The Burner Episode #218: Dystopia Now?
The lockdown is about to be renewed – but what do we actually know about the scientific group advising on it? Plus, why is dystopia in such easy reach in responses to the pandemic?
Tag: coronavirus
‘I Tried to End My Life’: Covid-19 Exposes the Injustice of ‘never-ending’ Prison Sentences
Naomi Larsson and Alexandra Genova
The Burner Episode #217: a Tech Exit to Covid-19?
James Butler asks: what would a tech-led exit from lockdown look like? And James Meadway tells us what we should make of the OBR’s ‘bouncing ball’ scenario on the economic shock.
The Coronavirus Crash (With Adam Tooze)
As economies around the world go into deep freeze, Aaron Bastani is joined by economic historian Adam Tooze to discuss the scale of the downturn and what it means for modern capitalism.
The Burner Episode #216: Labour Leaks and UK’s Coronavirus Response
Ash Sarkar tackles the weekend’s leak of an internal Labour dossier and what it reveals about what was going on at the top of the party. Plus, leading thinkers on the left tell us about how the UK should really be responding to the coronavirus crisis.
‘I’m terrified of going back to the streets’: Coronavirus Shows We Could End Street Homelessness
HG
Migrants Want to Volunteer for the NHS, but the Government Isn’t Letting Them
Jessie Williams
The Burner Episode #215: UK Government, Brazil and Nature’s Return
James Butler asks: can Covid-19 tell us anything about climate change? Vincent Bevins brings us the lowdown on the crisis in Brazil. Michael Walker delivers a verdict on the UK government’s handling of the pandemic.
Britain and the Coronavirus: a Timeline of Failure
Despite previous claims by the government that it was well-prepared for the Coronavirus, Britain is now expected to have one of the highest death tolls in the world. In this video Aaron Bastani examines precisely what happened in recent months, and how public authorities – broadly unchallenged by the media – let a tragedy unfold.
An Unprecedented Economic Crisis Is About to Hit the Global South. We Must Cancel Debts Now
Grace Blakeley
Of Course the Right Value Old People’s Lives Less – Our Ageing Population Is a Problem for Capitalism
Aaron Bastani
Yanis Varoufakis on the Coronacrisis
Yanis Varoufakis had a front row seat for the EU’s last existential crisis. Now that Europe is struck with coronavirus, are its leaders making the same mistakes all over again.
Why They Always Lyin’?
There’s another epidemic raging in the UK, concentrated in the highest echelons of government. It’s called lie-abetes.
Counting the Cost of COVID-19
Do official statistics show the true death count and economic cost of COVID-19? Plus Rebecca Long-Bailey’s communications boss Matt Zarb-Cousin joins Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani to discuss how the left lost the Labour leadership race.
Freelance Work Has Always Been Precarious, Not Aspirational. Coronavirus Has Made That Clear
Sophie McKay
#ACFM Microdose: Acid Lockdown
The #ACFM crew discuss life in lockdown including cheese care packs, the moral economy, and the crisis of liberalism.
The Corona-Crisis Reveals There Is No Such Thing As Low-Skilled Labour
Phil Jones
