Confronting Capitalism: Which Way Forward for the Left?
How effective has the Left’s political strategy been since the first Bernie Sanders campaign? And how has our relationship to the Democratic Party changed? On this special episode of Confronting Capit...
15 Apr 1h 6min
Jacobin Radio: Escaping Capitalism w/ Clara Mattei
Suzi speaks with political economist Clara Mattei about her new book, Escape from Capitalism. The title is provocative: What does it mean to escape capitalism? Not reform it, regulate it, or make it ...
14 Apr 57min
Behind the News: The Greed Driving US Politics w/ Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn, author of Washington Is Burning, examines “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system.” Hadas Thier then discusses crypto in the age of Trump. Read Hadas’s ar...
13 Apr 53min
The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 2 — National Awakening, Red Movement
The second episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This installment trace...
10 Apr 2h 37min
Long Reads: Decoding the French Left w/ Sebastian Budgen (Part 1)
Two years ago, the French president Emmanuel Macron called snap elections for the National Assembly. The far right was widely expected to win and form a government for the first time since the fall of...
9 Apr 35min
Behind the News: Venezuela After Maduro w/ Gabriel Hetland
Gabriel Hetland, author of a recent article for the Intercept, looks at what’s been happening in Venezuela since the kidnapping of Maduro. David Griscom, author of The Myth of Red Texas, discusses tha...
6 Apr 53min
Confronting Capitalism: This Century’s Biggest Labor Battle
Our modern economy is now dominated by massive mega-companies like Amazon and Walmart, with operations spanning many different sectors and employment types. With the US labor movement at historically ...
1 Apr 47min
Behind the News: Complications of the Iran War w/ Mouin Rabbani
Mouin Rabbani talks about the Iran war and its many complications. Helen Yaffe talks about Trump’s oil embargo on Cuba — its effects and how Cubans are reacting. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwoo...
30 Mars 53min
