Novara Live: Millennial Socialism
The capitalist press have clocked “millennial socialism”. Can they deal with an egalitarian future? Michael Walker is joined by Aaron Bastani and Callum Williams of the Economist.
Tag: communism
Novara FM: For a Left Populism: Chantal Mouffe
On #NovaraFM James Butler is joined by leading theorist of populism Chantal Mouffe. They discuss populism left and right, sovereignty, the nation-state – and the durability of classical socialism
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 1: Out of the Box
Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn bring you #ACFM, a new show examining the links between left-wing politics and culture, music and experiences of collective joy.
Novara FM: 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.
Novara Live: #StopTrump #StopTommy You Idiot
Ash Sarkar and Owen Jones debate Communism vs Socialism and talk Tommy Robinson and Trump.
Novara FM: Utopia Now?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss Utopia, its history and politics, and ask: what would it mean to make Utopia now?
Interview: Interview With David Harvey
Last September Aaron Bastani sat down with the world’s leading expert on Karl Marx; David Harvey. They discussed the relevance of Marx today, productivity, China and so much more. Enjoy.
Novara FM: Notes From Below: No Politics Without Inquiry!
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by three editors from Notes From Below – Jessica Thorne, Callum Cant and Seth Wheeler – to discuss the history and theory of Workers' Inquiry and current strike action.
Novara FM: Novara FM: SNOW DAY!
Your hardy editors bring you a Snow Day Special, where James Butler, Ash Sarkar and Michael Walker talk conspiracy theories, books that changed them, desire in politics – and what their younger selves would think of them now.
Novara FM: Taking It Back: Public Ownership in the 21st Century
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Grace Blakeley, Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker to discuss public ownership from nationalisation to socialisation – and what a truly democratised economy might look like.
Novara FM: Peter Frase: Life After Capitalism
On #NovaraFM, James Butler speaks to Peter Frase of Jacobin, author of Four Futures, about life after capitalism and the politics of the future.
Novara FM: Michael Hardt: Assembly
On #NovaraFM, Michael Hardt joins James Butler to discuss his new book (co-authored with Antonio Negri) 'Assembly'.
Long Read: Back in the SFRY: Yugo-Nostalgia and Dreams of Communism
Charlie Ebert
In 1992 one of the world's most prosperous communist countries collapsed in bloodshed. Now, a quarter of a century later, much of the population of former Yugoslavia look back with nostalgia at the communist days of old.
Revolution, Where Are You?
Ina Fever
Trump, Brexit, a global refugee crisis. It's easy to feel like the world is falling apart and we're all powerless to stop it. But did the C17 Conference on Communism in Rome offer any solutions?
Long Read: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Communists? Red Scares, Then and Now
John Medhurst
John Medhurst examines the infamous 'Zinoviev Letter' incident, and draws parallels between the 'red scares' of the 1920s and the current media campaign to discredit Jeremy Corbyn and Momentum.
Let’s Try Communism: 10 Responses to ‘Queerness and Precarity’
Jules Joanne Gleeson
Jules Joanne Gleeson responds to Joni Pitt (Cohen) and Sophie Monk's recent Long Read with some thoughts on the family, queer communism and identity within capitalism.
Long Read: The Problems of Podemos
Matt Myers
Unidos Podemos, the left-wing coalition party, came in a disappointing third place in the most recent Spanish elections. After polling well, why did the party fail to capture the popular vote? And what lessons can left-wing electoral projects draw from this?
Novara FM: Crowds and Party: In Conversation with Jodi Dean
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler interview Jodi Dean, author of Crowds and Party.