Jacobin Radio Folgen

This week, Ana Kasparian and new co-host Nando Vila talk about big data capitalism, discuss US imperial ambitions in Venezuela, speak with Abby Martin about Afghanistan and China, dunk on the ludicrous arguments for reopening schools, and more! Abby Martin is a journalist, filmmaker, and host of The Empire Files. Weekends on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ1p5CrbecY&list=PLxlNhP2f0kULVe45TbPaF-uLuMQYMJcLk Empire Files: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG29FnXZm4F5U8xpqs1cs1Q

<font color="#000000">Suzi talks to </font>Gilbert Achcar<font color="#000000"> about the </font>horrific explosion, on August 4, in his native Lebanon. Nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been sitting in the port of the City for seven years ignited, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured, and hundreds of thousands homeless. Gilbert AchcaroutlinesLebanon’s decades long history of corrupt neoliberal rule, which he characterizes as marked by exploitation, criminal neglect, sectarian divisions, and utter disregard for the population. This catastrophic explosion comes on the heels of economic collapse -- in the midst of a pandemic that derailed one of the largest and broadest protest movements from 2019, now in the streets again demanding an end to the regime in power. We spoke to Gilbert just before the Prime Minister and Cabinet resigned.

Dan interviews Kelly Lytle Hernández on MIGRA! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol.Dan's 2017 interview with Lytle Hernández on City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965: thedigradio.com/podcast/a-history-of-human-caging-with-kelly-lytle-hernandezSupport this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig