Behind the News: A Vision of Democratic Socialism w/ Michaela Brangan
Michaela Brangan, co-chair of the group that wrote DSA’s new platform, speaks about the group’s vision. Hagen Blix, co-author of Why We Fear AI, examines exactly that. Behind the News, hosted by Doug ...
27 Heinä 53min
Confronting Capitalism: Socialism and Class Traitors
We try to cover a lot of topics on this show, and that inevitably leads to many more follow-up questions. Luckily for you, on this latest episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber answers YOUR ...
22 Heinä 32min
Behind the News: The US Tradition of Inequality w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Country of Lords, traces the anti-egalitarian tradition in American politics. Aziz Rana discusses the tensions between the Declaration and the Constitution (from a 2024 in...
20 Heinä 53min
Long Reads: Football’s State of Emergency w/ David Goldblatt
The World Cup has entered its final week, and so far we’ve seen unprecedented levels of direct political interference in the organization of the tournament. The FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave hi...
15 Heinä 29min
The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 7 — Suharto’s Fall
The seventh episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This penultimate inst...
15 Heinä 2h 10min
Jacobin Radio: The Surreal Contradictions of the World Cup w/ Ron Placone
In another installment of The People’s Game on Jacobin Radio, co-hosts Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa speak with eminent sports historian David Goldblatt, who lays out all the ways in which, despite...
14 Heinä 53min
Behind the News: The Devastating Effects of Private Equity w/ Hettie O’Brien
Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class, on the private equity racket — who they are, what they do. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their com...
13 Heinä 53min
Confronting Capitalism: Why the French Revolution Matters
On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille in Paris marked the transition of the French Revolution from an elite negotiation into a truly mass event. But what kicked off this insurgency and what d...
8 Heinä 50min
