The Wisconsin Idea

Viewpoint

Helen Gym Lost, But Philly’s Progressive Movement Isn’t Going Anywhere

Gym may not have emerged victorious in the mayoral primary, but the labor-left coalition that powered her campaign has emerged as a formidable political force.

Mindy Isser

Cover StoryInvestigationGoodman Institute

The Young Miners Dying of “An Old Man’s Disease”

Black lung is completely preventable. And it's on the rise again.

Kim Kelly

Interview

“Chicago Is Leading the Way in Advancing a Real Political Alternative”

Brandon Johnson was inaugurated as Chicago mayor on Monday. What makes the Chicago working-class movement that elected him so different is its willingness to wage audacious fights over protecting and expanding public goods that seem unwinnable.

Micah Uetricht

Climate

Can Mayor Brandon Johnson Create a Green New Deal for Chicago?

Johnson ran on a promise to make environmental justice central to policy making. Now that he’s in office, organizers expect him to deliver.

Kari Lydersen

Last Year Was the Deadliest for Palestinians in the West Bank in Almost Two Decades. This Year Could Be Worse.

“People are running out of graves, they’re running out of space to bury people.”

Michael Veronda Hazou

Viewpoint

The Attack on Al-Aqsa and the Specter of a Second Nakba

The violence during Ramadan underscores how Israel's aggressive policies aim to humiliate Palestinians and threaten their existence.

Jehad Abusalim

Interview

How Chicago’s Working-Class Movement Elected Mayor Brandon Johnson

In a conversation with Jacobin, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates, city councilor Carlos Rosa, and editor and organizer Alex Han discuss how Chicago’s working-class movement elected one of its own as mayor and where that movement goes now.

Micah Uetricht

Viewpoint

Helen Gym Has Won Big for Working People

Critics claim that Helen Gym has no track record of tangible accomplishments. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

David I. Backer

InterviewPodcast

Writers Are More Powerful Than the Streaming Industry

“If we turn this career into a gig, into a hobby, the people who are going to be able to do it are the people who have generational wealth and privilege and are just doing this for fun.”

Maximillian Alvarez