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Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government ...

2026-10-28T04:32:01Z

Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government seemed almost desperate for new violent scenes.

Lumping the organized left and protesters in with black bloc groups, it seeks to justify a broad crackdown on the high schoolers’ movement. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/protest-establishment-crackdown-france-insoumise

The latest episode of Ric Burns’s long-running documentary ...

2026-10-28T03:47:15Z

The latest episode of Ric Burns’s long-running documentary about New York City lionizes former Mayor Michael Bloomberg — despite the fact that he helped turn NYC into a monstrously unequal “luxury city.” https://jacobin.com/2026/10/documentary-new-york-finance-deindustrialization-bloomberg

The price of eggs or gas induces a sense of sticker shock for ...

2026-10-28T03:02:02Z

The price of eggs or gas induces a sense of sticker shock for many Americans.

But decommodifying systems of social reproduction like child care and health care remains the most urgent and potentially transformative task of the Left. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/affordability-consumption-social-reproduction-policy

Alberta’s referendum is over, but conservative factional ...

2026-10-28T02:16:01Z

Alberta’s referendum is over, but conservative factional fighting remains, while working families’ concerns go unmet.

Nothing will change without a revival of working-class politics. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-smith-referendum-separatists-affordability

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa’s far-right government jailed ...

2026-10-28T01:33:01Z

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa’s far-right government jailed opposition leader Luisa González on Thursday, just weeks before local elections and a year after she grilled him over the use of his family’s banana shipments for cocaine trafficking. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/ecuador-noboa-lawfare-repression-luisa-gonzalez

With its stripped-down aesthetics, swift storytelling, and ...

2026-10-28T00:46:02Z

With its stripped-down aesthetics, swift storytelling, and striking shades of black and white, “Fatherland” tells the story of an entire era in roughly an hour.

It achieves an almost mythical stature, summoning an inheritance that extends from the ancient Greeks to the Germans.https://jacobin.com/2026/10/film-fatherland-pawlikowski-thomas-mann

France’s prime minister has touted shutting down social media ...

2026-10-28T00:03:02Z

France’s prime minister has touted shutting down social media in order to quell protests.

Even without Marine Le Pen yet in power, the establishment is seeking authoritarian means to crack down on protests. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/protest-establishment-crackdown-france-insoumise

The heroes in the latest episodes of Ric Burns’s New York are ...

2026-10-27T23:17:03Z

The heroes in the latest episodes of Ric Burns’s New York are enlightened bankers who ably guided the city’s evolution into the world’s financial capital.

The story neglects the damaging effects of this transformation on working-class New Yorkers: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/documentary-new-york-finance-deindustrialization-bloomberg

RT: @npub1vp2…2wf0 Today is the first Israeli election since ...

2026-10-27T23:03:10Z

RT: Jacobin (npub1vp2…2wf0) Today is the first Israeli election since October 7, 2023, but it isn’t a democratic election.

Because Israel isn’t a democracy.

While progressive taxation is essential, sustainable social ...

2026-10-27T22:33:03Z

While progressive taxation is essential, sustainable social programs require Americans of all income brackets to pay higher taxes — which will be more than offset by the money households save through these universal programs like Medicare for All: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/affordability-consumption-social-reproduction-policy

Thwarted separatists are turning on Alberta’s conservative ...

2026-10-27T21:48:10Z

Thwarted separatists are turning on Alberta’s conservative leaders, deepening political turmoil in the province while health care, affordability, and education remain neglected: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-smith-referendum-separatists-affordability

The arrest of Ecuadoran opposition leader @LuisaGonzalezEc marks ...

2026-10-27T21:01:04Z

The arrest of Ecuadoran opposition leader @LuisaGonzalezEc marks a shocking escalation in far-right President Daniel Noboa’s use of the courts to persecute opponents: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/ecuador-noboa-lawfare-repression-luisa-gonzalez

In “Fatherland,” never has the liberal humanist seemed so ...

2026-10-27T20:16:13Z

In “Fatherland,” never has the liberal humanist seemed so entitled to our respect — and so incapable of holding it: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/film-fatherland-pawlikowski-thomas-mann

The latest installments in Ric Burns’s documentary “New ...

2026-10-27T19:33:05Z

The latest installments in Ric Burns’s documentary “New York” look at Gotham’s recent decades through rose-colored glasses.

They ignore the political choices that eroded the city’s industrial base and reduced democratic influence on the economy. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/documentary-new-york-finance-deindustrialization-bloomberg

The principal sources of the affordability crisis are less ...

2026-10-27T18:42:14Z

The principal sources of the affordability crisis are less consumer goods and more child care, health care, and education.

The Left’s response to that crisis should focus on universal, solidaristic, and visible social programs. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/affordability-consumption-social-reproduction-policy

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party isn’t orchestrating the violence ...

2026-10-27T18:23:11Z

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party isn’t orchestrating the violence in France’s mass protests.

But media are maliciously leveling this accusation as part of moves to build a broad front of establishment and far-right forces against it: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/protest-establishment-crackdown-france-insoumise

Alberta’s sovereignty push has failed, but the province’s ...

2026-10-27T17:01:56Z

Alberta’s sovereignty push has failed, but the province’s Conservative infighting continues, and working people are paying the price.

The government has spent its energy pursuing partisan advantage while neglecting Albertans’ everyday concerns. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-smith-referendum-separatists-affordability

After barring the opposition party from November’s elections, ...

2026-10-27T16:16:15Z

After barring the opposition party from November’s elections, the far-right government of Daniel Noboa has arrested its leader, Luisa González, blurring the line between democracy and dictatorship. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/ecuador-noboa-lawfare-repression-luisa-gonzalez

Today is the first Israeli election since October 7, 2023, but it ...

2026-10-27T14:38:18Z

Today is the first Israeli election since October 7, 2023, but it isn’t a democratic election.

Because Israel isn’t a democracy.

Historian Ilan Pappé explains. ...

2026-10-27T14:38:10Z

Historian Ilan Pappé explains. https://youtu.be/T8gg6kuL4ck?si=3eDKvd3WXcCn_QIP

In the new film “Fatherland,” Thomas Mann is a ...

2026-10-27T14:01:22Z

In the new film “Fatherland,” Thomas Mann is a standard-bearer for a tradition of liberal humanism that, though in many ways noble, proves completely incapable of fending off the most terrible evils. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/film-fatherland-pawlikowski-thomas-mann

Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government ...

2026-10-27T13:08:01Z

Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government ...

2026-10-27T13:03:15Z

Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government seemed almost desperate for new violent scenes.

Lumping the organized left and protesters in with black-bloc groups, it seeks to justify a broad crackdown on the high-schoolers’ movement. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/protest-establishment-crackdown-france-insoumise

Just as it has throughout Latin America, the Trump administration ...

2026-10-27T06:03:04Z

Just as it has throughout Latin America, the Trump administration was openly working to defeat a left-wing government in Brazil and replace it with a far-right one.

With Lula’s victory, Trump failed. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/lula-brazil-election-trump-interference

From France to India, young people have led the current wave of ...

2026-10-27T05:31:04Z

From France to India, young people have led the current wave of protests.

Rather than deny the importance of generational politics, we can see it as a way that people make sense of their life chances and of the opportunities they are denied. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/gen-z-protests-socialism-neoliberalism

The result of Alberta’s referendum was widely expected: ...

2026-10-27T05:01:02Z

The result of Alberta’s referendum was widely expected: three-quarters chose to stay in Canada.

The referendum’s other questions, and the political tensions they exposed, point to deeper struggles — over immigration and the country’s resource economy. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-independence-ucp-smith-oil

Lula’s defeat of the far right in Brazil not only secures the ...

2026-10-27T04:31:03Z

Lula’s defeat of the far right in Brazil not only secures the Brazilian president a definitive place in the history of global democracy, but also offers valuable lessons for socialists across the planet. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-elections-lula-bolsonaro-comeback

Israel’s ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon and Gaza has ...

2026-10-27T04:02:02Z

Israel’s ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon and Gaza has reached a scale unseen since the Nakba.

The history of Israel’s offensives shows how depopulation is soon followed by annexation. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-nakba-gaza-lebanon-ethnic-cleansing

In October 1956, a protest movement in Poland brought a ...

2026-10-27T03:31:09Z

In October 1956, a protest movement in Poland brought a reform-minded communist leadership to power.

Unlike Hungary, Poland managed to avoid Soviet intervention, but the opportunity to democratize its political and economic structures was missed. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/poland-socialism-strikes-reform-soviets

After meddling in elections across Latin America in favor of the ...

2026-10-27T03:02:09Z

After meddling in elections across Latin America in favor of the far right, Donald Trump intended Brazil to be the next domino to fall.

Instead, Lula handed Trump a resounding defeat. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/lula-brazil-election-trump-interferencea

The win for the Student List in Serbia’s election again showed ...

2026-10-27T02:31:08Z

The win for the Student List in Serbia’s election again showed the power of youth mobilization.

Rather than see Gen Z socialism as merely divisive, we can see young people’s grievances as a spur to a broader struggle to reorder society. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/gen-z-protests-socialism-neoliberalism

Alberta’s separation vote may have foundered, but the ...

2026-10-27T02:03:03Z

Alberta’s separation vote may have foundered, but the referendum highlights deeper tensions over immigration, regional power, and Canada’s dependence on resource exports. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-independence-ucp-smith-oil

Lula’s come-from-behind victory over Flávio Bolsonaro is one ...

2026-10-27T01:31:02Z

Lula’s come-from-behind victory over Flávio Bolsonaro is one of the most dramatic and unprecedented achievements in all of Brazilian history — and it would not have happened without the mass mobilization of millions over the past few weeks. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-elections-lula-bolsonaro-comeback

Israeli opposition leaders have rarely challenged Benjamin ...

2026-10-27T01:02:05Z

Israeli opposition leaders have rarely challenged Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to annex parts of Gaza and southern Lebanon.

International pressure is vital in stopping Israel’s rolling program of ethnic cleansing. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-nakba-gaza-lebanon-ethnic-cleansing

The events of October 1956 in Poland marked the moment when ...

2026-10-27T00:32:01Z

The events of October 1956 in Poland marked the moment when Polish socialism found its own voice, resonating with broad layers of society.

However, that moment proved short-lived, as Poland’s new leaders squandered the opportunity to reform the system. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/poland-socialism-strikes-reform-soviets

.@npub1ckh…mduw's win yesterday is not just a big defeat ...

2026-10-27T00:03:03Z

.Lula (npub1ckh…mduw)'s win yesterday is not just a big defeat for the Brazilian right.

It’s also a defeat for Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in the United States: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/lula-brazil-election-trump-interference

The novelty of Gen Z socialism doesn’t lie in leaderless mass ...

2026-10-26T23:16:08Z

The novelty of Gen Z socialism doesn’t lie in leaderless mass demonstrations or protesters’ use of social media.

What’s really new is the way in which generation has been globalized as a political identity: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/gen-z-protests-socialism-neoliberalism

Alberta’s vote to stay in Canada was predictable. But the ...

2026-10-26T22:31:04Z

Alberta’s vote to stay in Canada was predictable. But the political tensions the referendum represented haven’t been fully exorcized by the vote to remain: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/alberta-independence-ucp-smith-oil

Lula has once again reached the masses. But this fourth term must ...

2026-10-26T21:46:11Z

Lula has once again reached the masses.

But this fourth term must entail governing in a different way: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-elections-lula-bolsonaro-comeback

Just as it has throughout Latin America, the Trump administration ...

2026-10-26T21:02:02Z

New political litmus test: Do you condemn Hasan Piker's ...

2026-10-26T20:50:01Z

New political litmus test: Do you condemn Hasan Piker's entire bloodline?

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is ever more open about its ...

2026-10-26T20:32:06Z

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is ever more open about its plans to annex parts of Gaza and southern Lebanon.

Ahead of Tuesday’s election, opposition leaders have shied away from criticizing the idea: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-nakba-gaza-lebanon-ethnic-cleansing

Lula: "Brazil refuses to be anyone's backyard." ...

2026-10-26T19:53:18Z

Lula: "Brazil refuses to be anyone's backyard."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: “Lula’s victory is a ...

2026-10-26T19:16:25Z

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: “Lula’s victory is a breath of fresh air for Latin America.”

Retrospectives on events in Eastern Europe during 1956 usually ...

2026-10-26T19:03:12Z

Retrospectives on events in Eastern Europe during 1956 usually focus on the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

But the story of Poland’s reform movement, from its initial success to its long-term failure to transform the communist system, was equally important: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/poland-socialism-strikes-reform-soviets

Read our coverage from the lead up to the election. ...

2026-10-26T18:03:12Z

Read our coverage from the lead up to the election.

https://jacobin.com/2026/10/elections-serbia-student-list-vucic

Serbia's right-wing government was defeated last night by the ...

2026-10-26T18:03:01Z

Serbia's right-wing government was defeated last night by the Student List, a slate of candidates organized by student assemblies across the country.

The movement, born out of a student-led protest against corruption, now holds 141 of the Serbian National Assembly's 250 seats.

From France to India, young people have led the current wave of ...

2026-10-26T17:43:52Z

From France to India, Gen Z has led the current wave of protests. ...

2026-10-26T17:38:02Z

From France to India, Gen Z has led the current wave of protests.

Rather than deny the importance of generational politics, we can see it as a way that people make sense of their life chances and of the opportunities they are denied. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/gen-z-protests-socialism-neoliberalism

One in every ten Brazilian voters joined a single pro-Lula chat ...

2026-10-26T16:29:03Z

One in every ten Brazilian voters joined a single pro-Lula chat group, "Lula’s Army," in the three weeks between the first and second rounds.

The unprecedented act of digital organizing, led by @AndreJanonesMG, brought together more than 10 million voters.

The result of Alberta’s referendum was widely expected: ...

2026-10-26T16:01:23Z

Lula’s defeat of the far right in Brazil not only secures the ...

2026-10-26T15:01:26Z

Lula’s defeat of the far right in Brazil not only secures the Brazilian president a definitive place in the history of global democracy but also offers valuable lessons for socialists across the planet. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-elections-lula-bolsonaro-comeback

Israel’s ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon and Gaza has ...

2026-10-26T14:27:01Z

In October 1956, a protest movement in Poland brought a ...

2026-10-26T13:11:04Z

Adolph Reed Jr: “You can’t elect your way to social ...

2026-10-26T03:31:07Z

Adolph Reed Jr: “You can’t elect your way to social transformation, at least not without an organizational base.” https://jacobin.com/2026/10/reed-fascism-trump-class-universalism

Israel’s parliamentary elections are fast approaching on ...

2026-10-26T02:03:04Z

Israel’s parliamentary elections are fast approaching on October 27.

But whoever wins, there is not going to be any change to Israel’s denial of basic rights to the Palestinian people.

Both main coalitions are adamantly opposed to a Palestinian state. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israeli-election-eisenkot-netanyahu-palestine-occupation

Lula pulled off a historic comeback in Brazil. Despite right-wing ...

2026-10-26T01:02:17Z

Lula pulled off a historic comeback in Brazil.

Despite right-wing voter suppression tactics deployed across the country, further online suppression by Meta, and the US backing his opponent, he’s projected to win 51-48.

RT: @sunraysunray Never a doubt ...

2026-10-26T01:00:04Z

RT: @sunraysunray Never a doubt

“We can do this to any country we want,” Kimberly Guilfoyle, ...

2026-10-26T00:33:01Z

“We can do this to any country we want,” Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, allegedly told a Greek minister.

Her real legacy is a US natural gas deal that enriches American exporters and Greek capital while households pay the price. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/greece-guilfoyle-lng-affordability-sovereignty

In a wide-ranging interview, political scientist Adolph Reed ...

2026-10-25T22:01:08Z

In a wide-ranging interview, political scientist Adolph Reed explores the tensions between capitalist accumulation and democratic legitimacy and critiques neoliberalism’s displacement of class-based politics. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/reed-fascism-trump-class-universalism

Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel’s opposition coalition, has ...

2026-10-25T20:33:11Z

Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel’s opposition coalition, has been very clear about his opposition to Palestinian self-determination.

As Eisenkot stressed in August this year: “No Palestinian state will be established under the government we form.” https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israeli-election-eisenkot-netanyahu-palestine-occupation

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, ...

2026-10-25T19:03:03Z

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, allegedly said of toppling governments: “We can do it here too.”

Behind the scandal lies a story of US natural gas, Greek capital, and lobbyists cashing in on Southeast Europe's new energy order. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/greece-guilfoyle-lng-affordability-sovereignty

Donald Trump’s popularity may be waning, but the ...

2026-10-25T16:31:12Z

Donald Trump’s popularity may be waning, but the political-economic conditions that gave rise to Trumpism remain, Adolph Reed argues.

To defeat the Right, the Left needs to rebuild durable working-class organization and a universalistic politics. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/reed-fascism-trump-class-universalism

The rival blocs contesting Israel’s general election differ ...

2026-10-25T15:31:04Z

The rival blocs contesting Israel’s general election differ over many questions, but they converge in their opposition to a Palestinian state.

Even if Benjamin Netanyahu loses power, the occupation will continue. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israeli-election-eisenkot-netanyahu-palestine-occupation

The US military invaded Grenada on this day in 1983. We should ...

2026-10-25T14:33:04Z

The US military invaded Grenada on this day in 1983.

We should remember not only the crisis and imperialist invasion that brought the Grenadian Revolution to an end, but also its tremendous accomplishments. https://jacobin.com/2021/03/grenada-revolution-njm-prg

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, has ...

2026-10-25T13:32:25Z

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, has resigned.

Her farewell statement lays bare the bigger story: how American exporters and Greek capital collude to make ordinary households foot the bill for their new energy order. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/greece-guilfoyle-lng-affordability-sovereignty

Mike Davis’s first book was "Prisoners of the American ...

2026-10-25T12:03:23Z

Mike Davis’s first book was "Prisoners of the American Dream," a deep exploration of how the US labor movement became so weakened.

Davis revisited the book in an interview with Jacobin nearly four decades later.
https://jacobin.com/2022/10/mike-davis-labor-movement-history-prisoners-american-dream-book-the-dig

Mike Davis, one of the greatest socialist writers in American ...

2026-10-25T12:03:22Z

Mike Davis, one of the greatest socialist writers in American history, died on this day four years ago.

In “Late Victorian Holocausts,” Mike Davis showed how late ...

2026-10-25T12:03:20Z

In “Late Victorian Holocausts,” Mike Davis showed how late 19th-century state violence and neglect created colonial markets and infrastructures, which, combined with shifting weather patterns, led to astonishingly brutal famines across the Global South.
https://jacobin.com/2022/11/mike-davis-late-victorian-holocausts-california-wildfires

Revolutionary painter, sculptor, and socialist Pablo Picasso was ...

2026-10-25T11:02:04Z

Revolutionary painter, sculptor, and socialist Pablo Picasso was born on this day in 1881.

In the imbroglio over Picasso’s misogyny and many personal ...

2026-10-25T11:02:02Z

In the imbroglio over Picasso’s misogyny and many personal flaws, the memory of his unabashed leftist politics has been lost — and with it our ability to fully consider his place in history.
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/pablo-picasso-brooklyn-museum-gadsby-communism

Israel’s election on Tuesday is the first since October 7, ...

2026-10-25T06:33:01Z

Israel’s election on Tuesday is the first since October 7, 2023.

Even if Benjamin Netanyahu’s government loses, it’s unlikely to lead to a real shift in Israeli policy. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-palestine-elections-settlements-occupation

To understand the global appeal of the far right, look to Brazil, ...

2026-10-25T05:33:01Z

To understand the global appeal of the far right, look to Brazil, where Bolsonarismo has capitalized on social disintegration to cement brute exploitation as the dominant social logic. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-far-right-social-disintegration-exploitation

The economist Hyman Minsky died 30 years ago today. Best known ...

2026-10-25T04:32:02Z

The economist Hyman Minsky died 30 years ago today.

Best known for his theory of financial instability, Minsky developed a view of capitalism and its mutations that was far more radical than many of those who cite his work appreciate. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/minsky-finance-instability-capitalism-stages

Rather than slink back from its globally condemned genocidal ...

2026-10-25T03:31:01Z

Rather than slink back from its globally condemned genocidal conduct over the past three years, Israel is actually ratcheting up its psychotically bloody and illegal conduct right now. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-gaza-iran-crimes-settlers

Diana Buttu, a Palestinian Canadian lawyer who lives in Haifa, ...

2026-10-25T02:32:01Z

Diana Buttu, a Palestinian Canadian lawyer who lives in Haifa, explains why she’ll be casting a vote in Tuesday’s Israeli election, and why she doesn’t think the holding of the election makes Israel a real democracy. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-palestine-elections-settlements-occupation

The idea that countries of the capitalist periphery would, in the ...

2026-10-25T01:32:01Z

The idea that countries of the capitalist periphery would, in the inevitable march of economic progress, come to resemble the US and Europe has been turned on its head.

Instead, are we witnessing the “Brazilianization” of the world? https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-far-right-social-disintegration-exploitation

Thirty years after Hyman Minsky’s death, his name is more ...

2026-10-25T00:34:02Z

Thirty years after Hyman Minsky’s death, his name is more familiar than his political economy.

Whenever a financial boom turns into panic, someone announces a new “Minsky moment.”

This posthumous fame has narrowed our understanding of Minsky’s legacy. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/minsky-finance-instability-capitalism-stages

No country has a rap sheet that comes close to the length and ...

2026-10-24T23:33:02Z

No country has a rap sheet that comes close to the length and breadth of Israel’s recent bloody, barbaric, and illegal violations. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-gaza-iran-crimes-settlers

For two decades, Israel has obstructed any kind of democratic ...

2026-10-24T21:31:27Z

For two decades, Israel has obstructed any kind of democratic process in the occupied territories.

Even through changes of government in Israel, the main parties have made sure that Palestinians’ voice remains stifled. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-palestine-elections-settlements-occupation

In the rise of the far right, Brazil is “once again in the ...

2026-10-24T20:31:11Z

In the rise of the far right, Brazil is “once again in the vanguard, except now of disintegration.”

Does Brazil foreshadow a world in which intensifying exploitation becomes the standard right-wing response to the crisis of neoliberalism? https://jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-far-right-social-disintegration-exploitation

RT: @sunraysunray The CIA offers no answers to Cuba, a country ...

2026-10-24T19:58:01Z

RT: @sunraysunray The CIA offers no answers to Cuba, a country that it's unleashed devastation on for generations. End the blockade, let Cuba live and find its own course.

Hyman Minsky understood that financial instability is generated ...

2026-10-24T19:32:36Z

Hyman Minsky understood that financial instability is generated by capitalism’s always changing forms.

Stabilizing the system without changing its structure will simply pave the way for the next crisis. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/minsky-finance-instability-capitalism-stages

The list of atrocities that Israel has carried out in just the ...

2026-10-24T18:31:42Z

The list of atrocities that Israel has carried out in just the past week is staggering. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/israel-gaza-iran-crimes-settlers

Israel’s election on Tuesday is the first since October 7, ...

2026-10-24T16:32:19Z

To understand the global appeal of the far right, look to Brazil, ...

2026-10-24T15:32:15Z

The economist Hyman Minsky died 30 years ago today. Best known ...

2026-10-24T14:32:41Z

Rather than slink back from its globally condemned genocidal ...

2026-10-24T13:31:26Z

Walt Disney appeared before the House Un-American Activities ...

2026-10-24T12:02:03Z

Walt Disney appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee on this day in 1947.

This was the New York Daily News headline.

A sudden offensive by Ansar Allah this summer took its Yemeni ...

2026-10-24T07:02:16Z

A sudden offensive by Ansar Allah this summer took its Yemeni opponents and their Saudi allies by surprise.

But the resumption of conflict is likely to be long and protracted, with disastrous consequences for Yemen’s civilian population. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/yemen-war-houthis-saudi-arabia

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the World Series for the first time ...

2026-10-24T06:32:05Z

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the World Series for the first time since 1982.

The small-market team’s success this season is a reminder of Milwaukee baseball’s progressive heritage and the city’s proud socialist history. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/baseball-milwaukee-brewers-socialism-veeck

Vancouver’s Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) elected ...

2026-10-24T06:02:02Z

Vancouver’s Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) elected all 12 candidates it ran in the city’s recent election.

The democratic socialist party is now part of a progressive council majority. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/vancouver-socialism-elections-cope-housing

Victory for Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election would bring ...

2026-10-24T05:32:01Z

Victory for Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election would bring mafiosi to power and reward interference by the White House and Miami reactionaries.

In the final stretch of the campaign, Bolsonaro no longer looks invincible. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/election-bolsonaro-crime-corruption-scandal

If you want to know whether artificial intelligence is a gigantic ...

2026-10-24T05:02:02Z

If you want to know whether artificial intelligence is a gigantic economic bubble, don’t just take pundits’ word for it.

Major investors are now moving their money to try to protect themselves from the AI bubble popping. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/artificial-intelligence-investors-finance-bubble

The British medieval historian Chris Wickham, who died earlier ...

2026-10-24T04:32:05Z

The British medieval historian Chris Wickham, who died earlier this month, transformed our understanding of the Middle Ages.

Rooted in the great tradition of British Marxist historiography, Wickham covered a staggering range of case studies in his work. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/wickham-marxism-history-middle-ages

Since the resumption of Yemen’s internal conflict, more than ...

2026-10-24T04:03:02Z

Since the resumption of Yemen’s internal conflict, more than 250,000 people have been displaced, most of whom are moving from one active front line to areas that might be swept up in the conflict within hours.

The humanitarian situation is disastrous.https://jacobin.com/2026/10/yemen-war-houthis-saudi-arabia

The Milwaukee Brewers are playing in the World Series for the ...

2026-10-24T03:21:02Z

The Milwaukee Brewers are playing in the World Series for the first time in decades.

It’s as good a time as any to revisit the city’s proud, interconnected histories of baseball and radical working-class politics. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/baseball-milwaukee-brewers-socialism-veeck

In Vancouver’s recent municipal election, the Greens won the ...

2026-10-24T02:33:03Z

In Vancouver’s recent municipal election, the Greens won the mayor’s office, and COPE, the city’s democratic socialist party, won all 12 seats it ran for.

Together, COPE, the Greens, and OneCity, a social democratic party, hold the keys to city hall. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/vancouver-socialism-elections-cope-housing

In the first round of Brazil’s election, incumbent Lula da ...

2026-10-24T01:46:05Z

In the first round of Brazil’s election, incumbent Lula da Silva’s campaign looked lackluster.

But the last three weeks have energized the contest and could prove decisive in turning out the left-wing, low-income electorate. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/election-bolsonaro-crime-corruption-scandal

The math behind both AI firms’ business model and their future ...

2026-10-24T01:03:02Z

The math behind both AI firms’ business model and their future fiscal projections don’t add up.

We know this because the people who have actual money on the line — investors, bond traders, insurers — are acting like it. https://jacobin.com/2026/10/artificial-intelligence-investors-finance-bubble