Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
16-24-year-olds want spending cuts over tax increases.
Tag: capitalism
We’re Burnt Out – and Unless We Demand a New Normal, We Will Be Forever
Sophie K Rosa
We must imagine worlds that don’t wear us or our planet down.
Wannabe-Bond Villain Billionaires Are Launching Us Into a New Era of Cosmic Colonialism
Joe Duffy
Branson, Musk and Bezos are utterly unsuitable to lead the frontier of space privatisation.
What the British Really Did to India
From famine to deindustrialisation and paying for the world’s largest army, there were no advantages in being part of the British Empire. Aaron Bastani on what the British really did to India.
Neoliberalism is Dead – and Something Even Worse is Taking Its Place
James Meadway
Buckle up for a new era of authoritarian capitalism.
No, Big Oil Still Doesn’t Care About Saving the Planet
Connor Woodman
This isn't the 'sea change' in the fossil fuel industry we're being told it is.
Afterburn
Kate Aronoff explores climate denialism, oil companies’ predictions of the future, and the fate of the Green New Deal.
The Left Won’t Win the 2020s by Clinging to the Corpse of the Labour Party
Jonas Marvin
It's time to ditch the party and organise within movements.
Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]
What Does the European Super League Furore Tell Us About Modern Capitalism?
Aaron Bastani
The new league wasn't about sporting excellence - it was about solving a debt crisis.
The Suez Canal Block Told Us a Lot About Capitalism and Sovereignty
Aaron Bastani
The Ever Given demonstrated how deeply interconnected our world is.
Can We Solve the Climate Crisis Without Ending Capitalism?
Aaron Bastani
In approaching ‘net zero’ as an engineering problem, Bill Gates promises technical solutions to climate crisis. But does he deliver?
Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape.
How Harry and Meghan Quit the Royal Family to Join the US Aristocracy
Ash Sarkar
Last night's interview was a reminder that you don’t relinquish one form of royalty without the protection of another.
Can Capitalism Solve Its Crises? Interview With Mariana Mazzucato
What can the Apollo Missions teach us about dealing with the major crises of the 21st century? And why are politicians so eager to dwell on caricatures of the public rather than engage in problem-solving – from climate change to housing and education? Aaron Bastani speaks to author and academic Mariana Mazzucato to find out.
I Am Not My Work
Why are we told we should love our work? Sarah Jaffe joins James Butler to explain why work will never, and can never, love us back.
The Influencer Industrial Complex. Interview With Moya Lothian-McLean
The last few years have heralded the rise of the influencer: social media users who have, in essence, found a way to get paid for being themselves on the internet. But has this commodification of the self poisoned the public sphere? Or are we witnessing the end of gatekeeping – and the beginnings of a […]
Capital, Care and Crisis
Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.