Downstream: Welcome to the Intersectional Empire. Ash Sarkar Meets Naomi Klein
Ash Sarkar is joined by Naomi Klein to discuss what Biden in the White House means for the world, whether Trumpism has a future, and what next for the left.
Downstream: Make America Normal Again. Interview With Adam Tooze
Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]
The Brutish Museums W/ Dan Hicks
Britain’s museums are filled with objects from around the world which were stolen. Should they be given back? And what would a ‘decolonised’ museum actually look like? Aaron Bastani is joined by Professor Dan Hicks to discuss his new book “The Brutish Museums”.
Coronavirus: Is This the End of Free Market Capitalism?
While it has already led to more than one million deaths, the consequences of Covid-19 go beyond just public health with 2020 experiencing the sharpest economic downturn in history. Of course much of that was intentional, with demobilisation seen as necessary to control the virus, but what are the longer term economic impacts? Will some […]
The Rise and Fall of the Corbyn Movement | An Interview with Owen Jones
Was Corbynism doomed from the start? That’s the question posed by Owen Jones in his new book, This Land.
Is a Radical England Possible?
For author Alex Niven the “break up of Britain must also be the break up of England” – but what does that mean? And if progressive Englishness is not possible, then what is the alternative? What should be the foundational left politics as Britain fragments in the years and decades ahead? Aaron Bastani interviews the […]
In Pursuit of a Common Wealth | Interview With George Monbiot
George Monbiot is a writer and activist. He is the founder of The Land is Ours, a campaign for the right of access to the countryside and its resources in the United Kingdom. His latest book, Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis sketches a new political story, tailored to […]
Update From Rojava | Interview With Dani Ellis
Dani Ellis is a volunteer and engineer currently based in Rojava. Following up their conversation a few weeks ago, James spoke to Dani about Turkey’s ‘military pause’, the geopolitical games of Turkey, Syria, Russia and the US, resistance and what this spells for the future of Rojava.
The Organised Left Is Back! | Interview With Sarah Jaffe
Sarah Jaffe is an independent journalist covering labor, economic justice, social movements, politics, gender, and pop culture. She is the co-host, with Michelle Chen, of Dissent magazine’s Belabored podcast. Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt is her first book. At The World Transformed in September James Butler sat down with Sarah to compare the current situation […]
No Friends but the Mountains | Interview With a Rojava Volunteer
James Butler spoke to Dani Ellis, a volunteer and engineer currently based in Rojava, about the situation now, as Turkey conducts shelling ahead of a full invasion. They discuss the nature of the resistance – and what people in the UK can do in solidarity.
A New Society in the Shell of the Old | James Butler Meets Debbie Bookchin
Debbie Bookchin’s father’s ideas inspired a Kurdish project based on ecology, non hierarchy, women’s liberation and grassroots democracy. At The World Transformed in September James Butler sat down with Debbie to discuss her father’s ideas, the revolution in Rojava they inspired and more. This interview was recorded before recent events in which the US has […]
The Left Must Put Rupture on the Table | Aaron Meets Costas Lapavitsas
Costas Lapavitsas’ new book ‘The Left Case Against the EU’ rails against the EU as a neoliberal citadel, fundamentally unstable and impervious to reform. Aaron met Costas to discuss his new book, his experiences as part of the Greek Syriza government and how the Left should approach the question of Europe.
Mazeltov Cocktails | Eleanor Penny in Conversation With Matt Lieb
Why do some antisemites love Israel? What’s the relationship between Jewishness and whiteness? Why is our public conversation about antisemitism such a mess? Matt Lieb and Eleanor Penny talk Jewishness, Zionism and the rise of the far right.
“We’re Not Going to Be Able to Achieve Socialism in One Government” | Aaron Meets Leo Panitch
At The World transformed 2018 Aaron Bastani sat down with Leo Panitch, editor of the Socialist Register and distinguished research professor at York University. They talked socialism, party democracy, mandatory reselections and more.
“They’re Using Fear and Hatred of Immigrants” | Eleanor Penny Meets Nelini Stamp
At The World Transformed 2018, Eleanor Penny met National Organising Director at the Working Families Party Nelini Stamp. They discussed white supremacy, working class organisation strategies, the future and hope.
A Lot of People Don’t Want to Win | James Butler Meets David Graeber
At The World transformed 2018 James Butler met with David Graeber to talk Momentum,dual power, co-option, the extra-parliamentary left and winning.
“I’m Having the Time of My Life!” | Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar Meet John McDonnell
John McDonnell MP, the Shadow Chancellor, dropped in to the Novara Media studio at The World Transformed to discuss Marx, flak from the press, and drop hints on the identity of the future governor of the Bank of England.
Palestine: Not Our Problem? | Ash Sarkar Meets Karma Nabulsi
Ash sat down with Karma Nabulsi (Fellow in Politics at St Edmund Hall, and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford) to talk about why Palestine is Britain’s problem – and what the left should do about it.