Jacobin Radio

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, h

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

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 th

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 by Doug Henwood, covers the worl

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 worl

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 that formation brings to politics.

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 l

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 t

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 fro

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 life and work of Howard Zinn, the

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 ma

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/ListenerMailbag Support The

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 Henwood, covers the worlds of econ

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,

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 connect

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 pl

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 Building Postcarbon Futures, explains

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 prescien

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 McClanahan, author of Beneath the Wa

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 b