Lula Can Win This Year’s Presidential Election in Brazil

Lula is free and polling ahead for this year’s presidential election in Brazil. Is the far right losing its stronghold in Brazilian politics?

When Cuba Provided Crucial Military Aid to African Independence Movements

Under Fidel Castro, Cuba backed independence movements across the Third World. This support was decisive in battling South African apartheid, thwarting US covert operations, and securing self-rule across southern Africa.

Why Did Putin Decide to Invade Ukraine?

It’s impossible to say for certain what could have stopped Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it is possible to situate the war in recent historical context and game out its geopolitical and economic consequences, including the effects of heavy sanctions.

Crypto Is Making Everything Worse

There’s lots of breathless chatter out there about how cryptocurrency will reshape the world. But the truth about crypto is simple: capitalists are using it to get rich and screw the rest of us.

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Not Just a Crime. It’s Also Wildly Irrational.

Very little about the horrific war that Russia is waging against Ukraine seems based on solid calculations by Vladimir Putin. It’s hard to imagine the war benefiting Russia in the long run. Why, then, is Putin waging it?

The Future of Brazilian Politics

The rule of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil has been grotesque. Is his power finally slipping?

Crypto Won’t Solve Our Problems — We Need to Democratize Money

Bitcoin was not just a consequence of public disillusionment during the 2008 financial crisis — it was also a response to neoliberal monetary policies that saw money as somehow above politics. But questions about monetary policy are questions about democracy.

The Best Thing the US Can Do for Afghanistan Is Stay Out of It

Despite four decades of imperial interventions, the United States was defeated in Afghanistan. Tariq Ali explains the long history of meddling in Afghanistan — and why the US’s defeat will set back the broader project of American military supremacy.

Today’s Evangelicalism Was Forged in the Fight Against Communism and Feminism

To some, it seemed hypocritical for evangelicals to support Donald Trump — not exactly a Christian-family-values figure. But his strong evangelical support was the culmination of the embattled cultural politics that gave rise to the modern evangelical movement.

A Socialist Primer on Monetary Policy and Inflation

Utter the words “monetary policy” and many of us fall asleep. But that policy is crucial to how capitalists exert power. Instead of leaving it to the “experts,” socialists and the labor movement should demand a democratic say in what monetary policy looks like.

The Media War w/ Adam Johnson and Eric Levitz

Chile w/ Aldo Madariaga & Camila Vergara

Capitalism Can’t Fix the Climate Crisis

Neither corporations nor liberals will stop climate disaster. The Left can.

Cornel West: “Bernie Was Crushed by Neoliberalism”

Cornel West talks to Jacobin about what the Bernie Sanders campaign represented, what its failure means, and why Democrats think they can win over black and brown voters with just “symbolic decorative changes.”

Explaining Our Morbid Political Symptoms

We can’t talk about the rise of right-wing populists like Donald Trump, reactionary and bizarre conspiracy theories like QAnon, and the increasingly pervasive sense of nihilism across global politics without talking about neoliberalism.

After 2020, There’s No Going Back to the Old America

Coronavirus has brought the United States to its knees not only due to our system’s countless weaknesses, but also because of our delusional self-assessment. Despite all evidence to the contrary, many believed that this country was invincible. That fantasy has been destroyed.

Donald Trump Is a Menace to American Democracy. But He Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere.

Liberals are right to condemn Donald Trump for his disastrous mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic and his undisguised contempt for democracy. But Trump is no aberration: his rise was only possible because of a Republican and Democratic political consensus that has ravaged American politics and society for a generation.

Bernie Must Retool His Campaign Organization, Not Dismantle It

Bernie Sanders has officially suspended his campaign, but its infrastructure is our best hope at organizing to win a just response to the coronavirus pandemic. Bernie can’t dismantle that infrastructure now — we need it more than ever.

Ilhan Omar: “Real Change Is Possible”

You might be feeling down about how the primaries are going. But the socialist left is stronger than ever. We spoke with Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar for some words of inspiration.

The Deep Roots of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies

Donald Trump’s recent expansion of the Muslim ban and bid to exclude poor immigrants is further proof that his administration is one of the most anti-immigrant in US history. But it was Trump’s predecessors, Democrats and Republicans, who made his assault on immigrants possible.