Jacobin Radio: Block Everything w/ Sebastian Budgen
The fight against the French austerity agenda. Plus: Joe Allen on the Teamsters.
September 16, 2025
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September 16, 2025
Jacobin Radio: Block Everything w/ Sebastian Budgen
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<p>Suzi talks to Sebastian Budgen in Paris about the collapse of Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government and the “Block Everything” mobilization against Macron’s austerity agenda, which brought unions, students, and grassroots activists into the streets. Another national strike is set for September 18. What makes this mobilization different — and what does the crisis mean for the Left, the far right, Macron’s presidency, and the future of the Fifth Republic? Suzi then talks to Joe Allen about his new book <em>Teamsterland</em>, exploring the Teamsters’ notoriety and contradictions, the near-strike at UPS, and how Teamsters president Sean O’Brien’s embrace of Trump mirrors the challenges facing US labor today.</p>
<p><em>Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman</em> features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.</p>
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