Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber
A show about socialist theory and strategy.

How Iraq Became the Regime Change Playbook

Iranian regime change isn’t off the table just yet.

US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last month were a dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran. But while a ceasefire has remained in place, there’s good reason to believe that Iranian regime change isn’t off the table just yet.

On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber looks back on how the US pursued regime change in Iraq and why that disastrous invasion may wind up being the playbook again in Iran.

How Trump Became a Neocon

Trump’s anti-establishment and anti-war posturing were just for the campaign trail.

Why We Don’t Revolt

What if the system remains stable by “the dull compulsions” of economic life?

The US Started the Cold War

How the US used anti-communism to spread capitalism across the globe.

Are We Still in Neoliberalism?

On the historic origins of neoliberalism and the prospects for deglobalization.

How the Democrats Abandoned Workers

Neal Meyer explains how the Democratic Party paved the way for today’s political crisis.

The True History of the Vietnam War

Remembering the courageous struggles against an imperialist war.

The End of NATO?

European remilitarization and its consequences.

Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?

Paul Heideman joins to discuss the business coalitions behind Donald Trump.