Your Party: A Left for Itself
The farcical spat that has riven Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s “Your Party” exposes a Left increasingly focused on itself rather than on the class it aims to mobilize.
169 Article(s) by: Bhaskar Sunkara
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Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin, the president of the Nation magazine, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality.
What Americans Think of Democratic Socialism
A new national poll shows democratic socialism has made enormous strides over the last decade. But to grow beyond blue strongholds, its champions will need to continue to anchor campaigns in bread-and-butter economics.
Jacobin Turns 15 Today
Here’s why we still publish.
Can Zohran Mamdani Expand the Left’s Base?
As Zohran Mamdani mounts a surging campaign for NYC mayor, his bid is becoming a model to replicate for the next wave of the US left. Can he expand his appeal to working-class demographics the Left has so far struggled to reach?
The Age of Class Dealignment
Over the course of decades, social democracy abandoned workers. Then workers abandoned social democracy.
From Chile to Grenada, Socialism Is What Capitalists Are Really Afraid Of
The history of socialist politics in the Global South shows that all capitalists want a government that will govern unapologetically in their interests — and would prefer the intervention of foreign powers than democracy and socialism at home.
The Verdict on Henry Kissinger
In the United States, one of the twentieth century’s most prolific butchers died as he lived — beloved by the rich and powerful, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine
German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”
The Left in Purgatory
Socialists in the United States are stuck. How do we become masters of our own fate?
Jacobin in Purgatory
Stuck in the middle with you.
Remembering Michael Jamal Brooks
Michael sought to make the world rather than be made by it.
We’re Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary. Help Us Stick Around for Many More.
Jacobin just turned 10. Here's how you can help us stick around until the fight is won.
Remembering Our Friend and Comrade Michael Brooks
We lost an irreplaceable part of the Jacobin family today. Let’s honor the life and legacy of Michael Brooks.
A Make or Break Year
The future of socialism hangs in the balance — and Jacobin has an important role to play.
Jacobin Is for the Children
Help keep Jacobin alive for generations to come.
The Jacobin World Cup Jersey
We made 100 football jerseys to celebrate the World Cup and support our work.
Our Annual Physical
Everything’s fine but our wallet.
Lessons From the First Red Century
"We want a left that can learn from 1917 Russia and 1976 Sweden."
The Few Who Won
How should we understand the October Revolution and its tragic aftermath?
