ACFM: #ACFM Trip 7: Be Here Now
Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn ask why now for acid corbynism? They discuss historical conjunctures, farcical repetitions, and left melancholy.
Tag: communism
Novara Live: Neoliberalism in Collapse = Fascism?! (w/ Paul Mason)
On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani is joined by Paul Mason to discuss his book ‘Clear, Bright Future’. Is the emergence of Trump, Brexit and Bolsonaro a reflection of neoliberalism in terminal decline? And if so, is a 21st century form of fascism increasingly plausible?”
Novara Live: Here We… Here We… Here We F***ing Go!!! (w/ Owen Jones)
Boris Johnson wants an election on the 12th December. Should Labour give him one? How do we win? With Owen Jones.
The Bastani Factor: A New Financial Order | Aaron Meets Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, academic and politician. A former member of Syriza, he served as Minister of Finance from January to July 2015 under Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He has been Secretary-General of MeRA25, a left-wing political party, since he founded it in 2018, he regained a parliamentary seat in July 2019. At […]
Novara Live: Brexit Paused, Election Incoming
On Tuesday parliament put Johnson’s Brexit plans on pause. Britain now looks set for a general election. On this episode of TyskySour Michael is joined by Brexit expert Anand Menon to discuss how we got here, and what happens next.
Novara Live: WABA-DABA-READING-TWO!
Today Boris Johnson attempts to get through the Second Reading of his Withdrawal Agreement Bill. On this episode of this #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Ash Sarkar to discuss whether Johnson will get his Brexit deal through, whether he’ll push for a general election, and what the fuck Labour should do.
Novara Live: Can EU Deal With It?
On Thursday Boris Johnson agreed a revised Brexit Deal with the European Union. On this episode of #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Tom Kibasi and Dawn Foster, to explain what’s in the deal, and whether or not MPs will vote for it.
Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn
Ash Sarkar met up with Jeremy Corbyn to talk about his political journey, the movement in power, and whether or not he really killed a rabbit with a pogo stick.
Novara Live: Tru-Don’t You Want Me Baby
On this episode of TyksySour, Michael is joined by Eleanor Mae O’Hagan and Luke Savage to discuss the upcoming Canadian elections, Warren vs Sanders in the US, and the latest Brexit headlines.
Novara Live: Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds
As Trump gives the green light for a Turkish invasion of Rojava, we ask David Graeber what hope there is left for Syrian Kurds. Plus, the latest on Extinction Rebellion’s Autumn Uprising with Aaron Bastani.
The Bastani Factor: How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?
Last week Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest Prime Minister. Having previously been a Tory mayor in a Labour city, and fronted a Leave campaign which prevailed against the odds, how can he be beaten?
Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment
On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.
The Bastani Factor: Why Are ‘Moderates’ So…Weird?
This week saw both the Tories and the Liberal Democrats elect a new leader. For self-identified ‘moderates’ this provided yet more evidence of why Jeremy Corbyn is bad. But why are ‘moderates’ so…weird? Aaron thinks he has the answer.
The Bastani Factor: Why Are Labour’s Lords Attacking Jeremy Corbyn?
Over the last two weeks attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour left have intensified. But what is the reality of the more than 60 Labour Lords who ‘called out’ his anti-racism? Who are they and what do their own records look like?
Ash Wednesday: You Don’t Give a Sh*t About Islamophobia. Here’s Why.
Holding the Conservative Party adequately to account on Islamophobia seems impossible. Why? Because for many it would mean taking a long look in the mirror. Video by Frances Freeman
The Bastani Factor: The People’s Republic of Walmart | Interview With Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski
Since the demise of the USSR, the mantle of the largest planned economies in the world has been taken up by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and other multinational corporations. Aaron sits down with Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski to discuss their new book The People’s Republic of Walmart, out now from Verso.
Novara Live: Fully Automated Luxury Communism
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity and capitalism. In Fully Automated Luxury Communism, Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of extraordinary hope, showing how we move to energy abundance, feed a world of 9 billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology, and establish meaningful freedom for everyone. Rather […]
The Bastani Factor: Cultural Marxism Isn’t a Thing
With Tory MP Suella Braverman repeating the alt-right conspiracy theory of ‘cultural marxism’, Aaron thought he’d take a closer look at the idea.