Regional Accent + Reactionary Politics = Working Class?
When you look at the way people talk about class in the media, it’s clear that we don’t really understand what it means anymore.
Grenfell: the Shameful Truth
Two years ago today Grenfell tower caught fire killing at least 72 people. The Grenfell Action Group warned the council this would happen, why were they ignored?
The People’s Republic of Walmart | Interview With Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski
Since the demise of the USSR, the mantle of the largest planned economies in the world has been taken up by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and other multinational corporations. Aaron sits down with Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski to discuss their new book The People’s Republic of Walmart, out now from Verso.
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity and capitalism. In Fully Automated Luxury Communism, Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of extraordinary hope, showing how we move to energy abundance, feed a world of 9 billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology, and establish meaningful freedom for everyone. Rather […]
Banquets and Bigots: Trump in the U.K.
As Tory hopefuls suck up to the ego-in-chief, we’re joined in the studio by Sarah Jaffe (journalist and co-host of the Belabored Podcast) and Hussein Kesvani (author and co-host of the Trash Future podcast). We’ll be discussing the nature of the special relationship, whether the working class love state banquets, the latest on Trump’s potential […]
Speaking in the Language of YouTube | Ash Sarkar Meets ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints has spent several years crafting one of the smartest, most entertaining and beautiful channels YouTube has to offer. Her work is a political counterbalance to the forces of reaction so dominant online and a gasp of oxygen on a website awash with mediocrity. Ash caught up with Natalie over a humble […]
Winning the Culture War | Interview With PhilosophyTube
Olly Thorn’s YouTube video essays have racked up hundreds of thousands of views and along with fellow YouTubers Contrapoints and HBomberGuy, PhilosophyTube is one of the leading lights of ‘LeftTube’. We sit down with the man behind PhilosophyTube to discuss winning the online culture war.
EU-turn If You Want To?
The Tories and Labour have tanked in the European Elections. The Brexit Party and the Liberal Democrats have won out. Is it time for Labour to oppose Brexit? For this emergency TyskySour special Michael is joined by Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar.
The Morals of Milkshaking
A milkwave has hit the UK as Tommy, Sargon & Farage have all been doused in dairy. Ash weighs in on the moral dilemma gripping the commentariat: Is it ok to throw a milkshake at a racist?
What Exactly Are the Lib Dems For?
The Liberal Democrats are making something of a recovery in the polls saying they’ll ‘stop Brexit’. Aaron Bastani says it’s their brand of opportunistic politics, and enabling austerity, which made it happen in the first place.
D’Hondt Panic! Everything You Need to Know About the European Elections
Will the Lib Dems beat Labour? Is the Brexit Party here to stay? And is Britain ready for a #PeoplesVote? Everything you need to know about the #EuropeanElections2019 with the ultimate voting guru, Sir John Curtice.
Ash Sarkar DESTROYS… Herself?
Recently conservative culture warriors Ben Shapiro and Nigel Farage were both delivered a beating by BBC bulldogs Andrew Neil and Andrew Marr. But are televised debates really the best way to combat the alt right? Or are they kinda dumb?
The Brexit Party: WTF? With Claire Fox and Aaron Bastani
Claire Fox is billed as the Brexit Party’s “leftie” candidate. Is she giving a voice to let-down voters, or just whitewashing Farage?
Climate Emergency! Now What?
Last week the House of Commons made history by becoming the first parliament in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’. But what can we do about it? Clare Hymer argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the way forward.
Israel – Palestine: Not a Fair Fight.
Netanyahu’s fifth election win and last weekend’s bombardment of Gaza means it’s more urgent than ever to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Donate. Divest. Protest.
Remainers’ Revenge?
Were the local election results a #remainbacklash? How should Labour respond? With Grace Blakeley and Paul Sweeney MP
Decarbonise by 2050? – Not Good Enough
A new Committee on Climate Change (CCC) stating that we can decarbonise by 2050 is welcome news, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough argues Aaron Bastani.
Save Latin Village, It’s Delicious
Meet the market on the frontline of the fightback against gentrification – and the first Momentum council.