobin
Oct 21, 2024 · One year into genocide, Israel continues to massacre Palestinians with impunity in Gaza. On Saturday, Israel carried out a horrific massacre in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, killing at least one hundred Palestinians, mostly women and children. The death toll is expected to rise dramatically, as hundreds are fatally wounded, missing, or trapped under rubble.
Confronting the Death Drive in Trump’s America - Jacobin
Oct 27, 2024 · Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," screams "Freedom" inside the US Senate chamber after the US Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
There’s No Pride in a Dick Cheney Endorsement - Jacobin
Oct 25, 2024 · During a recent appearance on The Daily Show, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz touted the broad coalition supporting him and his running mate, Kamala Harris.“Dick Cheney, Bernie Sanders, Taylor Swift . . .” It’s the kind of reference to former Vice President Cheney that Harris, Walz, and their surrogates have …
In Austria, Communists Could Get Back Into Parliament - Jacobin
Austria’s Communist Party hasn’t had an MP since 1959. But after years showing its worth in bread-and-butter local campaigns, the party has a realistic chance of a breakthrough in Sunday’s general election.
What Brazil’s Showdown With Elon Musk Was Really About - Jacobin
Oct 22, 2024 · The good news is those concerns are being addressed in a series of antitrust cases on both sides of the Atlantic. The not-so-good news is that almost none of them get to the root of the existential threat that Big Tech poses for free societies.
It’s Time to End the War in Ukraine - Jacobin
Nov 22, 2024 · “Be reasonable.” After Joe Biden’s administration authorized Ukrainian forces to use long-range US missiles to attack targets inside Russia this week, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, urged Moscow not to overreact. Russian authorities asserted that the strikes using ATACMS missiles must have relied on direct US operational involvement, and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke of a ...
Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election? - Jacobin
Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.