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It's official: A democratic socialist (and Jacobin contributor) will be the next mayor of America's largest city.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It's official: A democratic socialist (and Jacobin contributor) will be the next mayor of America's largest city.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
On this day in 1780, Túpac Amaru led an indigenous uprising against Spanish control of Peru.
Centuries on, he and his wife and co-organizer Micaela Bastidas are still potent symbols of liberation in the Andes.
Centuries on, he and his wife and co-organizer Micaela Bastidas are still potent symbols of liberation in the Andes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On this day in 1780, Túpac Amaru led an indigenous uprising against Spanish control of Peru.
Centuries on, he and his wife and co-organizer Micaela Bastidas are still potent symbols of liberation in the Andes.
Centuries on, he and his wife and co-organizer Micaela Bastidas are still potent symbols of liberation in the Andes.
“Capital,” Marx says, “is dead labor, that, vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor.”
In Jacobin, you can read more of Marx’s gothic metaphors, the politics of 16th-century witch hunting, and more.
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In Jacobin, you can read more of Marx’s gothic metaphors, the politics of 16th-century witch hunting, and more.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Capital,” Marx says, “is dead labor, that, vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labor.”
In Jacobin, you can read more of Marx’s gothic metaphors, the politics of 16th-century witch hunting, and more.
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In Jacobin, you can read more of Marx’s gothic metaphors, the politics of 16th-century witch hunting, and more.
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American author Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929.
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
American author Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929.
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
Socialist luminary and union agitator Eugene V. Debs died on this day in 1926.
Debs’s life and work was inspired by an unwavering belief that a more just and free world was possible, and that it would be created through class struggle.
Debs’s life and work was inspired by an unwavering belief that a more just and free world was possible, and that it would be created through class struggle.
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Socialist luminary and union agitator Eugene V. Debs died on this day in 1926.
Debs’s life and work was inspired by an unwavering belief that a more just and free world was possible, and that it would be created through class struggle.
Debs’s life and work was inspired by an unwavering belief that a more just and free world was possible, and that it would be created through class struggle.
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Thomas Sankara, the socialist president of Burkina Faso, was assassinated on this day in 1987.
He fought to transform Burkina Faso into a truly independent nation free from the influence of foreign capital. His legacy continues to inspire struggles for self-determination today.
He fought to transform Burkina Faso into a truly independent nation free from the influence of foreign capital. His legacy continues to inspire struggles for self-determination today.
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thomas Sankara, the socialist president of Burkina Faso, was assassinated on this day in 1987.
He fought to transform Burkina Faso into a truly independent nation free from the influence of foreign capital. His legacy continues to inspire struggles for self-determination today.
He fought to transform Burkina Faso into a truly independent nation free from the influence of foreign capital. His legacy continues to inspire struggles for self-determination today.
Dorothea Lange died on this day in 1965.
Her photographs captured the brutality of the Great Depression and the inhumanity of the Japanese internment.
Her photographs captured the brutality of the Great Depression and the inhumanity of the Japanese internment.
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dorothea Lange died on this day in 1965.
Her photographs captured the brutality of the Great Depression and the inhumanity of the Japanese internment.
Her photographs captured the brutality of the Great Depression and the inhumanity of the Japanese internment.
Socialist writer Charles Fourier died on this day 188 years ago.
Nearly two centuries later, his insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas still seem shockingly modern.
Nearly two centuries later, his insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas still seem shockingly modern.
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Socialist writer Charles Fourier died on this day 188 years ago.
Nearly two centuries later, his insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas still seem shockingly modern.
Nearly two centuries later, his insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas still seem shockingly modern.
Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer was born on this day in 1917.
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.”
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.”
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer was born on this day in 1917.
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.”
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.”
On this day 90 years ago, the Jarrow March set off from Tyneside in Northern England to demand action from the British government on poverty and unemployment.
October 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
On this day 90 years ago, the Jarrow March set off from Tyneside in Northern England to demand action from the British government on poverty and unemployment.
On this day in 1936 the Battle of Cable Street saw Oswald Mosley’s fascists driven off the streets of London's East End.
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On this day in 1936 the Battle of Cable Street saw Oswald Mosley’s fascists driven off the streets of London's East End.
Sylvia Pankhurst, British communist and leading women’s suffragist, died on this day in 1960.
“Although I have been a socialist all my life, I have tried to palliate the capitalist system. But all my experience showed that it was useless trying to palliate an impossible system.”
“Although I have been a socialist all my life, I have tried to palliate the capitalist system. But all my experience showed that it was useless trying to palliate an impossible system.”
September 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sylvia Pankhurst, British communist and leading women’s suffragist, died on this day in 1960.
“Although I have been a socialist all my life, I have tried to palliate the capitalist system. But all my experience showed that it was useless trying to palliate an impossible system.”
“Although I have been a socialist all my life, I have tried to palliate the capitalist system. But all my experience showed that it was useless trying to palliate an impossible system.”
Kneecap's Mo Chara has beaten the UK's trumped up terror charges against him on a technicality.
But how he beat them is not what will be remembered. What will be remembered is that he's stood with the people of Palestine before Britain could muster the will.
But how he beat them is not what will be remembered. What will be remembered is that he's stood with the people of Palestine before Britain could muster the will.
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Kneecap's Mo Chara has beaten the UK's trumped up terror charges against him on a technicality.
But how he beat them is not what will be remembered. What will be remembered is that he's stood with the people of Palestine before Britain could muster the will.
But how he beat them is not what will be remembered. What will be remembered is that he's stood with the people of Palestine before Britain could muster the will.
On this day in 1940, Marxist philosopher Walter Benjamin died while attempting to flee occupying Nazi forces.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On this day in 1940, Marxist philosopher Walter Benjamin died while attempting to flee occupying Nazi forces.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Irish republican Robert Emmet was executed on this day in 1803 after the rebellion he led against British rule failed. He was only 25 years old.
September 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Irish republican Robert Emmet was executed on this day in 1803 after the rebellion he led against British rule failed. He was only 25 years old.
Our latest issue, "Borders," is out now!
We examine whether borders are a necessary defense against capital’s race to the bottom or just another tool for sustaining inequality
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September 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The first volume of Karl Marx's “Capital: Critique of Political Economy” was on this day in 1867.
September 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The first volume of Karl Marx's “Capital: Critique of Political Economy” was on this day in 1867.
The fall issue of Jacobin looks at the politics of borders and their role in dividing the working class and sustaining global inequality.
You won't want to miss the outstanding writing by Nika Soon-Shiong, @uaw.org President Shawn Fain, Ben Burgis and more 👇
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September 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The fall issue of Jacobin looks at the politics of borders and their role in dividing the working class and sustaining global inequality.
You won't want to miss the outstanding writing by Nika Soon-Shiong, @uaw.org President Shawn Fain, Ben Burgis and more 👇
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You won't want to miss the outstanding writing by Nika Soon-Shiong, @uaw.org President Shawn Fain, Ben Burgis and more 👇
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Anti-apartheid martyr Steve Biko was killed by South Africa's apartheid government on this day in 1977.
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Anti-apartheid martyr Steve Biko was killed by South Africa's apartheid government on this day in 1977.
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”
Marxist Amílcar Lopes Cabral was born on this day in 1924.
As founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Cabral was a leading voice of anti-colonialism in West Africa.
As founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Cabral was a leading voice of anti-colonialism in West Africa.
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Marxist Amílcar Lopes Cabral was born on this day in 1924.
As founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Cabral was a leading voice of anti-colonialism in West Africa.
As founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Cabral was a leading voice of anti-colonialism in West Africa.
A watershed moment in labor history took place on this day 60 years ago.
The Delano grape strike began, bringing together 10,000+ workers, proving the power of boycotts, and unifiying Filipino and Mexican farmworkers who had historically been pitted against each other by bosses.
The Delano grape strike began, bringing together 10,000+ workers, proving the power of boycotts, and unifiying Filipino and Mexican farmworkers who had historically been pitted against each other by bosses.
September 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A watershed moment in labor history took place on this day 60 years ago.
The Delano grape strike began, bringing together 10,000+ workers, proving the power of boycotts, and unifiying Filipino and Mexican farmworkers who had historically been pitted against each other by bosses.
The Delano grape strike began, bringing together 10,000+ workers, proving the power of boycotts, and unifiying Filipino and Mexican farmworkers who had historically been pitted against each other by bosses.
Happy birthday, Bernie Sanders, a leader who took socialism out of the margins and into the American mainstream for the first time in generations.
His contributions to the struggle for a better world are undeniable.
His contributions to the struggle for a better world are undeniable.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy birthday, Bernie Sanders, a leader who took socialism out of the margins and into the American mainstream for the first time in generations.
His contributions to the struggle for a better world are undeniable.
His contributions to the struggle for a better world are undeniable.
Jeffries may not be out of step with Chuck Schumer or Tom Suozzi or other members of the Democratic establishment.
But he's certainly out of step with voters, who turned out for a democratic socialist in record-breaking numbers.
But he's certainly out of step with voters, who turned out for a democratic socialist in record-breaking numbers.
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Jeffries may not be out of step with Chuck Schumer or Tom Suozzi or other members of the Democratic establishment.
But he's certainly out of step with voters, who turned out for a democratic socialist in record-breaking numbers.
But he's certainly out of step with voters, who turned out for a democratic socialist in record-breaking numbers.