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A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting
Jacobin Sep 4, 2025

A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting

The father of California’s past redistricting reforms has come out against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts, writing in a New York Times op-ed that he’s opposing the legislative response to President Donald Trump’s nationwide gerrymandering crusade so that he can give “the people an informed choice” and “preserve […]

Trump Is Putting His Thumb on the Scale for Cuomo
Jacobin Sep 4, 2025

Trump Is Putting His Thumb on the Scale for Cuomo

Since New York City’s mayoral primary in June, the ultrarich have been panicking over how to stop democratic socialist front-runner Zohran Mamdani. Now it seems they have found their answer: a helping hand from Donald Trump. A major problem for Mamdani’s opponents has been that his competitors — incumbent mayor Eric Adams, former governor Andrew […]

Die Linke’s Ferat Koçak: We Can’t Surrender to the Far Right
Jacobin Sep 4, 2025

Die Linke’s Ferat Koçak: We Can’t Surrender to the Far Right

For two decades after its evolution from East Germany’s PDS, Die Linke (the Left) has weathered repeated crises. These have included the shrinking of its strongholds in the east and bitter splits, including most recently Sahra Wagenknecht’s 2023 breakaway. Yet, in 2025, it staged a comeback, winning new voters and reclaiming Bundestag seats. At the […]