capitalism

“We Refuse to Be Intimidated by Our University”: the King’s College Activists Fighting Back Against Racial Profiling

A Crisis of the Imagination | Aaron Meets Rutger Bregman

“Taxes” was the word on everyone’s lips after the annual Davos conference this year. The man who had dared utter it amongst the financial elite was Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian whose no nonsense savaging of the establishment brought him viral fame. His latest book ‘Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There’ argues […]

Interview

“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.

Interview

What Replaces Capitalism? | Grace Blakeley Meets Paul Mason

At The World Transformed 2018 Grace Blakeley talks to Paul Mason about the consequences of Labour’s first steps towards moving beyond capitalism.

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Vijay Prashad: Neoliberalism, Global Capital & the Indian Left

In a #NovaraFM special from TWT, James Butler is joined by Vijay Prashad to discuss neoliberalism, the transformations of global capitalism and the Indian Left.

Explainers

#Crapitalism: Lehman Brothers: 10 Years On

10 years ago today, Lehman brothers, one of the US’ largest and oldest banks, collapsed. The bank had $600m worth of assets on its books, making its bankruptcy the largest in American history. We all know what happened next. Grace Blakeley examines the 2008 financial crisis.

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On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour and Aaron Bastani: a decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the ensuing economic, political and social crisis, what’s changed? And were obituaries for neoliberalism written too soon?

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Anti-Politics: State, Authority, Ideology

On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Eliane Glaser to discuss her new book ‘Anti-Politics’, and the attitude of the contemporary left to the key questions of political power and the state.

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Raj Patel: a History of the World in Seven Cheap Things

James Butler is joined by author, activist and academic Raj Patel to discuss ‘A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things’, and explore the relation between climate, capitalism, colonialism – and the future of the planet.

All The Best

ATB: Ben Bradley’s Political Eulogy

Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin get together for an intimate fireside chat about Conservative smears, Brexit and the resignation of Comrade McNicol. Enjoy and be well!