Jacobin Radio

Latest Episodes
Jacobin Radio: Trump’s War on Free Speech & Higher Ed w/ Alan Wald
How the US government weaponized antisemitism to quash criticism of Israel.
Behind the News: Race and Neoliberalism w/ Quinn Slobodian
On the IQ- and race-obsessed goldbugs of second generation neoliberalism.
Dig: Liberal Hegemon w/ Aziz Rana
From the xenophobic First Red Scare through the convulsions of mid-20th century.
Red Star Over Palestine: The PLO Left
A new phase of left-wing politics takes shape under the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Behind the News: Ways Out of a Global Crisis w/ Malcolm Harris
Plus: Charlie Eaton and Alina Gibadullina discuss private equity titans on elite university boards.
Dig: Settler Empire w/ Aziz Rana
How popular worship of the Constitution helped make the US capitalist order.
Confronting Capitalism: The End of NATO?
European remilitarization and its consequences.
Behind the News: Contradictions of the Trump Tariffs w/ Sam Gindin
Plus: Jason Wade of the UAW explains why they endorsed the president's auto tariffs.
Red Star Over Palestine: The Communist Movement
The first in a six-part series exploring histories of the Palestinian Left.
Dig: Blue Collar Empire w/ Jeff Schuhrke
During the Cold War, organized labors leadership acted as an agent of the US-led capitalist order.