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October 18, 2017 The Dig: We must end policing as we know it with Alex Vitale
In his new book The End of Policing Brooklyn College sociologist @avitale makes the case that technocratic reforms won't fix American policing. In reality, we can only fix policing by ending the carceral state and defeating neoliberalism. Thanks to Verso Books for their support. Check out Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump by David Neiwert versobooks.com/books/2535-alt-america Support us with your $$ at patreon.com/thedig
1 hr 4 min
October 13, 2017 Behind the News: Yanis Varoufakis on Adults in the Room.
An extended interview with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on his new book, Adults in the Room, the story of his surreal negotiations with Greece’s creditors
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53 min
October 13, 2017 Behind the News: Yanis Varoufakis on Adults in the Room.
An extended interview with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on his new book, Adults in the Room (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374101000/leftbusinessobseA), the story of his surreal negotiations with Greece’s creditors
53 min
October 11, 2017 The Dig: Matt Christman Rants, Raves, and Ruminates.
Chapo went on The Dig. Dan talks to @cushbomb about optimism, pessimism, Manitowoc, reptilians, why the internet might be mostly bad, and Dan’s personal connection to the PizzaGate coverup. Toss us some cash love at Patreon.com/thedig and check out The End of Policing by Alex Vitale, from our sponsors at Verso Books.
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1 hr 9 min
October 11, 2017 The Dig: Matt Christman Rants, Raves, and Ruminates.
1 hr 9 min
October 10, 2017 Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Suzi Weissman talks to Einde O’Callaghan, a teacher and member of Die Linke, about Germany’s recent election, in which the far-right AfD gained 94 seats in Parliament, making it larger and more influential than the left-wing Die Linke. Then, Richard Lichtman joins us to discuss the notion (and failures) of democracy in the current period. How do we characterize a system that has the form of democracy but not the substance? Has this always been the case or is there something new in the era of Trump?

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44 min
October 10, 2017 Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Suzi Weissman talks to Einde O’Callaghan, a teacher and member of Die Linke, about Germany’s recent election, in which the far-right AfD gained 94 seats in Parliament, making it larger and more influential than the left-wing Die Linke. Then, Richard Lichtman joins us to discuss the notion (and failures) of democracy in the current period. How do we characterize a system that has the form of democracy but not the substance? Has this always been the case or is there something new in the era of Trump?
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44 min
October 06, 2017 The Dig: Let's Keep the Political Revolution In Motion with Nina Turner
Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner talks about being horrified by Trump, why single-payer is suddenly hot among likely 2020 Democratic contenders, and the work that Our Revolution is doing nationwide to fight the Democratic Party's neoliberal leadership. Thanks to our supporters at Verso Books, who just published Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis by George Monbiot. Also, catch me in Atlanta at the International Drug Policy Reform conference on October 14.
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35 min
October 06, 2017 The Dig: Let's Keep the Political Revolution In Motion with Nina Turner
Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner talks about being horrified by Trump, why single-payer is suddenly hot among likely 2020 Democratic contenders, and the work that Our Revolution is doing nationwide to fight the Democratic Party's neoliberal leadership. Thanks to our supporters at Verso Books, who just published Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis (https://www.versobooks.com/books/2571-out-of-the-wreckage) by George Monbiot. Also, catch me in Atlanta at the International Drug Policy Reform conference (http://eformconference.org/) on October 14.
35 min
October 06, 2017 The Dig: Beware Carceral Gun Control
Prevailing debate obscures the fact that we already have a form of gun control in the United States. As legal scholar Ben Levin explains, the problem is that it’s a form of gun control that is mostly about locking up poor black men in huge numbers. The Left should demand a society without readily available weapons of war on the streets and a society without mass incarceration. Thanks to our supporters at University of California Press. Check out their new title Race and America's Long War from Nikhil Pal Singh. And check out Dan's Jacobin article on carceral gun control here. Also, catch Dan in Atlanta at the International Drug Policy Reform conference on October 14.
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55 min

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