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Behind the News: Lula’s Victory w/ Alfredo Saad-Filho
Alfredo Saad-Filho discusses Lula’s victory and the challenges facing him in his fourth term. Raj Patel looks at the malign influence of foundations on the food supply. Behind the News (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), host
The Dig: Human Liberation, Planetary Salvation w/ Alyssa Battistoni
Featuring Alyssa Battistoni on Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. This episode is the second of a two-part interview: Battistoni’s account of capitalist class and market rule; what’s hidden behind the mystification of the ex
Jacobin Radio: Democratic Socialism in LA w/ Angela Gonzales-Torres
With the midterms approaching, Suzi talks to Angela Gonzales-Torres, the democratic socialist running against ethics-challenged incumbent Jimmy Gomez in LA’s 34th Congressional District. They discuss her family’s experience with deportation
Confronting Capitalism: Understanding DSA’s Rise
Over the past decade, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has moved from an obscure Cold War holdover to one of the most impactful organizations in US politics. But even with continued electoral success, are they at risk of stalling
Behind the News: A Blueprint for Socialism w/ Mike Beggs
Mike Beggs, co-author of The Blueprint (https://www.versobooks.com/products/2843-the-blueprint), outlines what a socialist economy might look like. Behind the News (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), hosted by Doug Henwood, c
Long Reads: Burkina Faso’s Revolutionary Tradition w/ Bettina Engels
Burkina Faso is one of Africa’s poorest countries. But it has a powerful tradition of social movements and popular mobilization. In 2014, protesters brought down the regime of Blaise Compaoré, the man who had overthrown Thomas Sankara in th
The Dig: Free Gifts w/ Alyssa Battistoni
Featuring Alyssa Battistoni on Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. Fossil-fueled capitalism has pushed our planet into a profound set of crises. How Marxists should make sense of this all, however, is unclear. Battistoni offe
Behind the News: The Legacy of Eugene V. Debs w/ Shawn Gude
Rodrigo Nunes, author of Anatomy of Disintegration (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2881-anatomy-of-disintegration), speaks about Bolsonaro, Brazil, and the global far right. Shawn Gude, author of American Socialist (https://www.simona
The Dig: Who Moves America w/ Yael Bridge, Jeremy Flood, and Erick Stoll
Featuring Yael Bridge, Jeremy Flood, and Erick Stoll on Who Moves America, a powerful documentary about the massive 2023 Teamsters strike against UPS that ultimately did not happen. Find or request a screening of Who Moves America at http:/
Jacobin Radio: Uprisings in France and Spain w/ Sebastian Budgen
From Madrid to Paris, tenants and teenagers are forcing their crises onto the agenda. Suzi talks to Agustín Santos Maraver, Spain’s former UN ambassador and Sumar MP, who explains how the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal ignited a
Confronting Capitalism: Socialists in the Capitalist State
The Left looks poised to pick up some big electoral wins in the midterm elections. But with virtually all of the Left’s victories since the first Sanders presidential primary coming through elections, are socialists and progressives at risk
Behind the News: Housing for All w/ Sam Stein
Sam Stein, author of A Right to Housing? (https://www.versobooks.com/products/3556-a-right-to-housing), investigates that proposition skeptically. Natasha Lennard, author of On Un/Certainty (https://www.versobooks.com/products/3217-on-un-ce
Long Reads: Telling the Truth About Biden and Gaza w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed
After three years of slaughter in Gaza, some leading officials of the Biden administration are trying to justify their record. Figures like Antony Blinken and Brett McGurk have been on media tours recently giving their version of the story.
The Dig: Confronting Labor’s Crisis w/ Chris Brooks
Featuring Chris Brooks on labor’s crisis and the strategic, militant class struggle that can turn it all around. Brooks, former chief of staff to UAW President Shawn Fain, urges organizers to be flexible in their methodology, explains the f
Behind the News: The Hidden 1 Percent w/ Owen Zidar
Owen Zidar, co-author of The Everywhere Millionaire (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250378507/theeverywheremillionaire/), reveals the world of the hidden rich. Plus: Jake Werner surveys the latest in US-China relations. Behind the News
The Dig: Muskism w/ Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian
Featuring Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian on their book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. What the world’s bizarre richest man reveals about our financially fabulist, hard tech, far-right political-economic era. Support The Dig at Patreon
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 heated debate. Can we identify a set of unifying ideas that make up Marxism? On this latest episode
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 opposition to Zionism, told through twelve lives, from an assassinated Dutch dissident to Hannah Are
Behind the News: The Gospel of Live, Laugh, Love w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Live Laugh Love (https://kristindumez.com/books/live-laugh-love/), dives into the world of right-wing evangelical Christian women. Behind the News (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), hosted by
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 major implications for the world economy, as it involves one of its most important trade routes throu
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 (https://www.dukeupress.edu/notes-from-the-sex-worker-left), discusses what that formation brings to politics. Read Jenn
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, Rhode Island. The Providence left ran a slate of left-wing candidates that not only elected Morales
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 capitalism, we can also imagine them having a life after. On this latest episode of Confronting Capital
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 they are, or where they’re from. That distinction anchors journalist John Washington’s new book, How
Behind the News: The Terrors (and Promise) of AI w/ Garrison Lovely
Garrison Lovely, author of Obsolete (https://orbooks.com/catalog/obsolete/), discusses the terrors and possible promise of artificial intelligence. Dave Zirin looks back on the life and work of Howard Zinn, the subject of his new biography
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 the Trump administration. For many, Warsh’s appointment represented a turn towards the overt politiciz
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: http://speakpipe.com/ListenerMailbag Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig) Read the p
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 (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics an
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 challenge to left-wing politicians, who won't be able to enact lasting change without a robust labor move
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 economy, and how it is all connected to the Iran war and more: Scott Bessent, bond markets, the crisis i
