Post-Soviet Countries Don’t Know What to Do With Their Monuments
Juliet Jacques
Should Lenin be thrown into a river, too?
Tag: marx
‘Working Class’ Is Not an Identity. Ash Sarkar Meets China Miéville
The author of The City & The City joins Ash Sarkar on Downstream to discuss sadism, sci-fi, blockchain utopias, Lord of the Rings and the politics of Sally Rooney’s fiction.
In the Cookshops of the Future
Peter Hudis joins James Butler to gaze into the future – and explain why the left must stake a claim to it.
‘Cultural Marxism’ Is a Far Right Conspiracy Theory
Cultural Marxism, increasingly mentioned by right-wing politicians, pundits and terrorists, is a conspiracy theory. But where does it come from, what does it mean and what is its political function for those who deploy it? Aaron Bastani traces the roots of the term from 1930s Germany through the fantasist ravings of Lyndon Larouche to its […]
The World According to the Economist with Alexander Zevin
Since 1843, The Economist has been the single most devoted and influential champion of liberalism anywhere in the world. But what exactly is liberalism, and what does the output of the Economist tell us about it?
#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.
The Left Must Embrace the Radical Potential of Technology – Or Face Political Defeat
Aaron Bastani
After the Crisis: Socialist Economics for Corbynism
James Butler is joined by James Meadway to discuss the economics of Corbynism: from the 2008 crash, to the new policy horizons of the Labour left and a socialist economics for the 21st century.
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 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.
Karl Marx? He Was Right.
The British media recently castigated John McDonnell for admitting he had read Karl Marx. But there’s just one problem with that – he’s never been more relevant.
Towards a Queer Crisis: On Capitalism & Compulsory Heterosexuality
Sophie Monk & Joni Pitt (Cohen)
Terms of Engagement: Ideology
In this new series for Novara TV, James Butler looks at the history and multiple usages of the word ‘Ideology’ and explores how it can be usefully deployed to describe and improve the world we live in.
Interview: Yanis Varoufakis
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sits down with Aaron Bastani, discussing everything from Nigel Farage to ‘libertarian marxism’ and the future of capitalism.
‘Lets Steal It Back’: Marxists.Org, Rentiership and the Commons
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the recent actions by Lawrence and Wishart against marxists.org.
7 Reasons ‘Radical’ Publishers are Getting OWNED by the Internet
James Butler
Interview: David Harvey
Professor David Harvey talks to Aaron Bastani about capitalism, crisis and social movements post-2008.
Contradictions of Capitalism: In Conversation with David Harvey
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by David Harvey.