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.
Tag: reform
Beyond Brexit: the Potential of Corbynism
James Butler is joined by Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar to discuss where Corbynism came from and the promise it still might hold beyond the travails of Brexit.
Long Read: Dissecting Democracy: History of an Idea
After a typical election in the UK , the government we get will be radically different from the government we vote for. As representative democracy sinks into crisis, it is high-time the UK questions its own political system and embraces real democracy.
Welfare ‘Dependency’ and the Crisis of Work
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the raft of incoming welfare reforms and their relationship to the political economy of austerity and any supposed 'recovery'.
What is Revolution?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the concept of revolution. Is the binary of reform and revolution a useful one in informing 'what is to be done'?