Novara FM: 2017: Year in Review
James Butler is joined by three Novara Media editors – Aaron Bastani, Ash Sarkar, and Michael Walker – to look back over 2017's political highs and lows, successes and failures, breakthroughs and reversals.
Tag: trump
TyskySour Audio: Necessary Trouble With Sarah Jaffe
Michael Walker speaks to Sarah Jaffe about protest in the US since the financial crisis. Sarah gives a long-view assessment of struggle under Obama, before laying out how social movements have responded to Trump.
Novara FM: Autumn ’17
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani and James Butler take stock of the last month's events, with an eye ahead to Labour conference and Brexit negotiations.
The Fix: Traingate + Trump Vs the Media
On today’s episode of the Fix Michael and Aaron discuss traingate, Bransonsplaining, Trump’s ongoing war with the media and Jeremy Corbyn’s unstoppable polling.
TyskySour Audio: Charlottesville & North Korea
After a long hiatus TyskySour is back! In this episode Aaron and Michael discuss White supremacy in the USA and a nuclear-armed North Korea.
Beyond the Pink Tide: Trade Deals and the Future of the Anti-Globalisation Movement
Nick Dearden, Global Justice Now
The 'Pink Tide' nations have a strong history of resisting the oppressive colonial logic of international trade deals. As more equitable trade agreements like ALBA show, the anti-globalisation movement must not oppose trade itself, but focus on deals which put people before profit.
Long Read: Uncertain Futures: Trump’s Foreign Policy in Asia
Isabel Barrios Pérez-Coca
Isabel Barrios Pérez-Coca examines relations between the Trump administration and East Asian countries, explaining why the future looks so unsure.
Conversations at the ‘White Table’ in the Age of Trump
The Positioned Observer
At dinner tables across the United States educated white liberals are discussing and debating how Trump came to be their president. Race, however, is a topic that’s never on the table.
Terms of Engagement: Populism: Terms of Engagement
James Butler examines the term Populism on this episode of Terms of Engagement.
Long Read: Two Months Under the Executive Order: Whiteness, the Muslim Ban, and Me
A Revoked Migrant
An account of one Iranian-American's experiences in the 2 months since the Trump administration's Muslim Ban was brought into effect. This essay has been anonymised to protect the author's visa status.
Left, Left, Forward: Thoughts On The Future Of Gaming And Progressive Politics
Marijam Didzgalvyte, Jish Newham and Simon Saunders discuss how video games are going to evolve in the future, the effects of the big world events and what space is there for radical politics to progress in gaming.
Novara FM: Fake News? Media and Strategy After Trump
Juliet Jacques joins James Butler and Ash Sarkar to talk media and strategy in the era of fake news.
Novara FM: Vive La Resistance?
On #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar and James Butler are joined by anti-racist activist Joshua Virasami and Stop Trump Coalition organiser Nick Dearden to discuss protest and strategies for resistance against rightwing populism.
Whistleblowing in the Age of Trump
Tasmin Lockwood
Obama's treatment of whistleblowers provided fertile ground for Trump's running war with the media to grow. Fake news, alternative facts, and brutal repression of journalists and whistleblowers will only increase in the age of Trump.
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?
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.