Climate and Capital: After COP23
James Butler is joined by Asad Rehman and Suzanne Dhaliwal to talk about climate change, global justice, and the aftermath of the latest conference in Bonn.
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Sovereignty, Austerity, Nationalism: Britain and Europe
On #NovaraFM, Dawn Foster and Michael Walker join James Butler to discuss some of the driving forces behind recent political stories: sovereignty, austerity, nationalism.
Exponential Technologies: What Do They Mean?
On #NovaraFM, Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the exponential trends behind a range of disruptive technologies which, some claim, pose a threat to market capitalism and the society of work.
The Future That Never Was: 1997 and After
On #NovaraFM, Richard Power Sayeed joins James Butler to talk 1997: the Macpherson Inquiry, Blair, Diana & more.
Peter Frase: Life After Capitalism
On #NovaraFM, James Butler speaks to Peter Frase of Jacobin, author of Four Futures, about life after capitalism and the politics of the future.
Housing: Crisis and Inequality
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Danny Dorling to discuss the housing crisis in contemporary Britain.
Michael Hardt: Assembly
On #NovaraFM, Michael Hardt joins James Butler to discuss his new book (co-authored with Antonio Negri) ‘Assembly’.
Catalan Independence
On #NovaraFM Michael Walker interviews Carlos Delclós and Javier Moreno Zacarés about the movement for Catalan independence, last weekend’s referendum, and the reaction across Spain to repression in the streets.
Conference Debrief
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by Michael Walker and Momentum’s Rachel Godfrey-Wood as they discuss the recent Labour Party conference.
Community Organising FTW
What is community organising? On #NovaraFM Michael Walker asks Harriet Protheroe-Davis and Tom Godwin from Hope not Hate, and Martin Smith, head of community organising for the Labour Party.
Autumn ’17
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and James Butler take stock of the last month’s events, with an eye ahead to Labour conference and Brexit negotiations.
2017, So Far
On #NovaraFM James Butler, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani discuss 2017 so far. What have they got right and wrong?
Politics, Power, Change: Will Davies on Corbyn and Beyond
James Butler and Eleanor Penny speak with Will Davies on Corbyn and beyond.
Is the BBC Impartial?
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and Tom Mills ask whether the BBC is, or ever can be, politically impartial?
Government Without Consent
On #NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss how parliament voted on the Queen’s Speech, and how social democracy makes possible a politics beyond it.
May in Power, Just
On#NovaraFM James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the Queen’s Speech and the spectre of May hanging on at Number 10 – for now.
Britain in Freefall
On NovaraFM Aaron and James discuss the political crisis after the general election and the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
Election Countdown
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and James Butler look ahead to the June 8th General Election. Could Labour really do it, and how should the left respond?