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Publications

Jacobin

History

Afeni Shakur Took on the State and Won

Pregnant and facing decades in prison, the mother of Tupac Shakur fought for her life—and triumphed—in the trial of the Panther 21.

Tashan Reed Jacobin Nov 2021 25min Permalink

Business

Walmart’s Company Town of Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Arkansas, is home to Walmart’s headquarters. It’s also a town in which the Walton Family Foundation works like a parallel state, creating a kind of twenty-first-century company town.

Stephanie Farmer Jacobin Mar 2021 25min Permalink

Sports

Money in the Bank

Professional wrestling as the epitome of American capitalism.

Dan O'Sullivan Jacobin Aug 2014 25min Permalink

Arts Business

In The Name Of Love

How “Do What You Love” devalues actual work.

Miya Tokumitsu Jacobin Jan 2014 10min Permalink