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Death and Life Under Capitalism w/ Sarah Jaffe
Featuring Sarah Jaffe on her book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. The ordinary death of a loved one under a capitalist order that routinely forbids sufficient time off to mour
Chicago’s Left Experiment
Featuring Alex Han, Asha Ransby-Sporn, and Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor on Chicago's left political experiment. In the wake of Zohran's remarkable victory in New York, organizers all over the country ar
Actual Abundance w/ Isabella Weber, Malcolm Harris, Paul Williams
Featuring Isabella Weber, Malcolm Harris, and Paul Williams on Abundance. A debate and discussion of: the book; the discourse; the underlying economic and political questions of how we make the afford
Notes on the New Regime w/ Aslı Bâli & Gabriel Winant
Featuring Asl Bli and Gabriel Winant on the emerging conjuncture: the Trump regimes fascist and authoritarian second coming; the giant vacuum created by the Democratic establishments inability to
How Zohran Won w/ NYC DSA
Featuring NYC DSA co-chairs Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser on how Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary. NYC DSA spent years building an electoral juggernaut that has now made history
Israel’s Forever Wars w/ Mouin Rabbani
Featuring Mouin Rabbani on Israels war on Iran, possible direct US intervention, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. - Chicago: come see The Dig live! secure.actblue.com/donate/thediglive - Listen to
Student Debt w/ Ryann Liebenthal, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Mike Pierce
Featuring Ryann Liebenthal, Chenjerai Kumanyika, and Mike Pierce on Ryanns book Burdened: Student Debt and the Making of an American Crisis. Interview by guest host Astra Taylor. - We are working on
From Rebellion to Reaction w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Asha Ransby-Sporn
Featuring Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Asha Ransby-Sporn on 2020's summer of mass protest and rebellion sparked by the police murder of George Floyd. As Keeanga puts it: "The pressing question is how w
Menswear and the World System w/ Derek Guy
Featuring Derek Guy on the politics, history, economics, and style of Western menswear. Guest hosted by Dennis M. Hogan. - Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig - In These Times is offering 78% off pr
Hayek’s Bastards w/ Quinn Slobodian
Featuring Quinn Slobodian on his book Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. MAGA and its far-right populist siblings around the world arent just a backlash to neolibe