Name: Amusing Ourselves To Death S2E3 - Students as Consumers & Heathrow Betrayal by Real Media
Duration: 42 min 32 s
Description: Kam & Ranjan discuss UPP - the second largest Student accommodation provider and its various contracts and funding including a new mental health programme, and the climate change report out this week which did not mention airports.

This week Aaron Bastani is joined by Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek, co-editors of "Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a world without work".

Inventing the Future

During the early days of the Syrian Revolution the Kurds in the north of the country (Rojava) freed themselves from dictator Bashar al-Assad’s control and declared their autonomy as three federated cantons. Despite being under attack from ISIS the Kurds began implementing a series of social changes focused on local democratic control (democratic confederalism), feminism, and ecology. Local policing, education, and the provision of public resources have also been re-organised in accordance with these principles. At the start of this year the large ISIS offensive against the city of Kobane was successfully defeated and the momentum shifted in favour of the Rojavan forces. With the support of international volunteers, some Syrian forces, and US airstrikes the space controlled by Rojavan forces has tripled. Whilst Turkey is hostile to the Rojavan experiment just across its border, it is currently unable to seriously hinder its progress due to Russian and American support. Instead, the Turkish state is currently attacking leftists and Kurdish communities within its own borders in a bid to stop the developments in Rojava spreading northwards. 

We will bring together several speakers to discuss the historical origins, current developments, and, future challenges and opportunities that the situation in Rojava throws up. These speakers will come from a variety of perspective and we hope to have an honest, open, and comradely discussion about the situation and both the potentials and limits of the social struggle in motion in Rojava. 

Rojava MRC Talk

On the first show of his new podcast Aaron Bastani discusses the rise of 'millennials' as a political force both sides of the Atlantic.

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On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss libertarian communism. What does it mean and how should we relate to it?

http://novaramedia.com/2016/09/16/what-is-libertarian-communism/

#NovaraFM: What is Libertarian Communism?

Nish Kumar joins Andy this time to discuss Britain post-Brexit, the refugee crisis and the Chicago Cubs

Bugle 4002 - Where's My Knighthood?

Video coming soon! Join Marv Radio in the search of #Balance

Balance (produced by Valiant)

The show to end all shows is BACK - for our first offering of season four, joined by RP regular Jude Wanga (@judeinlondon2 on Twitter) the gang (minus Yair, who nevertheless makes an appearance in the intro) discuss Jude's theory of how the Beatles were directly responsible for Oasis, who were directly responsible for Brexit, and look at the cultural and political legacies of the "Cool Britannia" era of Blair 'n' Britpop. Furthermore, Jack reclaims the seminal masterwork Be Here Now from the haters (such as Toryboy & corporate gobshite Noel Gallagher) and the episode is introduced by four gammony authentocrat Yorkshiremen. Extracts are read from Richard Power Sayeed's 1997: The Future That Never Happened, Owen Jones' Chavs and Joe Kennedy's Authentocrats. disso & Jack on the boards.

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Kam & Ranjan discuss UPP - the second largest Student accommodation provider and its various contracts and funding including a new mental health programme, and the climate change report out this week which did not mention airports.

Amusing Ourselves To Death S2E3 - Students as Consumers & Heathrow Betrayal

Real Media

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