The Dig

The Dig


Latest Episodes

Settler-Colonial Revolutionaries with Joshua Simon
November 01, 2019

The divide between Latin American and the United States was not always so evident. Across the hemisphere, creoles—the descendants of European settlers, born in the Americas—launched revolutions to cast off European rule and preserve their own elite pos...

Worldmaking after Empire with Adom Getachew
October 27, 2019

The radical vision of black anticolonial nationalists in the Caribbean and Africa.

Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik
October 18, 2019

A leading voice of the Indian left analyzes the dismal current state of Indian politics.

Worker Freedom with Alex Gourevitch
October 11, 2019

19th century worker radicals and the Knights of Labor.

Palestine and the Law with Noura Erakat
October 04, 2019

A deep analysis of the history of Israeli settler-colonialism and the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

Ayn Rand’s Optimistic Cruelty with Lisa Duggan
September 26, 2019

Everything you need to know about Rand without reading her terrifying books.

The Class Politics of Suburban Racism with Matt Lassiter
September 20, 2019

The history of suburbanite reactions to school integration in Atlanta and Charlotte reveal the class power underpinning both racism and the demolition of the New Deal order. Dan interviews Matt Lassiter, discussing suburbanite resistance to school busi...

The Class Politics of Suburban Racism with Matt Lassiter
September 20, 2019

The suburban class poliitcs of the racist reaction to civil rights.

Silvia Federici on Women and Capitalism
September 13, 2019

The legendary feminist scholar on Caliban and the Witch.

Black Socialism, Nationalism, Neoliberalism with Michael Dawson
September 06, 2019

Black politics from the CPUSA and Garvey to Obama and Jay-Z.