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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 20171h 20min
Behind the News: Jodi Dean on Populism and Jane McAlevey on Real Organizing
Doug Henwood interviews Jodi Dean on why the temptations of populism should be resisted, and Jane McAlevey, author of No Shortcuts, on real organizing, not fake organizing.
3 Apr 201752min
