Jacobin Radio

Millions people are protesting worldwide to challenge neoliberal capitalist austerity policies that add to economic insecurity, inequality, and poverty for the vast majority. In Iran, Iraq, Hong Kong,...

12 Dec 20191h 3min

On the occasion of our third anniversary we are taking a break. Here's a classic on settler colonialism from our archives: Paul Frymer on Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Politi...

6 Dec 20191h 43min

We’ve got a new book out: ‘A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal,’ by Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Kate Aronoff, and Thea Riofrancos. Alyssa was recently in Chicago, so we held a bo...

5 Dec 201959min

Tenants take their growing dissatisfaction and aim it at their landlord, the Boston Housing Authority.This is episode three of the first season of a people's history podcast! "The Point: Rebellion and...

3 Dec 201951min

Political scientist Jeff Webber discusses the coup against Evo Morales and the recent history of Bolivia.Read "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Macho Camacho" by Jeff Webber and Forrest Hylton www.versobook...

28 Nov 20191h 59min

Suzi speaks with Kevin Ovenden about Jeremy Corbyn’s new Labour Party manifesto. The just-launched manifesto promotes a vision for the country with broad appeal that challenges and counteracts the pol...

26 Nov 201956min

<h4>As urban rebellions arise in cities, welfare rights advocates in Boston public housing use militant tactics to get services they are owed.</h4><h4>This is episode two of the first season of a peop...

26 Nov 201949min

Dan interviews Naomi Klein on her new essay collection On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal.Thanks to University of California Press. Check out their huge selection of titles at ucpress.eduP...

22 Nov 20191h 36min