Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia’s Overdue Reckoning
For decades, Saudi Arabia has gotten a free pass from the US for its unabashed brutality. But Jamal Khashoggi's alleged murder may finally be a step too far.
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.
Nikki Haley Was No Different
After resigning as UN ambassador, Nikki Haley was hailed as a moderate voice in Donald Trump’s administration. That's absurd: she was just as belligerently pro-war as the rest of Trump’s appointees.
The CIA, Asleep at the Wheel
Not only does the CIA undermine democracy and sow chaos abroad — according to a new book, the agency deliberately held back information about future 9/11 hijackers in the US.
The Trump Administration’s Climate Nihilism
Trump administration officials now admit that climate disaster is real and on its way soon — they just don’t care.
The Hospital That Held a City Hostage
The infuriating saga of UPMC, Pittsburgh’s abusive, profit-hungry hospital giant, is a cautionary tale. The lesson? Private economic power must be subjected to democratic control.
Their War Criminal Problem — And Ours
The media finds it worrisome when ultranationalist leaders are fêted overseas. Then they do exactly the same thing at home.
The Paradox of the Pro-Trump #Resistance
Jon Kyl will make a fitting Senate replacement for John McCain. He’s hailed by Trump critics — and a stalwart supporter of Trump and his agenda.
The Biggest Trump Scandal So Far
The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was bungling, insulting, and ultimately murderous. For any other politician, it would have been a career-ending debacle.
John McCain Wasn’t a Hero
John McCain's greatest achievement was convincing the world through charming banter and occasional opposition to his party's agenda that he was anything other than a reactionary, bloodthirsty war hawk.
Class Clowns
Meet the Silicon Valley “disruptors” who want to teach your kids.
Yes, Ronald Reagan Would Have Stood For Trump’s Treatment of the Press
Pundits would like you to think Trump's attacks on the press are unprecedented. But previous presidents like Reagan were even worse.
Joe Biden, the Unreliable Pro-Choice Advocate
Joe Biden's political career is one of constantly waffling on women's right to choose. He is an unreliable ally in the fight for abortion rights.
From Criminals to Heroes
Top intelligence officials like John Brennan have been posturing as Trump critics to obscure their own scandalous pasts. And many liberals are buying it.
Why Did Facebook Purge TeleSUR English?
TeleSUR English is a rare voice of dissent to US foreign policy. Is that why Facebook deleted its page?
The Anti-Fascist Boomerang
How anti-fascist speech laws end up targeting the Left.
Joe Biden, Mass Incarceration Zealot
For years, Joe Biden was determined to make Democrats the tough-on-crime party. The 1994 Crime Bill and its expansion of mass incarceration was his crowning achievement.
Joe Biden, Neoliberal
Joe Biden proudly called himself a “Third Way” Democrat who hates “class warfare.” His forty-five-year political career shows how right he was.
Joe Biden, the Hawk
If you’re looking for a president with a track record of boosting foreign intervention, expanding the surveillance state, and steadfastly backing Israel despite its war crimes, Joe Biden is your guy.
Joe Biden, the Anti-Busing Democrat
Joe Biden likes to portray himself as a civil rights champion. But in the 1970s, he was a prominent opponent of one of the era’s key desegregation measures: school busing.
An Incoherent #Resistance
Liberals venerate security and intelligence figures like Michael Hayden and James Clapper for opposing Donald Trump. But these "resisters" are just as bad as Trump on a free press and government transparency.