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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 54m. Bisher sind 2229 Folge(n) erschienen. Jeden Tag erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

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Casualties of History: The Ruffian Crew of Power


We cover Chapter Five, but first have an extensive discussion of the debate between Thompson and Perry Anderson and Tom Nairn over the history of social class and economic development in England, with sociologist Jonah Stuart-Brundage.


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 May 6, 2020  1h21m
 
 

Coronavirus in Scandinavia; Southern Politics


Michael Seltzer is a cultural anthropologist and professor emeritus at Oslo University in Norway. There is a sharp contrast in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic between Norway, Finland, and Denmark, where isolation and quarantine are in effect,


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 May 5, 2020  57m
 
 

The Vast Majority: The Romance of American Communism with Alyssa Battistoni, Sean Estelle and Meagan Day


No book better captures what it's like to be a socialist who has jumped headlong into the fight for a better world than Vivian Gornick's The Romance of American Communism. Thankfully, Verso has reissued it after the book was out of print for decades.


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 May 4, 2020  1h6m
 
 

Dig: Don't Blame Robots with Aaron Benanav


Dan interviews Aaron Benanav, who argues that the problem isn't that robots are stealing our jobs but rather that capitalist growth is finding its limits and making jobs worse. Read "Automation and the Future of Work" in New Left Review.


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 May 1, 2020  2h8m
 
 

Casualties of History: "God sent Meat into the World for us Poor as well as Rich"


We cover chapters three and four—"Satan's Strongholds" and "The Free-Born Englishman." With guest John Bohstedt (author of The Politics of Provisions: Food Riots, Moral Economy, and Market Transition in England,


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 April 27, 2020  1h8m
 
 

The Vast Majority: Bernie's Campaign Strategy Wasn't the Problem with Hadas Thier and Paul Heideman


There are too many bad takes out there about the end of the Bernie Sanders campaign. Thankfully, Hadas Thier and Paul Heideman wrote one that is good: "Bernie's Campaign Strategy Wasn't the Problem." - Read it here: https://jacobinmag.


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 April 24, 2020  47m
 
 

Behind the News: Vijay Prashad, Meagan Day, and Micah Uetricht


Vijay Prashad on China (and Sinophobia), Kerala, and the crucial importance of social organization. Then, Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht, authors of Bigger than Bernie, on Bernie Sanders, socialism, electoralism, and where it all goes from here.


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 April 24, 2020  53m
 
 

Dig: Bigger Than Bernie with Meagan Day & Micah Uetricht


Dan interviews Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht, the authors of Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism, to assess the campaign and the way forward. Please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig


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 April 23, 2020  1h10m
 
 

Jacobin Radio: Coronavirus; Warehouse Organizing


Suzi talks with her brother Irv Weissman, director of Stanford University’s Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine about the science and politics of coronavirus, and with Sheheryar Kaoosji,


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 April 20, 2020  56m
 
 

Behind the News: Yanis Varoufakis


Yanis Varoufakis talks about life under COVID-19, the economic crisis, vultures stripping Greece, and democratizing the European Union (includes bonus audio clip of Jim Cramer recalling his Trotskyist past).


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 April 20, 2020  52m