From JacobinYesterday was a good day. Like so many others, I heard the news of Donald Trump’s loss not from TV pundits, but from spontaneous cheering in the streets. By the time I had grabbed a pot to bang outside, cars in the streets of my New York City neighborhood were … [Read more...] about We Were Right To Celebrate Trump’s Defeat. Now We’ll Have To Stay in the Streets for the Next 4 Years.
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No Honeymoon for Joe Biden
From JacobinBiden the Chameleon? A more superficially realistic way of making the case that the proposals buried on the Biden/Harris should be taken seriously goes like this: “Sure, Biden isn’t a changed man. He’s a cynical opportunist, just like he’s been his whole career. But the winds have … [Read more...] about No Honeymoon for Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s Narrow Win Won’t Hold for Long Once He’s in Office
From JacobinCapitalist democracy is a class compromise. Capitalists agree to tolerate workers having a say in … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Narrow Win Won’t Hold for Long Once He’s in Office
How Privatization Hobbled Sweden’s Response To Coronavirus
From JacobinWe are all sharing the experience of the pandemic. Or are we? In Sweden, you will see it referred to as … [Read more...] about How Privatization Hobbled Sweden’s Response To Coronavirus
There Was Actually a Lot of Good News for the Left on Election Day
From JacobinMany of us have been refreshing the link to the Pennsylvania results for days, while mourning the voters Bernie Sanders could have reached, the mediocrity of Joe Biden, and the sad fact that so many of our neighbors and fellow citizens voted for Donald Trump, … [Read more...] about There Was Actually a Lot of Good News for the Left on Election Day