Jacobin Radio

Jacobin

News, politics, history and more from Jacobin. Featuring The Dig, Long Reads, Confronting Capitalism, Behind the News, Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman, and occasional specials.

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Episodes (1000)

Wednesday Confronting Capitalism: This Century’s Biggest Labor Battle
Mar 30th Behind the News: Complications of the Iran War w/ Mouin Rabbani
Mar 28th The Dig: Economic Warfare w/ Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Nicholas Mulder

Jacobin Radio

Apr 1, 2026
48 minutes
88 MB

Our modern economy is now dominated by massive mega-companies like Amazon and Walmart, with operations spanning many different sectors and employment types. With the US labor movement at historically low levels of unionization, bold strategies are necessary to protect the working class. On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek speak with ASU professor Benjamin Fong about the challenges and opportunities that organizing Amazon presents to the labor movement. Ben has recently published an essay collection, co-edited with Paul Prescod, on civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. You can find a link to...

Jacobin Radio

Confronting Capitalism: This Century’s Biggest Labor Battle

Jacobin

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