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Primer: Organizers Across Borders Jul 01, 2021

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We’re going abroad. Part I of a two-episode look at Amazon in Europe.We speak to Gianpaolo Meloni, an Amazon warehouse worker and president of his local union in Piacenza, Italy, and Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union.

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The Dig: Ruling Class with Doug Henwood Jun 29, 2021

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Who governs? Upon closer inspection, the composition of the ruling class has undergone huge changes that are driving this political moment. Dan interviews Doug Henwood, the author of "Take Me to Your Leader," an extensive analysis of the changing composition of the ruling class published in Jacobin: jacobinmag.com/2021/04/take-me-to-your-leader-the-rot-of-the-american-ruling-class

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The Dig is taking it easy this summer so look for new episodes every two weeks.

Weekends: Teamsters, Amazon, and Biden's Bad Infrastructure Deal w/ Branko Marcetic Jun 28, 2021

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Branko Marcetic joins us to explain why Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal is a massive disappointment for working people desperately in need of relief. We also discuss the speculation that the Teamsters are planning to unionize Amazon and cover the contentious Teamsters election.

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Michael and Us: PhD in Freakonomics Jun 26, 2021

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We're still not entirely sure what the mega-bestselling 2005 book "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" was about, but it seems to have had something to do with arguing that economics is all about incentives. The 2010 anthology film adaptation FREAKONOMICS explores this thin thesis across segments directed by such documentary legends as Eugene Jarecki, Alex Gibney, and (ugh) Morgan Spurlock... but its "counterintuitive" take on capitalism ends up reinforcing some ugly ideas. PLUS: the wacky institution that is the Canadian Senate, and the long right-wing preoccupation with postmodernism.

"How postmodernism became the universal scapegoat of the era" by Richard Seymour - https://www.newstatesman.com/international/2021/06/how-postmodernism-became-universal-scapegoat-era

Jacobin Show: The Triumph of Militant Liberalism w/ Cedric Johnson Jun 25, 2021

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Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from June 23, 2021 with Jen Pan and Paul Prescod hosting.

Cedric Johnson, associate professor of political science and African American studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins us to discuss the past year of racial justice protests and the swift ascent of what he calls "militant racial liberalism."

Read Johnson in Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/blackwashing-corporations-woke-capitalism-protests/p>

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Primer: A Walk Through the Warehouse Jun 24, 2021

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Part I: a worker narrates his shift over audio recorded inside a warehouse. That segment was a collaboration between this anonymous worker and Freddie Stuart, a journalist and podcast producer based in London. You can read the duo’s feature article in the next issue of Jacobin. Freddie helped produce this episode. Part II: my conversation with ex-Amazon worker Chris Smalls. That starts around 41 minutes into the episode.

If you want to support Chris's organizing, the GoFundMe for his union is here.

A World to Win: The Liberalism of 'The Economist' w/ Alexander Zevin Jun 23, 2021

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This week, Grace speaks to Alexander Zevin, assistant professor of history at City University of New York, an editor at New Left Review, and author of Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist.

Their conversation covers a host of interesting questions, including about the liberal ideology, whether it’s in crisis – and where the liberal rules-based world order goes next.

You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Yoav Peled on Israel's Election Jun 22, 2021

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Suzi talks to Yoav Peled about the outcome of Israel’s 4th election in two years, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's long reign--for the time being. Netanyahu unleashed a major shock and awe campaign against Gaza for 11 days last month -- as he did in November 2019, to deflect attention from his own legal problems and his inability to form a governing coalition. This time Hamas rockets and Israeli bombs failed to save Netanyahu’s hold on power and prevent a more moderate coalition from upending his rule. Neftali Bennet, far right leader of the tiny Yamina (Rightward) party will be PM for two years, yielding to his secular-centrist coalition partner Yair Lapid for the next two years. Netanyahu, facing criminal corruption charges, warns "he’ll be back." Yoav Peled clarifies what this means, and explains the dynamics of nationalism and religion in Israel (his latest book is the timely The Religionization of Israeli Society) among both Muslims and Jews.

The Dig: Empire's Workshop with Greg Grandin Jun 22, 2021

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The history of the United States is in no small part the history of US intervention in Latin America. Historian Greg Grandin on his classic book Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic.

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Weekends: Celebrating Juneteenth w/ Bill Fletcher Jun 21, 2021

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Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from June 19, 2021. We're talking about the meaning of Juneteenth with longtime labor and racial justice activist Bill Fletcher Jr. Also covering the debate around Critical Race Theory and *why there is no* technological fix for policing.

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