Revolution, Where Are You? 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?
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Communists? Red Scares, Then and Now John Medhurst examines the infamous 'Zinoviev Letter' incident, and draws parallels between the 'red scares' of the 1920s and the current media campaign to discredit Jeremy Corbyn and Momentum.
Let’s Try Communism: 10 Responses to ‘Queerness and Precarity’ Jules Joanne Gleeson responds to Joni Pitt (Cohen) and Sophie Monk's recent Long Read with some thoughts on the family, queer communism and identity within capitalism.
The Problems of Podemos Unidos Podemos, the left-wing coalition party, came in a disappointing third place in the most recent Spanish elections. After polling well, why did the party fail to capture the popular vote? And what lessons can left-wing electoral projects draw from this?
Crowds and Party: In Conversation with Jodi Dean On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler interview Jodi Dean, author of Crowds and Party.
‘Socialism with an iPad’: Is John McDonnell a Corbo-Futurist? As George Osborne’s total failure to meet his own deficit reduction targets was made embarrassingly clear last week, John McDonnell has laid out his vision of an economy of the future.
Fully Automated Luxury Communism On this week's show Aaron Bastani, Ash Sarkar and James Butler discuss 'Fully Automated Luxury Communism' and its conception of luxury.
How Does Capitalism End? On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani ask "How does Capitalism End?"