6. False Hope

In the turmoil of busing, Betty Ann Jones advocates armed defense while Betty Washington and Dorothy Haskins lead a wade-in to protest segregation. This is the fifth episode of “The Point: Rebellion and Resistance in Boston Public Housing.” 

Sisters Angie Irving and Linda Wade bring the Black Panthers to Columbia Point. This is the fourth episode of “The Point: Rebellion and Resistance in Boston Public Housing.” 

Tenants take their growing dissatisfaction and aim it at their landlord, the Boston Housing Authority. This is the third episode of “The Point: Rebellion and Resistance in Boston Public Housing.” 

In this tumultuous political era, it’s common to hear that the Left needs to rebuild its historic sources of power. But it’s more accurate to say that the Left is essentially in the process of starting over again. On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, we share Vivek Chibber’ ... Show More

It’s well understood that capitalist economies are a recent development in human history. But there is persistent disagreement on the Left over exactly how and where the transition to capitalism occurred, as well as what role colonial plunder played in enriching the West. On this ... Show More

Neoliberalism’s victory over Keynesianism wasn’t an intellectual revolution — it was a class offensive. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape society on their terms. The latest issue of Catalyst is out and ... Show More

Utilizing class analysis is the bread and butter of socialist politics. But understanding how classes are shaped and reproduced has changed over time. On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber breaks down how the Marxist tradition has theorized class, the differenc ... Show More

Grab your coffee and your backpack — it's time for Professor Chibber's Office Hours! On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek answers YOUR questions. We received so many interesting and thoughtful emails from listeners, we decided to dedicate a whole podcast to them. Vive ... Show More

In this episode, Max and Nafkote interview Grace Blakeley, an economist and author, about the rise of oligarchy and the relationship between billionaires, corporations, and the state.Grace discusses the close relationship between the American political establishment and the billi ... Show More

Is capitalism broken? A growing number of Americans think so amid declining social mobility and rising inequality. According to investor Ruchir Sharma, author of What Went Wrong With Capitalism, the United States has gone on a decades-long debt binge, with too many regulations an ... Show More

<p>Alyson and Breht were invited to join <a href= "https://www.upstreampodcast.org/">Robbie on the Upstream podcast</a> to talk about Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism". </p> <p>Capitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happe ... Show More

<p class="date"><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Jan 2, 2025</strong></em></p> <p>Capitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happen to take shape parallel to one another or to overlap from time to time, these terms all really refer to the exact sa ... Show More