Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman: Adam Curtis: The Left Must Present an Alternative Vision
Suzi Weissman interviews documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis on why the Left has to present a compelling, alternative vision of a better future — or it's doomed.
31 Mar 201725min
The ABCs: Is Socialism Just a Western, Eurocentric Concept?
Socialism is in the air. But the idea of socialism is under attack—and not only from the Right. Within the Left itself, there is suspicion of an ideal many view as single-mindedly focused on economic ...
29 Mar 201743min
The Dig: Corey Robin on the Reactionaries' Minds Under Trump
What a moment to read, or to re-read, The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin, political scientist Corey Robin’s 2011 collection of essays — especially if you need to disab...
28 Mar 20171h 12min
Behind the News: Yanis Varoufakis on Europe's Crises
Doug Henwood interviews the former Greek minister of finance Yanis Varoufakis, discussing the interminable euro crisis, austerity, Brexit, the nationalist international (Trump, Le Pen, etc.), and DiEM...
24 Mar 201753min
The Dig: The Democratic Socialists of America and the Fight Against Trump
The Democratic Socialists of America are growing — suddenly and explosively. Last June ahead of the Democratic National Convention, DSA counted 6,500 members. Today, after a presidential bid from a se...
23 Mar 20171h 17min
Behind the News: The Fight for Single Payer and What's Next After the Women's Strike
We are happy to announce that we will be hosting journalist and author Doug Henwood’s show Behind the News on Jacobin Radio.In addition to writing a number of excellent books and many articles on fina...
22 Mar 201752min
Kool AD on Art, Capitalism, and Why Marx Would've Been a Great Rapper
Since leaving the joke-rap/not-joke-rap group Das Racist in 2012, Victor Vasquez, AKA Kool AD, has stayed busy. His many artistic endeavors—music, visual art, a novel, and even a kids book ('The Selfi...
18 Mar 201742min
Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman: Mike Davis on Trump, the Democrats, and the Working Class
Suzi Weissman interviews longtime Marxist writer Mike Davis on the questions facing the Left in the wake of Donald Trump's victory. How did Hillary Clinton and Democrats lose this election so badly? H...
17 Mar 201735min
