Confronting Capitalism: When Do Protests Become a Revolution?
Iran faces protests at home and a bellicose Trump administration.
February 4, 2026
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February 4, 2026
Confronting Capitalism: When Do Protests Become a Revolution?
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<p>The Trump administration has ramped up its bellicose rhetoric against the Iranian regime after it clamped down on the latest wave of protests. Is the regime teetering on the edge of collapse?</p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek contrast the Iranian Revolution of 1979 with the current protests, and discuss what makes a revolution possible.</p>
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<p><em>Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber</em> is produced by <em>Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy</em>, and published by Jacobin. Music by Zonkey.</p>
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