Jacobin Show: Labor in Limbo?

<p>Jen Pan sits down with <em>Jacobin</em> columnist Ross Barkan to discuss his latest article, “Working-Class Politics Without the Working Class,” which takes a critical look at the Working Families Party. Next, Jen turns to speak with Chris Maisano about the future of the labor movement and his latest piece in <em>Jacobin</em>, “The Liminal Left’s Bid for Power,” in which he analyzes the conflicts and potential bright spots that arise within a new left that is young and highly educated. What does that mean for our chances of building a mass working-class coalition?</p><br /><p>Find Chris Maisano's pieces in <em>Catalyst</em> and the latest issue of <em>Jacobin</em> here: </p><p><a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/the-liminal-lefts-bid-for-power" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/the-liminal-lefts-bid-for-power</a></p><p><a href="https://catalyst-journal.com/2022/03/is-the-labor-movement-back" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://catalyst-journal.com/2022/03/is-the-labor-movement-back</a></p><br /><p>And Ross Barkan's piece in the latest issue of <em>Jacobin</em> here: </p><p><a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/working-class-politics-without-the-working-class" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/working-class-politics-without-the-working-class</a></p><br /><p>Subscribe to <em>Jacobin</em> for just $10: <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT</a></p><br /><p>Music provided by Zonkey: <a href="https://linktr.ee/zonkey" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://linktr.ee/zonkey</a></p><br /><p><em>The Jacobin Show</em> offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from April 6, 2022.</p>