Something to chew on in light of several OPs recently. Rather long read:

[MADem]

11. This is tangential to the article, and its theses, but that magazine is

a) Not enamoured of Sanders overmuch;

b) Really gets a kick out of kicking Clinton;

c) An outlet for the "Trendy Sorta Socialist" POV.

I mean, look at THIS article about Sanders--talk about "Damn him with faint praise!"
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/05/bernie-sanders-president-vermont-socialist/

And this "reporting" on Clinton is so rife with errors that can be blown through with a simple Google--it isn't actual reporting, it's regurgitated pablum. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/05/hillary-clinton-president-walmart-business-feminist/

Their motto should be "Jacobin--Everybody Sucks, And We're The Smartest People in the Room. Waaah. Waaah. Waaah!" Because that's frankly how their shit--and that's a fair term for it--reads. Insufferable hubris!


Their "ABOUT" page has a decidedly pale and mostly male perspective (none of the top-touted cheerleaders are POC):

Raison d’être

Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterly and reaches over 10,000 subscribers, in addition to a web audience of 600,000 a month.

Well-Deserved
The appearance of Jacobin magazine has been a bright light in dark times. Each issue brings penetrating, lively discussions and analyses of matters of real significance, from a thoughtful left perspective that is refreshing and all too rare. A really impressive contribution to sanity, and hope.

— Noam Chomsky

Jacobin, whose ninth issue just landed, has certainly been an improbable hit, buoyed by the radical stirrings of the Occupy movement and a bitingly satirical but serious-minded style.

— Jennifer Schuessler for the New York Times

I really like Jacobin — it’s very explicitly on the radical left, and sort of hostile to liberal accommodationism. There’s a lot in there that I don’t necessarily agree with, but it’s bracingly rigorous and polemical in a really thought-provoking way. It’s a really well-done publication, almost preternaturally good.

— Chris Hayes, host of All In w/ Chris Hayes

I love Jacobin, both the content and spirit. In a time of torpor bordering on despair, it’s great to see the youth embracing radical politics and serious thinking while also having some fun. And it’s a print magazine that looks great, too. Everyone should subscribe.

— Doug Henwood, Left Business Observer

I don't blame you for not posting on that mess. Here's the guy who wrote it:



Looks like he writes the sort of college textbooks you try to buy used, because you don't want to spend a bundle and you know you won't get any money back on resale.

Here's another essay by that guy, written in 2008....you will notice some ....errrr...familiar themes:

http://newleftreview.org/II/52/walter-benn-michaels-against-diversity

Not saying he's a one-trick pony, but, well...