Revolution, Where Are You?
Ina Fever
Trump, Brexit, a global refugee crisis. It's easy to feel like the world is falling apart and we're all powerless to stop it. But did the C17 Conference on Communism in Rome offer any solutions?
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5 Ways May is as Bad as Trump
Steve Rushton
The eyes of the world are on Trump, but are we missing the parallels between his administration and Theresa May's government? From immigration to sexism to climate change, here are 5 ways that May is as bad as Trump.
TyskySour Audio: Brexit Bills & Wokeland
On this episode of TyskySour Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the Brexit bill, Trump and trade, the #MuslimBan and by-elections in Copeland and Stoke.
IMOBastani: Racist Besties: Theresa May and Donald Trump
Theresa May won’t criticise Donald Trump or the Muslim ban. Thats because she agrees with much of his politics.
Report #StanduptoTrump
Eleanor Penny talks to some of the estimated fifty thousand people who flocked to an emergency demonstration at Downing Street against Trump's ban on muslims entering the United States.
From the Women’s March to the International Women’s Strike
Cinzia Arruzza
Cinzia Arruzza, author of Dangerous Liaisons: the Marriages and Divorces of Marxism and Feminism, explains the potential of the Women's Marches against Trump to grow into a powerful mass movement linked to wider struggles against oppression and exploitation.
What is Fascism?
What are we talking about when we talk about fascism? Eleanor Penny takes a closer look.
Of Demagogues and Democrats
A.R. Naraghi
The Rise of Trump has exposed the crumbling facade of neoliberal politics and a long line of elites refusing to address its failings. Now, is the time to address these mistakes. But is that a challenge they are willing to take?
Novara FM: 2017: What’s Next?
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the year past and what's coming in 2017.
Why The Left Needs Utopia
Paul Walker-Emig
As people lose faith in the centre the right are winning millions with promises of a better future. But utopia is rightly the territory of the left. Let's reclaim it.
Novara FM: The Far Right in 2017
On this week's show Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani discuss what next for far-right politics after Trump, Brexit and 2016.
Long Read: The World After 2016: 6 New Rules in Politics
Aaron Bastani
Brexit. Trump. The ubiquity of Facebook. The fracturing of historically-dominant political parties. The political certainties of yesterday are out of the window, and there's more up for grabs than we know.
IMOBastani: 3 Radical Lessons From Trump’s Victory
What just happened? Aaron has three takeaways from 2016, the year that gave us Brexit, Trump and 'Post Truth'
Long Read: Passive Voices: On Remembrance, Political Agency and the Rise of Trump
Eleanor Penny
Remembrance encourages us to think back over history to the situation of those who lived through it. Amid our current turmoil, we ought to reflect on how history happens - and our own role in creating it.
There’s No Going Back to Social Democracy
A.R. Naraghi
Both sides of the Atlantic, the centre-left is still reeling from the global financial crisis. For many disillusioned voters the only solution is a radical one - whether to the left or right.