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The Dig: Higher Ed in Crisis Sep 12, 2020

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Dan interviews Tithi Bhattacharya, Daniel Bessner, Simon Torracinta on the manifold crises engulfing higher ed as covid exposes and exacerbates decades of austerity and neoliberal iniquity.

"House of Cards: Can the American university be saved?" by Daniel Bessner thenation.com/article/society/gig-academy-meritocracy-trap-universities-crisis

"Extinction Event: Given what is to come, schools of every kind are now at risk" by Simon Torracinta nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/extinction-event/

"After 2020, There’s No Going Back to the Old America" by Dan Denvir in Jacobinjacobinmag.com/2020/09/joe-biden-imperialism-trump-america

Behind the News: Samuel Moyn and Juliet Schor Sep 11, 2020

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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with Samuel Moyn, author of this article, on why calling Trump a “fascist” is neither accurate nor helpful. Plus: Juliet Schor, author of After the Gig, on the sharing economy and how to get beyond it.

A World to Win: Remembering David Graeber with Astra Taylor, Jerome Roos, and James Schneider Sep 09, 2020

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A World to Win is a new podcast from Grace Blakeley and Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory and action with guests from around the world. In this episode, Grace speaks to Astra Taylor, Jerome Roos and James Schneider about their memories of the brilliant anthropologist and activist David Graeber, who tragically died last week.

David Graeber was the author of many books, including Debt: The First 5,000 Years and Bullshit Jobs, and was also seminal in the early development of Occupy Wall Street.

Here, his legacy is discussed by filmmaker Astra Taylor, academic Jerome Roos, and former Corbyn staffer James Schneider, each of whom were influenced by his life and work.

A reminder that this podcast is supported by theLipman-Miliband Trust. Remember, you can support the show by signing up as apatron.

Weekends: Markey Beats Kennedy, Welfare Terminators, and Bernie's Five Year War Sep 09, 2020

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Every Saturday starting 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 left political strategy, as well as interviews with prominent individuals on the left. This is the podcast version of the show from September 5th, with Ariella Thornhill filling in for Ana.
The guest today is Matt Karp. Matt is a historian, Jacobin contributing editor, and author of This Vast Southern Empire. Matt's epic new essay from the print issue can be read here.
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Behind the News: Mike German and Hadas Thier Sep 04, 2020

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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug interviews Mike German on cops and white supremacists (Guardian article; Brennan paper) and Hadas Thier, author of A People's Guide to Capitalism, on Marx’s economics.

The Dig: Philly Black Power with Matthew Countryman Sep 03, 2020

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Dan interviews historian Matthew Countryman on his book Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia.

Join a Dig Book Club reading group and discuss Up South with Countryman on September 12. Sign up here thedigradio.com/dig-book-club

Support this podcast with a contribution at Patreon.com/TheDig

A World to Win: The Great World Bank Robbery with Walden Bello Sep 02, 2020

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A World to Win is a new podcast from Grace Blakeley and Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory and action with guests from around the world. In this episode, Grace Blakeley is joined by Walden Bello, academic, author, human rights campaigner and former member of the Filipino House of Representatives.

The show discusses the history of the Philippines, Bello’s opposition to the brutal Marcos dictatorship, his longstanding fight against US imperialism and neoliberal globalisation (including in breaking into the offices of the World Bank to steal confidential documents), as well as how Covid-19 is affecting the Philippines.

Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and our graphic designer, Kevin Zweerink, for their hard work on this episode.

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Behind the News: Laleh Khalili and Kayla Popuchet Aug 31, 2020

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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade, on the role of shipping in the development of capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula. He also speaks with Kayla Popuchet on what’s been going on in Belarus.

Weekends: The NBA Strike, Save the Post Office, and Deindustrialization in Kenosha, WI Aug 31, 2020

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Every Saturday starting 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 left political strategy, as well as interviews with prominent individuals on the left. This is the podcast version of the show from August 29th.
The guest today is Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union.
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Michael and Us: The Centrist Manifesto Aug 30, 2020

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A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Filmmaker and Twitter personality Rob Reiner looked back at the Kennedy/Johnson era through the lens of the Obama era in LBJ (2016), the story of how an idealist's vision can only be achieved by a pragmatism... and how the pragmatist's centrism may or may not have actually camouflaged an idealist the whole time. A piece of Boomer-porn, this movie is unmistakably the vision of a Joe Biden primary voter. PLUS: fiery hot thoughts on the Canadian Conservative Party leadership race, the Ed Markey/Joe Kennedy III battle, and the controversial release of TENET.

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