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Confronting Capitalism: Reviving Class Politics Today

Confronting Capitalism: Reviving Class Politics Today

Update: 2025-10-08
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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’s keynote address at the Jacobin conference, “Socialism in Our Time,” which marked the 15th anniversary of the magazine. He discusses how capitalism has changed since the turn of the century, how the Left has been neoliberalized, and why Zohran Mamdani’s campaign may point in a new direction.


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Have a question for us? Write to us by email:  confronting.capitalism@jacobin.com


Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber is produced by Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, and published by Jacobin. Music by Zonkey.

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Confronting Capitalism: Reviving Class Politics Today

Confronting Capitalism: Reviving Class Politics Today