Even as the Biden administration vetoes Palestinian statehood, several European states are moving toward full recognition. Their dissent is a welcome crack in the West’s pro-Israel line — but they should back it up with sanctions to punish Israeli apartheid.
The FBI Agent and Informant Behind Fred Hampton’s Murder
Special Agent Roy Martin Mitchell was recognized within the FBI for his skill in developing informants in “the racial field.” Now we know the extent of Mitchell’s activities — including how they aided the killing of the Black Panther Party’s Fred Hampton.
It’s Impossible to Take Alex Garland’s Civil War Seriously
Civil War imagines a crumbling USA torn apart by militias, a crazed president, and murderous ideological rage. The problem is, director Alex Garland never tells us anything about those ideologies. Because then he might be seen as “taking a side.”
New Legislation Is Taking Aim at the Corporate Pay Gap
The corporate pay gap is rapidly widening. A proposed law would raise taxes on companies whose CEOs make 50 times more than the median pay of their employees.
No, Brexit Didn’t Make Britain a Far-Right Dystopia
The British vote to leave the European Union is often cited as a far-right breakthrough. But as anti-immigration parties surge across the EU, Europe’s own claim to represent internationalist values looks increasingly in doubt.
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.
Workplace Militancy Isn’t Enough for Labor
The uptick in high-profile strikes in recent years has been heartening. But sustaining and expanding the gains won by that militancy will require careful strategizing and deep political engagement that starts with but goes beyond the shop floor.
Industrial Workers Get Organized
Episode 2 of Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO explores the institutional formation of the CIO and the key personalities who would become the organization’s early leaders, John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman.
Turkey’s Economic Crisis Is Eroding Erdoğan’s Popularity
Facing international pressure, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has embraced Western economic policy orthodoxy. This has meant giving up the clientelistic redistribution that has helped Erdoğan’s party maintain popularity amid severe economic crisis.
Ken Loach Is Back With One Final Film
Jacobin sat down with legendary director Ken Loach at the age of 87 to talk about his latest and final film, The Old Oak; the influence of the Czech New Wave on his movies; and why Hollywood filmmaking is antithetical to the working-class experience.
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.
Biden’s War on Gaza Is in Violation of International Law
There is no ambiguity about the fact that Joe Biden’s administration is in flagrant violation of international law for its support of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. No one seems to care.
Liberals’ Heated Fascism Rhetoric Sidesteps Self-Reflection
In response to the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency, Democrats are dusting off apocalyptic rhetoric of looming fascism and total democratic collapse. It’s a self-soothing deflection of responsibility more than anything else.
The Long Beach Post Is Union Busting in Broad Daylight
Striking Long Beach Post journalists say they are fighting against layoffs, corporate media consolidation, and union-busting labor law violations.
Documenting Six Months of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
For six months, Israel has been deliberately killing civilians in Gaza and destroying infrastructure to make the area uninhabitable. Israeli academic Lee Mordechai summarizes the horrific results of an operation that is wholly immoral and criminal.