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Costa-Gavras Directing the Revolution-‘Z’

Kenan Behzat Sharpe Jacobin
Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Garvas showed that films with a revolutionary message can also be popular.

Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Caitlyn Clark Jacobin
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.

The Video Game Industry Is Unionizing

An interview with Emma Kinema Robin LoBugilo Carolyn Jong Em Geiger Josiah Clark Jacobin
This summer, World of Warcraft and Bethesda Game Studios workers joined the growing number of video game developers organizing with Communications Workers of America. We spoke with some of the workers and organizers who have been unionizing

The Labor Movement Just Notched Two Big Wins

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Photo of the Union President speaking from the podium.
Trump’s victory makes it “That much more important to come together, to organize workers, to build real power, because that’s our best offense in this moment." - Jamieson from the Huff Post.

Why Planned Parenthood Workers Revolted Over Gaza

Nicole Froio Yes! Magazine
The Palestinian solidarity movement within Planned Parenthood is an example of how working-class power can be used to clarify connections between struggles, even when they seem to be disconnected from our own workplace, geographically or otherwise.

Balance of Power: Central Banks and the Fate of Democracies

Ivan Radanović LSE Review of Books
Reviewer Radanović calls this book essential reading for understanding why reconnecting central banks to the people is crucial to meet the major challenges of our time, from rising inequality to the climate crisis.