Jacobin

History shows us that when authoritarianism rears its head, whether it takes root depends on the labor movement’s response. That’s...

In his epic new history of the Western Hemisphere, America, América, Greg Grandin recounts how the great Cuban revolutionary José...

In 1950, sociologist David Riesman’s The Lonely Crowd posited that a strong sense of conformity in America was replacing genuine...

Two Chinese Communist Party intelligence officers sit across from each other in a windowless room, incense smoke curling up from...

The Trump administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance yesterday prohibiting states from wiping medical debt from consumers’ credit...

Scholars have touted our age as the “Asian century,” with the emergence of two Asian giants in the world economic...

Mutual recriminations abound between those who think now is the time for Democrats to focus on rebuilding trust with working-class...

Ireland’s presidential election was a resounding victory for the Left. Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent backed by parties representing every...

The US military is a behemoth that covers nearly the entirety of the planet, and the extent of the damage...

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, more than 1,300 Spirit Halloween stores have temporarily opened their doors across the United States and Canada,...

David Garland In a way, this is the guts of the book. First, the story I’m telling is about political...

American democracy is on the ropes. Donald Trump and his billionaire backers are doing everything possible to transform our country...