The first presidential debate will be held at the National Constitution Center, created to celebrate the US’s founding document. But the Constitution’s deeply dysfunctional features are becoming more apparent by the day. jacobin.com/2024/09/consti…

The idea that workers in wealthy countries like the United States are part of a “labor aristocracy” bought off with the fruits of imperialism is nonsense. The best way to build a movement against US imperialism is to build the labor movement domestically. jacobin.com/2022/10/vivek-…

As Israel's war in Palestine rages with no end in sight, the Canadian government’s revocation of the Jewish National Fund’s charitable status over its funding of the Israel Defense Forces marks a substantial victory for Palestinian solidarity activists. jacobin.com/2024/09/canada…

The New York City comptroller’s office just released its inaugural “Employer Wall of Shame.” Chipotle and Amazon top the list. jacobin.com/2024/09/nyc-co…

Big Pharma has spent decades reaping enormous profits from drugs and vaccines developed with public funding. By exploiting intellectual property rights, the industry has blocked access to life-saving medicines to countries that desperately need them. jacobin.com/2024/09/big-ph…

The rising bloc conflict shows the fallacy of the idea that there is a single “world” capitalist class. Not every flare up is driven by crude economic calculation — but the rivalry between states has deep material roots. jacobin.com/2024/09/imperi…

The National Constitution Center will host the first presidential debate next week between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The event will surely celebrate the US Constitution — but the Constitution isn’t worth celebrating. jacobin.com/2024/09/consti…

The Canada Revenue Agency has officially revoked the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund, a committed supporter of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The move marks a significant victory for Palestine solidarity activists. jacobin.com/2024/09/canada…

The New York City comptroller’s office has launched a useful new tool for the public: a database detailing the city’s worst bosses and their various labor abuses, along with an accompanying “Employer Wall of Shame.” jacobin.com/2024/09/nyc-co…

Pharmaceutical companies claim their profits are necessary for vital medical research, but it’s public investment that funds the research before private firms gobble up the benefits through patent monopolies. jacobin.com/2024/09/big-ph…

Why is there so much misery in a world of plenty? Why do private profit and wealth come before human needs and lives? Marxism has answers to these questions — answers that are actually easy to understand. jacobin.com/2021/01/marxis…

As the climate crisis intensifies, we often hear that our future will be marked by a frightening scramble for natural resources. Economist Richard D. Wolff outlines an alternative to this Mad Max vision of scarcity, competition, and violence. youtu.be/4uREwZ2mWt0

Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as France’s prime minister, after securing Marine Le Pen’s agreement. The creation of a government reliant on her blessing is another step in the far right’s march toward power. jacobin.com/2024/09/barnie…

After denying the left-wing coalition governance, French president Emmanuel Macron has catered to far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s wishes and named conservative leader Michel Barnier prime minister. jacobin.com/2024/09/barnie…

Disingenuous antisemitism charges are keeping left-wing critics of Israel on the back foot. Meanwhile, right-wing antisemitism is rising. Rather than play defense, the Left should advance an analysis of antisemitism that doesn’t conflate Jews with Israel. jacobin.com/2024/09/left-a…

The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss long-form contributions on Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory in Mexico, organizing in the Gulf states, socializing the banks, and much more.

Palestine solidarity activist Ben Lorber: Leftists have to articulate our own antisemitism analysis. The way to do that is to say that Jews won’t be safe in the world until Palestinians and all people are safe. jacobin.com/2024/09/left-a…

Workers at Ultium’s Spring Hill electric vehicle plant, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution of Korea, have unionized. It’s the latest case of the UAW’s Big Three strike bearing fruit. jacobin.com/2024/09/ultium…

This week’s union victory at an electric vehicle plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, is a product of the pathway to unionization won by the United Auto Workers during their historic strike against the Big Three automakers last fall. jacobin.com/2024/09/ultium…