Novara FM: Maelstrom: Politics in the Post-Truth World
James Butler is joined by Marcus Gilroy-Ware to delve behind the facade of fake news and uncover what lies beneath: from a hollowed-out democracy to the epidemic of conspiracy theory.
Tag: Adorno
The Bastani Factor: ‘Cultural Marxism’ Is a Far Right Conspiracy Theory
Cultural Marxism, increasingly mentioned by right-wing politicians, pundits and terrorists, is a conspiracy theory. But where does it come from, what does it mean and what is its political function for those who deploy it? Aaron Bastani traces the roots of the term from 1930s Germany through the fantasist ravings of Lyndon Larouche to its […]
The Lockdown: ‘Tools and Windows’: Books for Prisoners
Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Luke Billingham from Haven Distribution, an organisation that provides books for prisoners. They discuss the difference books can make to prisoners’ lives, and why the left should stop being armchair abolitionists. Put down your Adorno and send your books into prisons!