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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, ensure that people and the planet suffer the consequences. Guest hosted by Astra Taylor. Support Th
Behind the News: The Political Economy of Slavery w/ David McNally
David McNally, author of Slavery and Capitalism (https://www.ucpress.edu/books/slavery-and-capitalism/paper), discusses the political economy of the institution. Plus: Billy Fleming, author of Building Postcarbon Futures (https://cup.columb
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 the planet, we hear his prescient 1995 talk, “Reconceptualizing the Environment.” Mike challenged the
Behind the News: Israel’s Assault on Southern Lebanon w/ Aurélie Daher
Aurélie Daher, author of a piece (https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-hezbollah-lebanon/) for Responsible Statecraft, looks at the destruction Israel is visiting upon southern Lebanon. Annie McClanahan, author of Beneath the Wage, discu
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 and AI. But what happens if business is the one calling all the shots? On this latest episode of Co
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’s Sidecar blog, looks at the bloody stalemate that is the Russia–Ukraine war. Behind the News (http
The Dig: Destruction of the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
Featuring Molly Crabapple on her book Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. The second in a two-part interview. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig (http://patreon.com/TheDig) Buy Decolonizing Money at Plutobook
Long Reads: How US Media Whitewashed the Gaza Genocide w/ Adam Johnson
From the very start of the Gaza genocide, Western media outlets were happy to repeat the most outlandish claims from Israeli government officials. One of the most notorious examples was the allegation that dozens of Israeli babies were behe
Jacobin Radio: Health Care Class Struggle w/ Gabriel Winant
“Men in hard hats were once the heart of America’s working class. Now it is women in scrubs,” says historian Gabriel Winant, author of The Next Shift, who joins Suzi to explain how deindustrialization made health care the country’s largest
Behind the News: The Rise of India’s “Cockroach” Movement w/ Aditya Nigam
Aditya Nigam looks at the “Cockroach” protest movement in India. Then, Gerald Epstein and Juliet Schor outline a detailed set of proposals to transform the US economy. Read their papers here: https://peri.umass.edu/gamechangers/ Behind the
The Dig: Making the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
Featuring Molly Crabapple on her book Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. The first episode of a two-part interview. Support The Dig at http://Patreon.com/TheDig. Buy Unions of Our Own and Femmephilia at http://
Confronting Capitalism: How Capitalism Undermines Democracy
Libertarian thinkers like Milton Friedman like to say that capitalism not only gave birth to democracy but also is the ideal economic system to complement democracy. But while capitalism may have created the conditions for democracy, it’s a
The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 8 — Reform Stalls, Oligarchy Triumphs
The eighth and final episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This last installment picks up with the 2014 electio
Long Reads: China’s Next Decade w/ Eli Friedman
Over the last couple of years, media coverage of China has focused on the trade war launched by the Trump administration. While Trump and his tariffs have been grabbing the headlines, there have been some major developments in China’s domes
Jacobin Radio: The World Cup’s Impact and FIFA’s Mendacity
In a jam-packed final installment of The People’s Game on Jacobin Radio, Mel and Alan speak with five distinguished guests. The feature interview is with Jules Boykoff, author of Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Gre
Behind the News: A Vision of Democratic Socialism w/ Michaela Brangan
Michaela Brangan, co-chair of the group that wrote DSA’s new platform, speaks about the group’s vision. Hagen Blix, co-author of Why We Fear AI, examines exactly that. Behind the News (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), hoste
Confronting Capitalism: Socialism and Class Traitors
We try to cover a lot of topics on this show, and that inevitably leads to many more follow-up questions. Luckily for you, on this latest episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber answers YOUR questions! In particular, Vivek explains
Behind the News: The US Tradition of Inequality w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Country of Lords (https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324074441), traces the anti-egalitarian tradition in American politics. Aziz Rana discusses the tensions between the Declaration and the Constitution (from a 2024
Long Reads: Football’s State of Emergency w/ David Goldblatt
The World Cup has entered its final week, and so far we’ve seen unprecedented levels of direct political interference in the organization of the tournament. The FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave his ally Donald Trump a blank check to exc
The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 7 — Suharto’s Fall
The seventh episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This penultimate installment analyses the 1998 fall of Suhart
Jacobin Radio: The Surreal Contradictions of the World Cup w/ Ron Placone
In another installment of The People’s Game on Jacobin Radio, co-hosts Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa speak with eminent sports historian David Goldblatt, who lays out all the ways in which, despite the corruption and controversy surround
Behind the News: The Devastating Effects of Private Equity w/ Hettie O’Brien
Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hettie-obrien/the-asset-class/9781538766569/), on the private equity racket — who they are, what they do. Behind the News (https://www.leftbusinessobserver.
Confronting Capitalism: Why the French Revolution Matters
On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille in Paris marked the transition of the French Revolution from an elite negotiation into a truly mass event. But what kicked off this insurgency and what does it have to do with left politics? On
Jacobin Radio: World Cup Update w/ Laurent Dubois
On Jacobin Radio, the team behind the People’s Game podcast continue their unique coverage of the 2026 World Cup, analyzing the men’s football games on the field as well as the political, social and economic subtexts of the world’s most pop
Behind the News: Outlines of a Socialist Economy w/ Aaron Benanav
Aaron Benanav, author of a report (https://autonomy.work/portfolio/beyond-capitalism-from-design-to-implementation/) for the Autonomy Institute, https://autonomy.work/portfolio/beyond-capitalism-from-design-to-implementation/on what a futur
Long Reads: Trillion Dollar Baby w/ Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff (Part 2)
In September 2025, Elon Musk spoke by video link to a fascist rally in London. Tommy Robinson, the organizer of the rally and a convicted criminal, has been trying to incite a racial war on the streets of Britain. That record of incitement
The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 6 — Mass Killing, New Order
The sixth episode in a series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This installment details Suharto’s right-wing military coup and
Behind the News: The US-Iran Talks w/ Mouin Rabbani and Anatol Lieven
Two views from Behind the News regulars on the US-Iran negotiations: Anatol Lieven and Mouin Rabbani. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the
Jacobin Radio: Football Fandom w/ Ryan McKnight
On this edition of Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman, guest co-hosts Alan Minsky and Mel Figueroa present another installment of The People's Game, a quadrennial series that looks at the economic and political subtexts of the world’s most po
Confronting Capitalism: The Politics of Mass Deportation
Donald Trump has made the issue of immigration a key battleground in US politics. But with public opinion swinging against the brutal ICE raids and deportations over the past year, how should the Left respond? On the latest episode of Confr
