For more info, here is a great writeup by Alex Payne on why he made a large donation to Jacobin and joined their board: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;al3x.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;03&#x2F;jacobin.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;al3x.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;03&#x2F;jacobin.html</a><p>&gt; Democratic socialist politics are my politics. I’m a socialist because I want to live in a just society. More than that, I want to live in a survivable society. The form of capitalism we live under does not present a viable future ecologically, economically, or socially. It is a system designed for the creation and preservation of capital, not human life. I’m a socialist because I believe that the wealth of society can best be harnessed through cooperation, not competition.