The Dig: The Ubiquity and Invisibility of Incarceration
Prisons don’t just keep inmates in; they keep the public out. Even at a moment when mass incarceration is under unprecedented criticism, it is hard for people on the outside to empathize with people w...
19 Huhti 20171h 26min
The ABCs: Don't Rich People Deserve to Keep Their Money?
The Right has long looked to lower taxes, especially for rich people, out of a belief that rich people deserve to keep their money because they earned it. In other words, taxes impinge on their freedo...
18 Huhti 201724min
Behind the News: Max Sawicky on Republican Tax Schemes, Vijay Prashad on Syria
Max Sawicky on Republican tax schemes and Vijay Prashad on Syria.
14 Huhti 201752min
The Dig: Is Neoliberalism Over? With Nicole Aschoff
Trump’s oligarchic regime is an extreme version of the imperial and economic vision that has guided presidents of both major parties. But the popularity of Trump’s chauvinist, xenophobic appeal points...
11 Huhti 201755min
Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman: Sebastian Budgen on France's Elections
Suzi Weissman talks with Verso Books editor Sebastian Budgen about the French elections.
10 Huhti 201746min
Behind the News: We Need Robots Working More So We Can Work Less
Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, authors of Inventing the Future, on getting beyond folk politics to a world where robots work more and people (supported by a universal basic income) work less.
7 Huhti 201752min
The ABCs: Isn't the US Already Kind of Socialist?
You’ve probably seen the memes purporting to show just how socialist the United States already is by listing a bunch of government programs, services, and agencies. The idea that any government activi...
6 Huhti 201744min
The Dig: Matt Bruenig on Why Welfare Is Great and We Need More of It
Medicaid expansion saved Obamacare from repeal. There’s a lot to hate about Obamacare, but that expansion did something very good on a very large scale — and it made just enough Republicans very nervo...
4 Huhti 20171h 20min
