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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.
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Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as an obnoxious, nerdy young 1950s ping-pong hustler who somehow cons everyone around him.
It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a shame they forgot to make much of a case for Marty’s appeal.
It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a shame they forgot to make much of a case for Marty’s appeal.
The Unlovable Ping-Pong Wizard of Marty Supreme
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as an obnoxious, nerdy young 1950s ping-pong hustler who somehow cons everyone around him. It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a shame they forgot to make much of a case for Marty’s appeal.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as an obnoxious, nerdy young 1950s ping-pong hustler who somehow cons everyone around him.
It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a shame they forgot to make much of a case for Marty’s appeal.
It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a shame they forgot to make much of a case for Marty’s appeal.
Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City, and the Left’s old ways of relating to elected officials won’t cut it.
We need a “mass governance” approach.
We need a “mass governance” approach.
Building “Mass Governance” in Zohran Mamdani’s New York City
Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City, and the Left’s old ways of relating to elected officials won’t cut it. We need a “mass governance” approach.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City, and the Left’s old ways of relating to elected officials won’t cut it.
We need a “mass governance” approach.
We need a “mass governance” approach.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa’s unsuccessful run for mayor of New York was a stark reminder of how much has changed in NYC since the dark days of the fiscal crisis — and how much remains the same.
Fallen Angels
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa’s unsuccessful run for mayor of New York was a stark reminder of how much has changed in NYC since the dark days of the fiscal crisis — and how much remains the same.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa’s unsuccessful run for mayor of New York was a stark reminder of how much has changed in NYC since the dark days of the fiscal crisis — and how much remains the same.
Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.
Seattle’s New Mayor on Her “Sewer Socialist Mentality”
Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.
Reflecting on Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration speech yesterday, Corey Robin argues that the Left must now embrace excellence rather than ceding it to the Right, fighting for the flourishing of all people as the aspiration of a truly democratic society.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Will Usher in a New Era of Excellence
Reflecting on Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration speech yesterday, Corey Robin argues that the Left must now embrace excellence rather than ceding it to the Right, fighting for the flourishing of all people as the aspiration of a truly democratic society.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Reflecting on Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration speech yesterday, Corey Robin argues that the Left must now embrace excellence rather than ceding it to the Right, fighting for the flourishing of all people as the aspiration of a truly democratic society.
In his inauguration speech yesterday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani assured the people of New York City that the era of small expectations from city government is over.
We reprint his address here in full.
We reprint his address here in full.
Zohran Mamdani: “I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”
In his inauguration speech yesterday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani assured the people of New York City that the era of small expectations from city government is over. We reprint his address here in full.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
In his inauguration speech yesterday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani assured the people of New York City that the era of small expectations from city government is over.
We reprint his address here in full.
We reprint his address here in full.
Today is the anniversary of Haiti's independence from colonial rule.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
The Threat of a Free Haiti
The Haitian Revolution sowed fear in the hearts of Cuba's slaveholding class.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Today is the anniversary of Haiti's independence from colonial rule.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
Avatar: Fire and Ash is not a good movie.
But with its massive box office success, Big Jim Cameron is undeniably giving the people what they want. And what they want is skimpily dressed giant blue aliens.
But with its massive box office success, Big Jim Cameron is undeniably giving the people what they want. And what they want is skimpily dressed giant blue aliens.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Cannot Be Stopped — Don’t Even Try
Avatar: Fire and Ash is not a good movie. But with its massive box office success, Big Jim Cameron is undeniably giving the people what they want. And what they want is skimpily dressed giant blue aliens.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Avatar: Fire and Ash is not a good movie.
But with its massive box office success, Big Jim Cameron is undeniably giving the people what they want. And what they want is skimpily dressed giant blue aliens.
But with its massive box office success, Big Jim Cameron is undeniably giving the people what they want. And what they want is skimpily dressed giant blue aliens.
A democratic socialist will be inaugurated mayor tomorrow because he told New Yorkers they deserve it all — love, leisure, pleasure, sport.
Zohran Mamdani Wants You to Do More Than Survive
A democratic socialist will be inaugurated mayor tomorrow because he told New Yorkers they deserve it all — love, leisure, pleasure, sport.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A democratic socialist will be inaugurated mayor tomorrow because he told New Yorkers they deserve it all — love, leisure, pleasure, sport.
This year was a depressing one for politics, but it produced books that were ambitious and serious attempts to understand the present.
From novels about millennial ennui to sweeping histories of the West, 2025 had a lot to offer to readers.
From novels about millennial ennui to sweeping histories of the West, 2025 had a lot to offer to readers.
Books Jacobin Loved in 2025
This year was a depressing one for politics, but it produced books that were ambitious and serious attempts to understand the present. From novels about millennial ennui to sweeping histories of the West, 2025 had a lot to offer to readers.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This year was a depressing one for politics, but it produced books that were ambitious and serious attempts to understand the present.
From novels about millennial ennui to sweeping histories of the West, 2025 had a lot to offer to readers.
From novels about millennial ennui to sweeping histories of the West, 2025 had a lot to offer to readers.
An essential part of ringing in the New Year will be preparing for the major political struggles of 2026.
Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
A Guide to the Big Left and Labor Fights in 2026
An essential part of ringing in the New Year will be preparing for the major political struggles of 2026. Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
An essential part of ringing in the New Year will be preparing for the major political struggles of 2026.
Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.
Fifty years ago, Sweden attempted the most ambitious democratic transition to socialism ever.
Its architect, a Jewish economist who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany firsthand, was motivated by the imperative to never repeat the horrors of fascism.
Its architect, a Jewish economist who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany firsthand, was motivated by the imperative to never repeat the horrors of fascism.
The Anti-Fascist Origins of Swedish Social Democracy
Fifty years ago, Sweden attempted the most ambitious democratic transition to socialism ever. Its architect, a Jewish economist who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany firsthand, was motivated by the imperative to never repeat the horrors of fascism.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fifty years ago, Sweden attempted the most ambitious democratic transition to socialism ever.
Its architect, a Jewish economist who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany firsthand, was motivated by the imperative to never repeat the horrors of fascism.
Its architect, a Jewish economist who witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany firsthand, was motivated by the imperative to never repeat the horrors of fascism.
Recent survey data show that Americans have lost their faith in the future.
Socialism can restore it.
Socialism can restore it.
Socialism Should Give Us Hope for Tomorrow
Recent survey data show that Americans have lost their faith in the future. Socialism can restore it.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Recent survey data show that Americans have lost their faith in the future.
Socialism can restore it.
Socialism can restore it.
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has called on his allies to stop demonizing Marine Le Pen.
It’s part of a broader shift in establishment conservatism toward open collaboration with her far-right party.
It’s part of a broader shift in establishment conservatism toward open collaboration with her far-right party.
For Nicolas Sarkozy, Far-Right Rule Is Tolerable
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has called on his allies to stop demonizing Marine Le Pen. It’s part of a broader shift in establishment conservatism toward open collaboration with her far-right party.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has called on his allies to stop demonizing Marine Le Pen.
It’s part of a broader shift in establishment conservatism toward open collaboration with her far-right party.
It’s part of a broader shift in establishment conservatism toward open collaboration with her far-right party.
Woody Guthrie’s New Year's resolutions for 1943.
“Wake up and fight.”
“Wake up and fight.”
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Woody Guthrie’s New Year's resolutions for 1943.
“Wake up and fight.”
“Wake up and fight.”
Italy’s Francesco Rosi produced an unforgettable series of political movies.
They feature mob bosses and oil tycoons, corrupt politicians and conspiring spooks, showing how Italian elites used every dirty trick available to exclude the Left from power.
They feature mob bosses and oil tycoons, corrupt politicians and conspiring spooks, showing how Italian elites used every dirty trick available to exclude the Left from power.
Francesco Rosi Was a Master of Left-Wing Political Cinema
Italy’s Francesco Rosi produced an unforgettable series of political movies. They feature mob bosses and oil tycoons, corrupt politicians and conspiring spooks, showing how Italian elites used every dirty trick available to exclude the Left from power.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Italy’s Francesco Rosi produced an unforgettable series of political movies.
They feature mob bosses and oil tycoons, corrupt politicians and conspiring spooks, showing how Italian elites used every dirty trick available to exclude the Left from power.
They feature mob bosses and oil tycoons, corrupt politicians and conspiring spooks, showing how Italian elites used every dirty trick available to exclude the Left from power.
Construction unions are making clear that offshore wind is a win for workers and the environment.
Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.
Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.
Building Trades Unions Rally Against Trump’s Attacks on Wind
Construction unions are making clear that offshore wind is a win for workers and the environment. Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Construction unions are making clear that offshore wind is a win for workers and the environment.
Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.
Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.
Worries about an exodus of millionaires from New York City are not supported by economics.
Zohran’s Millionaire Tax Will Raise Revenue
Worries about an exodus of millionaires from New York City are not supported by economics.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Worries about an exodus of millionaires from New York City are not supported by economics.
As Donald Trump’s GOP grows more and more fanatically xenophobic and rabidly anti-socialist, it’s worth examining how the American right has long fused its hatred of both immigrants and radicals to carry out a larger reactionary program.
The Long History of Nativist Red-Baiting in the United States
As Donald Trump’s GOP grows more and more fanatically xenophobic and rabidly anti-socialist, it’s worth examining how the American right has long fused its hatred of both immigrants and radicals to carry out a larger reactionary program.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As Donald Trump’s GOP grows more and more fanatically xenophobic and rabidly anti-socialist, it’s worth examining how the American right has long fused its hatred of both immigrants and radicals to carry out a larger reactionary program.
The challenges Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has faced demonstrate that Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York will have to out-organize what’s soon to be a mighty opposition to his every move from finance, insurance, and real estate interests.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap
The challenges Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has faced demonstrate that Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York will have to out-organize what’s soon to be a mighty opposition to his every move from finance, insurance, and real estate interests.
jacobin.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The challenges Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has faced demonstrate that Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York will have to out-organize what’s soon to be a mighty opposition to his every move from finance, insurance, and real estate interests.
Why was the revolutionary road out of capitalism abandoned for an evolutionary one?
Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.
Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.
The Revolutionary Roots of Social Democracy
Why was the revolutionary road out of capitalism abandoned for an evolutionary one? Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Why was the revolutionary road out of capitalism abandoned for an evolutionary one?
Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.
Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.
Good books offer new arguments, while excellent books pose new questions.
Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts, on the unfinished commodification of nature and care, is an excellent book.
Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts, on the unfinished commodification of nature and care, is an excellent book.
Capitalism and the Commodification of Nature
Good books offer new arguments, while excellent books pose new questions. Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts, on the unfinished commodification of nature and care, is an excellent book.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Good books offer new arguments, while excellent books pose new questions.
Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts, on the unfinished commodification of nature and care, is an excellent book.
Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts, on the unfinished commodification of nature and care, is an excellent book.
Chile’s left-wing alliance took power with huge optimism in 2022, but hopes of changing the constitution, or even securing reelection, soon faded.
Former minister Giorgio Jackson tells Jacobin what went wrong.
Former minister Giorgio Jackson tells Jacobin what went wrong.
Learning From Defeat in Chile
Chile’s left-wing alliance took power with huge optimism in 2022, but hopes of changing the constitution, or even securing reelection, soon faded. Former minister Giorgio Jackson tells Jacobin what went wrong.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chile’s left-wing alliance took power with huge optimism in 2022, but hopes of changing the constitution, or even securing reelection, soon faded.
Former minister Giorgio Jackson tells Jacobin what went wrong.
Former minister Giorgio Jackson tells Jacobin what went wrong.
With nothing but a new cut of Kill Bill to offer, Quentin Tarantino has gone into semiretirement right as American cinema is fighting for its very life.
And to make matters worse, he won’t stop talking smack.
And to make matters worse, he won’t stop talking smack.
The Real Reason We’re All Annoyed With Quentin Tarantino
With nothing but a new cut of Kill Bill to offer, Quentin Tarantino has gone into semiretirement right as American cinema is fighting for its very life. And to make matters worse, he won’t stop talking smack.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
With nothing but a new cut of Kill Bill to offer, Quentin Tarantino has gone into semiretirement right as American cinema is fighting for its very life.
And to make matters worse, he won’t stop talking smack.
And to make matters worse, he won’t stop talking smack.
Thanks to decades of failing to seriously address the economic struggles of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party brand has cratered in the Rust Belt and is increasingly flagging with working-class voters of all races.
Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters’ Trust
Thanks to decades of failing to seriously address the economic struggles of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party brand has cratered in the Rust Belt and is increasingly flagging with working-class voters of all races.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thanks to decades of failing to seriously address the economic struggles of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party brand has cratered in the Rust Belt and is increasingly flagging with working-class voters of all races.