US Foreign Aid Was Always About Furthering US Interests

Donald Trump’s freezing of US foreign aid has set off alarms across the foreign policy establishment — largely because aid has been such an effective means of furthering US and European geopolitical interests, especially in Latin America.

In Elon Musk, Libertarianism and Authoritarianism Combine

Elon Musk’s appearances at the Trump inauguration and a rally for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland don’t just hark back to the past. They fuse authoritarian nationalism with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak.

Will Chief Justice Roberts Stop Trump’s Funding Freeze?

As Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze creates a constitutional crisis that seems headed to the Supreme Court, a 1985 memo shows current chief justice John Roberts declaring that a president has no authority to block required spending.

Amazon’s Retribution in Quebec Should Be a Wake-Up Call

In response to a successful unionization effort at a warehouse in Quebec, Amazon is shuttering its operations in the entire province. Its punitive behavior demonstrates that traditional organizing methods won’t work on the corporate behemoth.

Will Bidenomics Survive Donald Trump?

Last week, Trump signed executive orders targeting Biden-era green infrastructure spending. Republican politicians, whose states have benefitted from these policies, will now have to decide whether they care more about austerity or a manufacturing renewal.

Trump’s Education Agenda Is a Big Vulnerability

Donald Trump is pushing an elite-driven school privatization project that is deeply unpopular with his base. It offers a golden political opportunity for Democrats, if only they would seize it.

Economic Democracy Is the Only Practical Cure for Our Crises

The capitalist financial system blocks democratic control over investment by its very nature. We need a new model of democratic finance that can address our urgent social and environmental needs.

The South Is Unorganized, Not Backward

Organized labor and progressive politics do not fail in the South because of some ingrained cultural pathology. They fail because its interracial labor movement was, and continues to be, systematically suppressed.

Tariffs Are a Costly Nonsolution to the US’s Social Crisis

Donald Trump has touted his planned tariffs as a way of protecting American workers. They’ll do little to reverse industrial decline but will drive up costs for the average American.

Gillian Rose’s Philosophy Works Through the Left’s Failures

For Gillian Rose, the work of philosophy was to confront the myths and blind spots that sustain capitalism and dignify injustice. The result was a Marxism hostile to political dogmas of all kinds.

Presence Is an Engrossing Experiment in Supernatural Cinema

Steven Soderbergh’s low-budget haunted house flick Presence puts the viewer in the point of view of the ghost. It’s a thrilling experiment — more like this, please.

The Political Force Behind Zionism

In the aftermath of the Gaza cease-fire, Ilan Pappé’s analysis of the enduring power of the Israel lobby feels more urgent than ever. His sweeping history traces its rise and the challenges it has faced as global criticism of Israel has intensified.

We Were Tortured in Assad’s Jail

Supporters of the revolution in Rojava, Oğuz Yüzgeç and Sercan Üstündaş spent the last three years in a Damascus jail. Following their release last month, they told Jacobin about the torture they suffered and what they expect from post-Assad Syria.

Raz Segal: Genocide Denial in Holocaust Studies

Scholar Raz Segal recounts the strange experience of being attacked as an antisemite, despite being Jewish himself and studying the Holocaust and other genocides, for the high crime of opposing Israel’s slaughter in Gaza.

US Foreign Aid Was Always About Furthering US Interests

Donald Trump’s freezing of US foreign aid has set off alarms across the foreign policy establishment — largely because aid has been such an effective means of furthering US and European geopolitical interests, especially in Latin America.

In Elon Musk, Libertarianism and Authoritarianism Combine

Elon Musk’s appearances at the Trump inauguration and a rally for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland don’t just hark back to the past. They fuse authoritarian nationalism with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak.

Will Chief Justice Roberts Stop Trump’s Funding Freeze?

As Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze creates a constitutional crisis that seems headed to the Supreme Court, a 1985 memo shows current chief justice John Roberts declaring that a president has no authority to block required spending.

Amazon’s Retribution in Quebec Should Be a Wake-Up Call

In response to a successful unionization effort at a warehouse in Quebec, Amazon is shuttering its operations in the entire province. Its punitive behavior demonstrates that traditional organizing methods won’t work on the corporate behemoth.

Will Bidenomics Survive Donald Trump?

Last week, Trump signed executive orders targeting Biden-era green infrastructure spending. Republican politicians, whose states have benefitted from these policies, will now have to decide whether they care more about austerity or a manufacturing renewal.

Trump’s Education Agenda Is a Big Vulnerability

Donald Trump is pushing an elite-driven school privatization project that is deeply unpopular with his base. It offers a golden political opportunity for Democrats, if only they would seize it.

Economic Democracy Is the Only Practical Cure for Our Crises

The capitalist financial system blocks democratic control over investment by its very nature. We need a new model of democratic finance that can address our urgent social and environmental needs.

The South Is Unorganized, Not Backward

Organized labor and progressive politics do not fail in the South because of some ingrained cultural pathology. They fail because its interracial labor movement was, and continues to be, systematically suppressed.

Tariffs Are a Costly Nonsolution to the US’s Social Crisis

Donald Trump has touted his planned tariffs as a way of protecting American workers. They’ll do little to reverse industrial decline but will drive up costs for the average American.

Gillian Rose’s Philosophy Works Through the Left’s Failures

For Gillian Rose, the work of philosophy was to confront the myths and blind spots that sustain capitalism and dignify injustice. The result was a Marxism hostile to political dogmas of all kinds.

Presence Is an Engrossing Experiment in Supernatural Cinema

Steven Soderbergh’s low-budget haunted house flick Presence puts the viewer in the point of view of the ghost. It’s a thrilling experiment — more like this, please.

The Political Force Behind Zionism

In the aftermath of the Gaza cease-fire, Ilan Pappé’s analysis of the enduring power of the Israel lobby feels more urgent than ever. His sweeping history traces its rise and the challenges it has faced as global criticism of Israel has intensified.

We Were Tortured in Assad’s Jail

Supporters of the revolution in Rojava, Oğuz Yüzgeç and Sercan Üstündaş spent the last three years in a Damascus jail. Following their release last month, they told Jacobin about the torture they suffered and what they expect from post-Assad Syria.

Raz Segal: Genocide Denial in Holocaust Studies

Scholar Raz Segal recounts the strange experience of being attacked as an antisemite, despite being Jewish himself and studying the Holocaust and other genocides, for the high crime of opposing Israel’s slaughter in Gaza.