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We Need “Outside Agitators”
Pro-Palestine student protesters are being smeared as puppets of shadowy “outside agitators.” The presence of community members and experienced activists in the protests is nothing to be ashamed of: we need outside agitators to build a better world.
Steel and the Soul of Capitalism
Episode 5 of Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO tells the story of the Little Steel strike of 1937 and the brutal context of steel organizing in the US. It was a tragic failure and a major turning point for the CIO.
Global Inequality Has Skyrocketed Since the Pandemic
Over the past four years, capital owners reaped handsome profits at the expense of the working class and the Global South. The wealthy may have recovered from the pandemic — but the world’s poor are still suffering its economic effects.
Why Nietzsche Hated Socialism
Throughout his life, Friedrich Nietzsche maintained a profound contempt for socialism. According to him, its advocates — and all other defenders of egalitarianism — had a single aim: leveling differences and suppressing individual genius.
With the development of artificial intelligence racing forward at warp speed, some of the richest men in the world may be deciding the fate of humanity right now.
The Pro-Palestine Protests Must Continue Off Campus
College students are right to raise hell about the genocide in Gaza. But the momentum can’t stop when the semester ends.
Grinnell Undergraduate Workers Have Won a First Contract
This month at Grinnell College, undergraduate student workers ratified their first contract — the first wall-to-wall undergrad worker union contract in the US. Jacobin spoke to union leaders about the victory.
Five Lessons for Palestine Activists From the ’60s Student Left
The 1960s saw massive student uprisings for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. Here are five lessons from the ’60s for Palestine solidarity protesters today.
Liberals Must Resist the New McCarthyism Over Israel Criticism
The hysteria over Palestine protests on campus that is being ginned up to protect US support for Israel’s war is the beginning of a new Red Scare. Liberals must resist it, because it will come for them, too.
ChatGPT feeds on language, outputting texts that reinforce the basic assumptions of our culture. The rise of AI forces the Left to take a hard look at the politics of language and the linguistics of Noam Chomsky.
Jeremy Corbyn: Deporting Migrants to Rwanda Is Barbaric
Britain’s Tory government has begun detaining asylum seekers in order to deport them to Rwanda. In an op-ed, Jeremy Corbyn writes that this inhumane policy is proof of how much the establishment has capitulated to the far right.
Stop Blackmailing Georgians Over EU Membership
Anti-government protests in Tbilisi have been hailed as a fight over Georgia’s European future — even though the government itself wants to join the EU. Amid the geopolitical posturing, the real issue being ignored is the chronic crisis of Georgian democracy.
Workers Say PEN America Is Slow-Walking Union Negotiations
Unionized employees, pro-Palestine activists demanding a cease-fire call, writers long-listed for a prestigious literary prize: no one seems particularly happy with PEN America right now.
Congress Wants You to Be Uncomfortable on Flights
Taking cues from airline industry lobbyists, US lawmakers are keeping an aviation bill free from clauses that would require free water for flight passengers and set minimum dimensions for seats. Why do our representatives want airline travel to be torture?