In Conversation with Neal Lawson
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani talks to Neal Lawson, founder of centre-left campaign organisation ‘Compass’.
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Contradictions of Capitalism: In Conversation with David Harvey
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by David Harvey.
Sex Work Is Work
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by writer and journalist Melissa Gira.
‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: Assessing #Budget2014
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss ‘Budget 2014’.
Crisis at the Co-op: Can Ethical Capitalism Compete?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani discusses the crisis at the Co-operative group with Frances Coppola and Joel Benjamin.
Housing and Gentrification: Discussing the Heygate Estate
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by Liliana Dmitrovic they discuss gentrification and the Heygate Estate.
After Obama: US Politics Beyond 2016
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and Ashok Kumar ask what changing demographics and public attitudes mean for US politics after 2016.
Future Imperfect: LGBT History Month Special
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by Juliet Jacques and Huw Lemmey for ‘Future Imperfect: LGBT History Month special’.
IndyRef: What Could a ‘Yes’ Vote Mean North, and South, of the Border?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Niki Seth-Smith and Adam Ramsay as they discuss the forthcoming Scottish referendum for independence.
Utopia and Ideology: Bacon’s ‘New Atlantis’ to Bitcoin
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the relationship between utopia, politics and technology asking ‘what is the utopia of capital‘?
‘Growth is Not Great’
On ‘Growth is Not Great‘ James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the ideology of economic growth. How has it become so central in debates about the ‘good society’?
European Elections 2014: Far Right Breakthrough?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss this year’s European elections. Is a breakthrough for the European far-right on the horizon and will it terminally undermine the European project?
Where Will We Live?
On this week’s show Aaron and James discuss James Meek’s recent piece in the London Review of Books: ‘Where will we live?’
“No Justice, No Peace”: How Did The Duggan Inquest Get It So wrong?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Nina Power as they discuss the conclusions of the recent inquest into the killing of Mark Duggan. How did the jury get it so wrong?
Growth, Austerity, Poverty
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Britain recent growth data. What does it tell us about austerity and what is it’s relationship to declining wages and living standards?
Feminism, Class, Work
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster as they discuss feminism and class.
Unions without a Cosa?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the ‘3Cosas’ campaign and forthcoming strikes throughout UK higher education. Can the larger incumbent unions adapt and remain relevant?
Protest, Free Assembly and the Political Management of Austerity
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss moves in the UK since 2011 to inhibit freedom of association and assembly.