Novara FM: Identity Politics Hijacked
Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò reframes a radical struggle with Eleanor Penny.
Tag: identity politics
Analysis: The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
by Kojo Koram
Young people are waking up to the fact that the British empire was not just about identity and race, but about poverty and wealth, democracy and control, writes Kojo Koram.
Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?
Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.
Opinion: Changing Your Mind is Good, Actually
by Rachel Connolly
There’s something liberating about seeing your views as changeable rather than as an extension of yourself, writes Rachel Connolly.
Opinion: Everybody is Doing Identity Politics, Even If They Think They’re Not
by Ash Sarkar
Labour didn't suffer an embarrassing local election defeat because it's 'too woke' for the working class. It lost because it has no idea who the working class actually is in 2021, writes Ash Sarkar.
Novara FM: I Am Not My Work
Why are we told we should love our work? Sarah Jaffe joins James Butler to explain why work will never, and can never, love us back.
Opinion: Give White People Something to Do
by Ash Sarkar
The politicisation of white people over the past five years has so far been confined to changing how people think, writes Ash Sarkar. Now, it’s time to change what they do.
Opinion: ‘Family Values’ Without Class is a Dead End for Labour
by Aaron Bastani
The family is often seen as the political territory of the right. But with child poverty skyrocketing and families forced into increasingly abysmal living conditions, it’s right that Starmer wishes to reclaim it. To do so, argues Aaron Bastani, he must move beyond platitudes to a message that puts class politics at its heart.
Ash Wednesday: Are Right-wingers an Oppressed Minority?
Ash Sarkar explores how the language of minoritarian grievance has been appropriated by the most powerful people in political media.
Opinion: Lawfare is an Attack on Free Speech and a Threat to Democracy
by Keir Milburn
A journalist suing his critics is an egregious attack on democratic norms, writes Keir Milburn. To fight back effectively, we must situate attempts to silence the left within a wider, global trend of limiting democracy and extending free speech only to those who can afford it.
Interview: Ash Sarkar Meets Akala | Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Ash Sarkar spoke to Akala about the white working class, conscious rap and politics, Britishness and his new book Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
Long Read: Lessons for the Anti-Fascist Left From a White Supremacist Conference
by Matt Broomfield
Posing as a white supremacist, Matt Broomfield tried to learn how fascism works today and how to fight it. Here are some lessons for the anti-fascist left going undercover at a white supremacist conference.
Dangerous Women: Feminism, Class Struggle, and Self Care
by Rosa Soros
Neoliberalism wants us to focus on feminism for the boardroom, to write radical women out of history, and to direct our politics inwards through 'self care'. Let's smash oppression instead.
Feminism, Fascism, and the Folly of a ‘Fair Fight’
by Rosa Soros
Liberalism, alongside fascism, would have us shying away from physical confrontation on the grounds of identity. But a radical analysis of political power reveals that we must fight by any means necessary.
Novara FM: What’s So Great About Britain?
This week on NovaraFM, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani are joined by Michael Walker and Zoe Gardner to discuss British identity and new models for citizenship.
The Hijab is More European Than the Tie: Islamophobia and Misogyny
On this week’s episode of KilljoyFM, Ray Filar is joined by Soofiya Andry, Lubaaba Alazami and Shahla Omar as they discuss Muslim feminisms, British identity, Prevent and imperialism
OMFG Sarkar: Against ‘Integration’
Ash Sarkar looks at recent comments by Professor Ted Cantle on segregation in the UK and explains why 'Integration' is a flawed and oppressive approach to understanding race.
Novara FM: Identity Politics: What’s Your Position?
On this week's show Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani answer your questions in an #asknovara dedicated to culture, identity and politics.