Jacobin

Monday, Dec 31, 2012 3:00 PM UTC

Will 2013 be the year we finally address climate change?

We have this to thank for 2012's harsh droughts and epic hurricane: Our politicians are finally galvanized to act

Alyssa Battistoni, Jacobin 53 Topics: Jacobin, Hurricane Sandy, drought, Global Warming, Climate Change

Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 10:30 PM UTC

Adam Lanza: America’s crisis of masculinity personified

The origins of the Newtown massacre can be traced back to the birth of our contemporary "pleasure economy"

James Livingston, Jacobin 134 Topics: Jacobin, William James, NRA, Editor's Picks, Connecticut, Sandy Hook Shootings

Friday, Nov 23, 2012 5:00 PM UTC

Could public health care have saved Hostess?

Vulture capitalism played its part in the company's demise, but rising coverage costs may have sealed its fate

Peter Frase, Jacobin 42 Topics: Vulture Capitalism, Hostess, Obamacare, Jacobin, Health Care, Business

Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 3:00 PM UTC

When Apple took over

Wondering why people lined up like lemmings for the new iPhone 5? Look no further than Apple's clever ad campaigns VIDEO

Willie Osterweil, Jacobin 22 Topics: Bill Gates, Jacobin, Steve Jobs, Business, Apple, Microsoft, Mac

Monday, Sep 3, 2012 2:30 PM UTC

Is piracy a radical force?

From Blackbeard to Kim Dotcom, a look at piracy's place in capitalist society

Gavin Mueller, Jacobin 23 Topics: Jacobin, Piracy, Google, Capitalism, Game of Thrones

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 9:41 PM UTC

Was the Civil War actually about slavery?

A leading historian challenges the new orthodoxy about how slavery ended in America

James Oakes, Jacobin 70 Topics: Jacobin, Republicans, Democrats, Civil War, secession

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 10:37 PM UTC

Obama channels his inner Reagan on welfare

The president's response to Romney's recent attack reveals how conservative he's really become

Josh Eidelson, Jacobin 37 Topics: Jacobin, Welfare, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 5:00 PM UTC

The age of illusion: An interview with Chris Hayes

An editor at large from the Nation discusses meritocracy, Occupy Wall Street and the struggle against the elite

Jake Blumgart, Jacobin 34 Topics: Jacobin, Media, Occupy Wall Street, Writers and Writing, Twilight of the Elites, Chris Hayes

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Could public health care have saved Hostess?

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Is piracy a radical force?

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 9:41 PM UTC

Was the Civil War actually about slavery?

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 10:37 PM UTC

Obama channels his inner Reagan on welfare

Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 5:00 PM UTC

The age of illusion: An interview with Chris Hayes

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