Has the centre-left collapsed?
Whatever you think of Blair, Owen Smith and Corbyn it's undeniable that Europe is facing a crisis of social democracy? Aaron Bastani looks at recent history and asks has the centre-left collapsed?
Tag: Secular Crisis
Interview: Yanis Varoufakis
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sits down with Aaron Bastani, discussing everything from Nigel Farage to 'libertarian marxism' and the future of capitalism.
Worker Struggle in Asia and the Future of Capitalism
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss worker struggle in the Global South, the "organisational fix" and no next China for investment.
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
Aaron Bastani explains 'Fully Automated Luxury Communism', a post-capitalist utopia.
Interview: David Harvey
Professor David Harvey talks to Aaron Bastani about capitalism, crisis and social movements post-2008.
‘Growth is Not Great’
On 'Growth is Not Great' James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the ideology of economic growth. How has it become so central in debates about the 'good society'?
Post-China and the Spatial Fix
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss increasing costs of labour in China and the 'Japanification' of the 'BRIC' economies.
On the Path to a Service Economy: Made In Post-China™
Ashok Kumar and Alex Gawenda discuss the end of the Chinese boom and what it means not only for China but the global economy.
The Crapulent Moronism of Will Hutton (Or ‘On Automation’)
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss automation, value, the secular crisis and the society of work.
Weaponising Workfare
In an article originally posted at 'Our Kingdom' at Open Democracy in March 2013 Bastani looks at the relationship between the secular crisis, surplus populations, automation and workfare policies.
‘Why It’s (Still) Kicking Off Everywhere’ – In Conversation With Paul Mason
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Paul Mason, economics editor for BBC Newsnight, as they discuss some of the issues in the second edition of his book 'Why It's (Still) Kicking Off Everywhere'.
Surplus: Labour and Capital, Utopia and Dystopia
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by Hannah Forbes Black as they discuss ideas of surplus in relation to labour and capital, utopia and dystopia.