Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.

Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterly and reaches 75,000 subscribers, in addition to a web audience of over 3,000,000 a month.

1 day ago · Liberals and socialists typically see themselves as foes. But truly realizing liberal ideals of freedom and equality means building a socialist order — a lesson liberals and socialists alike would do well to remember. One hundred thousand Socialist Party members gathered in Madison Square for ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The announcement by the new Donald Trump administration to suspend foreign aid spending — approximately $68 billion annually — has sent shock waves across the world. This decision will not only affect military aid, which makes up a large percentage of the total, but also threatens funding for development aid, human rights campaigns, and initiatives that support democratic institutions ...

5 days ago · In late November, shortly after the United States began condemning the International Criminal Court for charging senior Israeli leaders with war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, a reporter asked the outgoing State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller an instructive question: “Who can judge Israel? . . .

Dec 30, 2023 · Jacobin has been publishing in print and online since late 2010. In case you haven’t been with us for that long — or if you need a refresher — we’ve compiled a list of essential socialist reading on politics, economics, history, and more from our archives.

Nov 6, 2024 · “It is happening again.” This morning, with Donald Trump in command of another crushing presidential victory, the dreadful words from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks sit like lead inside many stomachs. As the climax of a frenzied campaign and the triumph of so much that is vicious and corrosive in American society, Trump’s second election comes as a shock.

Sep 17, 2023 · Jacobin has now been in print for thirteen years. That means thirteen years of publishing with the goal of revealing the truth about capitalism — a system based on exploitation and the degradation of the human spirit — and thirteen years of offering a vision of a real alternative to it, socialism.

“The chief economist of Moody’s Analytics estimated in 2019 that, a year in, Trump’s tariffs had cost the United States $88 billion and 340,000 jobs.”

Jan 30, 2025 · Articles by David Sirota. FTC Chair Lina Khan Isn’t Scared of Billionaire Bullies. Billionaire donors are pressuring Kamala Harris to fire Lina Khan, whose term as FTC chair has seen aggressive antitrust actions against tech giants.