Coronavirus

Yanis Varoufakis on the Economic Situation

23 Aug 2020
Dan’s recent live event with Yanis Varoufakis on how 2020 revealed that 2008 had changed capitalism forever.

Empire Unhinged with Aslı Bâli & Aziz Rana

11 Jun 2020
Dan interviews returning guests Aslı Bâli and Aziz Rana on the long history behind the crisis of American imperial legitimation that has become so manifest amid the pandemic.

Ebola in West Africa with Adia Benton

23 May 2020
Dan interviews anthropologist Adia Benton on the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and what its politics reveal about the Covid-19 pandemic today.

Don't Blame Robots with Aaron Benanav

01 May 2020
Dan interviews Aaron Benanav, who argues that the problem isn’t that robots are stealing our jobs but rather that capitalist growth is finding its limits and making jobs worse.

Surviving This Plague with Amy Kapczynski and Gregg Gonsalves

03 Apr 2020
Dan interviews Amy Kapczynski and Gregg Gonsalves on the politics of public health and what we can learn from ACT UP.

Who Got Bailed Out with Eric Levitz

30 Mar 2020
Dan interviews New York magazine writer Eric Levitz on the big corporate bailout that gave workers precious little to survive the corona crisis.

Coronavirus Economics with Grace Blakeley

27 Mar 2020
Dan interviews Marxist economist Grace Blakeley on coronavirus economics.

Mike Davis on Coronavirus Politics

20 Mar 2020
Dan interviews Mike Davis about everything we are all suddenly trying to figure out.