Jacobin

Germany’s Gen Z Is Revolting Against Militarism Across Germany, tens of thousands of high school students went on strike on Thursday to protest the likely reintroduction of military service. Germany’s political leaders want a new generation of soldiers, but young people are against it.

Across Germany, tens of thousands of high school students went on strike on Thursday to protest the likely reintroduction of military service.

Germany’s political leaders want a new generation of soldiers, but young people are against it.

The Toxic Finance Behind Europe’s Plans for Ukraine EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has revived plans to draw on frozen Russian assets to make loans to Ukraine. Yanis Varoufakis writes for Jacobin that the idea is unworkable and incompatible with efforts to move toward a ceasefire.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has revived plans to draw on frozen Russian assets to make loans to Ukraine.

Yanis Varoufakis writes for Jacobin that the idea is unworkable and incompatible with efforts to move toward a ceasefire.

America’s Next Generation of Socialist Organizers At their 2026 organizing conference, Young Democratic Socialists of America focused on organizing student workers, building campus movements against ICE, and preparing mass action for May Day 2028 to confront Trump’s authoritarianism.

At their 2026 organizing conference, Young Democratic Socialists of America focused on organizing student workers, building campus movements against ICE, and preparing mass action for May Day 2028 to confront Trump’s authoritarianism.

Average People Won Universal Childcare for New York Just one year ago, the idea that New Yorkers could get universal childcare was dismissed as utopian nonsense. An organized democratic socialist movement made it a reality, with the first phase launching this year.

Just one year ago, the idea that New Yorkers could get universal childcare was dismissed as utopian nonsense.

An organized democratic socialist movement made it a reality, with the first phase launching this year.

Should Unions Radically Rethink First Contracts? If unions are serious about reversing their decline, then shorter, smaller, faster first contracts might be what is needed to scale.

If unions are serious about reversing their decline, then shorter, smaller, faster first contracts might be what is needed to scale.

Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US? We don’t have an effective, mass antiwar movement to push back against Donald Trump’s war on Iran. We need one immediately.

We don’t have an effective, mass antiwar movement to push back against Donald Trump’s war on Iran.

We need one immediately.

Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein Had a Yearslong Relationship Emails from the Jeffrey Epstein files show the late pedophile trying to connect far-right tech mogul Peter Thiel and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak on at least six separate occasions.

Emails from the Jeffrey Epstein files show the late pedophile trying to connect far-right tech mogul Peter Thiel and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak on at least six separate occasions.

Middle East Wars Are Still About Oil and Empire Gilbert Achcar explains how oil, US power, and regional rivalries have shaped decades of conflict in the Middle East — and why the confrontation with Iran fits a long imperial pattern.

Gilbert Achcar explains how oil, US power, and regional rivalries have shaped decades of conflict in the Middle East — and why the confrontation with Iran fits a long imperial pattern.

New Study: Union Candidates Deliver for Workers A new study from the Center for Working-Class Politics, Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy, and Jacobin reveals that politicians with union backgrounds campaign more aggressively for workers and vote further left — but unions rarely recruit them.

A new study from the Center for Working-Class Politics, Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy, and Jacobin reveals that politicians with union backgrounds campaign more aggressively for workers and vote further left — but unions rarely recruit them.

Big Tech Oversees Itself at Homeland Security Kristi Noem, just fired from her job as secretary of DHS amid allegations of self-dealing, staffed the department’s AI division with leadership taken directly from a tech company under contract with DHS to develop its biometric surveillance system.

Kristi Noem, just fired from her job as secretary of DHS amid allegations of self-dealing, staffed the department’s AI division with leadership taken directly from a tech company under contract with DHS to develop its biometric surveillance system.

America’s Holy War in Iran For roughly half a century, a certain strain of American evangelical theology has taught millions of believers to read conflicts like Trump’s war with Iran not simply as geopolitics in action but as prophecy unfolding in real time. I was one of them.

For roughly half a century, a certain strain of American evangelical theology has taught millions of believers to read conflicts like Trump’s war with Iran not simply as geopolitics in action but as prophecy unfolding in real time.

I was one of them.

Irish republican socialist and hunger striker Bobby Sands was born on this day in 1954.

"Our revenge will be the laughter of our children."

The Revolutionary Feminism of Thomas Sankara Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, is well known for opposing the neocolonialism of the Global North. But on International Women’s Day, we should also remember his strident commitment to women’s liberation.

Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, is well known for opposing the neocolonialism of the Global North.

But on International Women’s Day, we should also remember his strident commitment to women’s liberation.

International Women’s Day Belongs to Us Capitalists keep trying to co-opt International Women’s Day, a century-old product of the working-class revolutionary movement. But the day belongs to the socialist antiwar tradition.

Capitalists keep trying to co-opt International Women’s Day, a century-old product of the working-class revolutionary movement.

But the day belongs to the socialist antiwar tradition.

Today marks the 109th anniversary of the start of the February Revolution.

The Socialist Origins of International Women’s Day From the beginning, International Women's Day has been an occasion to celebrate working women and fight capitalism.

Happy International Women’s Day!

IWD is a socialist holiday, honoring working-class women from around the world who have joined together to fight for a more just and equal future.

The Enigmatic Anarchist Lucy Parsons's life was rife with contradictions. But her commitment to workers' emancipation was never in doubt.

The life of Lucy Parsons, who died on this day in 1942, was rife with contradictions.

But her commitment to workers' emancipation was never in doubt.

Industrial Workers of the World founding member Lucy Parsons died on this day in 1942.

A legendary labor organizer and socialist, Parsons' commitment to worker emancipation was never in doubt.

Spain Shows Europe How to Oppose Trump’s Illegal War in Iran Donald Trump is angry because Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, hasn’t backed the war on Iran. Sánchez’s stand is hardly radical, but it seems like it now that almost all of Europe has fallen in behind Trump.

Donald Trump is angry because Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, hasn’t backed the war on Iran.

Sánchez’s stand is hardly radical, but it seems like it now that almost all of Europe has fallen in behind Trump.

Defense Contractors Stand to Profit Off the Iran War In recent years, top defense contractors — backed by trillions in taxpayer dollars — have prioritized enriching shareholders over expanding production. As war spending surges, America’s biggest weapons manufacturers could funnel even more to investors.

In recent years, top defense contractors — backed by trillions in taxpayer dollars — have prioritized enriching shareholders over expanding production.

As war spending surges, America’s biggest weapons manufacturers could funnel even more to investors.

Netanyahu’s Iran War Is Also the War of Global Neocon Elites The war on Iran is a joint effort by segments of the US, Israeli, European, and Arab ruling classes that are committed to global and regional domination — not just the result of Israeli pressure on Donald Trump.

The war on Iran is a joint effort by segments of the US, Israeli, European, and Arab ruling classes that are committed to global and regional domination — not just the result of Israeli pressure on Donald Trump.

Zohran Mamdani’s Millionaire Tax Is Extremely Popular Taxing the rich in New York, as Zohran Mamdani has proposed, isn’t just right and necessary. New polling shows a strong majority support making the wealthy pay, suggesting that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s refusal to do so is political malpractice.

Taxing the rich in New York, as Zohran Mamdani has proposed, isn’t just right and necessary.

New polling shows a strong majority support making the wealthy pay, suggesting that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s refusal to do so is political malpractice.

The GOP Is at War — Without the Foreign Policy Establishment For a century, American wars were planned by think tankers drawn from the boards of Goldman Sachs and Chevron. It gave rise to horrors like Vietnam and Iraq. That era is over. What comes next is very likely worse.

For a century, American wars were planned by think tankers drawn from the boards of Goldman Sachs and Chevron. It gave rise to horrors like Vietnam and Iraq.

That era is over. What comes next is very likely worse.

The Iran War Shows Why It’s Time for Chuck Schumer to Go Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran. He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace.

Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran.

He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace.

German Deindustrialization Is Self-Inflicted Germany is in the midst of an industrial job loss wave worse than the one during COVID. The Right blames the green transition, and parts of the Left blame the Ukraine war. But the real cause is the shortsightedness of Germany’s political elite.

Germany is in the midst of an industrial job loss wave worse than the one during COVID.

The Right blames the green transition, and parts of the Left blame the Ukraine war.

But the real cause is the shortsightedness of Germany’s political elite.

The New York City Nurses’ Strike Was a Historic Victory The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history concluded last month. A rank-and-file nurse leader writes in Jacobin about how the 15,000 striking nurses beat giant hospitals to win major victories on safe-staffing and other issues.

The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history concluded last month.

A rank-and-file nurse leader writes in Jacobin about how the 15,000 striking nurses beat giant hospitals to win major victories on safe-staffing and other issues.

Reflecting on New York City’s Largest Nurses’ Strike After weeks of nurses picketing in the freezing cold, New York City nurses concluded their biggest-ever strike last month. Jacobin spoke to a striking nurse leader about their fight against intransigent employers and a hostile governor.

After weeks of nurses picketing in the freezing cold, New York City nurses concluded their biggest-ever strike last month.

Jacobin spoke to a striking nurse leader about their fight against intransigent employers and a hostile governor.

Only Love Can Set the Looksmaxxer Free For the looksmaxxer, women are irrelevant except as currency to buy rank over other men. Undoing these market logics with real love is the only way to liberate the looksmaxxer from lonely self-optimization.

For the looksmaxxer, women are irrelevant except as currency to buy rank over other men.

Undoing these market logics with real love is the only way to liberate the looksmaxxer from lonely self-optimization.

Why They Hated Rosa Luxemburg Today is the birthday of the revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg. Routinely reduced to an inoffensive libertarian figure, the harder edges of her class-struggle politics are often ignored.

Today is the birthday of the revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.

Routinely reduced to an inoffensive libertarian figure, the harder edges of her class-struggle politics are often ignored.

Everyone Is Missing the Point of SCOTUS’s Tariffs Decision The Supreme Court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely have little effect on the administration’s tariff regime. It will, however, further empower the conservative legal movement and its favorite deregulatory tool.

The Supreme Court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely have little effect on the administration’s tariff regime.

It will, however, further empower the conservative legal movement and its favorite deregulatory tool.