Conjuncture w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

News, Politics

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2023

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

Featuring Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Thea Riofrancos on the American conjuncture. Did an era that began with Occupy and Ferguson—marked by teachers strikes, two Bernie campaigns, the explosive growth of DSA, Standing Rock, and summer 2020 rebellions—just end? What social, political, and economic terrain is emerging in the wake of the pandemic, and how should the left navigate it? The first of a two-part and wide-ranging interview.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our listeners who support us at patreon.com
0:04.6	and by verso books, which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.
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0:38.0	Examining the history of the home over the past century,
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0:46.9	have faced a variety of challenges.
0:49.4	They consider new possibilities for the future,
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1:21.9	Welcome to the Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.
1:25.8	My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.
1:31.1	Every once in a while, I like to have the podcast take a step back to look at the big picture,
1:35.4	to try to talk about everything all at once by going more wide and deep,
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