After Defeat
One month after Labour’s catastrophic defeat, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to dig into attempts to understand the loss, and how the left moves on from it.
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#ACFM Microdose: The Comedown
The #ACFM crew take stock in the wake of Labour’s defeat and the dawning of a new year.
Leo Panitch on the Election Campaign
Matt and Max are joined by legendary socialist thinker Leo Panitch as they discuss the election campaign, the leaders’ debates, and the hope of socialist transformation of the state.
#ACFM Microdose: Election Special
‘You can’t say it’s boring’: the #ACFM crew bring you an election special – on organising, energy and political polarisation.
Hostile Environment: Maya Goodfellow on Race and Migration
James Butler is joined by Maya Goodfellow to discuss the history and politics of migration in the UK.
Paying for the Planet? Ann Pettifor on the Green New Deal
James Butler is joined by Ann Pettifor, author of The Case for the Green New Deal.
Where Will We Live?
James Butler is joined by Anna Minton, author of Ground Control and Big Capital, to ask: could this be a housing election?
#ACFM Trip 7: Be Here Now
Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn ask why now for acid corbynism? They discuss historical conjunctures, farcical repetitions, and left melancholy.
Screen Capitalism: The Twittering Machine
James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to discuss his book ‘The Twittering Machine’.
#ACFM Microdose: Extinction Rebellion
The #ACFM crew discuss some of the issues and ideas raised by the ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests in London (and around the world).
Riding for Deliveroo: Platform Capitalism and Resistance
James Butler is joined by Callum Cant to discuss his new book Riding for Deliveroo, which draws from his experience as a worker militant in the gig economy.
Now We Have Your Attention
James Butler is joined by Jack Shenker to explore the new politics: from grassroots trade unionism to migrant solidarity, and the gradual transformation of the Labour Party.
The Debrief
James Butler is joined by James Meadway and Adrienne Buller to break down the outcome of Labour Conference: will radical policy translate to radical action?
#ACFM Microdose: Feminist Consciousness-Raising with Mica Nava
#ACFM’s Jeremy Gilbert interviews Professor Mica Nava on her experience of women’s liberation and consciousness raising in London in the 1970s.
Perpetual Peace? Lea Ypi on Brexit, Sovereignty and Partisanship
James Butler is joined by political theorist Lea Ypi (LSE) to discuss socialist internationalism in the 21st century.
#ACFM Trip 6: Intoxication and Sobriety
Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn talk capitalist prohibition and weekend trippers, Romantic escapes from bourgeois subjectivity, and straightedge and tech-world microdosers.
#ACFM Microdose: Theories of Consciousness
The #ACFM crew discuss the history of theories of ideology and consciousness in the radical tradition.
What the Hell Happened? What’s Next?
James Butler and Aaron Bastani look back over the summer’s political drama.