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…

1 day, 12 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 …

2 days, 8 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…

3 days, 3 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…

6 days, 9 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…

1 week 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, 3 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, 1 day 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, 3 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, 5 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, 6 days ago