Jacobin

Machiavelli doesn’t belong to the 1 percent

"The Prince" is oft-quoted on Wall Street, but its author was a hero of the working class who despised elites

Chris Maisano, Jacobin Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 11
Social Jacobin, Machiavelli

Google is a gay rights advocate now?

The corporation is embarking on a campaign to end global homophobia in order to build up cultural capital

Kate Redburn, Jacobin Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:33 PM UTC 19
Business Jacobin, Google, Gay Rights

Why one million Brazilians are protesting over 20 cents

Brazilian public transit has been a source of wealth for elites and government but a financial burden for workers

Miguel Borba de Sa, Jacobin Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Business Jacobin, Brazilian Protests

I was tear-gassed near Taksim Square

In the violence and chaos of the demonstrations, my fellow protestors helped restore my faith in humanity

Belén Fernández, Jacobin Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTC
Life Jacobin, Turkey, Gezi Park

Argentina’s radical gay rights movement

It shows what the U.S. could be doing better

Kate Redburn, Jacobin Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Social Jacobin, Gay Rights, Argentina

Why are Democrats so averse to conflict?

If they have any hope of regulating Wall Street or preserving Obamacare, liberals need to get down and dirty

Elias Isquith, Jacobin Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:44 PM UTC 24
Politics Jacobin, Democrats, left-wing

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

Peter Frase, Jacobin Friday, May 24, 2013 12:42 PM UTC
Social Jacobin, Internet, porn

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

Herman Rosenfeld, Jacobin Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTC
Politics 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

Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16
Media 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

Joe Pinsker, Jacobin Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Anthony Galluzzo, Jacobin Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 162
Media 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

Kurt Newman, Jacobin Saturday, May 4, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 36
Social 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?

Marissa Brostoff, Jacobin Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 17
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

Alex Gourevitch, Jacobin Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 12
Politics Jacobin, Economics, Austerity

We have always been rentiers

Towards a new economic model

Peter Frase, Jacobin Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
News 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

Peter Frase, Jacobin Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 13
All 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

Matt Karp, Jacobin Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 10:27 PM UTC 52
Politics 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

Avi Asher-Schapiro, Jacobin Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 7:35 PM UTC 29
Entertainment 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

James Orbesen, Jacobin Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 45
Technology 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

Andrew Fogle, Jacobin Monday, Apr 8, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 14
Business Jacobin, Supreme Court

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