Prosperity Gospel
The Bible's actual takes on wealth are not what you might think.
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Church Conversions
Some Christian churches have moved on to their next lives.
New Study: Where Are All the Left Populists?
Democrats are losing working-class votes. A new study from Jacobin, ASU’s Center for Work and Democracy, and the Center for Working-Class Politics shows how few Democratic Party candidates use populist rhetoric, propose progressive economic policies, or come from working-class backgrounds.
Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolutions
The UAW has plans to organize more than 150,000 autoworkers in 2024.
Back to the Future
For 19th-century Americans, robots were practical Christians, potential spouses, and a serious threat to labor power.
Odd Bedfellows
Germany is Israel’s ride-or-die.
Economic Ennui
At the beginning of the 20th century, Argentina was one of the world’s 10 wealthiest countries by per capita income. As of 2021, it’s 86th. What happened?
Where Are All the Robots, Anyway?
Automation is booming in rural China, the strongholds of the US auto industry, and the world’s oldest countries.
Conversations With Friends
When chatbots take over the world, might they do it as members of a vanguard party?
Issue 52: Dossier
How to speak machine overlord.
Issue 52: Letters
Two takes on our rapidly aging “Aging” issue.
Issue 52: The Internet Speaks
At the next Jacobin party, we’ll all dance on Henry Kissinger’s grave.
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
A journey through your iPhone’s family tree.
All I Want for Christmas Is U(AW)
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
ChatVP
Until recently, nobody could generate meaningless platitudes more efficiently than Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Apologia Olympics
Even before his corpse was cold, the rehabilitation of Henry Kissinger had begun.
The Merry Men of r/Overemployed
Why settle for one bullshit job when you could have two?
Pros @ Cons
The most pernicious computer viruses in history have touched millions and cost billions since the early aughts.