Season 3 of the Novara show on Resonance FM.
Novara - Season 03
S03E001 - Fascism, anti-fascism and the state
On this week’s show Aaron Peters and James Butler discuss fascism, anti-fascism and the relation of both to the state.
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S03E002 - In conversation with Owen Jones: The demonisation of the Labour Party
On this week’s show Aaron Peters and James Butler are joined by Owen Jones.
S03E003 - The Golden Dawn: Who are they and what do they want?
On this week’s show James and Aaron are joined by writer and journalist Yiannis Baboulias as they discuss Greece and the rise of the neo-fascist ‘Golden Dawn’ party.
S03E004 - Angela Merkel in the autumn
On this week’s show Aaron Peters is joined by Mark Bergfeld as they discuss the results of the recent German elections.
S03E005 - Ralph Miliband: The marxist who hated nationalism
On this week’s show Aaron Peters and James Butler discuss Ralph Miliband, the man who hated nationalism, and his legacy.
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S03E006 - Regeneration, gentrification and social cleansing
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Peters discuss regeneration, gentrification and social cleansing.
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S03E007 - Liars, fantasists, murderers
On this week’s show James and Aaron discuss the police, Mark Duggan, ‘spycops’ and Plebgate – are the police immune from any consequences when they lie, cheat and murder?
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S03E008 - England and the politics of Englishness
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Peters are joined by Niki Seth-Smith as they discuss the politics of English nationalism and ‘Englishness’.
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S03E009 - Failure of the 2010 UK student movement: A diagnosis
This week’s show asks why the UK student movement of 2010 proved incapable of enduring after the passage of the Higher Education Bill into law.
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S03E010 - 'merica moves left: Possibilities for left populism on both sides of the Atlantic
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the De Blasio victory in the race for the New York mayoralty, is it possible here?
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↝ 'Bill de Blasio: Harbinger of a New Populist Left in America' (Tom Hayden, The Guardian: November 2013)
↝ 'When Anarchism Goes Pop' (Paolo Gerbaudo, Open Democracy: November 2013)
↝ 'De Blasio Is Elected New York City Mayor in Landslide' (Michael Barbaro and David Chen, New York Times: November 2013)
↝ 'There is Sadly Mass Support for Nationalisation and Price Controls' (Alister Heath, CityAM: November 2013)
↝ 'Burn Up Not Out: Four Suggested Projects' (Aaron Peters, Novara Media: July 2013)
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S03E011 - Protest, free assembly and the political management of austerity
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss moves in the UK since 2011 to inhibit freedom of association and assembly.
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↝ 3Cosas Campaign Video (3Cosas Campaign)
↝ ‘Official protest’ is no protest at all' (London Student, Aaron Bastani, November 2013)
↝ 'Police are cracking down on students – but what threat to law and order is an over-articulate history graduate?' (The Guardian, Aditya Chakrabortty, November 2013)
↝ 'Why are more students becoming special constables?' (The Guardian, Joanna Moorhead, November 2013)
↝ 'If security at universities isn't for students, who is it for?' (Our KIngdom, Adam Ramsey, November 2013)
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S03E012 - Unions without a Cosa?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the ’3Cosas’ campaign and forthcoming strikes throughout UK higher education. Can the larger incumbent unions adapt and remain relevant?
S03E013 - Feminism, class, work
On this week’s show James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster as they discuss feminism and class.
S03E014 - Growth, austerity, poverty
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Britain’s recent growth data. What does it tell us about austerity and what is it’s relationship to declining wages and living standards?
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S03E15 - "No justice, no peace": How did the Duggan inquest get it so wrong?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Nina Power as they discuss the conclusions of the recent inquest into the killing of Mark Duggan. How did the jury get it so wrong?
Resources:
↝ "This Perverse Mark Duggan Verdict Will Ruin Our Relations with the Police" (Stafford Scott, The Guardian: 2014)
↝ "Jury's Determination and Conclusion" (Duggan Inquest: 2014)
↝ "Mark Duggan, State Violence and the Long History of British Propaganda" (Adam Elliot-Cooper, Ceasefire: 2014)
↝ "Boris Johnson's Call for Water Cannon Shows a Contempt for the People" (Nina Power, The Guardian: 2014)
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