Ses billets de blog

• The attempt to extradite Julian Assange is a huge threat to press freedom

  14 avr. 2023 Par Jacobin
  Rashida Tlaib is leading a group in Congress calling on Joe Biden to halt extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. The prosecution of Assange should worry anyone who believes in freedom of the press, writes Jacobin columnist Ben Burgis.

• Why Rupert Murdoch's press empire is a threat to democracy

  28 févr. 2023 Par Jacobin
  On both sides of the Atlantic, Rupert Murdoch’s news empire is built on a hate-for-profit business model — engaging in migrant bashing, election denial, and anti-LGBTQ hysteria to drive ratings and make him and his hosts rich, writes Liam Barrett in Jacobin.

• Mikhail Lobanov was jailed because Putin's cronies are afraid

  31 déc. 2022 Par Jacobin
  Moscow-based socialist Mikhail Lobanov is a leading left-wing critic of Vladimir Putin. His jailing this Thursday reflects authorities’ determination to silence critics of the war, the disastrous effects of which are playing havoc on Russian society.

• On Halloween night in 1891, Tennessee miners made righteous mayhem

  31 oct. 2022 Par Jacobin
  The Coal Creek War was one of the largest insurrections in American labour history, with thousands of miners batting state troops to end the convict leasing system designed to extend slavery and undermine organized labour.

• Real estate speculation has made Lisbon one of the world’s most unlivable cities

  4 sept. 2022 Par Jacobin
  Housing costs in Lisbon are so high that it’s ranked even more unviable for renters than New York. Attempts to solve the issue through “market efficiency” have made the problem worse.