Jacobin #59 Autumn 2025 tea And is the villain’s role

And is the villain’s role best understood as that of a court jester

privileging the visual intelligence of design

a smattering of children’s sketches pasted on the walls or minimalist rooms reserved for creative thought

A bold and insatiably curious prose debut

Ingo Giezendanner

Jacobin #59 Autumn 2025 tea And is the villain’s roleThis issue of Jacobin takes a hard look at the politics of borders, examining their role in dividing the working class, enforcing economic and geopolitical hierarchies, and sustaining global inequality. Are borders a necessary defense against capitals race to the bottom, or are they just another tool for splitting the working class and suppressing wages? What would a solidaristic immigration policy look like today, and what would a genuinely