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Jacobin offers socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. Support our work and subscribe to our print magazine!
New York City
Joined July 2010
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. See the contents and sub: 📪 Sub: https://t.co/CA0kGhyQ0h 📖 ToC: https://t.co/5Ph5ejCiBD
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Donald Trump is doing his best to destroy potentially dynamic sectors of the economy like clean energy and transportation. AI is a massive bubble. The cruel war on immigrants will hurt economic prospects, not help. A recession could be around the corner. https://t.co/xOR8AVLoDk
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We’re heading into what could be a rough economic patch with the worst leadership imaginable.
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Paul Heideman’s signature achievement in “Rogue Elephant” is his synthesis of research on the “hollowness” of US political parties with political economists’ accounts of the fragmentation of business elites in the neoliberal era. https://t.co/o2QbD3caV9
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The Republicans have always been enemies of labor. Now, freed from the shackles of their business patrons, Paul Heideman argues in his new book, the GOP may be more dangerous than ever.
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.@DianaforQueens is running for mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Queens state assembly seat. We spoke to her about her campaign, her time in New York City Democratic Socialists of America, and stopping ICE’s deportation machine. https://t.co/Wi9Ppxu6xv
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Diana Moreno is a socialist, mother, and Ecuadorian immigrant. And she’s looking to fill Zohran Mamdani’s now-vacant seat in the New York State Assembly. We spoke to her about her campaign.
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Amazon has created a system in which thousands of independent companies are contracted for last-mile package deliveries. Many work only for Amazon, yet their workers are not Amazon employees. https://t.co/KkUzeTx7Yn
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Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by misclassifying them as independent contractors. Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán...
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The European Convention on Human Rights is a bogeyman of the British tabloids, which paint it as a charter for activist lawyers. Rather than defend its principles, Keir Starmer wants to make changes that will leave it toothless. https://t.co/lvZuSNZRLR
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Keir Starmer wants to weaken the European Convention on Human Rights, hoping that this will win back voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. In the name of fighting right-wing politics, he’s handing...
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Here are the top standout moments during arguments to the Supreme Court of a case that could become Citizens United 2.0. https://t.co/Proo8KVmuE
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a GOP-led case that could repeal campaign finance limits on how much money parties can redirect to individual candidates. Here are the standout moments.
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We may be heading into a recession. But the structural problems of the US economy are more important than the boom-and-bust cycle. And there just isn’t much economic dynamism in the country right now: https://t.co/tkprc4u9VW
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Thousands of first-time homebuyers purchased a home this year thanks to our HomeReady® mortgage. Find out how.
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Why did America’s capitalist class fail when it tried to discipline the GOP after January 6? And what does this failure say about the political capacities of US capital? Paul Heideman’s new book, “Rogue Elephant,” attempts to answer these questions: https://t.co/4rUKj3gwX0
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We wrote about Egan's insurgent candidacy in September. https://t.co/FzbqZSCwEW
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The election for general secretary of UNISON, Britain’s biggest trade union, pits a faithful ally of Keir Starmer against a left-wing challenger who was expelled from the Labour Party by his factio...
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Left candidate @Andrea4GS has been elected leader of Unison, the UK's biggest trade union. After being expelled from the Labour Party three years ago by Keir Starmer's henchmen for sharing socialist content on social media, she's defeated a key Starmer ally for the position.
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Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor leaves a Queens state assembly seat open. Socialist organizer Diana Moreno wants to fill it: https://t.co/p79lp6WyPF
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A new law introduced by socialist New York City councilor @tiffany_caban would help bring an end to Amazon’s avoidance of labor law through officially subcontracting its delivery drivers, even though those drivers clearly work for Amazon: https://t.co/epv0ly3l7m
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From Dec 8 to Dec 21, Save Up to 50% on Roborock Vacuums Built for Effortless Cleaning.
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Britain’s Labour Party fears that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could win the next election. Yet Keir Starmer has introduced a litany of authoritarian proposals that would make a future Farage-led government all the more dangerous: https://t.co/TlHl2vdobA
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a GOP-led case that could repeal campaign finance limits on how much money parties can redirect to individual candidates. Here are the standout moments.
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a GOP-led case that could repeal campaign finance limits on how much money parties can redirect to individual candidates. Here are the standout moments.
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We’re heading into what could be a rough economic patch with the worst leadership imaginable.
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We’re heading into what could be a rough economic patch with the worst leadership imaginable.
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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. See the contents and sub: 📪 Sub: https://t.co/CA0kGhyQ0h 📖 ToC: https://t.co/5Ph5ejCiBD
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The Republicans have always been enemies of labor. Now, freed from the shackles of their business patrons, Paul Heideman argues in his new book, the GOP may be more dangerous than ever.
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The Republicans have always been enemies of labor. Now, freed from the shackles of their business patrons, Paul Heideman argues in his new book, the GOP may be more dangerous than ever.
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Diana Moreno is a socialist, trade unionist, mother, and child of immigrants. And she’s looking to fill Zohran Mamdani’s now-vacant seat in the New York State Assembly. We spoke to her about her campaign.
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Diana Moreno is a socialist, mother, and Ecuadorian immigrant. And she’s looking to fill Zohran Mamdani’s now-vacant seat in the New York State Assembly. We spoke to her about her campaign.
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Bernie Sanders to Jacobin: “Imagine if you had a political party that supported Medicare for All.” https://t.co/pCjT2fFZwF
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We spoke to Bernie Sanders about alleged health insurance CEO shooter Luigi Mangione, the crisis of for-profit health care in America, why only a mass movement can win Medicare for All, and how to...
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