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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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Confronting Capitalism: Who Counts as a Worker?

Jun 10, 2026 47m

In the midst of Graham Platner’s high-profile senate race in Maine, several media commentators jumped on whether he would fit within his own definition of the working class. Do we know how to pick…

The Dig: Primary Struggle w/ Troy Jackson

Jun 08, 2026 1h 31m

Featuring Maine candidate for governor Troy Jackson, Wisconsin candidate for governor Francesca Hong, New York State Senate candidate Aber Kawas, and victorious Tempe, Arizona City Council candidate…

Long Reads: Mohammed Harbi and the Algerian Revolution w/ Muriam Davis

Jun 05, 2026 1h 6m

On January 1 this year, Mohammed Harbi died at the age of 92. Harbi was one of the leading historians of modern Algeria and the movement that led it towards independence. Harbi began writing about…

The Dig: Nusantara Ep. 4 — Indonesian Republic, Third World Revolution

Jun 03, 2026 1h 59m

The fourth 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…

Behind the News: The Canard of Cultural Marxism w/ A.J.A. Woods

Jun 01, 2026 51m

Greg Grandin, author of a recent article for the New York Review of Books, looks at how Pope Leo was shaped by his time in Peru. A.J.A. Woods, author of The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, explains why…

Confronting Capitalism: How Will Capitalism End?

May 27, 2026 48m

Socialists have long predicted capitalism’s overthrow and replacement by a better system. But do we have any reason to believe capitalism must come to an end? On the latest episode of Confronting…

Behind the News: The Trump-Xi Summit w/ Jake Werner

May 26, 2026 53m

Jake Werner of the Quincy Institute analyzes the Trump–Xi summit and US–China relations generally. Gareth Gore, author of Opus, talks about Opus Dei, a secretive, cult-like Catholic organization…

Jacobin Radio: Red Pilled w/ David Ost

May 26, 2026 54m

The rise of the far right is the defining political crisis of our time. But are we analyzing it correctly? Suzi speaks with David Ost about his book Red Pill Politics: Demystifying the Far Right from…

The Dig: Dan Denvir’s Theory of Power and Organization

May 25, 2026 1h 23m

This one is different: an episode cross-posted from the new podcast Fighting Fascism, where Dig host Daniel Denvir gets behind the guest mic to discuss his political work beyond the pod. Speaking at…

Long Reads: Reform UK’s Path to Power w/ Phil Burton-Cartledge

May 21, 2026 1h 1m

Britain held local and regional elections earlier this month that proved to be catastrophic for the Labour government of Keir Starmer. Labour fell behind the right-wing party Reform UK, which is led…

The Dig: Primary Struggle w/ Claire Valdez

May 20, 2026 1h 42m

Featuring New York U.S. House candidate Claire Valdez, Colorado U.S. House candidate Melat Kiros, Michigan U.S. House candidate William Lawrence, Massachusetts state Senate candidate Erika…

Jacobin Radio: The Cost of Speaking Out Against Russia’s War w/ Simon Pirani

May 19, 2026 1h 11m

Suzi speaks with Simon Pirani about his book Voices Against Putin’s War: Protesters’ Defiant Speeches in Russian Courts and the film Try Me For Treason. Russian exile activist Aleksandra Zapolskaia…

Behind the News: The US-Israeli War on Iran w/ Laleh Khalili and Mouin Rabbani

May 18, 2026 53m

Two views of the US–Israeli war on Iran: Laleh Khalili and Mouin Rabbani. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the…

The Dig: Primary Struggle w/ Abdul El-Sayed

May 15, 2026 2h 2m

Featuring Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Tennessee US House candidate Justin Pearson, New York US House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, Oregon state House candidate Tammy…

Confronting Capitalism: Why Soviet-Style Planning Fails

May 13, 2026 1h

Over time, the Soviet Union developed a system of centralized planning that became synonymous with socialism. How did the system work? What did it get right? And why did it ultimately become so…

Behind the News: The New US Imperialism w/ Nikhil Pal Singh and Greg Grandin

May 11, 2026 53m

Excerpts from an event sponsored by the NYC DSA’s Academy for Socialist Education on the domestic and foreign aspects of Trumpism, featuring historians Nikhil Pal Singh and Greg Grandin, moderated by…

The Dig: Organizing Zohran’s NYC w/ Alina Shen and Fahd Ahmed

May 07, 2026 2h 16m

Featuring Alina Shen and Fahd Ahmed on organizing working-class Asian New Yorkers into Zohran Mamdani’s campaign and then building power under a democratic socialist mayor. A discussion with two of…

Behind the News: Yuppies w/ Dylan Gottlieb

May 04, 2026 53m

Dylan Gottlieb, author of the new book Yuppies, explores how that often risible but pioneering social formation took over NYC. Ervand Abrahamian looks at the politics of Iran, a country under…

Jacobin Radio: Iran in the Imperial Crosshairs

Apr 30, 2026 1h 22m

This week Jacobin Radio presents “In the Imperial Crosshairs: Trump's War and Its Consequences for the People of Iran and Ukraine,” a panel organized by Haymarket Books that took place on April 16.…

Confronting Capitalism: How Socialism Could Work

Apr 29, 2026 1h 6m

Throughout the 20th century, socialism came to be associated with both central planning and shortages. But could democratic ownership of the economy work alongside market competition? On the latest…

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