Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy
@catalyst_theory
A quarterly journal developing a theory and strategy with capitalism as its target. Published by @jacobin.
The new issue of Catalyst is out now! This issue has fantastic commentary on the Democratic Party’s failures, Lula’s new challenges, Modi’s elite coalition, the end of revolution, and much more. Get a yearlong print subscription today for just $20: catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod…
Theorists have recently argued that capitalism has been replaced by a super exploitative but less productive system called technofeudalism. But their case depends on an overly narrow definition of capitalism, which is unfortunately alive and well. catalyst-journal.com/2025/07/techno…
Lula da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro by cobbling together a wide political coalition and diverse interests. But his third presidency has been marked by the challenge of turning this coalition into an ambitious political program. catalyst-journal.com/2025/07/lulas-…
The Democratic Party’s transformation into a network without mass-membership or structural power has left it incapacitated as an opposition party. An adequate response to Donald Trump’s attack on the state will require re-centering organized labor. catalyst-journal.com/2025/07/why-th…
My article "The Democrats Embrace Dealignment" is in the latest issue of Catalyst. A long-form essay based on my research into the history of the Democrats' right turn on economic policy and embrace of middle-class voters. Hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think.
The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss must-read essays on the future of party politics in America, elite fragmentation under Trump, hyperpolitics, rudderless Democrats, and much more.
This is absolutely spot on from @classreductress - holding on to the left-liberal alliance has only made the left weaker, more distant from the working-class, and less sure of itself.
The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss must-read essays on the future of party politics in America, elite fragmentation under Trump, hyperpolitics, rudderless Democrats, and much more.
Trump has touted protectionism as a way of supporting American workers. But who really benefits from Trump’s tariffs? Vivek Chibber of @catalyst_theory explains on the latest “Confronting Capitalism.” apple.co/40XRXs8
The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss long-form contributions on Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory in Mexico, organizing in the Gulf states, socializing the banks, and much more.
The new issue of Catalyst is out now. In our lead article, Vivek Chibber examines radical theorists’ abandonment of materialism over the past quarter century and offers both an elaboration and a defense of materialist analysis. Get a $20 introductory subscription:…
“Confronting Capitalism,” a new podcast from @catalyst_theory editor Vivek Chibber, starts from a basic premise: if you want to go beyond capitalism, first you have to understand why it is such a powerful and resilient system of social domination. jacobin.com/2024/12/confro…
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Good thread on the new Center for Working-Class Studies report
Is Kamala Harris choosing the worst possible messaging in the final stretch of her campaign? 🧵A new study shows why that might be the case:
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George Orwell’s work continues to present rich avenues for the Left today to deepen and develop their own moral principles, regardless of the material effects of his ethical thought in his own time. catalyst-journal.com/2024/08/orwell…
During the first half of the 20th century, millions of American workers and farmers wanted to socialize banking. Popular revulsion for the titans of finance could prove a potential source of working-class political mobilization today. catalyst-journal.com/2024/08/nation…
The heterogeneity of the labor force, the brutal conditions of work, and the autocratic nature of rule based on nonmarket forms of labor control makes organizing in the Gulf states one of the most daunting tasks in global capitalism. catalyst-journal.com/2024/08/migran…
