The tipped worker subminimum wage keeps service employees’ livelihoods subject to the whims of bosses and customers. Momentum to end that subminimum wage is growing in cities like Washington, DC, but industry groups are mobilizing to maintain the status quo. A waiter...
Sports are one of the few spaces in American society genuinely guided by ideas of fairness and meritocracy. But AAU basketball, with its pay-to-play leagues and corporate sponsorships, is ruining this experience for millions of young people. Bedford High sophomore...
Ari Aster’s new film, Eddington, pulls no punches against the Right or the Left. Yet its message is anything but moderate. Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in Eddington. (A24) I did myself no favors by checking to see what critics are saying about Ari Aster’s new...
After Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Big Tech firms continue to be battered by antitrust lawsuits stemming from prior administrations. The cases could even lead to the forced breakup of some of the tech giants. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.,...
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has signed Europe up to a humiliating, unequal trade deal with the United States. The terms dictated by Donald Trump reflect Europe’s vassal status as an increasingly junior partner to US empire. President Donald Trump shakes hands with...
Panamanians have taken to the streets to protest neoliberal austerity, Canadian mining, and US military presence. Raúl Mulino’s right-wing government, closely allied with North American interests, has responded by arresting thousands. Riot police fire at protesters...
In Germany, podcaster Ole Nymoen has become public enemy number one for supporters of the government’s rearmament campaign. He spoke to Jacobin about his new book against militarization and on the need for a renewed peace movement. German soldiers march during a...
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap talks to Jacobin about attempts to punish the band for its vocal stance on Palestine: “[The censors] won’t stop us from speaking out.” After Kneecap used one of the most prominent stages in the music world to denounce Israel’s war in Gaza as...
A judge who sealed a slew of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents that could implicate others is the same Chevron-connected judge who threw the book at Steven Donziger. She has another potential conflict of interest when it comes to the Epstein files. Deborah Blohm,...
Not content to torment the Ivy League, Republicans are seeking authoritarian control over working-class public universities like the City University of New York. The latest salvo: allegedly firing four adjuncts for their support of Palestine. CUNY chancellor Félix V....
Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill funnels tens of billions of additional dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement — meaning the agency will have three times as much to spend next year as it did this year. An ICE agent at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on...
How much longer will we watch Israel starve children to death and massacre civilians seeking food before American political leaders put a stop to this madness? A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe...