Doug speaks with Mona Fawaz on the dire economic and political crises in Lebanon. Plus: Mark Dery, author of this article, on conspiracy theories, with special emphasis on Mark Crispin Miller.
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Folge vom 26.10.2021Behind the News: Lebanon Crisis & COVID Conspiracies
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Folge vom 25.10.2021Weekends: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine w/ Andrew CockburnJournalist Andrew Cockburn, author of the new book The Spoils of War, explains why the United States’ astronomical Pentagon budget hasn’t led to better national defense and what’s driving the growth of the military industrial complex today.Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from October 22, 2021, with producer Cale filling in for Nando.Verso book club:https://www.versobooks.com/bookclubSubscribe to Jacobin for just $10:https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYTMusic provided by Zonkey:https://linktr.ee/zonkeyPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag
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Folge vom 24.10.2021Long Reads: Vanessa Chishti on Kashmir's History of Repression and ResistanceVanessa Chishti joins Long Reads for a discussion about Kashmir's past and present. Vanessa is professor of history at the O.P. Jindal Global University in Delhi, India. Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.Read Vanessa's essay "Kashmir: The Long Descent" in Catalyst here: https://catalyst-journal.com/2020/03/kashmir-the-long-descentProduced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.
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Folge vom 22.10.2021Primer: Microworking for the WeekendWe're back! This week, we speak with Phil Jones, author of Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism, a new book from Verso Books. Jones is also a researcher for the think tank Autonomy. You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you want to support the show, subscribe at patreon.com/primerpodcast. To keep up with us elsewhere, follow @primerpod on Twitter.