Is Capitalism The Best We Can Do? | Surrounde...

John Regalado sits down with Andrew (Liberal) and Marien (Conservative) from Ro Khanna’s Epstein Files Surrounded debate to unpack the fallout. They revisit why the Epstein Transparency Act fell short, whether holding the “Epstein class” accountable has become empty political rhe ...  Show more

Representative Ro Khanna enters the circle to face 20 Americans in a high-stakes debate about power, privilege, and the Epstein files. In this episode of Surrounded, Khanna navigates a deeply polarizing political landscape, defending four uncompromising claims: that America's jus ...  Show more

On three of Karl Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, "Estranged Labor," "Private Property and Communism," and "The Power of Money on Bourgeois Society." Featuring guest Lawrence Dallman. What is the plight of the working poor? It's that they are in an unnatural s ...  Show more

Capitalism has placed us under many spells that influence and limit what we believe to be normal and natural. Parenting is one intimate site where capitalism's spell is particularly impactful. Often leaving parents and children to feel especially isolated, al ...

What will American politics look like after Trump? Sean Illing is joined by Sohrab Ahmari to discuss his new book, Tyranny, Inc. Ahmari is one of the conservative intellectuals trying to map out a post-Trump future for the Republican Party, and his book is an attempt to justify a ...  Show more

Trevor and Christiana sit down with noted author and political scientist Robert Putnam. They discuss why community is now more essential than ever, both for the survival of democracy and for our very survival as a species. The three also debate whether social media diminishes ...