White Riot
Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani discuss the far-right’s commitment to restoring law and order by punching cops. Plus Shon Faye on why Britain’s political class are so keen to make the lives of transgender people miserable.
Tag: coronavirus
To Defeat Coronavirus Disaster Capitalism, We Need a Socialist Shock Doctrine
Joe Duffy
The Phoney (Culture) War
BLM protestors want racial justice. The establishment want to debate 70s sitcoms. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the phoney (culture) war. Plus, Miatta Fahnbulleh on the UK’s record-breaking recession.
Nationalisation of Airlines Could Lead to Political-economic Transformation – If the Left Can Get Organised
Grace Blakeley
Our Capitalist Society Has Always Devalued Disabled People. Coronavirus Has Made This Clear
Ellen Clifford
Beyond Bernie: Down-Ballot Races to Watch in June and July
Freddie Stuart and Aaron White
Get Angry Then Get Free: The Political Necessity of Rioting in Dismantling the System
Joshua Virasami
Incompetence UNMASKED
The Tories have announced masks will now be mandatory on public transport. What took so long? Plus, Howard Beckett on British Airways vs Unite, Labour’s shift on welfare, and Juliet Jacques on the media’s coverage of trans rights.
Filth: Disease, Drugs or Looting – Brutal Policing is Always Framed As Protecting ‘the Public’ From Infection
Eleanor Penny
The Burner Episode #246: the Writing on the Wall
After ten weeks of lockdown, James Butler asks: what have we learned? Plus, a little announcement on the future of this show.
The Burner #245: Two Pandemics
Ash Sarkar goes to the Black Lives Matter protest in London, and talks to the protestors on the new front line of antiracist struggle in the UK.
Global South Economies Like Zambia’s Are Being Battered by Coronavirus. We Must Write-Off Debt Now
Grace Blakeley
Beyond Bernie: Amidst National Unrest, Can Progressive Candidates Salvage the Democratic Party?
Freddie Stuart and Aaron White
The Burner Episode #244: Who Counts?
As the UK death toll passes 50,000 and Black Lives Matter protests continue in the US, James Butler asks: who gets to matter in politics?
To Fight the Coming Storm, the Left Needs to Learn From the Anti-Austerity Movement
Michael Chessum
The Pandemic is Changing How It Feels to Be Free
Keir Milburn
The Burner Episode #243: Ease Off, Second Wave + Talking Teachers
James Butler asks what the government ease-off in regulations is really about – should we expect a second wave? Plus, as teachers are pressed back to work, we hear from one trade unionist about what’s really going on in schools.
