Joe Biden Cleared a Very Low Bar in Last Night’s Debate
Pundits are declaring Joe Biden the winner of last night’s debate. They’re conveniently ignoring the lies he told about his civil rights and immigration record.
791 Article(s) by: Branko Marcetic
Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.
Requiem for a Chickenhawk
John Bolton is a glassy-eyed fanatic who wants to wage war on the entire world. Miraculously and thankfully, his tenure in the Trump White House before being fired by the president was largely a failure.
Climate Advocates Are Nearly Unanimous: Bernie’s Green New Deal Is Best
We asked longtime climate advocates which candidate has the best and boldest plan to halt climate change. The answer was nearly unanimous: Bernie Sanders.
UN Peacekeepers Are Not Your Friends
Even for the United Nations, bombs and troops are increasingly the solution to problems created by an unjust global economy.
For Humanity, David Koch Died Decades Too Late
David Koch was an evil man who dedicated his life to evil. Humanity will be coping with the damage he did for centuries.
Bernie Is Right to Go After Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post
The corporate media is freaking out over Bernie’s criticism of Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post. They're not only wrong, they're hypocrites.
Jeffrey Epstein Is the Face of the Billionaire Class
The Jeffrey Epstein story is a case study of the abuses and pathologies inherent to extreme wealth. The only way to stop them is to create a world without billionaires.
Why the Right Hates Ilhan Omar
The Right hates Ilhan Omar — but not just out of racism. They know she's a threat because she fights for workers of all races and creeds.
Last Night’s Debate Was a Throwback to a Darker Time
Sometimes it’s hard to remember what Democratic Party politics was like before Bernie Sanders threw his hat into the ring four years ago. Last night was a grim reminder.
Why They Hate Bernie
Remember the frenzied, paranoid style of right-wing anti-Clintonism? The lies, the conspiracy theories, the deeply personal disgust? Well, it’s back — only this time it’s migrated to the Democratic Party and its unhinged attacks on Bernie Sanders.
Joe Biden Was One of the Iraq War’s Most Enthusiastic Backers
Joe Biden didn’t just vote to invade Iraq — he worked hard alongside George W. Bush to persuade the public to back it. Biden holds significant responsibility for the bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq and the surrounding region since the invasion.
A Rough Night for Biden
It was inevitable that Biden’s unsavory record would eventually get the scrutiny it deserves. Last night, it finally started to happen.
Bernie Sanders, Socialist New Dealer
For decades, neoliberal Democrats have chipped away at the gains made through New Deal reforms. Bernie Sanders wants to deepen and defend those gains.
The Zombie-Investor Apocalypse
There’s no use in asking why vacant housing and homelessness exist despite the presence of the super-wealthy. These issues exist directly because of them.
Trump Is Attacking the First Amendment. Not Enough Progressives Are Pushing Back.
Julian Assange’s prosecution is being used as a test case to unravel First Amendment protections that the press has long taken for granted. Yet some important left-wing elected officials aren’t fighting back.
Mike Gravel Should Be on the 2020 Debate Stage
Mike Gravel's hellraising efforts against US imperialism have had real, lasting effects. The public should get to hear his views in the 2020 Democratic primary debates.
How Obama Failed
On every level, the Obama administration couldn't break with neoliberalism. We're living with its failures today.
Iran Is Being Threatened by John Bolton and His Rogue State
As Trump careens toward a war with Iran, he’s managed to prove one thing: any country that’s the target of US hostility would be crazy not to acquire nuclear weapons.
Bring Back the Real Mother’s Day
Today’s version of Mother’s Day is a festival of greeting cards and commercial kitsch. But it began as a radical campaign against militarism and brutality.
From Russiagate to Gunboat Diplomacy
Russiagate hysteria is already being used to push Trump into an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. It's a disastrous result of a pointless delusion.