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Issue 60 of Jacobin, “Municipal Socialism,” is here!
As Zohran Mamdani takes office, we examine the history of socialism at the local level, from Red Vienna to sewer socialism and more.
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As Zohran Mamdani takes office, we examine the history of socialism at the local level, from Red Vienna to sewer socialism and more.
📪 Annual subscription just $20: jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=MUNICIPALSOCIALISM
In the aftermath of the Bondi Massacre, Australian politicians are pushing to restrict freedom of speech and the right to protest.
Their target is the Palestine solidarity movement.
Their target is the Palestine solidarity movement.
The Right Is Exploiting the Bondi Massacre to Silence Dissent
In the aftermath of the Bondi Massacre, Australian politicians are pushing to restrict freedom of speech and the right to protest. Their target is the Palestine solidarity movement.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In the aftermath of the Bondi Massacre, Australian politicians are pushing to restrict freedom of speech and the right to protest.
Their target is the Palestine solidarity movement.
Their target is the Palestine solidarity movement.
When Donald Trump first started talking about turning Greenland into US property, he pretended to care about what its people would like to see happen.
Trump and his associates are now dropping the pretense and threatening to use brute force.
Trump and his associates are now dropping the pretense and threatening to use brute force.
Donald Trump’s Greenland Obsession Is Growing More Dangerous
When Donald Trump first started talking about turning Greenland into US property, he pretended to care about what its people would like to see happen. Trump and his associates are now dropping the pretense and threatening to use brute force.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
When Donald Trump first started talking about turning Greenland into US property, he pretended to care about what its people would like to see happen.
Trump and his associates are now dropping the pretense and threatening to use brute force.
Trump and his associates are now dropping the pretense and threatening to use brute force.
Cherien Dabis’s film All That’s Left of You follows one Palestinian family from the Nakba to 2022.
More than the story of a single family, it’s the story of a common humanity persisting through the nightmare of displacement and occupation.
More than the story of a single family, it’s the story of a common humanity persisting through the nightmare of displacement and occupation.
A Palestinian Family Tale Made Epic in All That’s Left of You
Cherien Dabis’s film All That’s Left of You follows one Palestinian family from the Nakba to 2022. More than the story of a single family, it’s the story of a common humanity persisting through the nightmare of displacement and occupation.
jacobin.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Cherien Dabis’s film All That’s Left of You follows one Palestinian family from the Nakba to 2022.
More than the story of a single family, it’s the story of a common humanity persisting through the nightmare of displacement and occupation.
More than the story of a single family, it’s the story of a common humanity persisting through the nightmare of displacement and occupation.
A former X executive behind Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, now serving as US Patent Office chief AI officer, has received a “highly unusual” carveout that allows him to retain company shares while influencing AI policy.
Elon Musk’s Grok Has Friends in High Places
A former X executive behind Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, now serving as US Patent Office chief AI officer, has received a “highly unusual” carveout that allows him to retain company shares while influencing AI policy.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A former X executive behind Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, now serving as US Patent Office chief AI officer, has received a “highly unusual” carveout that allows him to retain company shares while influencing AI policy.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is reading our new issue on municipal socialism.
You should too.
You should too.
January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is reading our new issue on municipal socialism.
You should too.
You should too.
In an interview, investigative journalist and oil policy analyst Antonia Juhasz weighs in on what the fossil fuel industry really wants in Venezuela and how the current situation compares to past wars fought over oil.
Big Oil’s Motives Behind the US Attack on Venezuela
In an interview, investigative journalist and oil policy analyst Antonia Juhasz weighs in on what the fossil fuel industry really wants in Venezuela and how the current situation compares to past wars fought over oil.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
In an interview, investigative journalist and oil policy analyst Antonia Juhasz weighs in on what the fossil fuel industry really wants in Venezuela and how the current situation compares to past wars fought over oil.
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York has inspired the Left far beyond the city.
But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
To Emulate Zohran, Rebuild Left Institutions
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York has inspired the Left far beyond the city. But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York has inspired the Left far beyond the city.
But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
Donald Trump is acknowledging that corporate greed is a primary driver of America’s housing crisis and has claimed he’ll move toward banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes.
His track record says otherwise.
His track record says otherwise.
Don’t Count On Trump’s Plan to Crack Down on Landlords
Donald Trump is acknowledging that corporate greed is a primary driver of America’s housing crisis and has claimed he’ll move toward banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes. His track record says otherwise.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump is acknowledging that corporate greed is a primary driver of America’s housing crisis and has claimed he’ll move toward banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes.
His track record says otherwise.
His track record says otherwise.
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices.
The current aggression is more about power than economics.
The current aggression is more about power than economics.
Trump’s Venezuela Actions Are About More Than Oil
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices. The current aggression is more about power than economics.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices.
The current aggression is more about power than economics.
The current aggression is more about power than economics.
European leaders’ muted response to the illegal attack on Venezuela showed how afraid they are of antagonizing Washington.
Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
After Venezuela, Greenland Is Next in Trump’s Firing Line
European leaders’ muted response to the illegal attack on Venezuela showed how afraid they are of antagonizing Washington. Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
jacobin.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
European leaders’ muted response to the illegal attack on Venezuela showed how afraid they are of antagonizing Washington.
Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
Following the Trump administration’s unprovoked attack on Venezuela, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has done his best to cement the UK’s status as a vassal of the United States.
Trump May Be a Liar, but Starmer Is a Coward
Following the Trump administration’s unprovoked attack on Venezuela, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has done his best to cement the UK’s status as a vassal of the United States.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Following the Trump administration’s unprovoked attack on Venezuela, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has done his best to cement the UK’s status as a vassal of the United States.
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense.
It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
ICE Shot a Woman Dead — Then Lied About What Happened
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense. It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense.
It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district.
We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district. We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district.
We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
We spoke to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign communications director, Andrew Epstein, about how a disciplined and creative message, mass canvassing, viral videos, and an end run around mainstream media helped the campaign break through.
How Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Crafted a Winning Message
We spoke to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign communications director, Andrew Epstein, about how a disciplined and creative message, mass canvassing, viral videos, and an end run around mainstream media helped the campaign break through.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We spoke to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign communications director, Andrew Epstein, about how a disciplined and creative message, mass canvassing, viral videos, and an end run around mainstream media helped the campaign break through.
Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America.
Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine
Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America. Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America.
Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
Progressives celebrating the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs risk encouraging the consolidation of a dangerous legal doctrine that will be used to defeat their own agenda for decades to come.
Trump’s Tariffs Defeat Spells Long-Term Danger for the Left
Progressives celebrating the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs risk encouraging the consolidation of a dangerous legal doctrine that will be used to defeat their own agenda for decades to come.
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Progressives celebrating the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs risk encouraging the consolidation of a dangerous legal doctrine that will be used to defeat their own agenda for decades to come.
Over the past year, corporate actors who stand to benefit from US-backed regime change in Venezuela spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration, including over their economic access to the resource-rich nation.
Corporate Lobbying and the US Attack on Venezuela
Over the past year, corporate actors who stand to benefit from US-backed regime change in Venezuela spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration, including over their economic access to the resource-rich nation.
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Over the past year, corporate actors who stand to benefit from US-backed regime change in Venezuela spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration, including over their economic access to the resource-rich nation.
Donald Trump is leaning heavily on drug-trafficking accusations to justify his recent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro.
But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
The Lies Behind the US’s Next Forever War
Donald Trump is leaning heavily on drug-trafficking accusations to justify his recent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Donald Trump is leaning heavily on drug-trafficking accusations to justify his recent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro.
But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
After years of organizing outside electoral politics, a new left formation in Amsterdam is running for city council. Its leaders argue that movements don’t need protest alone — they also need power.
In Amsterdam, the Left Might Bicycle to Power
After years of organizing outside electoral politics, a new left formation in Amsterdam is running for city council. Its leaders argue that movements don’t need protest alone — they also need power.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
After years of organizing outside electoral politics, a new left formation in Amsterdam is running for city council. Its leaders argue that movements don’t need protest alone — they also need power.
One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease.
While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness.
While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness.
We’re Thinking About Addiction Entirely Wrong
One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease.
While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness.
While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness.
If you take a closer look at the data, the generational differences within Jewish New York voters’ embrace of Zohran Mamdani looks a lot like the generational differences within black voters’ embrace of Bernie Sanders in 2016.
The Generational Split Within Jewish Voters on Zohran Mamdani
If you take a closer look at the data, the generational differences within Jewish New York voters’ embrace of Zohran Mamdani looks a lot like the generational differences within black voters’ embrace of Bernie Sanders in 2016.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
If you take a closer look at the data, the generational differences within Jewish New York voters’ embrace of Zohran Mamdani looks a lot like the generational differences within black voters’ embrace of Bernie Sanders in 2016.
In The Long Heat, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton take aim at what they call rationalist-optimists — people who naively believe that market solutions can fix the climate crisis.
But their sweeping critique runs the risk of abandoning all hope in the future.
But their sweeping critique runs the risk of abandoning all hope in the future.
Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About Climate Change
In The Long Heat, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton take aim at what they call rationalist-optimists — people who naively believe that market solutions can fix the climate crisis. But their sweeping critique runs the risk of abandoning all hope in the future.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In The Long Heat, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton take aim at what they call rationalist-optimists — people who naively believe that market solutions can fix the climate crisis.
But their sweeping critique runs the risk of abandoning all hope in the future.
But their sweeping critique runs the risk of abandoning all hope in the future.
Despite rising inequality, poor job numbers, and Donald Trump’s mass deportations, the economy grew by a remarkable 4.3% last year, mostly thanks to the AI industry.
This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.
This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.
AI-Led Growth Conceals an Economy Built on Debt and Inequality
Despite rising inequality, poor job numbers, and Donald Trump’s mass deportations, the economy grew by a remarkable 4.3% last year, mostly thanks to the AI industry. This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Despite rising inequality, poor job numbers, and Donald Trump’s mass deportations, the economy grew by a remarkable 4.3% last year, mostly thanks to the AI industry.
This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.
This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.
Donald Trump speaks of an expanded Monroe Doctrine that asserts US domination across the Americas.
Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told Jacobin about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims.
Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told Jacobin about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims.
No, It’s Not the US’s Hemisphere
Donald Trump speaks of an expanded Monroe Doctrine that asserts US domination across the Americas. Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told Jacobin about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Donald Trump speaks of an expanded Monroe Doctrine that asserts US domination across the Americas.
Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told Jacobin about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims.
Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told Jacobin about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims.
In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups.
When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform the government.
The US has failed to do the same.
When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform the government.
The US has failed to do the same.
What Brazil’s January 8 Can Teach Us About January 6
In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups. When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform the government. The US has failed to do the same.
jacobin.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups.
When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform the government.
The US has failed to do the same.
When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform the government.
The US has failed to do the same.