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What Comes After Globalization?

Branko Milanovic Jacobin
The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close.

The Momentous Class Struggle of the German Peasants’ War

Daniel Colligan Jacobin
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution, in which peasants seized upon the radical implications of Martin Luther’s theology to challenge a hierarchical social order

Cheesy Terroir-Ism: The ABCs of AOCs

Matthew Wills Jstor.org
Whether it supports the production of wine or cheese, terroir is a “particularly French conception of cultural territory” says historian Tamara L. Whited.

Why Gavin Newsom’s Podcast Is a Political Disaster

Gil Duran FrameLab
Gavin Newsom's effort to go upside-down has harmed his public standing. The upside of his venture is that provides, in hard numbers and immediate practical implications, a lesson for Democrats.