#ACFM Trip 12: The Cosmic Right
The crew discuss the rise of conspiratorial thinking within New Age, spiritual and ‘wellness’ communities, and the implications this has for the left.
‘It’s All Performative, They Don’t Care’: Why Tate Workers Are Going on Strike
Sophie K Rosa
Private Schools Have Always Let Wealthy Students Jump the University Queue
Mark Jago
Classroom Warfare
Dishing out A-level results in the midst of a pandemic was always going to be hard. That doesn’t excuse a process which has turned into an unprecedented disaster, thrown up arbitrary grades, and dashed the hopes of thousands of young people. But with the poorest hit hardest, is this a case of government incompetence, or of […]
Paranoid Hysteria is a Near-Constant Feature of Modern Conservatism
David Wearing
The Worst Recession on Record. The Highest Death Toll in Europe. Make No Mistake – the Government Led Us Here
James Meadway
NHS Workers Are Saying No, Now It’s Time for Unions to Step Up
Jack MacBean
#ACFM Microdose: Erik Davis on the Cosmic Right
Jeremy Gilbert talks to Erik Davis, scholar of weird culture, mysticism, and the fertile crossover between esoterica and politics
How Progressive Is Joe Biden’s New Vice President?
Freddie Stuart and Aaron White
Ash Sarkar Debunks Anti-Migrant Myths
While establishment media jumps at the chance to go on refugee safari in the Channel, Ash Sarkar debunks the myths behind anti-migrant sentiment.
Kamala Calling (with Nomiki Konst)
Nomiki Konst joins Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial to discuss Kamala Harris being picked as Joe Biden’s running mate. Plus, Professor Simon Lewis on climate change heatwaves and Commonwealth Director Mathew Lawrence on Britain’s record breaking recession.
Italy is Being Governed By the Politics of Resentment
David Broder
It’s Not Just Brexiteers Who Deal in British Exceptionalism – Centrists Do Too
Aaron Bastani
Driving While Black (with Dawn Butler)
We speak to Labour MP Dawn Butler about institutional racism in Britain’s police. Plus, BBC breakfast go on a ‘migrant safari’, Andrew Neil is reportedly in the running as the next chair of the BBC, and David Miliband brands Corbyn and the Labour left ‘wreckers’.
Trump’s Attack on ‘Anarchists’ Is Just the Latest Red Scare
Ruth Kinna, Matthew S Adams and Thomas Swann
Right Wing Migrant Freakout
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani debunk the latest right-wing freakout about migration. Plus, Government corruption on PPE, submissions close for the Labour Leaks inquiry and why we all need Joe Biden to stop talking.
Kerala’s Pandemic Response Owes Its Success to Participatory Politics
David Jenkins and Lipin Ram
Are Right-wingers an Oppressed Minority?
Ash Sarkar explores how the language of minoritarian grievance has been appropriated by the most powerful people in political media.