Confronting Capitalism

The Golden Age of Social Democracy

What social democracy was really like at the height of its power and the limits it ran into trying to reform capitalism.

Dec 27 • Vivek Chibber

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Reform and Revolution

Why was the revolutionary road out of capitalism abandoned for evolutionary socialism?

Dec 17 • Vivek Chibber

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The Democrats Wake Up to Reality

The party is ditching wokeness and foregrounding economic issues. But which ones?

Dec 15 • Vivek Chibber

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Power, Not Economic Theory, Created Neoliberalism

This is a transcript of our November 5th episode of Confronting Capitalism, Why Neoliberalism Won, edited for clarity.

Dec 8 • Vivek Chibber

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Colonial Plunder Didn’t Create Capitalism

This is a transcript of our September 24th episode of Confronting Capitalism, “The Origins of Capitalism,” edited for clarity.

Dec 6 • Vivek Chibber

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November 2025

The Left Is Having to Start Over

In this tumultuous political era, it’s common to hear that the Left needs to rebuild its historic sources of power.

Nov 19 • Vivek Chibber

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Economic Populism at a Crossroads

Can a populist economic agenda shorn of identity politics get the Democrats back on track?

Nov 19 • Vivek Chibber

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Why Neoliberalism Won

How neoliberalism overtook post-war Keynesianism.

Nov 5 • Vivek Chibber

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October 2025

Office Hours With Vivek

An episode dedicated to listener questions.

Oct 22 • Vivek Chibber

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Reviving Class Politics Today

A keynote address recorded live at the “Socialism in Our Time” conference.

Oct 8 • Vivek Chibber

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September 2025

The Origins of Capitalism

What primitive accumulation means and how colonialism actually affected European development.

Sep 24 • Vivek Chibber

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Populism’s Promises and Pitfalls

Populism is in the air, providing unique opportunities and challenges to the Left.

Sep 10 • Vivek Chibber

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