Bernie Against the Billionaires
Bernie Sanders is right to want to hike the estate tax — there’s no reason for billionaires to exist, and there’s definitely no reason to allow their failsons to inherit their fortunes.
299 Article(s) by: Meagan Day
Meagan Day is an associate editor at Jacobin. She is the coauthor of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism.
Cancerous Growth
The US cancer mortality rate is finally falling. But the gap in outcomes between the rich and the poor is actually widening — another reason why we need Medicare for All.
A Mighty Wind
Democrats are endorsing striking teachers. That doesn’t mean the party’s abandoning its education agenda, but it does mean that the working class is making itself harder to ignore.
You Don’t Want Hygge. You Want Social Democracy.
Hygge has exploded as a cozy, comforting interior design trend. But the security and intimacy it evokes can't be achieved by scented candles alone — that requires social democracy.
Bernie’s Plan for Racial Justice
The micro-scandals alleging that Bernie Sanders doesn’t take racism seriously won't end any time soon. We should call them what they are: cynical attacks on a politician whose commitment to racial justice is intertwined with fighting economic inequality.
The Fund for Needy Millionaires
Think government benefits all go to the poor? Think again — here are five ways Washington shovels billions in public money to the superrich.
Unfortunately, We Can’t Log Off
Social media sucks — but it might just be the best propaganda tool socialists have ever had. That's why we can't log off.
In Mansions and Benzes
Ten years after the financial crisis, we see how life is treating some of our favorite Wall Street villains.
The Gospel According to Mark Fisher
A new collection of the late critic Mark Fisher’s essays imparts three vital lessons: society exists, capitalism is not forever, and the Left must fight to win.
We Can Have Beautiful Public Housing
From Vienna to Chile, the success of social housing for the working and middle classes shows how beautiful homes can coexist with urban housing for all.
The Midterms’ Winners, Losers, and Double-Losers
By running to the right, Democrats insist on losing twice: at the polls and in constructing an inspiring agenda. Bold left-wing politics are our only hope for long-term, substantive victory.
The Struggle For Rent Control
In California’s fight over Proposition 10, it’s Wall Street versus the working class.
Lyft Is Not Your Friend
Lyft is the latest brand trying to build market share by posing as a “progressive” corporation. But the fight can’t be good corporations against bad ones — it's working people against capitalism.
Ending Economic Conscription
How can we take on the American military machine? By starving it of recruits and building up the civilian welfare state.
Billionaire Bureaucrats
There are many subtleties to capitalist domination over the state. When the mega-rich literally assume office, those subtleties go out the window.
Bernie’s New Internationalist Vision
Right-wing populism is advancing across the world. Bernie Sanders wants to fight back.
Austerity By Paperwork
Complicated eligibility requirements are meant to undermine social programs. Arkansas just proved how well they work with its new Medicaid rules.
The Banality of Brett Kavanaugh
The guys like Brett Kavanaugh who run the show have no special qualities or insights that should oblige us to put up with their bullshit. They would hate for us to realize that.
Friends In High Places
When the state offers unions a seat at the table, it can make their members politically passive. Is the trade-off worth it?
Segregation Is Back — And It’s Profitable
Capitalism has ushered in a new era of racial segregation in the Bay Area. To change course, we need to fight the economic exploitation that’s driving it.