Long Reads: Esther Leslie on Walter Benjamin's Messianic Marxism
Esther Leslie joins Long Reads for a discussion about Walter Benjamin, one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century. His unorthodox Marxism and ideas about culture and history ha...
18 Jun 202248min
Jacobin Show: Crime and Punishment w/ Ana Kasparian & Nando Vila
Jen Pan interviews Will Sommer on the Capitol riots, QAnon, and the influence of far right extremist groups on Republican party. Then we turn to Gustavo Petro and the upcoming presidential election in...
17 Jun 20221h 10min
A World to Win: Half-Earth Socialism w/ Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass
This week, Grace speaks to Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass about their book Half-Earth Socialism. They discuss the problems with proposed solutions to climate breakdown like geoengineering, how neol...
16 Jun 202250min
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Failures of the New Democrats w/ Lily Geismer
Suzi talks to historian Lily Geismer about her new book, Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, which explores the Democratic Party’s promotion of market-based solut...
15 Jun 202249min
The Dig: Gunpower Death Drive w/ Patrick Blanchfield
Patrick Blanchfield analyzes the long history of US gun violence and the American death drive. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig and get our weekly newsletter by email. Check out our most ...
10 Jun 20222h 29min
Jacobin Show: Elites Are Lying About Inflation w/ Samir Sonti
Samir Sonti argues that the causes of current inflation are supply side issues and if the Fed chooses to fight it by raising interest rates, it will only hurt workers. Jen explores the world of "antic...
10 Jun 202249min
A World to Win: The TikTok-ification of Colombia's Election w/ David Adler
This week, Grace talks to David Adler, General Coordinator of the Progressive International, about the ongoing Colombian presidential election and what the results of its first round say about the rol...
9 Jun 202236min
Michael and Us: Pieces of Flair
Our Superdelegate patron tier has voted for us to discuss Mike Judge's workplace satire OFFICE SPACE (1999), and it leads us down a long rabbit hole of remembering bad work experiences. PLUS: We take ...
9 Jun 202250min
