Samuel Moyn talks about Trump and the courts. Chris Maisano, author of a recent Jacobin article about class “dealignment,” discusses class and politics. Finally, Evgenia Kovda reflects on hipster nihilism, which she wrote about for the Nefarious Russians newsletter. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politic…

Ende Februar stellte die CDU/CSU eine Kleine Anfrage an die scheidende Bundesregierung, mit der Begründung, dass NGOs in Deutschland gezielt Kampagne gegen sie machen würden. Doch wie Merle Groneweg heute bei Weekly argumentiert, dahinter steckt ein größerer Angriff auf politische Beteiligung, getarnt als Neutralitätspflicht. JACOBIN produziert täg…

Der Kulturtheoretiker Diedrich Diederichsen spricht bei Jacobin Talks über die ideologische Kettensägen-Kultur der Rechtslibertären, die Vorzüge der Wokeness und die Geschichte der sogenannten Antideutschen. In seinem Buch »Das 21. Jahrhundert« hat der renommierte Popforscher anhand zahlreicher Phänomene analysiert, wie sich politische und kulturel…

Charlamos con Anónimo García, líder del grupo 'ultrarracionalista' Homo Velamine que fue condenado en un un surrealista proceso judicial por una acción satírica de un falso 'Tour de La Manada' de Pamplona. Repasamos su recorrido desde algunas de sus acciones, el juicio y condena social que supuso su cancelación, el moralismo y la hipocresía, la res…

The Republican Party has become a hegemonic force in US politics today. But how much of their dominance is predicated on Donald Trump’s personal rule? On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber discusses the historic evolution of the Republicans with Paul Heideman, author of “Trump’s Takeover of the Republican Party,” an essay in the …

Featuring more analysis from Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay on the shape of global geopolitics and geoeconomics. We discuss: the fault lines of the green energy transition; the US and China battle for dominance while the rest of the world seeks advantage and opportunities for leverage; the US and Russia’s full-throttle commitment to fossil capitalism; t…

Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer, editors of the new collection Mastery and Drift, discuss professional-class liberalism. Plus: a brief reprise of a 2019 interview with Gabriel Winant about the PMC. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the…

Last year, Narendra Modi celebrated a decade in office as India’s prime minister. Modi was aiming for a third consecutive election victory and a parliamentary landslide that would give him a free hand to advance his right-wing, Hindu nationalist agenda. But the election proved to be a disappointment for Modi and his allies, who lost their majority …

Featuring Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay on a global conjuncture defined by Washington’s shredding of the liberal international order’s legitimacy amid a panic over decline: the escalating Cold War with China; Gaza genocide; Trump’s tariff wars and militarism, and his pivot toward Putin on Ukraine; European defense buildup and fiscal revolution; what th…

Vanessa Wills, author of the book Marx’s Ethical Vision, speaks about the morality behind Marxian science. Mathis Ebbinghaus discusses the recent paper he co-wrote about the effects of the summer 2020 anti-cop protests on police budgets. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interacti…

Ob in Brüssel oder Berlin, europäische Politiker von weit rechts bis mitte links sprechen gefühlt nur noch darüber, wie wir mehr Panzer bauen können. Heute bei Weekly spricht Linke-MdEP Özlem Demirel darüber, welche Interessen hinter der Rüstungseuphorie stecken und warum sie nur zu mehr Kriegen führen kann. JACOBIN produziert täglich Artikel, Podc…

There are plenty of reasons to be discouraged about the world today, but the labor movement is giving us real cause for hope. Across industries and regions, workers are organizing on a scale we haven’t seen in decades — and they’re winning. What sets this new wave of labor activism apart from the usual staff-driven campaigns is that workers themsel…

Featuring Eric Blanc on We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big. Interview conducted by guest host Gabriel Winant. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Defend federal workers and federal services: actionnetwork.org/forms/let-us-work/ Contact the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) for hel…

Donald Trump has made restoring American industry a priority across his administrations. But rather than continue Biden’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing through subsidies, Trump has instituted a series of tariffs intended to reshore former pillar industries and improve US trade balance. In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Catalyst…

Ben Tarnoff talks tech worker militancy and the bosses’ reaction: a crackdown and hard turn to the right. Jodi Dean, author of Capital’s Grave, discusses the concept of “neofeudalism.” Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive o…

Nach fünf Monaten Verhandlungen hat Österreich endlich wieder eine Regierung, und zwar ohne die rechtsextreme FPÖ. Doch mit ihrem angekündigten Kürzungspaket könnte sie den Weg ebnen für eine noch stärkere Rechte in der nahen Zukunft, meint Martin Konecny von der KPÖ heute bei Weekly. JACOBIN produziert täglich Artikel, Podcasts und Videos – alles …

Featuring TrueAnon hosts Brace Belden and Liz Franczak on our freakish and reactionary tech oligarchy. Musk and friends built a technological infrastructure that has warped everyone’s minds, including their own. Now they’re seizing the state. The hideous AI “art” we discuss:https://bit.ly/4ksG1aMhttp://bit.ly/3DmDfTD Support The Dig at Patreon.com/…

Eric Blanc, author of We Are the Union, talks about worker-led organizing at Amazon, Starbucks, and beyond. Molly O'Neal, Quincy Institute fellow, analyzes the recent German election. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archi…

Jacobin Radio presents a webinar, moderated by Suzi and sponsored by Haymarket Books and the Ukraine Solidarity Network, marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just days after this discussion, the Trump administration laid out a deal that trades an end to the fighting for U.S. economic control over Ukraine’s minerals without…

Das Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl ist in vielerlei Hinsicht ein Desaster, doch das unerwartet starke Ergebnis der Linkspartei lässt immerhin hoffen, dass eine rechte Hegemonie in Deutschland nicht unausweichlich ist. Wie die Partei sich in so kurzer Zeit umorientieren konnte und welchen Weg sie nun einschlägt, erzählt Martin Neise vom Karl-Liebknecht…

Featuring Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Mike McCarthy on the MAGA and DOGE war on woke, the complicity of bankrupt liberal identity politics, and the centrality of various oppressions to the class domination of capital and struggles against it. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Read Mike’s article “The Problem of Class Ab…