How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?
Last week Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest Prime Minister. Having previously been a Tory mayor in a Labour city, and fronted a Leave campaign which prevailed against the odds, how can he be beaten?
Tag: socialism
Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment
On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.
Why Are ‘Moderates’ So…Weird?
This week saw both the Tories and the Liberal Democrats elect a new leader. For self-identified ‘moderates’ this provided yet more evidence of why Jeremy Corbyn is bad. But why are ‘moderates’ so…weird? Aaron thinks he has the answer.
Why Are Labour’s Lords Attacking Jeremy Corbyn?
Over the last two weeks attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour left have intensified. But what is the reality of the more than 60 Labour Lords who ‘called out’ his anti-racism? Who are they and what do their own records look like?
You Don’t Give a Sh*t About Islamophobia. Here’s Why.
Holding the Conservative Party adequately to account on Islamophobia seems impossible. Why? Because for many it would mean taking a long look in the mirror. Video by Frances Freeman
The People’s Republic of Walmart | Interview With Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski
Since the demise of the USSR, the mantle of the largest planned economies in the world has been taken up by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and other multinational corporations. Aaron sits down with Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski to discuss their new book The People’s Republic of Walmart, out now from Verso.
Cultural Marxism Isn’t a Thing
With Tory MP Suella Braverman repeating the alt-right conspiracy theory of ‘cultural marxism’, Aaron thought he’d take a closer look at the idea.
A Crisis of the Imagination | Aaron Meets Rutger Bregman
“Taxes” was the word on everyone’s lips after the annual Davos conference this year. The man who had dared utter it amongst the financial elite was Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian whose no nonsense savaging of the establishment brought him viral fame. His latest book ‘Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There’ argues […]
Labour Is Now Crafting a Vision for Twenty-First Century Socialism
Forget the Tories' dull explosion, the Independent Group, and internal party sabotage led by Tom Watson. This week saw something more important than all of the above - the foundations of how a Corbyn government would build twenty-first century socialism, argues Aaron Bastani.
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg?
Rosa Luxemburg was a radical, a rabble-rouser and a revolutionary. She was one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century and her calls for freedom, socialism and democracy scandalised people at the time both from the left and the right. We sent Eleanor Penny to Berlin on the 100th anniversary of her death […]
Millennial Socialism
The capitalist press have clocked “millennial socialism”. Can they deal with an egalitarian future? Michael Walker is joined by Aaron Bastani and Callum Williams of the Economist.
What is Going on in Venezuela?
Last week the US recognised Juan Guaidó, head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as the country’s rightful president, demanding that Nicolas Maduro immediately step aside. Aaron Bastani explains what is going on in Venezuela, and how the left should respond.
What Can We Learn From Rosa Luxemburg?
A century ago today, Rosa Luxemburg was murdered by the German Freikorps, her body dumped in Berlin's Landwehr canal. But while her death has entered into socialist martyrology, her life and thought - and especially her manner of thinking - still has much to teach us, argues James Butler.
Another Europe is Unlikely: Why Socialist Transformation Won’t Happen Within the EU
Although another Europe isn’t impossible, it won’t come about until the financialised project that is the EU has collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. Until then, a socialist government trying to deliver a radical agenda from within the EU will be doomed to fail, argues Grace Blakeley.
For a Left Populism: Chantal Mouffe
On #NovaraFM James Butler is joined by leading theorist of populism Chantal Mouffe. They discuss populism left and right, sovereignty, the nation-state – and the durability of classical socialism
The Establishment, on Steroids. With Owen Jones
Owen Jones has spent his career unmasking the British Establishment. In an age of Phillip Green and trips paid by the House of Saud – Are they pushing their luck?
“We’re Not Going to Be Able to Achieve Socialism in One Government” | Aaron Meets Leo Panitch
At The World transformed 2018 Aaron Bastani sat down with Leo Panitch, editor of the Socialist Register and distinguished research professor at York University. They talked socialism, party democracy, mandatory reselections and more.
Brexit Votes and Transatlantic Socialism With Dalia Gebrial & Bhaskar Sunkara
On tonight’s #tyskysour, live from The World Transformed, Michael Walker will be talking to Dalia Gebrial and Bhaskar Sunkara about transatlantic socialism, and the latest news from the conference floor. Hosted by Michael Walker Produced by Gary McQuiggin