JACOBIN

YESTERDAY

Why Environmentalists Are Still Losing

Dissatisfaction at established green parties and environmental NGOs has fed the rise of more confrontational forms of activism. The task can’t just be to raise awareness but to mobilize millions of people in fighting for their own interests.

Mayor Andrew Cuomo Would Be More of the Same for New York

Andrew Cuomo has appointed himself as the savior of New York City in the race for mayor. But many of the city’s problems are the direct result of his decade of underfunding our critical services, and he’s far from a corruption-free candidate himself.

This Year’s CPAC Was a Carnival of Triumph and Spite

The Conservative Political Action Conference was a pageant of outlandish costumes and cruel humor. But don’t be distracted by the sideshows: the MAGA right takes itself very seriously, and it’s hard at work forming a transnational far-right alliance.

Is This Really the “Age of Class Dealignment? ”

Class dealignment perspectives tend to overstate the extent to which center-left parties can boost their fortunes today through a strict focus on pocketbook issues.

For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance

The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.

Liberal Delusions Won’t Save Ukraine

For some liberals, Donald Trump’s decision to humiliate Volodymyr Zelensky showed that he’s a Russian stooge. But Trump’s crudeness is just a more striking illustration that Ukraine’s future is subject to US realpolitik.

MARCH 2. 2025

Seattle Has Voted to Build Social Housing

In February, Seattle voters approved a ballot initiative to levy a tax on businesses to fund the construction of democratically governed social housing. Jacobin spoke with one of the campaign’s lead organizers about the measure.

When a Wildfire Comes for Your Home, Will DOGE Stop It?

The Trump administration’s cuts have targeted personnel who work to prevent wildfires and support firefighters as they battle blazes. With fire season approaching and climate change intensifying the risks, disaster is looming on the horizon.

Health Paranoia and the Politics of MAHA

The Make America Healthy Again movement reflects legitimate anxieties about illness, modernity, and the long-term effects of capitalist development. But its response — self-optimization and deregulation — deflects that fear rather than challenging its cause.

Marxism for the Man in the Streets

A new biography of Laurence Gronlund, a long-forgotten yet pivotal Marxian propagandist, sheds light on the rich complexities of Gilded Age socialism — one that forces us to consider how we package and present socialist ideas.

MARCH 1. 2025

Jeff Bezos Is Scared to Have an Open Debate on Economics

In an admission of intellectual weakness, the Washington Post’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, announced that the paper will no longer publish perspectives critical of the economic status quo. If his ideas are defensible, why is he so squeamish about debate?

Purging Scientific Datasets to Fight “Wokeness” and “Waste”

Astrophysicist Clara Sousa-Silva needs data on Earth’s climate to accurately observe space. Earlier this month, she discovered that crucial climate datasets had disappeared. When DOGE cuts accelerated, more data vanished.

Organizing the Battery Belt

In deep-red Hardin County, Kentucky, workers are trying to unionize a new electric vehicle battery plant. If Donald Trump scraps the IRA, it may cost thousands of his supporters safe, well-paying jobs.

I’m Still Here Is Worthy of Oscar Hype

Walter Salles’s I’m Still Here is the true story of a left-wing political family in Brazil caught up in the dark days of the military dictatorship. It’s a riveting story with incredible character and period detail that deserves an Oscar this Sunday.