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Long Reads: Latin America’s State of Siege w/ Tony Wood
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The Dig: MAGA Empire w/ Aslı Bâli and Greg Grandin
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Long Reads: Western Sahara’s Struggle for Freedom w/ Jacob Mundy (Part 2)
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Behind the News: Maduro Kidnapped w/ Alejandro Velasco
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Confronting Capitalism: The Coup in Venezuela
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Jacobin Radio: The Donroe Doctrine w/ Pedro Paulo Zahluth Bastos
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The Dig: Venezuela w/ Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, and Yoletty Bracho
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Confronting Capitalism: Abundance Needs Socialism
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Behind the News: The Best of 2025
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The Dig: Zohran’s Message w/ Andrew Epstein
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Jacobin Radio: What Happened in Chile? w/ Oscar Mendoza and Pablo Abufom
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Confronting Capitalism: The Golden Age of Social Democracy
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Behind the News: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature w/ Alyssa Battistoni
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The Dig: NYC and the Hegemonic Project
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Long Reads: Western Sahara’s Struggle for Freedom w/ Jacob Mundy (Part 1)
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Jacobin Radio: The Least Unjust Peace in Ukraine? w/ Oleksandr Kyselov
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Behind the News: Trump’s Militaristic Master Plan w/ Anatol Lieven
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The Dig: Welcome to the Resistance w/ Eric Blanc, Leah Greenberg, Waleed Shahid
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Confonting Capitalism: Reform and Revolution
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Behind the News: The Honduran Elections w/ David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard
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The Dig: Three Million Doors w/ Tascha Van Auken
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The Dig: What’s Left w/ Malcolm Harris
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Long Reads: Prosecuting Israel’s Genocide w/ John Reynolds
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Jacobin Radio: Sewer Socialism w/ Eric Blanc
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Behind the News: War and Neocolonialism in Sudan w/ Mosaab Baba
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The Dig: 500th Episode Party w/ Brace Belden and Liz Franczak
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Confronting Capitalism: Economic Populism at a Crossroads
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Jacobin Radio: The Grassroots Coalition Behind Mamdani
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The Dig: Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos
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Jacobin Radio: Mamdani’s Win w/ Alex Press and Luke Savage
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Behind the News: Forgotten Albania w/ Lea Ypi
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The Dig: Brazil and the World System w/ Fernando Haddad
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Confronting Capitalism: Why Neoliberalism Won
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Behind the News: Silicon Valley’s Rightward Tilt w/ Jacob Silverman
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Long Reads: Pedro Sanchez and Spanish Politics w/ Eoghan Gilmartin (Part 2)
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The Dig: Third World Networks w/ Walden Bello and Jane Nalunga
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Behind the News: Big-Tech War Profiteers w/ Susannah Glickman
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The Dig: Another World Was Possible
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Confronting Capitalism: Office Hours With Vivek
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Jacobin Radio: Louisiana Labor Struggle w/ Jesse Baum & David Williams
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Behind the News: Ceasefire Update w/ Ilan Pappé
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Long Reads: Pedro Sanchez and Spanish Politics w/ Eoghan Gilmartin (Part 1)
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Behind the News: Is Trump De-Escalating With China? w/ Jake Werner
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Jacobin Radio: How to Resist ICE and Win w/ Bill Gallegos
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The Dig: From Fiscal Austerity to Monetary Abundance w/ Melinda Cooper
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Confronting Capitalism: Reviving Class Politics Today
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Jacobin Radio: Imperialism in the 21st Century w/ Ilya Matveev
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Behind the News: Trump’s Dubious Gaza Scheme w/ Mouin Rabbani
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Long Reads: Portugal’s Left in Retreat w/ Catarina Príncipe (Part 2)
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The Dig: Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper
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