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The @nycDSA spent years building an electoral juggernaut that has now made history. Jacobin's podcast @thedigradio interviewed its co-chairs to get a behind-the-scenes look at how organizers built a winning model the left can replicate across the country.

The new issue of Catalyst is out now! This issue has fantastic commentary on the Democratic Party’s failures, Lula’s new challenges, Modi’s elite coalition, the end of revolution, and much more. Get a yearlong print subscription today for just $20: catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod…

Trump says he’s anti-establishment, even anti-war. But recent foreign policy choices point to the president being a "garden variety neocon." Vivek Chibber of @catalyst_theory explains 👇 🎙️ pod.link/791564318/epis…

At the recent @socialismconf, @SuziWeissman moderated a panel about political prisoners in Russia, featuring Ksenia Kagarlitskaya, Ilya Budraitskis, and @SimonPirani1. You can hear the discussion now on “Jacobin Radio.” pnc.st/s/jacobin/c27f…

On today’s episode of “Confronting Capitalism,” Vivek looks back at how the US pursued regime change in Iraq — and why that disastrous invasion may wind up being the playbook again in Iran. pnc.st/s/jacobin/abea…

For “Behind the News,” author Juliet Schor makes the case for a four-day workweek. Plus: @KatherineMoos and Noé Martin Wiener discuss the issue of overwork among teachers. pnc.st/s/jacobin/709b…

To celebrate the 236th anniversary of Bastille Day, you can get or give a Jacobin subscription for just 7.89 today only! 📖 Here: jacobin.com/subscribe/?cod…

In 2015, Greek voters said “no” to the EU’s brutal austerity regime. But the left-wing party in power, Syriza, ignored their mandate and surrendered. @yanisvaroufakis joins “Long Reads” for the tenth anniversary of the bailout referendum. pnc.st/s/jacobin/f0fc…

Private equity has taken hold of nearly everything in the US, from hospitals and newspapers to municipal water systems. @megreenwell, whose new book examines how the industry has devastated ordinary workers, joins “Behind the News” to discuss. pnc.st/s/jacobin/e94f…

Alan Minsky of Progressive Democrats of America, argues that Mamdani’s win is a vindication of Bernie-era politics, the best way to fight the far right, and a challenge to the Democratic Party establishment to open its doors to America's vibrant left. pnc.st/s/jacobin/1269…

Much of Trump’s popular appeal was wrapped up in his anti-establishment and anti-war posture on the campaign trail. But in only a few months, Trump’s populist mask has slipped completely and revealed him to be just another neoconservative Republican. pod.link/791564318/epis…

Sohrab Ahmari, US editor of @unherd, provides perspectives on the current state of the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US. Leigh Claire La Berge, author of "Fake Work," recounts her journey into the ludicrous side of financialized capitalism. pnc.st/s/jacobin/7f49…

.@nycDSA spent years building an electoral juggernaut that has now made history. Its co-chairs, Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser, went on @thedigradio to discuss their organizing and how Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary. pnc.st/s/jacobin/268c…

Focus on the rivalry between Fatah and Hamas has overshadowed a strong tradition of left-wing politics in Palestine. A Jacobin Radio podcast series explores the impact of left-wing ideas on Palestinian politics and culture since the 1920s: jacobin.com/2025/06/palest…

The Left often invokes the media’s power of persuasion to explain why many don’t revolt against capitalism. But what if the system remains stable by “the dull compulsions” of economic life? Find the new “Confronting Capitalism” on Jacobin Radio. apple.co/3ZHdeq7

The final episode of our special series “Red Star Over Palestine” examines how the Left responded to the framework of the Oslo Accords, the rise of Hamas, and the situation today. apple.co/3SQK1VY

For “Jacobin Radio,” David Ost unpacks how Karol Nawrocki, a far-right, hardline nationalist, narrowly defeated Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in the recent Polish election. It’s a lesson for center-left democrats everywhere. apple.co/3HYGAKs

On the latest “Behind the News,” @LalehKhalili analyzes the long-standing relationship between the US military and the private tech industry. Also on the podcast, @kyleichan evaluates China’s rise and economic dominance. apple.co/44dvYA0

In the latest “Confronting Capitalism” from @catalyst_theory, Vivek and Melissa examine the imperial origins of the Cold War — how the US promoted a great power rivalry to spread capitalism across the globe. apple.co/4jwCjes

Two young Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi, went to Chile to see the radical socialist experiment of Salvador Allende’s government. Then, after the 1973 coup, they were detained and executed. @jdinges reopens the case for “Jacobin Radio.” apple.co/4mA9aSf