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James Butler is joined by Geoff Mann, co-author of Climate Leviathan, to discuss the political consequences of climate change. In a warming world, fundamental political assumptions change profoundly: what kind of global order will be brought about by those changing priorities? Is a ‘Green New Deal’ sufficient to deal with the challenges posed by climate […]

With Boris Johnson set to become PM, the media struggles with our own “post-truth” candidate. Plus, the courts strike down Saudi arms sales, and Trump threatens war with Iran. Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP and Shelly Asquith of Unite join Michael Walker in the studio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdy12LQYaVc

In light of Labour’s evolving Brexit stance, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to take a broad look at Brexit politics. What did we miss last time? Was the outcome predictable? Will the Tory party tear itself apart – and was this inevitable? And how is Britain’s class structure reflected in its politics? http://novaramedia.com/?p=13819

After Tuesday night’s Tory leadership debate, Ash Sarkar and James Meadway are in the studio to breakdown the meaning of what might be Britain’s most consequential circle jerk.

Since her election in 2017 Laura Pidcock has been a rising star of the Labour left. Now Shadow Minister for Labour, she joins Michael Walker to discuss Labour’s plans for government. Joining her is Professor Keith Ewing, advisor to Laura in her Ministry of Labour role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTjOAqajRHQ

Nadia Idle, Keir Milburn and Jeremy Gilbert discuss the weird left. FULL SHOW: http://novaramedia.com/2019/06/12/acfm-3-the-weird-left/

Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly sit down with Canadian socialist theorist Leo Panitch to discuss the travails of the Labour Party, its relationship to the capitalist state and what a strategy for real transformation might look like. http://novaramedia.com/?p=13791

On the launch day for his new book, Novara Media co-founder Aaron Bastani joins Michael Walker to discuss Fully Automated Luxury Communism. Fully Automated Luxury Communism

James Butler is joined by Quinn Slobodian, author of Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism. Where does neoliberalism come from? What did the original neoliberals really think about the world? Is the European Union really a ‘neoliberal project’ – and what would it mean if it were? http://novaramedia.com/?p=13736

James Butler is joined by Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin, to discuss the past and future of socialism. From the travails of German Social Democracy, through the Bolshevik insurrection to the Meidner plan, what does the history of the socialist movement have to teach the movements behind Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders? http://novaramedia.com/?p=13666