Jake Ephros is hoping to add to the groundswell of municipal socialism across the US by winning a seat on city council in Jersey City, New Jersey, this November. Jacobin talked to him about his campaign. Jake Ephros, socialist candidate for Jersey City Council:...
Feminist calls for “abolishing the family” are having a moment. The idea raises some sharp questions about how capitalism organizes care and reproductive labor, but it also carries some big blind spots. Too often, its advocates lean on a kind of functionalism —...
While the Nordic countries have long proved capable of reconciling the best aspects of liberalism with socialism, the relationship in the Anglosphere has always been troubled. A new book, and recent events in the world, suggest this may be changing. A segment of a...
Republicans are bringing a case before the Supreme Court that has the potential to eviscerate what few remaining restrictions on campaign finance we have left. Think there should be less money in US politics? Republicans and corporate litigators want more, and they...
Companies are increasingly using algorithmic management tools as a way to maximize the exploitation of workers. The power that managers gain from these tools can seem daunting, but there are opportunities that must be seized for workers to push back. Amazon warehouse...
After decades covering Latin America's tumultuous politics, legendary journalist Alma Guillermoprieto speaks to Jacobin about chronicling life in a region where destruction comes easily, bravery is necessary, democracy is elusive, and the future is uncertain. An image...
Greenland has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world. This robust state sector has helped the small island nation prosper economically over the past 50 years. (Martin Zwick / REDA / Universal Images Group via Getty...
The Trump administration is asking corporations to identify state laws “that hinder America’s economic growth, including those that burden industry.” Corporate lobbies are now responding to the Justice Department’s request with their wish lists of consumer protection...
Some of the biggest pharmaceutical firms in the nation are nearing the end of multibillion-dollar patent windfalls as their exclusive rights to produce Americans’ lifesaving medications and vaccines expire. The patent cliff could spark a massive wave of new drug...
On Monday, France joined nine other countries in recognizing Palestinian statehood. But the long delay in making this move is a litany of missed opportunities. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in France celebrate the recognition of Palestinian statehood. (Courtesy of...
Dressed up as a health crusade, MAHA is a proxy for a larger right-wing revolt against science, technology, and public institutions. It fuses lifestyle rebellion with policy agendas that hollow out the emancipatory promises of modernity. For supporters of MAHA,...
When Nepal became a republic in 2008, it aroused hopes for a fundamental transformation of Nepali society. The inability of Nepal’s left parties to deliver on those hopes created a mood of discontent among young people that exploded over the last month. Fire rages...