‘Immaterial Labour Isn’t Working’
On this week’s edition of Novara James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss ‘immaterial labour’, its use as a concept to inform political action and its relationship to the crisis.
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‘The Lady Is Not Returning’ – Examining the Thatcher Legacy
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the legacy of the recently deceased former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Welfare ‘Dependency’ and the Crisis of Work
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the raft of incoming welfare reforms and their relationship to the political economy of austerity and any supposed ‘recovery’.
‘A4E in the UK’ The Political Economy of Outsourcing in the UK Since 2010
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss outsourcing in the UK. Outsourcing has seen a massive explosion since 2010 with the UK now being the world’s second largest outsourcing market.
Networks and Undead Institutions – The Crisis of the State-Form?
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by Eleanor Saitta as they discuss networks, technology, undead institutions, the state-form and the ‘coming crisis’.
Right On! Where next for Austerity Fundamentalism as Crisis deepens?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss ‘the great moving right’ show as crisis deepens and Plan A is seen for the abysmal failure it was always destined to be.
‘Five Star Shaman’ – The Meaning of Beppe Grillo
On today’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Federico Campagna as they discuss the rise of the Italian ‘5 Star Movement’ and its charismatic leader, Beppe Grillo.
‘Why It’s (Still) Kicking Off Everywhere’ – In Conversation With Paul Mason
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Paul Mason, economics editor for BBC Newsnight, as they discuss some of the issues in the second edition of his book ‘Why It’s (Still) Kicking Off Everywhere’.
‘The Invention of The Land of Israel’ – In Conversation With Shlomo Sand
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by author and academic Shlomo Sand as they discuss his new book ‘The Invention of the Land of Israel’.
Policing, Prisons and ‘The Society of Control’
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss issues of disciplinarity, punishment, control and policing – offering context as the state further cuts back on its social welfare role and increases the strength of its repressive functions within the Great Recession.
Is There Such a Thing as ‘The Real Economy’?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the idea of the ‘real economy’ as being independent from the supposedly ‘unreal’ financial economy. Does this binary still cohere with the observable workings of contemporary production in the 21st century?
Surplus: Labour and Capital, Utopia and Dystopia
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by Hannah Forbes Black as they discuss ideas of surplus in relation to labour and capital, utopia and dystopia.
What is Revolution?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the concept of revolution. Is the binary of reform and revolution a useful one in informing ‘what is to be done’?
‘Once Upon a Time in (a ‘deadbeat’) America’: Where next for the US Economy?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the US economy in 2013 and beyond – is it, to use the words of Barack Obama, a ‘deadbeat’ economy?
‘Columnism’: In Conversation with Laurie Penny
This week’s show sees James Butler and Aaron Bastani joined by Laurie Penny as they discuss Ulrike Meinhoff’s essay ‘On Columnism’ and it’s relationship to the limits of contemporary journalism.
Foreclosure 2013: A Look at the Year Ahead
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the coming year and potential moments of crisis, particularly in the Eurozone.
Tax, Profit and the UK High Street
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss corporate tax avoidance by the likes of the Arcadia Group and Starbucks. Is such tax avoidance a necessity within the context of the Great Recession and a crisis of profitability?
Finance and Profit Amid the Great Recession
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler look at two areas which are, and could in the future, bring large returns for investors, even amid crisis. One is social impact bonds the other is student housing funds.