This week Andrew and Lucy are reviewing Now, the People! Revolution in the Twenty-First Century  by the french politician  Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

 They discuss Melenchon's idea of "the People" how climate change is sown into this book and if Melenchon’s  focus on population levels is necessary for his analysis.  and we  ask Is melenchon a degrowther? 

Links

Get a copy of Now! the People! Revolution in the Twenty-First Century at Verso. 

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3256-now-the-people-revolution-in-the-twenty-first-century?srsltid=AfmBOooFyWUlKOqFc2VKog1B_MX-lG4TGB7yJZbHCi8WgLi6dN4upgII

EP Thompson essay "Time, Work-Discipline and industrial Capitalism "

https://files.libcom.org/files/timeworkandindustrialcapitalism.pdf

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