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
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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.
‘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.
‘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’.