Novara FM: Austerity Frontline: Interview with Dawn Foster
On this week's show James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster as they discuss housing and poverty five years into austerity.
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Novara FM: Syriza, What Now?
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Syriza and what next for the crisis in Greece
5 Things You Need to Know About ‘Pasokification’
James Doran
From 160 seats Pasok is now the smallest party in the Greek parliament. This phenomenon - the rapid capitulation of a social democratic heavyweight in times of austerity - has been called 'Pasokification', and it's a trend we may well see beyond Greece.
4 Reasons Your Wages Are Definitely Not Going Up
George Hawker
The Bank of England, the autumn statement and the Office for Budget Responsibility have all been trying to get the word out that wage growth is back at last. Scratch the surface and this headline reveals itself to be the result of political manoeuvring and dodgy sums.
Novara FM: Dysphoria 2015: The Year Ahead In Crisis
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the Autumn Statement and the coming 12 months in crisis.
#Romanos: How Greece is Being Set Alight by an Anarchist on Hunger Strike
Niki Seth-Smith
A 21 year old man's life is hanging in the balance as this is being published. Nikos Romanos hasn't eaten for more than three weeks and his death looks set to spark mass civil unrest in Athens and across Greece.
IMOBastani: UK Gov’t Deficit Lies & The Global Economic Meltdown
Aaron Bastani talks deficits, debt and the future of the global economy in 2015.
Novara FM: Britain Needs (Fully Automated Communism) A Payrise
On this week's show Aaron and James discuss the forthcoming TUC demonstration, 'Britain Needs a Payrise'.
Natalie Bennett: We Need a New Economic Model
Natalie Bennett
It's conference season - and with both Labour and Conservatives promising deeper austerity, which will affect young people and children in particular, it seems any popular sense of hope or excitement towards the British political landscape has been left behind with the Scottish independence referendum. But Green leader Natalie Bennett wants to call Labour and Tories out on their defence of a broken system, advocating a new economic model.
Novara FM: What Happened to the Anti-Austerity Movement?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler ask "what happened to the anti-austerity movement"?
4 Reflections on the Anti-Austerity Movement
Craig McVegas
50,000 hit the streets of London last weekend to protest against austerity. The coverage was slight, getting the back up of many an activist. With strikes and other demonstrations planned for summer, will this most recent march act as a springboard onto the agenda or is it indicative of a movement struggling for ideas?
Novara FM: Climate Change and the Limits of Climate Capitalism
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Dr Alice Bell as they discuss proposed carbon emission reductions in the United States and the limits of climate capitalism.
8 Reasons You Need to Care About the Caring Economy
Polly Trenow
When it comes to the care economy, women are hardly mentioned despite doing the vast majority of the work. With women's unemployment showing few signs of recovery and what little welfare provision existed being hollowed out, Polly Trenow from the Women's Budget Group argues priority needs to be given to the caring economy and the social infrastructure required to support carers.
Novara FM: Against Austerity. In Conversation with Richard Seymour
On this week's show James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour as they discuss some of the themes in his new book 'Against Austerity'.
Novara FM: Falling Wages, Self-Managed Poverty
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss recent economic data and the massive growth in the 'self-employed' since 2010.
5 Terrains for the Struggle for Mental Health
Arran James
While the social movements of the 1960s and 70s were characterized by strong anti-psychiatry currents, the politics of mental health remains somewhat neglected in contemporary movements despite mental health issues being on the rise since the 2008 global financial crisis. This article looks at 5 potential terrains of struggle.
Interview: Interview: David Harvey
Professor David Harvey talks to Aaron Bastani about capitalism, crisis and social movements post-2008.
Interview: Interview: Natalie Bennett
Aaron Bastani questions the leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, on the rise of UKIP, human-made climate change and the party's proposal for a guaranteed basic income.