Novara FM: The Bodies on the Gears: How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Andreas Malm argues in How to Blow Up a Pipeline that the climate movement must act against the infrastructure of death. He joins James Butler to discuss.
Tag: oil
Analysis: The Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry Could Be Disastrous for Workers. Now’s the Time to Nationalise It
Kate Aronoff
Fossil fuels may be on the way out, but there’s no reason to trust firms will wind down quickly enough, or in a way that protects workers. Kate Aronoff looks at how nationalising the sector could work in the US or UK - and argues ultimately it’s a good idea.
Analysis: Can Big Oil Be Trusted Now?
Joe Sandler Clarke
In recent months, BP, Shell, Eni, Total and Equinor have all committed to achieving ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. Joe Sandler Clarke takes a look at what’s really going on behind these new green pledges.
Opinion: If Trump Wins the US Election, It’s Countdown to War With Iran
David Wearing
If Joe Biden wins in November, the de-escalation of tensions with Iran will likely come swiftly into effect. If not, a war of unthinkable magnitude in the energy heartlands of the planet becomes not just possible, but probable, argues David Wearing.
Opinion: Greenwashing the Establishment: How the Irish Greens Sold Out Environmentalists and the Working Class
Patrick O'Donoghue
The Irish Greens are currently in coalition with the two parties that have dominated Irish politics for almost a century, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. By propping up the faltering establishment at this critical juncture of the climate crisis, the Greens have given up a historic opportunity to break the cycle of conservative rule and agitate for radical change.
Analysis: This Week’s Oil Price Slump Signals Economic Dangers Ahead
James Meadway
For the first time in history, the price of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark standard for US oil, became negative on Monday. James Meadway argues this is both a symptom of the catastrophic economic impact of Covid-19 on the world economy and a harbinger of problems to come.
Novara Live: Petro-Geddon (w/ James Meadway)
As the price of oil plummets what do ‘negative prices’ really mean? And what do they tell us about what next for the global economy? Also, how high is Britain’s real coronavirus death toll? Economist James Meadway joins Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.
Tackling the Climate Crisis Means Transforming British Foreign Relations
David Wearing
Britain’s modern relations with the fossil fuel producers of the Middle East are key in sustaining our neoliberal economic model and militaristic foreign policy. Combating the climate crisis will force us to untangle these relationships - and the effects will be transformative, argues David Wearing.
Novara FM: Revolution and Its Discontents: Politics in Iran
James Butler is joined by Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, to discuss Iranian politics and history: from imperialist coups to theocracy, and the fate of the Iranian left.
The Fire This Time in the Americas
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
With the US and countries across the Americas having recognised Juan Guaidó, head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as the country’s rightful president, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera makes sense of the timing and motives behind their support.
The Bastani Factor: Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain | Aaron Meets David Wearing
Aaron is joined by David Wearing author of ‘Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain’ to discuss the Gulf oil monarchies and the UK’s key supporting role in the disastrous Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
The Bastani Factor: The Coup in Venezuela, Explained
As crisis engulfs Venezuela, Aaron Bastani looks at the political and economic history of the country since Hugo Chavez won power in 1998. His conclusion? That sanctions and oil prices are to blame for the country’s economic plight, while it boasts a far greater tradition of democracy than critics often realise let alone dare to […]
Novara FM: Anglo-Arabia: Khashoggi, Gulf Wealth & the War in Yemen
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by David Wearing, author of 'Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Weath Matters to Britain' to discuss the Khashoggi affair and the rise of the Gulf monarchies.
67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It
Aaron Bastani
On 15 March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise the country’s vast oil wealth in what should have been a founding moment for a modern, democratic nation. Aaron Bastani takes a look at why Britain and the US put a stop to Iran's experiment in self-government.
Novara FM: Russia: Democracy, Oligarchy, Repression
James Butler is joined by Simon Pirani, author of 'Change in Putin's Russia', and Tom Rowley, editor of openDemocracy Russia, to discuss the nature of the Russian state, its politics, and the forthcoming elections.
Climate Change Is Class War – and Fighting It Is a Workers’ Struggle
Mika Minio-Paluello
The climate justice movement is weaker than it should be because workers' struggles weren't embedded within it from the get go, argues Mika Minio-Paluello.
What is deflation and what does it mean for the working class?
James Meadway
Yesterday the UK went into deflation. George Osborne praised the "good news" while many economists were far more cautious. James Meadway from the New Economics Foundation explains what deflation is and what it means for the economy, wages and the working class.
Novara FM: The Secret World of Oil
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ken Silverstein as they discuss his book 'The Secret World of Oil'.