Neoliberalism is Dead – and Something Even Worse is Taking Its Place
James Meadway
Buckle up for a new era of authoritarian capitalism.
Tag: neoliberalism
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
James Butler is joined by Katherine Angel to explore the politics of bad sex, consent culture – and how we might think better about the difficulty of sex and power.
The Tories’ Levelling Up Agenda is Just Thatcherism for Towns
Joe Duffy
A leading Tory thinktank is advocating for a regional extension of Thatcherite policies, which would have potentially worrying consequences for the north and the left.
Maybe Don’t Defund the BBC? Interview With Nish Kumar
This week on Downstream Ash Sarkar met with Nish Kumar – comedian and host of The Mash Report – to talk about how he became the accidental face of the Defund the BBC movement, and why rightwing comics are the real snowflakes.
Can Capitalism Solve Its Crises? Interview With Mariana Mazzucato
What can the Apollo Missions teach us about dealing with the major crises of the 21st century? And why are politicians so eager to dwell on caricatures of the public rather than engage in problem-solving – from climate change to housing and education? Aaron Bastani speaks to author and academic Mariana Mazzucato to find out.
Britain Is Now Fyre Festival
During the Covid pandemic the failures of Britain’s model have become painfully clear, from 80,000 deaths to a test and trace system which isn’t good enough. The latest shambles on free school meals demonstrates that these aren’t the result of a few bad individuals, or random mistakes, but the result of forty years of privatisation […]
Marcus Rashford is Bringing Politics Back to Football
Joe Duffy
The Tories Treat Britain’s Regions Like Dirt Because They Think They’re Still Governing an Empire
Aaron Bastani
Revenge Spending Won’t Save Us From Capitalism in Crisis
Max Haiven
Coronavirus Has Had a Devastating Impact on Mental Health, but It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
Harriet Williamson
Rave Culture Is Culture: Instead of Starting a Moral Panic, the Government Should Make Them Safe
Marie Avril Berthet
Cyclone Amphan and Coronavirus Have Exposed the Failings of Neoliberalism in India and Bangladesh
Grace Blakeley
The Burner Episode #231: Lessons in Winning, Right-Wing Leninism?
As the left wonders how to make a better world out of the crisis, Aaron Bastani asks: are there lessons we can learn from how the right does politics? Plus, James Butler on the politics of freedom.
No Wonder Priti Patel Is a Bully, She’s Just Practicing Her Politics
Harriet Williamson
Protesters in Chile Aren’t Angry About 30 Pesos. They’re Angry About 30 Years of Neoliberalism
Barbara Fernández Melleda
Bring on Labour’s National Education Service, Ending Ofsted Means Ending a System That Fails Children
James McAsh
The Imagined Genius of Dominic Cummings
Joe Duffy
