Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Rural America and the Democratic Party
Suzi talks to Nick Bowlin about his important new piece, "Joke’s on Them: The Democratic Party Meets Rural America" in The Drift. Nick looks at America’s rural class structure, the political attitudes...
15 Feb 202245min
A World to Win: Feminism Against Fascism w/ Laurie Penny
Grace speaks with Laurie Penny about their new book, Sexual Revolution: Modern Fascism and the Feminist Fightback. They discuss the roots of the resurgence of violence against women, what it means to ...
15 Feb 202245min
Michael and Us: Rorschach Tests
What happens when the UK's Minister for International Development accidentally calls an inevitable war "unforeseeable"? We discuss Armando Iannucci's beloved political satire IN THE LOOP (2009) and wh...
14 Feb 202257min
Long Reads: John Foot on Italy's Two Republics From Anti-Fascism to Anti-Politics
John Foot joins Long Reads for a discussion about Italy from the era of partisan resistance to the current predicament of "post-democracy"—and a resurgent right wing. John is professor of modern Itali...
12 Feb 20221h 10min
The Dig: Inflamed w/ Raj Patel and Rupa Marya
Industrial capitalism and colonialism are literally making us sick. Raj Patel and Rupa Marya on Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice.Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig
11 Feb 20221h 56min
Jacobin Show: When Does Culture Matter? w/ Vivek Chibber
Professor Vivek Chibber discusses his new book, The Class Matrix, and the role that culture plays (and doesn’t play) in keeping workers from overturning an exploitative capitalist system. Paul Prescod...
10 Feb 20221h 8min
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: COVID and the Crisis in Education
Suzi talks to Arlene Inouye, UTLA Secretary and Bargaining Chair about the system-wide pressures facing teachers, support staff, students, and their families, all seeking safety and stability during t...
8 Feb 202256min
Michael and Us: Cries and Whispers
We discuss one of the least sentimental films about death and family, Ingmar Bergman's CRIES AND WHISPERS (1972), and provide a possible political reading of Sweden's most famous auteur. Michael and U...
5 Feb 202240min
