Canada’s Carbon Emissions Cover-Up
Canada’s carbon footprint is not just a step but a giant leap beyond what’s been claimed. A six-year study pulls back the curtain on the environmental debacle, revealing emissions rates that dwarf industry figures.
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We Need a Worker-Led EV Transition That Serves the Common Good
The UAW is now in the midst of an ambitious drive to organize the US’s nonunion auto shops, including electric vehicle plants. Winning a just EV transition will require a worker-led organizing strategy that puts common-good demands front and center.
Americans Have Good Reasons to Be Unhappy With the Economy
A recent uptick in consumer confidence has led many commentators to decide Americans unhappy with the economy are just delusional. But make no mistake: the signs of economic struggle are very real, and they’re everywhere.
Holly Herndon’s Revolutionary AI Music
Award-winning performer Holly Herndon is using artificial intelligence to pioneer novel forms of composition, pushing back against AI-generated music that produces an endless glut of the same instead of anything radically new.
In Defense of the Work Ethic
Conservatives have often embraced the work ethic in order to attack the poor and unemployed. In her latest book, the philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues for reclaiming the concept, explaining that its origins lie in a radical critique of the idle rich.
The New Mr. & Mrs. Smith Is Very Different From the Brangelina Film
Loosely based on the 2005 film, the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV reboot uses the action-comedy genre to represent how impossible life is for so many people today, with two misfit unemployables turning to assassin work out of desperation.
Rudi Dutschke’s Internationalism Is Still a Subversive Creed
Rudi Dutschke was West Germany’s most prominent radical in the late 1960s and a hate figure for Axel Springer’s media group. Dutschke’s internationalism is more vital than ever today as the German power elite tries to criminalize international solidarity.
China’s Climate Pledge Is Historic in Scale, but Wobbling
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s focus on green investments overseas under the Belt and Road Initiative is ambitious and environmentally necessary. But tighter enforcement of its climate pledge is necessary to curb coal on a global scale.
Tran Đuc Thao Was Vietnam’s Great Marxist Philosopher
The Vietnamese philosopher Tran Duc Thao brought Marxism and existentialism together and developed an innovative Marxist theory of language. But Thao’s heterodox approach often set him at odds with the postrevolutionary state that ruled his native country.
Ed Broadbent Was a Socialist Because He Believed in Democracy
Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent died last month at the age of 87. Jacobin’s Luke Savage, a friend and coauthor of Broadbent’s most recent book, reflects on Broadbent’s impactful career, his ideas, and his enduring legacy within the socialist left.
Class Is Central to Gay Politics
Class dynamics continue to dictate who has access to an unstigmatized gay identity — and to exclude many working-class people from participating in mainstream gay life.
Boeing’s Self-Inspection Program Is Deeply Flawed
The Federal Aviation Administration has long allowed Boeing to conduct its own aircraft safety inspections. A new government investigation suggests that the self-inspection program could have played a role in multiple plane crashes.