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Ed Rooksby joins me to discuss socialist strategy, Syriza, Nicos Poulantzas' theory of the state and the Corbyn moment in Britain. Ed's recent article in the journal Critique formed the basis of our discussion, you can read the article here:

https://edrooksby.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/structural-reform-the-problem-of-socialist-strategy-today/

#11 Ed Rooksby on reform, revolution, and socialist strategy

Jacob Mukherjee joins me to discuss the UK housing crisis, the challenges in organising private renters, the exploitation of recent migrants by landlords, and the political class's response to the housing crisis.

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#18 Jacob Mukherjee on Britain's rent crisis and how to fight it

Richard Seymour joins me to discuss the ongoing anti-semitism controversy in the Labour Party. We discussed the scale and nature of modern anti-semitism, the Labour Party's new code of conduct on anti-semitism, and the media campaign against the Corbynite left.

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#19 Richard Seymour on the Labour Party's anti-semitism row

Tom Mills joins me to discuss the problems of the UK media, the Labour Party leadership's proposals for media reform, and the media class's aversion to workplace democracy.

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#22 Tom Mills on reforming the UK media

Adam Tooze joins me for part two of our discussion on his new book, 'Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World'. We spoke about the Brexit vote, Emmanuel Macron's EU reform agenda, the prospects for a radical Labour government, and why it is that Marxists keep claiming Adam (a self-described liberal) for one of their own. 

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Part one of the interview:

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#23 Adam Tooze on 'Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World' (Part 2)

Red Pepper & Spokesman // Hilary Wainwright, Sam Mason, Phil Asquith, Pat Devine, John McDonnell MP
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The Lucas Plan is one of the most radical alternative models to economic planning ever drawn up by workers. By demanding the right to socially useful production, the plan reopened the debate on economic democracy. 40 years on, these ideas are as relevant as ever. How can we build workers’ control into economic planning? What technological tools are available for us to enhance the possibility of popular economic control? How can organised Labour champion the right to production with a social purpose?

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Workers' Control in Economic Planning

How does capitalism hijack the idea of creativity for profit? Why does it encourage us to be 'creative' in every move we make? Does this make the very concept of 'creativity' meaningless, or can it be reclaimed?

This week, Tom Overton talks to Oli Mould about his new book 'Against Creativity' (Verso, 2018 - https://www.versobooks.com/books/2852-against-creativity).  They discuss how neoliberalism and particularly the New Labour project have used the concept, how it has fed into gentrification, its relationship with Silicon Valley and its 'algocracy', and with the social and bio-medical models of disability.

OLI MOULD, Urban Subversion and the Creative City - https://tacity.co.uk/books/urbansubversion/

THEODOR W. ADORNO & MAX HORKHEIMER - Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944) - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/08/frankfurt-school-dialectic-of-enlightenment
LEWIS CARROLL, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
Class War and the Cereal Killers café - https://infinitelyfullofhope.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/a-note-on-the-cereal-cafe-getting-attacked/
Jack Coulter (painter) - https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/art-2/meet-artist-turning-synesthesia-art/
Chris Downey (architect) - http://www.arch4blind.com/
Tracey Emin
RICHARD FLORIDA, The Rise of the Creative Class (2002) - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/26/gentrification-richard-florida-interview-creative-class-new-urban-crisis
Noel Gallagher
ADAM GRANT, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (2016) - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/16/originals-adam-grant-end-of-average-todd-rose-review
ARTHUR KOESTLER, The Act of Creation (1964) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Act_of_Creation
MARCEL MAUSS, The Gift (1925) - https://libcom.org/files/Mauss%20-%20The%20Gift.pdf
Space Hijackers - http://www.culturalhijack.org/index.php/participating-artists/88-space-hijackers
The Spice Girls

Against Creativity: An interview with Oli Mould

Will Davies joins me to discuss his new book, 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. We spoke about the declining public trust in experts, the blurring of the distinctions between war and peace, the increasing irrelevance of macroeconomic indicators, and the rise of populism.

#24 Will Davies on 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World' (Part 1)

On this week’s episode of The Bastani Factor Aaron looks at some of the biggest stories of the week, including the Observer giving space to the most marginalised voices in Britain and the fact that the climate is very likely screwed.

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The Bastani Factor: Climate Breakdown, Melts in Meltdown

On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Will Davies to discuss his new book 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. From Hobbes' state founded on fear to the return of the irrational to public life, the discussion charts the return of feeling, Facebook's dream of telepathy, and the powerful role of nostalgia in politics. http://novaramedia.com/?p=11423

#NovaraFM: Nervous States: Reason, Feeling, War

Will Davies joins me for the second part of our discussion on his new book, 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. We spoke about the role of neoliberalism in the rise of contemporary populism, the military logic of the internet, and the nature of the Corbyn project.

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#27 Will Davies on 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World' (Part 2)

Aeron Davis joins me to discuss his new book, 'Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment'. We discussed the changing face of British elites, the self-destructive character of neoliberalism, and the risk averse nature of the UK business class.

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#29 Aeron Davis on 'Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment'

James Butler of Novara media joins me to discuss Brexit, the likelihood of a no deal, what a second referendum might look like, and how the left should theorise the European Union.

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#32 James Butler on the EU and the Brexit endgame

In the first episode of #RedHacks, a series of conversations about journalism in the neoliberal world, Joana Ramiro chats with renowned broadcaster and author Paul Mason. 

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#RedHacks - Paul Mason on ideology, fake news, and making it as a left-wing journalist

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#24 Will Davies on 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World' (Part 1)

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