“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?
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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.
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
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.