When British authorities deported Irish rebels to their Australian penal colonies, they also exported a tradition of anti-colonial resistance. Wood engraving by Andrew Garran of the Eureka Stockade in Victoria, Australia, in 1854. (The Print Collector / Getty Images)...
Evictions are uniquely destructive to children, undermining the social and institutional connections that provide kids with stability. A new study quantifies their extensive damage, from increasing child homelessness to decreasing high-school graduation rates. Angel...
The myths that billionaires earn, invent, or give their way to virtue don’t survive scrutiny. Billionaire wealth isn’t built on genius — it rests on public investment and ends with the power to shape law, labor, and markets. Zohran Mamdani speaks at an endorsement...
In the years before the October 7 attack, there was a power struggle over strategy inside Hamas. Israel’s refusal to engage with any Palestinian leaders who insisted on ending the occupation handed the initiative to Yahya Sinwar’s militarist faction. Yahya al-Sinwar...
Digital technology was sold as a liberating tool that could free individuals from state power. Yet the state security apparatus always had a different view — and now it’s taking back control of its own creation. Adam Goldstein, CEO of Archer Aviation Inc. (L), and...
Over 30 delegates from across the Global South convened in Bogotá, Colombia, this week to challenge Israeli impunity. Member states such as Colombia and South Africa ratified resolutions to ban weapons transfers and renew legal action to stop the genocide. Colombia's...
Anyone who wants to make it easier for Americans to start families should support childcare policies like the ones being proposed by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Zohran Mamdani speaking to the press about universal childcare at Columbus Park...
In her address to the Bogotá Conference earlier this week, UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese explained why the world’s nations must suspend all ties with Israel. Jacobin republishes her remarks here. Francesca Albanese...
It seems increasingly likely that artificial intelligence will mean major changes to the economy and daily life. We need a public jobs program for displaced workers, and we should regulate AI as a public utility. AI foundation models share characteristics with...
Reactionary hysterics over James Gunn’s Superman reboot bring some delight to America’s otherwise plainest superhero. Still from Superman, 2025. (DC Studios) I read all about the hysterical right-wing reaction to writer-director James Gunn’s Superman reboot and the...
Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill isn’t just a modern assault on SNAP and Medicaid — it’s the revival of a 150-year-old playbook. From Civil War pensions to modern welfare programs, political elites have long moralized against need while rationing care. Portrait...
One problem with ultrarich people like Bill Ackman is that their riches often spill over beyond the economic realm into other realms — like, in his case, the kind of delusional self-confidence that led him to buy his way into a professional tennis match. Bill Ackman...