Class Unity

Class Unity


Latest Episodes

Woke Imperium: How the U.S. Uses Social Justice to Sell Empire | Christopher Mott
November 03, 2025

In this episode, we discuss geopolitics and the emerging age of multipolarity with Dr. Christopher Mott, Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy. Dr. Mott is an international relations

Steve Keen on the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-8 | A Teach-in for Class Unity
October 30, 2025

Prof. Steve Keen talks with Class Unity about the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-8, the problems with mainstream understandings of it, and the contemporary situation. He is the author of:The New Econ

Walter Benn Michaels Talks Politics with Class Unity
October 23, 2025

Walter Benn Michaels talks about the present political moment with Class Unity. You can find one of our favorite essays by him here: https://nonsite.org/the-political-economy-of-anti-racism/ And you c

Joel Kotkin | Neo-Feudalism: Tech Oligarchs and the Secular “Clerisy”
October 20, 2025

Joel Kotkin is a writer on urban affairs and a fellow in urban studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Beast and the conservative magazine The Spe

Costas Lapavitsas Talks to Class Unity About the 2007-9 Global Financial Crisis
October 16, 2025

Costas Lapavitsas Joined Class Unity for a discussion about the 2007-9 Global Financial Crisis. We recently reviewed his works, which you can find here in our study group here: https://classunity.org/

L. Randall Wray discusses the 2007-9 Global Financial Crisis and Politics with Class Unity
October 09, 2025

Prof. L. Randall Wray joined Class Unity to talk about the 2007-9 GFC and politics. Prof. Wray is a professor of Economics at Bard College and Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute. Previousl

Kshama Sawant | Free Speech, Running for Congress, and the Working Class
October 06, 2025

Welcome to another Class Unity event. We are joined today by Kshama Sawant. Kshama is a socialist politician and economist who served on the Seattle City Council from 2014 to 2024. She is now running

Vijay Prashad on Imperialism and the Contemporary Left | Q&A w/ Class Unity on “Washington Bullets”
September 29, 2025

Vijay Prashad talks with Class Unity about the politics and economics of imperialism as well as issues with the contemporary left. He is the author of many books, including: (2011) Marxs Capital: An

Transmissions Ep. 18: Technofeudalism versus Total Capitalism (w/ Alex Hochuli)
September 24, 2025

In this episode, were joined by writer and political analystAlex Hochulito discuss his recent essay inAmerican Affairs, Technofeudalism Versus Total Capitalism. The conversation explores the ris

Wolfgang Streeck | Ukraine, Gaza, and the Current Crisis of Capitalism
September 22, 2025

Members of Class Unity discuss the crises of capitalism, the political economy of war, and the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza with Professor Wolfgang Streeck. Wolfgang Streeck is Director Emeritus at t