Confronting Capitalism: Which Way Forward for the Left?

Confronting Capitalism: Which Way Forward for the Left?

From Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

April 15, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

The episode discusses the effectiveness of the Left's political strategy and the importance of rebuilding labor for democratic renewal.

How effective has the Left’s political strategy been since the first Bernie Sanders campaign? And how has our relationship to the Democratic Party changed? On this special episode of Confronting Capitalism , recorded live at Littlefield in Brooklyn on April 6, Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek are joined by Krystal Ball and Matt Karp to discuss how class politics can convert popular anger into durable power — and why rebuilding labor is the precondition for any serious democratic renewal. The latest issue of Catalyst is out and you can subscribe for just $20 using the code CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM: https://catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?code=CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM 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.

People in this episode

Host: Vivek Chibber

Guests: Melissa Naschek, Krystal Ball, Matt Karp

Topics covered

  • Left political strategy
  • Democratic Party
  • class politics
  • labor movement
  • democratic renewal

Keywords

  • Left
  • Bernie Sanders
  • Democratic Party
  • class politics
  • labor
  • democratic renewal
  • political strategy

Sponsors

Catalyst

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, Jacobin

Books & works: Confronting Capitalism

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