Confronting Capitalism: What Makes a Marxist?
Karl Marx famously declared that he was not a Marxist. But his theoretical work spawned many branches of research, political movements, and...
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Jacobin Radio: Jewish Anti-Zionists w/ Benjamin Moser
Pulitzer Prize winner Benjamin Moser joins Suzi to discuss his new book, Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History , which recovers a century of Jewish...
Behind the News: The Gospel of Live, Laugh, Love w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Live Laugh Love , dives into the world of right-wing evangelical Christian women. Behind the News , hosted b...
Long Reads: Ansar Allah’s Offensive in Yemen w/ Helen Lackner
Over the past few weeks, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has launched a major offensive. The offensive could have m...
Behind the News: The Backlash to School Vouchers w/ Jennifer Berkshire
Jennifer Berkshire talks about the anti-school voucher backlash. Heather Berg, author of Notes from the Sex Worker Left , discusses what tha...
The Dig: Winning Providence w/ Ben Shanahan
Featuring Ben Shanahan, the architect of socialist David Morales’ victorious campaign to be the Democratic nominee for mayor of Providence,...
Confronting Capitalism: Socialists and Markets
It’s all too common for people to associate the mere existence of markets with capitalism. But because we know markets had a life before cap...
Jacobin Radio: The Machinery of ICE Detention w/ John Washington
A prisoner is held, in theory, for something they did. The people inside America’s roughly 250 immigration detention camps are held for who...
Behind the News: The Terrors (and Promise) of AI w/ Garrison Lovely
Garrison Lovely, author of Obsolete , discusses the terrors and possible promise of artificial intelligence. Dave Zirin looks back on the li...
Long Reads: The Class Politics of Central Banking w/ Martijn Konings
The US Federal Reserve appointed a new chair earlier this year. Kevin Warsh replaced Jerome Powell, who had been under constant fire from th...
The Dig: Mailbag! w/ Ben Mabie
Featuring Daniel Denvir and Ben Mabie answering questions posed by you, our listeners. Submit a question for our next mailbag: speakpipe.com...
Behind the News: Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Grab w/ Alejandro Velasco
Alejandro Velasco looks at Trump’s oil grab in Venezuela. Alex Vitale imagines a post-carceral future. Behind the News , hosted by Doug Henw...
Confronting Capitalism: Labor Needs Socialists and Socialists Need Labor
Unions have more public support than just about anything else in the US, and yet, their membership has cratered. This poses an immense chall...
Jacobin Radio: Is a Recession Imminent? w/ Michael Roberts
Producer and guest host Mel Figueroa speaks with economist Michael Roberts about the teetering house of cards that is the US and global econ...
The Dig: Insuring Catastrophe w/ David Wallace-Wells
Featuring David Wallace-Wells, Madison Condon, and Moira Birss on how insurance companies profit off climate catastrophe — and, in doing so,...
Behind the News: The Political Economy of Slavery w/ David McNally
David McNally, author of Slavery and Capitalism , discusses the political economy of the institution. Plus: Billy Fleming, author of Buildin...
Jacobin Radio: Rethinking Natural Disaster w/ Mike Davis
Mike Davis died in 2022, but his work is more urgent than ever. As record temperatures, fires, floods, El Niño, and megadroughts threaten th...
Behind the News: Israel’s Assault on Southern Lebanon w/ Aurélie Daher
Aurélie Daher, author of a piece for Responsible Statecraft , looks at the destruction Israel is visiting upon southern Lebanon. Annie McCla...
Confronting Capitalism: The Return of Industrial Policy
Advanced capitalist countries have recently rediscovered the role of industrial policy to build out key economic sectors like semiconductors...
Behind the News: Capital’s Chatbots w/ Jodi Dean
Jodi Dean, who has a new Substack on the issue, surveys how AI has been terrible. Anatol Lieven, author of a new article for New Left Review...