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Jacobin Europe editor David Broder has a new book out, First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy. It's an excellent, though depressing, look at Italian politics today, and how the developments in the country over the last several decades might foreshadow developments in the rest of the world. You can buy David's new book here: https://www.versobooks.com/<wbr />books/2974-first-they-took-<wbr />rome

In our final episode, we talk about the emergence of what Thompson sees as mature class consciousness in the English working class. Through the writing and agitation of figures like Cobbett and Owen in the slow 1820s and then the great reform struggle of the early 1830s, the working class moved from its ambivalent position — partly resisting proletarianization, partly looking forward — toward a more aggressive vision of its own social power. We also reflect a bit on what we've taken away from this reading and collective project.References:Richard Hoggart, The Uses of LiteracyTobias Higbie, Labor's Mind: A History of Working-Class Intellectual LifeRichard Biernacki, The Fabrication of Labor: Germany and Britain, 1640-1914

Welcome to the first episode of A World to Win with Grace Blakeley! A World to Win is a new podcast from Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory, and action with guests from around the world.---“Who do we remember? Do we remember the Home Secretaries that imprisoned the Chartists? Or do we remember the Chartists for what they stood for, albeit unsuccessful in the immediate time?” –Jeremy CorbynToday, Grace is joined by Jeremy Corbyn to discuss to the UK government’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the rise and fall of Corbynism, and the future of socialism within the Labour Party.For the first time ever, hear Jeremy on the “absurd” discussions he had with the government about its herd immunity strategy and why the furlough scheme was unlikely to have been implemented without significant pressure from key figures in the Opposition.Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and our graphic designer, Kevin Zweerink, for their hard work on this episode. Remember, you can support the show by signing up as a patron.