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

How Trump Became a Neocon

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

Much of Trump’s popular appeal was wrapped up in his anti-establishment and anti-war posture on the campaign trail. But in only a few months, Trump’s populist mask has slipped completely and revealed him to be just another neoconservative Republican.

In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber and Paul Prescod discuss Trump’s phony right-wing populism, the US involvement in the war with Iran, and how the Republicans are getting away with Medicaid cuts.

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

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.

Can Trump Bring Back Manufacturing?

The promises and limits of state-led industrial policy.