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Dig: Labor Histories w/ Nelson Lichtenstein
Featuring Nelson Lichtenstein on his life and scholarship, from membership in the International Socialists and studies of the early United Auto Worke…
3 years, 1 month ago
Jacobin Radio: A Year of War in Ukraine
Suzi talks to Vladyslav Starodubtsev and Jeremy Bigwood about the war in Ukraine, now entering its second year. Russia’s war on Ukraine has been a di…
3 years, 1 month ago
Long Reads: The Cathar Crusade w/ Elaine Graham-Leigh
In the thirteenth century, the Catholic Church declared a holy war against a group of Christian heretics in the South of France. The Albigensian Crus…
3 years, 1 month ago
Michael and Us: My Orwell Left or Right
George Orwell's popularity is at a new high in the post-Trump era, and he's been claimed by both the left and right. We discuss NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR …
3 years, 1 month ago
Behind the News: Trans Kids Panic w/ Judith Levine
Doug interviews Judith Levine about the trans kids panic and moves to defund the Kinsey Institute. Phil Wegner of the University of Florida discusses…
3 years, 1 month ago
Dig: American Militarism w/ Nadia Abu El-Haj
Featuring Nadia Abu El-Haj on Combat Trauma: Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in Post-9/11 America. How the civil-military divide makes troops into…
3 years, 1 month ago
Michael and Us: I Am Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece CLOSE-UP (1990) used the true story of a poor man who impersonated a famous filmmaker to meditate on class, identity, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Behind the News: Railroad Workers w/ Ron Kaminkow & Kari Lydersen
Doug speaks with Jamie Webster of BCG about western Europe’s energy situation. Then Kari Lydersen, author of a recent In These Times article, and Ron…
3 years, 1 month ago
Dig: Combat Trauma w/ Nadia Abu El-Haj
Featuring Nadia Abu El-Haj on Combat Trauma: Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in Post-9/11 America. A truly remarkable book about the unseen ideolo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Long Reads: Pakistan's Political Crisis w/ Ayyaz Mallick
Since the late 1990s, Pakistan has experienced several rounds of intense political turbulence. But the crisis unfolding today may be the most dramati…
3 years, 1 month ago