Mapping the Decline
How the neoliberal project’s very own fifty-state strategy left poverty and low wages in its wake.
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America the Laggard
By virtually any measure, people in the United States are worse off than those in other rich countries. There’s no disputing the impact of our weak entitlements and paltry labor protections.
The Great Divergence
It used to be better to be a low-wage worker in the United States than in France. That hasn’t been the case for a long while.
Letters + Internet Speaks
Send us your deepest thoughts — we’ll try to publish them.
The Enemy Within
Leaked messages from Labour Party staff littered with casual racism and sexism show that they worked against Jeremy Corbyn and wanted to keep the Tories in power.
The Social Democracy Index
We looked at the best polling from the 2020 primary season. Turns out, you can spot a Bernie Sanders supporter not just by their age, but by their support for social-democratic policies.
Jacobin’s Racial Justice Reading List
The point of a reading list should be to understand the world in order to change it. Here are ten essential books that can help inform the struggle for racial justice today.
Interpreter of Maladies
Here’s a guide to the words you should probably know, even if you don’t want to think about them.
Letters + Celebrities Speak
Life is better if you own a yacht.
It Takes a Herd
Simply put, vaccination saves lives.
Virulence and Contagiousness
Deadly pathogens may kill their host before the host has a chance to pass on the pathogen. That’s why there tends to be a trade-off between virulence and contagiousness.
An Urgent Appeal for Your Support
We’ve avoided making an appeal up to this point, but if you’re able, we’d appreciate your support.
We Need Better Drugs
We’re in a race with bacteria to develop new classes of antibiotics. The free market isn’t helping.
A Pandemic Foretold
Thirty years ago, an urgent report about microbial threats to public health was ignored by policymakers.
Get a Free Ebook Version of The ABCs of Capitalism
Political organizing is hard — political education shouldn’t have to be. We’re now offering our ABCs of Capitalism series as free ebooks.
David Sirota Joins the Jacobin Team
Bernie 2020 senior adviser and speechwriter David Sirota will join Jacobin as an editor at large.
“Bolivia’s Postcoup Regime Did Nothing to Stop the Virus”
Six months after the coup in Bolivia, Luis Arce is presidential candidate for Evo Morales’s MAS. Oliver Vargas interviewed him about the postcoup regime, its handling of coronavirus, and what the delayed election means for the Left’s chances of returning to power.
We’ve Got Another Seven Videos and a Podcast Out This Week
From the case against Joe Biden to the economics of a feasible socialism and a new EP Thompson podcast, we have a busy week of audio and video content for you.
Weekends With Ana Kasparian and Michael Brooks
This Saturday at 1 PM Eastern, we’re debuting a live YouTube show, “Weekends,” hosted by Ana Kasparian and Michael Brooks. Liberals are hypocrites, conservatives are cruel, but we have an alternative.
We’re Doing Seven Live Videos This Week
From discussing what a socialist economy could look like in the 21st century to why we should be wary of “woke neoliberalism” to Matt Bruenig on the Nordic model and more – we’re doing a ton of live videos this week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and tune in!