Forget Surveillance Capitalism – It’s Time to Build a Digital Commons
To build a future of shared digital plenty we need to transform and democratise the ownership of data and technological infrastructure, argues Mat Lawrence.
Could a Corbyn Government Change UK Foreign Policy in Bahrain?
While we all know about Jeremy Corbyn’s support for the Palestinian struggle, his progressive foreign policy positions do not end there. Many oppressed peoples are looking at Corbyn’s record of supporting their struggles and daring to dream about what could happen if he became UK Prime Minister. Corbyn gave us a taste at last year’s […]
A Lot of People Don’t Want to Win | James Butler Meets David Graeber
At The World transformed 2018 James Butler met with David Graeber to talk Momentum,dual power, co-option, the extra-parliamentary left and winning.
“I’m Having the Time of My Life!” | Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar Meet John McDonnell
John McDonnell MP, the Shadow Chancellor, dropped in to the Novara Media studio at The World Transformed to discuss Marx, flak from the press, and drop hints on the identity of the future governor of the Bank of England.
The Party of Remain?
After Keir Starmer’s speech, is Labour now the Party of Remain? And what have we learnt about the unions and Momentum from #Lab18.
Palestine: Not Our Problem? | Ash Sarkar Meets Karma Nabulsi
Ash sat down with Karma Nabulsi (Fellow in Politics at St Edmund Hall, and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford) to talk about why Palestine is Britain’s problem – and what the left should do about it.
Labour Must Not Contribute to the Oppression of Sex Workers. We Need Decriminalisation Now
Sex work law is literally a life or death situation. A new campaign demands Labour acknowledge – as Amnesty International, the World Health Organisation, and the United Nations have acknowledged – that decriminalisation is the safest legal model for sex workers.
What Replaces Capitalism? | Grace Blakeley Meets Paul Mason
At The World Transformed 2018 Grace Blakeley talks to Paul Mason about the consequences of Labour’s first steps towards moving beyond capitalism.
McDonnell’s Britain With Ian Lavery, Matt Lawrence & Ash Sarkar
On tonight’s #tyskysour, in our third episode live from The World Transformed, Michael Walker will discuss workers on boards and wealth funds, with Ian Lavery, the IPPR’s Matt Lawrence, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani.
New York’s First Socialist State Senator? Dalia Gebrial Meets Julia Salazar
At The World Transformed Dalia Gebrial sat down with Julia Salazar to discuss her stunning electoral victory in New York, sex work decriminalization and what it means to be electable in 2018.
Vijay Prashad: Neoliberalism, Global Capital & the Indian Left
In a #NovaraFM special from TWT, James Butler is joined by Vijay Prashad to discuss neoliberalism, the transformations of global capitalism and the Indian Left.
Brexit Votes and Transatlantic Socialism With Dalia Gebrial & Bhaskar Sunkara
On tonight’s #tyskysour, live from The World Transformed, Michael Walker will be talking to Dalia Gebrial and Bhaskar Sunkara about transatlantic socialism, and the latest news from the conference floor. Hosted by Michael Walker Produced by Gary McQuiggin
Period Poverty Is Unjust. Here’s How Labour Women Will End It
One in ten teenage girls in the UK has been unable to afford sanitary products. This is a symptom of economic injustice and a matter of gender inequality. It must change now.
Open Selections & Grenfell With Emma Dent Coad & Beth Redmond
To kick off our daily episodes of #TyskySour Michael will be joined by Emma Dent Coad MP, abortion rights campaigner Beth Redmond and Tysky regular Aaron Bastani to talk women’s conference, #OpenSelection, and a year in the People’s Republic of Kensington.
From Conference to Counterculture? Labour & the New New Left
James Butler is joined by cultural and political theorist Jeremy Gilbert to discuss Labour Conference, the cultural politics of the present moment, and 'Acid Corbynism'.
Four Day Working Week
The robots are coming for your jobs – and that’s a good thing. Eleanor Penny responds to the TUC’s call for a four day working week.
The Next Seven Days Will Determine the Fate of the Corbyn Project
Following Labour’s NEC meeting yesterday, it looks like our once-in-a-generation chance to democratise one of Britain’s historic parties of government could be about to slip through our fingers. The next week will determine whether or not that will be the case, writes Aaron Bastani.
Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.