Peace or Barbarism! Guest Morgan Spector on Leftist Foreign Policy, Anti-Imperialism, and a Crisis of Capitalism | Ep. 298
From The Un-Diplomatic Podcast by Van Jackson
April 16, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 300
About this episode
Morgan Spector joins Dr. Van Jackson to discuss leftist foreign policy, anti-imperialism, and the crisis of capitalism in a wide-ranging conversation.
Why did the US invade Iran? What does it have to do with American imperial decline? Why do oligarchs need the permanent war economy? Why is left populism impossible without an anti-war movement? What should a leftist or progressive foreign policy actually look like? Is AOC an organic intellectual, and what do we need from her foreign policy? Why did Bernie Sanders shift from talking about kleptocracy to talking about oligarchy? What are the prospects for left populism at home and anti-imperialism abroad? And why is political reform still possible in a revolutionary conjuncture? Critically acclaimed actor Morgan Spector joins Dr. Van Jackson in this ambitious, wide-ranging episode of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast.
People in this episode
Host: Van Jackson
Guest: Morgan Spector
Topics covered
- leftist foreign policy
- anti-imperialism
- crisis of capitalism
- left populism
- permanent war economy
- political reform
Keywords
- US invasion Iran
- American imperial decline
- oligarchs
- anti-war movement
- AOC foreign policy
- Bernie Sanders
- left populism
- political reform
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US
Places: Iran
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