Trip 35: The Internet
What happened to the dream of free and open communication? The ACFM crew log on.
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Microdose: Californian Capitalism
Malcolm Harris explains how Palo Alto became the intellectual laboratory for a century of US hegemony.
The Empty Promise of Ethical Meat
Eleanor Penny finds out what sustains our desire for flesh with Meat Love author Amber Husain.
We Were Promised Robot Butlers
Why does domestic drudgery persist? Nick Srnicek and Helen Hester take up the fight for free time.
Revenge of the Commoners
The countryside is a fortress, says Jon Moses. How do we tear down the barbed wire and reclaim what’s ours?
Trip 34: The Outdoors
What’s so great about the British summertime? The gang have a cup of tea and think about leaving the house.
Let’s Go Outside
Are the politics of rewilding all too tame? Richard Hames investigates.
The Mute Compulsion of Capitalism
Permanent crisis. And yet capitalism persists. Søren Mau tells Richard Hames how.
Microdose: Sitcoms at Work
The gang turn their attention to workplace comedy, from Wernham Hogg to Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Tout Le Monde Déteste La Police
A country in revolt. How did it get there? Richard Hames goes to Paris.
Trip 33: Comedy
Does satire make us more cynical? The gang investigate the politics of having a laugh.
Much More Freedom Is Necessary
Sophie K. Rosa makes the case for ‘radical intimacy’, queer parenting and new forms of kinship.
Atomic Split
Why is the left divided on nuclear? Craig Gent poses an urgent question to experts Andrea Vetter and Matthew T. Huber.
How To Blow Up The Box Office
Filmmaker Jordan Sjol on adapting Andreas Malm’s climate polemic into a big-screen eco-thriller.
Eat Sleep Protest Repeat
What’s it going to take to save the planet? Clare Hymer gets strategic with activists from XR, Just Stop Oil and Ende Gelände.
On the Frontiers of Deviance
Sita Balani explains how statecraft turned deadly and slick.
Planet of the Cops
The ruling class don’t need us, so they have to police us. William I. Robinson speaks to Rivkah Brown.
The Long, Long Arm of the Law
Can the police ever be held to account? Professor Mark Neocleous speaks to James Butler.