# Confronting Capitalism: The Politics of Mass Deportation

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jacobin-radio-756401/confronting-capitalism-the-politics-of-mass-deportation
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jacobin-radio-756401/confronting-capitalism-the-politics-of-mass-deportation.md
Podcast: [Jacobin Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jacobin-radio-756401)
Published: 2026-06-24T09:59:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pinecast.com/listen/2984b3c2-fc3d-478e-b6bc-fc292995fe91.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3
Audio file: https://pinecast.com/listen/2984b3c2-fc3d-478e-b6bc-fc292995fe91.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jacobin-radio-756401/episodes/confronting-capitalism-the-politics-of-mass-deportation
Duration seconds: 2750

## Resource

Donald Trump has made the issue of immigration a key battleground in US politics. But with public opinion swinging against the brutal ICE raids and deportations over the past year, how should the Left respond? On the latest episode of Confronting Capitalism , Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek are joined by Catalyst board member Suzy Lee. Suzy has written extensively on the political economy and politics of American immigration and migration more broadly. Together, they look at how Trump capitalized on the post-COVID surge in immigration and offer an alternative vision around immigrant rights and border politics. Read Suzy Lee’s recent essay here: https://catalyst-journal.com/2026/04/the-logic-of-mass-deportation The latest issue of Catalyst is out, and you can subscribe for just $20 using the code CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM: https://catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?code=CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM Have a question for us? Write to us by email: confronting.capitalism@jacobin.com Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber is produced by Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and published by Jacobin. Music by Zonkey.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jacobin-radio-756401/episodes/confronting-capitalism-the-politics-of-mass-deportation/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/jacobin-radio-756401/confronting-capitalism-the-politics-of-mass-deportation.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.