California judge cites “Star Trek,” stuns copyright trolls
Sci-fi-lover Otis Wright quoted Spock in his ruling against a group of lawyers laying claim to a single porn video
Friday, May 24, 2013 12:42 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Internet, porn
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Who is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?
Before he allegedly smoked crack on camera, Ford was known for being one of Canada's most obnoxious politicians
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTCPolitics Jacobin, rob ford, Toronto, Canada
Doug Henwood: Capitalism thrives on class exploitation
The publisher of "Left Business Observer" talks print media, left regroupment and electoral politics
Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16Media Jacobin, Radio, doug henwood
“Spring Breakers” vs. “The Great Gatsby”
Harmony Korine's latest hews closer to the themes of Fitzgerald's novel than Baz Luhrmann's glitzy adaptation
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTCEntertainment Jacobin, The Great Gatsby
Enough with the hipster-bashing
The censure has become a stand-in for anti-intellectualism, middle class resentment and subtle homophobia
Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 162Media Jacobin, Hipsters, Brooklyn
White collar workers are exploited too
The E! "Fashion Police" writers strike highlights the need for unionization on all levels of labor
Saturday, May 4, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 36Social Jacobin, Labor Rights, TV
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
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
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