Mass murder vs. terrorism
When did the definitions of these terms come to hinge on the perpetrator's weapon of choice?
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 17Social Jacobin, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, Guns
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Social Jacobin, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, Guns
Austerity opposition goes mainstream
Bad data, dodgy assumptions and a basic inability to use Microsoft Excel may have doomed the economic movement
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 12Politics Jacobin, Economics, Austerity
We have always been rentiers
Towards a new economic model
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:00 PM UTCNews Capitalism, Inequality, Jacobin
When wonks burn politicians
The Reinhart-Rogoff study should serve as a cautionary tale for pols relying on spreadsheets to dictate policy
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 13All Salon Jacobin, Paul Ryan
Should liberals feel nostalgia for the old-school left?
A closer look at the works of historians like Eric Hobsbawm suggests this sentimentalism may be misplaced
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 10:27 PM UTC 52Politics Jacobin, Liberals, left-wing, marx
Jon Stewart is no Bassem Youssef
Unlike the "Daily Show" host, the Egyptian comedian actually challenges the political status quo
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 7:35 PM UTC 29Entertainment Jacobin, Jon Stewart
When capitalism consumed the Internet
The Web today is a far cry from the utopian digital playground envisioned by its early users and pioneers
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 45Technology Jacobin, Internet, essays
Blame austerity economics, not gay marriage
Conservatives lamenting the collapse of the traditional American household have only their fiscal policies to blame
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 14Business Jacobin, Supreme Court
Rosa Parks’ activism wasn’t limited to a Montgomery bus
She's been lionized for her protest, but the episode hardly does justice to her career as a community organizer
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 4:57 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights
Post-Chávez, a new Venezuela?
The "crocodile charisma" of Hugo Chávez shaped Venezuela. Now, the nation lives in the shadow of his legacy
Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 3:00 PM UTCPolitics Jacobin, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela
In defense of open borders
With non-state actors replacing traditional nation-boundaries, it's time to rethink individual and societal rights
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 14Social Jacobin, Immigration, Borders
Sheryl Sandberg’s trickle-down feminism
The Facebook COO wants to "run" a social movement for women, including incorporating it as a nonprofit 501(c)3
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 4:09 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Feminism
Do guns or people kill people?
The question shouldn't focus on who to blame, but on how to solve the problem
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 26Technology Jacobin, Blame, Responsibility
Karl Marx and the semantics of a “post-work left”
Conservatives like Ross Douthat disregard the free, productive activity that is lacking in capitalism's wage labor
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 29Social Jacobin, Karl Marx, Work, Labor
Amnesty now!
Post-Occupy, there's one cause that should unite the Left: The demand for sweeping, effective immigration reform
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 4:37 PM UTCPolitics Jacobin, Dream Act
Battling the cult of Hitchens
The author of the highly critical study, "Unhitched," addresses neoconservative criticisms of his book
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 57Politics Jacobin, Christopher Hitchens
Living in a “post-work” society
The vision of a "post-work" world involves more part-time jobs and shorter hours. Sounds good? Not to conservatives
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:31 PM UTC 13Politics Jacobin, Economics, Labor
Charter schools and disaster capitalism
Friedmanites have created a market-based system of charter schools in Chicago, forcing many public schools to close
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 13Social Jacobin, Chicago
Thinking beyond Betty Friedan
On the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Feminine Mystique, we should remember all great feminist minds
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 3:49 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Betty Friedan
Teach for America’s hidden curriculum
The history of TFA reveals the ironies of contemporary education reform, class inequality and the liberal agenda
Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 126Social Jacobin, Teach for America
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