Jacobin Show: Italian Fascism w/ David Broder
Alex Gourevitch joins us to discuss his recent Catalyst essay that assesses the possibilities and limits of a post-work socialist society. We're also joined by Jonas Pontusson to unpack the strong electoral showing of the Swedish far right. And finally our own European editor David Broder explain...
Jacobin Show: Privatization of Everything w/ Donald Cohen
We're joined by Donald Cohen, executive director of the policy organization In The Public Interest, to discuss his new book The Privatization of Everything, which looks at how the privatization of public goods has undermined democracy. We're also joined by Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage to disc...
Jacobin Show: Lula's Road to Power
Sabrina Fernades, Alex Hochuli, and Ben Fogel join us for a major overview and analysis of the state of the Brazilian election. Will Lula pull off his comeback? What would that mean for working class politics in Brazil? We're also joined by longtime Democratic strategist and commentariat Ruy Teix...
Jacobin Show: A Bigger, Better Left w/ Jane McAlevey
This is sadly our final episode of the Jacobin Show. We're joined by labor organizer and author Jane McAlevey to discuss the state of the labor movement and where it needs to go to address our mounting crises. Ariella Thornhill and Paul Prescod also join Jen Pan to discuss what a healthy left nee...
Cornel West on Christian Socialism and Trump
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Is Claudia Sheinbaum Showing the Left How to Win?
On this week’s Jacobin Show, David is joined by Iddo Elam, an Israeli refusenik who served prison time instead of serving in the IDF. He joins Jacobin to talk about resistance within Israel to the war on Iran.
Then we look toward Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum has brought in a massive...
Zohran, U.S.A? Can Mamdani Win Everywhere?
Welcome to this week's Jacobin Show. David and Matt break down the recent elections in Illinois and the crisis of money in politics. Then we are joined by writer and activist Alex Birnel to talk about his recent piece in The Texas Observer that answers the question, can Mamdani style politics win...
Girlboss Versus Socialist Feminism
Welcome to this week's Jacobin Show with David Griscom. We are first joined by Tiare Gatti Mora, a contributor at Compact, collaborator with Diem25, and contributor to Jacobin, to talk about “girlboss” feminism and why socialist feminism is a stronger alternative. Then Andrew Cockburn, Washington...
Are Democrats Moving Right?
In this week's Jacobin Show, David and Matt take a look at Argentina, where Javier Milei's libertarian project has turned into an economic nightmare. Then we are joined by Neal Meyer to talk about the right-wing trend among Democratic politicians. Lastly, we are joined by Oliver Larkin, a democra...
Zohran’s Commonsense Socialism
In this week's Jacobin Show, David and Matt look at Zohran’s tenure as mayor as an example of commonsense socialism. Then we are joined by A.J.A. Woods, author of the new book The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy. We speak about the intellectual history of the claim that cultural Marxists secretly run...
