Podcast Episodes

Behind the News: Marx in America w/ Andrew Hartman

Paolo Gerbaudo, author of recent articles for Phenomenal World, traces the rise of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD. Andrew Hartman, who has written the book Karl Marx in America, discusses the bea…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Red Star Over Palestine: Oslo and After

For many years, Palestine had one of the strongest left-wing movements in the Arab world, represented by prominent figures such as Emile Habibi, Leila Khaled, and Ghassan Kanafani. At the beginning o…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Jacobin Radio: How the Right Won in Poland w/ David Ost

David Ost, professor of politics and Hobart and William Smith, joins Suzi to unpack Poland’s June 1 presidential election. The race was tight, but in the end, Karol Nawrocki, the far-right, hardline …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind the News: The Pentagon’s Big-Tech Pact w/ Laleh Khalili

Laleh Khalili, author of a recent piece for the London Review of Books, analyzes the long relationship between the US military and industry. Kyle Chan, author of a New York Times opinion article, exp…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dig: From Rebellion to Reaction w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Asha Ransby-Sporn

Featuring Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Asha Ransby-Sporn on 2020's summer of mass protest and rebellion sparked by the police murder of George Floyd. As Keeanga puts it: "The pressing question is how …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind the News: Capitalism’s Critics w/ John Cassidy

John Cassidy, author of Capitalism and Its Critics, discusses just that. Sandeep Vaheesan, author of a recent article for Boston Review, looks at abundance — neoliberal vs. genuine.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Confronting Capitalism: The US Started the Cold War

The Cold War is often portrayed as a great power struggle between the forces of democracy and a spreading communist threat. But what if the conventional story gets it exactly backwards?

In this episo…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Star Over Palestine: Intifada

For many years, Palestine had one of the strongest left-wing movements in the Arab world, represented by prominent figures such as Emile Habibi, Leila Khaled, and Ghassan Kanafani. At the beginning o…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dig: Menswear and the World System w/ Derek Guy

Featuring Derek Guy on the politics, history, economics, and style of Western menswear. Guest hosted by Dennis M. Hogan.

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Behind the News: Israel’s Campaign of Total Destruction w/ Meron Rapoport

Mouin Rabbani surveys Israeli politics, the fate of the Palestinians, and Trump’s fundraising tour of the Middle East. Meron Rapoport, co-author of a recent investigation for +972 Magazine, on Israel…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago