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Michael and Us: An Irreverent Tendency
In 1987, America was ready to look back on the Vietnam War... with laughter. We discuss GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (1987) and why it is one of the quintess…
2 years, 1 month ago
Long Reads: From Gaza to Yemen w/ Helen Lackner
Over the last four months, the Israeli war on Gaza has spilled over into the rest of the Middle East, from Lebanon to Iraq. But the most dramatic exa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Jacobin Radio: Repression in Russia w/ Ilya Budraitskis
There are many markers showing February 2024 to be a landmark month of cruelty — not least in Gaza, but also in Russia, where we turn our focus today…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dig: Thawra Ep. 1 - Europe's Imperial Juggernaut
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the first episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Tod…
2 years, 1 month ago
Behind the News: The Eternal Present w/ Anna Kornbluh
Gerald Epstein, author of Busting the Bankers’ Club, discusses the finance racket and how to transform it. Anna Kornbluh, author of Immediacy, examin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Organize the Unorganized: From the Docks to the Killing Floors
On this week's episode of Organize the Unorganized: The Rise of the CIO, we go deeper into some of the key CIO unions: the United Electrical, Radio a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Michael and Us: Eat the Rich
We discuss THE MENU (2022) and its place in the context of the current wave of "eat the rich" cinema. PLUS: we discuss Walter Isaacson's new hagiogra…
2 years, 2 months ago
Behind the News: Climate Politics w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary
Ajay Singh Chaudhary talks about his new book, The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World. Matt Notowidigdo, co-author of a recent NBER …
2 years, 2 months ago
Long Reads: France's First Revolution w/ Justine Firnhaber-Baker
If you think about the French revolutionary tradition, you’re most likely to picture the storming of the Bastille and the overthrow of the monarchy. …
2 years, 2 months ago
Dig: Your Money Or Your Life w/ Luke Messac
Featuring Luke Messac on Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine. An estimated 100 million people in the US are in debt because…
2 years, 2 months ago