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.
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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.
‘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?
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.