Long Reads: Iran Under Fire w/ Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi
The war that Benjamin Netanyahu launched against Iran in June killed hundreds of Iranian civilians. After pleading with Donald Trump to intervene on his behalf, Netanyahu even managed to anger his pat...
21 Aug 20251h 2min
Jacobin Radio: The Legacy of Revolutionary Ukraine w/ Vladyslav Starodubtsev
Ukrainian left activist, historian, and soldier Vladyslav Starodubtsev joins Suzi to connect two moments, separated by more than a century, in the fight for Ukrainian self-determination. We begin with...
20 Aug 20251h 25min
Behind the News: Beyond the Capitalist Economy w/ Aaron Benanav
Aaron Benanav, author of a recent article for New Left Review, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy. Jerome Nikolai Warren examines the possibilities for cooperatives. Behind th...
19 Aug 202553min
The Dig: Death and Life Under Capitalism w/ Sarah Jaffe
Featuring Sarah Jaffe on her book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. The ordinary death of a loved one under a capitalist order that routinely forbids sufficient time off to mour...
16 Aug 20251h 40min
Jacobin Radio: A Left Split From Labour w/ Tariq Ali
Suzi speaks to Tariq Ali about Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party — provisionally called Your Party — which has surpassed Labour’s membership with over 650,000 sign-ups. Your Party calls for ...
14 Aug 20251h 15min
Confronting Capitalism: The PMC Isn’t Going Away
The “professional managerial class” has become a staple of political debate on the Left. In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber explains why the “PMC” is better understood as a heter...
13 Aug 202540min
Behind the News: The “Anti-Woke” Culture War w/ Jodi Dean
Jodi Dean, author of a recent article about the “classism of defeat,” makes a case for why going anti-woke is very wrong. Emily Jashinsky analyzes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide” a...
11 Aug 202553min
Long Reads: Trump’s Gaza Famine w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Gaza is experiencing a man-made famine as Israel blocks the supply of almost all humanitarian aid. By the start of August, Israeli soldiers had killed nearly 1,400 Palestinians as they were looking fo...
8 Aug 202547min
