‘merica Moves Left: Possibilities For Left Populism Both Sides Of The Atlantic
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the De Blasio victory in the race for the New York mayoralty, is it possible here?
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Failure of the 2010 UK Student Movement: A Diagnosis
This week’s show asks why the UK student movement of 2010 proved incapable of enduring after the passage of the Higher Education Bill into law.
England and the Politics of Englishness
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Niki Seth-Smith as they discuss the politics of English nationalism and ‘Englishness’.
Liars, Fantasists, Murderers
On this week’s show James and Aaron discuss the police, Mark Duggan, ‘spycops’ and Plebgate – are the police immune from any consequences when they lie, cheat and murder?
Regeneration, Gentrification and Social Cleansing
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss regeneration, gentrification and social cleansing.
Ralph Miliband: The Marxist Who Hated Nationalism
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss Ralph Miliband, the man who hated nationalism, and his legacy.
Angela Merkel in Autumn
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Mark Bergfeld as they discuss the results of the recent German elections.
The Golden Dawn: Who Are They And What Do They Want?
On this week’s show James and Aaron are joined by writer and journalist Yiannis Baboulias as they discuss Greece and the rise of the neo-fascist ‘Golden Dawn’ party.
In Conversation with Owen Jones: The Demonisation of the Labour Party
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by Owen Jones
Fascism, Anti-Fascism and the State
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss fascism, anti-fascism and the relation of both to the state.
Post-China and the Spatial Fix
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss increasing costs of labour in China and the ‘Japanification’ of the ‘BRIC’ economies.
In Conversation with ‘Wu Ming’
On this week’s Novara Aaron Bastani and James Butler talk to two members of the Italian writing collective ‘Wu Ming’.
The Beach Beneath The Crisis. In Conversation With McKenzie Wark
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani talk to author and academic McKenzie Wark.
The Crapulent Moronism of Will Hutton (Or ‘On Automation’)
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss automation, value, the secular crisis and the society of work.
The Future of the UK in the EU, UKIP, Referenda
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the future of the UK in the EU, UKIP and referenda.
The Housing Crisis
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the housing crisis. We need homes, but why growth?
The Crisis of European Centre-Left Parties
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the crisis of nominally left social democratic parties in Europe since 2008.
Psychiatry and the Post-Traumatic Subject
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Hannah Proctor as they discuss contemporary practices of psychiatry and their relationship to the post-traumatic subject.