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Jacobin Radio

Jacobin
Capitalism
Trump Administration
Neoliberalism
Iran
Labor Movement
Socialism
United States
Social Democracy
Israel
Democratic Party
Venezuela
Gaza
Donald Trump
China
Indonesia
ICE
Zohran Mamdani
New York City
Bernie Sanders
Palestine

News, politics, history and more from Jacobin. Featuring The Dig, Long Reads, Confronting Capitalism, Behind the News, Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman, and occasional specials.

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“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 employer, ... more

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: peri.umass.edu/gamechangers/

Behind the News, ... more

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 Patreon.com/TheDig.

Buy Unions of Our Own and Femmephilia at Haymarketbooks.org. ... more

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 actually th... more

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Recent Guests

Molly Crabapple
Artist and author of Here Where We Live Is Our Country
Author/Artist
Episode: The Dig: Making the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
Iqra Anugrah
Research fellow at University of Turin; affiliated with Leiden University and Jakarta-based institute
University of Turin; Leiden University; Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education, and Information
Episode: The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 8 — Reform Stalls, Oligarchy Triumphs
Eli Friedman
Professor of Global Labour at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: Long Reads: China’s Next Decade w/ Eli Friedman
Jules Boykoff
Author of Red Card and academic on global sport politics
Duke University Press / author
Episode: Jacobin Radio: The World Cup’s Impact and FIFA’s Mendacity
Saru Jayaramen
Organizer with One Fair Wage
One Fair Wage
Episode: Jacobin Radio: The World Cup’s Impact and FIFA’s Mendacity
Kim Phillips-Fein
Professor of History at Columbia; author
Columbia University
Episode: Behind the News: The US Tradition of Inequality w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
Aziz Rana
Professor of Law; author
Boston College/University of Chicago Press
Episode: Behind the News: The US Tradition of Inequality w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
Jasmine Wynn
Writer and organizer specializing in climate and electoral politics; Harvard undergraduate
Harvard University
Episode: Behind the News: The US Tradition of Inequality w/ Kim Phillips-Fein
David Goldblatt
Leading historian of football
Author, The Ball Is Round; The Age of Football
Episode: Long Reads: Football’s State of Emergency w/ David Goldblatt

Hosts

Daniel Finn
Host of Long Reads, Jacobin; frequent contributor to interview-style episodes
Daniel Denvir
Host of The Dig and frequent guest on related shows
Suzi Weissman
Host of Jacobin Radio; moderator and interviewer in many episodes
Doug Henwood
Host of Behind the News / Jacobin Radio; frequent commentator

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 2.6k ratings
  • Slop

    This is controlled opposition. Not even remotely close to a reasonable political analysis. An intellectually, dishonest neo liberal podcast. Don’t waste your time.

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    BerniePlease
    United States4 months ago
  • Best show out there!

    Doug is a great host, his show is excellent.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lesw8
    United States5 months ago
  • Compatible Left

    The Dig, Jacobin Radio, Confronting Capitalism, now Behind the News—the characterization of Maduro and Bolivarian revolution is no different from corporate media’s distortion, when there are empirical evidence and independent journalism to refute such lies. Replying on the same “experts” further siloed the view.

    Suzi has always been a bit sus (given her one-sided accounts of Russia), but the others also unveiled to be biased unfortunately confirms warnings I dismissed before.

    To compromise t... more

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    Crystalash
    United States7 months ago
  • Jacobin Radio

    Disciplined and focused discussion of the left. Much to learn

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jacobin Radio
    United States8 months ago
  • Very educational for building class consciousness

    Really enjoy this podcast overall. Very knowledgeable hosts and guests that bring a valuable mix of socialist perspectives across disciplines: history, economics, political science, labor organizing etc. Appreciate that it also gets beyond theory to questions of building political power to advance a people-focused agenda.

    Areas for improvement: I did find it a little hard to connect with at first…feels like there are 4 podcasts in one. Might be worth separating at least into 2 separate shows. ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lawn Rocket
    United States9 months ago

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The Dig: Making the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
Q: What was the structure of anti-Semitism in the Russian Empire? What were its origins? What was its logic and function within both the czarist political order and within Polish and Russian society?
The host asks about the dual sources of anti-Semitism—Christian religious prejudice and social-economic roles of Jewish middlemen—exploring how persecution and economic scapegoating intersected with imperial policy and local politics.
Confronting Capitalism: Socialism and Class Traitors
Q: What is the point of education under different systems?
Education should primarily develop capacities and critical thinking, but under capitalism it also serves to credential and connect to labor markets, whereas socialism would emphasize broader citizen formation and democratic reasoning.
Confronting Capitalism: Socialism and Class Traitors
Q: How does private property differ from personal property?
Private property is property that gives you power over other people's labor and thus control over them; personal property is ownership that serves individual use and can be traded without constituting exploitation.
Behind the News: Outlines of a Socialist Economy w/ Aaron Benanav
Q: And who do you imagine as the agents of this transformation? What social institutional forces? Working class, the party?
The base will be the working class, with socialists playing a major role, but change should be pursued through coalitional, representative institutions that include multiple groups anchored in the working class.
Behind the News: The US-Iran Talks w/ Mouin Rabbani and Anatol Lieven
Q: Is the US negotiating seriously or is this more posturing?
There is a distinction between the two tracks—one aimed at achieving the best possible agreement for each side and a separate but connected pressure from Israel and domestic US politics. The sense is that while serious engagement is possible, credible agreement depends on more concrete congressional ratification and regional restraint, especially by Israel.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Jacobin Radio

What is Jacobin Radio about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A left-leaning, multi-guest interview show that centers on socialist policy, labor organizing, anti-imperialism, and critical analyses of Western power. Episodes frequently feature university professors, organizers, and elected or candidate figures discussing campaigns, housing justice, violence, and strategic organizing across U.S. cities, as well as broader geopolitical debates about imperialism, war, and economic planning. Notable strengths include a steady stream of diverse experts, a willingness to bridge theory and on-the-ground activism, and a commitment to building worker and tenant power through grassroots campaigns. Potential listeners who want rigorous, historically informed political economy analysis with a practical emphasis on... more

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2. Iqra Anugrah
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5. Saru Jayaramen
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8. Jasmine Wynn

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