The bodies of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were found on this day in 1964. The trio was murdered by white supremacists in Mississippi.

James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. Baldwin was many things: a brilliant writer, a trenchant social critic, a dogged activist. He was also an unapologetic radical.

Mahmoud Khalil is suing Donald Trump. This Friday, he joins the Jacobin Show to tell us why: youtube.com/live/ErjbDq-7pQE

The Cuban Revolution began on this day 73 years ago. The Revolution’s victory belonged not just to its leaders, but also to the many working people who fought for its success.

The Sandinistas, a Nicaraguan revolutionary group that organized to overthrow the brutal US-backed Somoza dictatorship, were founded on this day in 1961.

The cohosts of F–king Cancelled say the quiet part out loud: a left that condemns internal dissent is a dead end for democracy. 📰 Read: jacobin.com/2026/07/cancel-culture-trauma-identity-democracy

The US-led world order is breaking down in the Strait of Hormuz, argues @profwolff.bsky.social. What comes next depends on whether the Left has an answer: jacobin.com/2026/07/american-empire-capitalism-crisis-socialism

Helen Keller was born on this day in 1880. "How did I become a Socialist? By reading."

America's political institutions were engineered to protect elite wealth and block majorities. How did we end up here? For the 250th anniversary of America, our summer issue takes aim at the US's patriotic mythology. Out now. Get yours below 👇

Anti-imperialist scholar and activist Walter Rodney was killed on this day in 1980. "By what standard of morality can the violence used by a slave to break his chains be considered the same as the violence of a slave master?"

Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago. He never minced words, and he knew which side he was on.

Abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech to the 1851 Women's Rights Convention on this day. The speech challenges discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and intellectual ability, and lays bare the cruelty of slavery.

Harvey Milk, LGBT pioneer, was born on this day in 1930. "I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted."

Radical abolitionist John Brown was born on this day in 1800. “I acknowledge no master in human form.”

French revolutionary and Jacobin Maximilien Robespierre was born on this day in 1758. “How long will the despots' fury be called justice, and the people's justice barbarism or rebellion?”

Happy birthday, Karl Marx! Marx was born on this day 208 years ago. His work helps us not only understand capitalism but fight for a world free of exploitation and domination.

On this day in 1970 Ohio state troopers opened fire on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam war in Kent State University. Four were killed, nine others seriously wounded.

The Haymarket affair saw a peaceful labor demonstration in Chicago in support of an eight-hour workday bombed and four anarchists put to death on this day in 1886.

Socialist Pete Seeger, widely acknowledged to be one of America’s greatest folk singers, was born on this day in 1919.

Brazilian educator Paulo Freire died on this day in 1997. “To alienate people from their own decision-making is to change them into objects.”

In celebration of May Day, we’re offering one-year digital subscriptions for just $1 and print ones for $10. Subscribers get four beautiful issues of our magazine and access to our entire back catalog: jacobin.com/subscribe/?type=personal&level=standard-digital&code=MAYDAY2026

Bernie Sanders announced his first run for president 11 years ago today, bringing socialism from the fringes of American discourse to the political forefront.

On this day in 1967, Muhammad Ali refused army induction to serve in the Vietnam War.

Renowned Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci died on this day in 1937.

San Francisco tenants blockaded Google buses and shamed tech-worker landlords. It worked — for a while. A new book asks what comes next as private equity replaces individual speculators: jacobin.com/2026/04/san-francisco-housing-organizing-tech

Despite ample evidence that the rich are staying put so far, warnings of an apocalyptic exodus of wealth have persisted and even intensified in the first months of Zohran Mamdani's term as mayor of New York City: jacobin.com/2026/04/mamdani-nyc-wealthy-corporate-flight

To overcome capitalist realism, socialism must be more than a protest It must offer a vision of a democratic economy beyond class rule — and a path to reach it: jacobin.com/2026/04/socialism-democracy-capitalism-market-economy

The Great Palestinian Revolt of 1936-39 began on this day 90 years ago. Palestinians struggled against the pro-Zionist British Mandate. In retaliation, the British destroyed over 2,000 Palestinian homes over the next three years.

On this day in 1965, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) launched its anti-Vietnam War march on Washington, D.C. Over 15,000 students participated in the protest, making it the largest antiwar demonstration to date.

French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre died on this day in 1980. He came to prominence as France was trying to cling onto its empire and used his platform as a public intellectual to speak out against colonialism. He's also responsible for one of the hardest selfies of all time.