Podcast Episodes

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 ch…

23 hours ago

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 …

1 day, 19 hours ago

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 di…

2 days, 14 hours ago

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 t…

5 days, 20 hours ago

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 for…

6 days, 16 hours ago

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 Gris…

1 week, 2 days ago

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…

2 weeks ago

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 a…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Dig: Economic Warfare w/ Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Nicholas Mulder

Featuring Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Nicholas Mulder on the economic warfare unfolding with the US-Israeli war on Iran — and beyond.

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Long Reads: El Salvador’s Jailer in Chief

Donald Trump is a huge fan of Nayib Bukele, the current president of El Salvador. Last April, Bukele visited the White House and offered to help with…

2 weeks, 5 days ago