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Back to SearchThe Right to Have Rights Part I
What are rights worth when government denies people the very right to have rights? Political theorist Hannah Arendt recognized this loss of "the righ…
8 years, 2 months ago
Comey Liberal Cop Fetish
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8 years, 2 months ago
Radicalizing Jackson with Chokwe Antar Lumumba
It's yet the latest installment in our ongoing series on the left and electoral politics. Dan’s guest is Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, …
8 years, 2 months ago
Dave Weigel: These Primary Colors Don’t Run
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8 years, 2 months ago
DSA at the Ballot Box
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8 years, 2 months ago
Petro-Imperialism with Timothy Mitchell Part II
Historian and political theorist Timothy Mitchell joins Dan for the second of a two-part interview on his book Carbon Democracy: Political Power in t…
8 years, 3 months ago
Petro-Capitalism with Timothy Mitchell Part I
Historian and political theorist Timothy Mitchell joins Dan for the first of a two-part interview on his book Carbon Democracy: Political Power in th…
8 years, 3 months ago
Aziz Rana: Reviving Resistance to Empire
It’s our 100th episode and the launch of our spring fundraising drive! Aziz Rana returns to The Dig 15 years after the invasion of Iraq to reflect on…
8 years, 3 months ago
Student-Debt Capitalism
It’s obvious that student debt can be an excruciating financial burden. But anthropologist Caitlin Zaloom explains that it has also done a lot to mak…
8 years, 3 months ago
No Human Being Is Illegal with Mae Ngai
Many Americans take the existence of so-called "illegal immigrants" for granted, whatever their opinion of the matter. But illegality isn't a propert…
8 years, 3 months ago