Downstream: Are We Living Through the End of an Empire?
On nations, empires and collapse.
Tag: Aaron Bastani
Novara FM: Where Did Novara Media Come From?
Novara FM is dead. Long live Novara Media.
Opinion: Why Israel Really Went to War With Iran
Aaron Bastani
The Israeli prime minister needed a way to distract the world from genocide and keep himself in power - and in Iran, he found it, writes Aaron Bastani.
Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024
Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar
There’s little worse than wasting your time on a bad book, and little more rewarding than getting it right. Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar share their top reads of the year.
Novara Live: Mehdi Hasan on Why Trump Won
Michael is joined by CEO and Editor in Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan and Aaron Bastani to discuss why Trump won.
Analysis: Ash and Aaron React to Trump’s Victory
He won it. But what happens next?
Opinion: The Guardian Is Basically Giving The Observer Away. Here’s Why
Aaron Bastani
Acting as the parish noticeboard for liberal obsessions like stopping Brexit will only get a newspaper so far, writes Aaron Bastani.
Downstream: Is Humanity Really Heading for Population Collapse?!
During 1960s, fears of planetary ‘overpopulation’ became widespread. And yet, in more recent years, an altogether different worry has emerged: future population decline. Fertility rates have fallen for decades – and in some places centuries – as humans live in cities, gender equality improves and access to birth control becomes widespread. But, according to some, […]
Downstream: Carla Denyer on Media Bias, Farage and Weird Westminster Traditions
The Greens doubled their vote share to 7% and have 2 MPs. What happens now?
Downstream: How the British Establishment Really Works
In his latest book, ‘Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions’, Kuper chronicles changes in the instincts of Britain’s ruling class - and how corruption came to be increasingly normalised. What do these elites believe? When did those beliefs change? And who are the people, places and policies that led to such shifts?
Opinion: Southern England Needs Metro Mayors
Aaron Bastani
Outside of London, not a single city in south-east England has a metro mayor. It’s time we gave these places the political clout they deserve, argues Aaron Bastani.
Feature: The Greens’ Rise Seems Unstoppable. How Are They Doing It?
Aaron Bastani
The Greens have seen a fivefold increase in council seats since 2019. Aaron Bastani spoke to the head of their campaigning operation to find out how.
Opinion: In Starmer’s Labour, Only ‘Zionist Shitlords’ Are Welcome
Aaron Bastani
Could Labour replace Diane Abbott with a man who describes himself as a ‘zionist shitlord’? Maybe - because the party really is that weird now, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’
Aaron Bastani
Aaron Bastani once admired George Galloway’s principled stance on Palestine - but in a recent Novara Media interview, the Rochdale MP expressed “shocking” views on homosexuality.
Opinion: Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things
Aaron Bastani
Politicians across Europe are coupling idealistic foreign policy with domestic decline, writes Aaron Bastani. This must be reversed.
Novara FM: Engine of Immortality
What will be lost when the internet renders print culture obsolete?
Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?
Aaron Bastani
Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Politicians Don’t Want Power – Because Then They Would Actually Have to Solve Problems
Aaron Bastani
Under Keir Starmer, Labour would give more power to bureaucrats over elected politicians. This would make it impossible to change things for the better, writes Aaron Bastani, leaving us to decline on autopilot.