Transmissions from Jonestown

Nusantara is a new Dig series on the history of Indonesia: a hinge in the world system where colonialism and revolution have decisively shaped the trajectory of global history. This episode traces a long period of European plunder and domination that began with the Portuguese and ...  Show more

Featuring Ben Mabie and Salar Mohandesi on what the war on Iran tells us about US imperialism, and why the US doesn’t have a massive anti-war movement even amid historic anti-war public sentiment. Capitalist states have changed war-making in ways that insulate imperialism against ...  Show more

Five bodies were found yesterday inside a shipwrecked yacht in the search for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and fellow missing passengers. Just hours before the sinking, the party had been celebrating a spectacular legal victory - so what led to this moment?

This po ...

Richie McGinniss, independent journalist and author of Riot Diet: One Man's Radical Ride Through America in Chaos, joins to share his firsthand experiences covering the chaos of 2020. From the explosive nights in Kenosha and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial to Portland’s surreal “battl ...  Show more

On Monday evening, the death toll from the flooding in Central Texas rose past 100. A single place accounted for 27 of those deaths: Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls.

Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to genera ...

In this episode, Karol interviews David Harsanyi, a senior writer at the Washington Examiner and author of 'The Rise of Blue Anon.' They delve into the concept of Blue Anon, exploring how conspiracy theories have evolved, particularly on the left, and the role of media in shap ...