George reviewed Christopher Bickerton and Carlo Invernizzi Accetti's new book on 'technopopulism' in Damage Magazine. By presenting technopopulism as the overarching “logic” of contemporary democratic politics, Bickerton and Invernizzi Accetti’s account suggests that political conflict today is between different types…
Tag: politics

Introducing “the Void”
Alex spoke to Bristol Transformed, introducing Peter Mair's essential "Ruling the Void", in the first edition of their Theory for Dummies series, as well as responding to questions about the state of politics today. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=467072294330160

#BungaLive event: EUROPE AFTER BREXIT
https://youtu.be/QpS2f5oK2O8 Europe after Brexit: Internationalism or Transnationalism? Aufhebunga Bunga - the global politics podcast at the end of the end of history - is holding its first live debate, in London, bringing its international, left-wing perspective to the question of…
Episode 16: Aung San Suu Kyi ain’t what she used to be
Episode Sixteen: In which we learn about Burmese Buddhist nationalism, escalating violence against Muslims, and what happened to the West's liberal hero
Episode 15: Charlottesville – After The Dust
Episode Fifteen: In which we question the consequences of Charlottesville. Also, are statues just for collecting pigeon shit, and has Bannon 'bitten the shark'?
Episode 14: Paying Attention
Episode Fourteen: In which we ask if the news is dead. Also, is the crisis of the media all it's cracked up to be? Ft. Jason Walsh + some dodgy stock tips BONUS CONTENT: Jason Walsh talks to us about the…
Episode 13: Reds Tied Up: On Venezuela
Episode Thirteen: In which we discuss the Bolivarian project in Venezuela and the end of the Pink Tide. Also, loving The Mooch and hating Australia. Ft. guest Benjamin Fogel
Episode 12: Russia Stole My Picnic Basket
Episode Twelve: In which we scratch our heads at Russophobia. Plus, strong male role models: Engels, Putin, and the Night King(?!)
Episode 11: Dragons and Dicks and Politics
Episode Eleven: In which we get scientific about Game of Thrones. Also ft guest Richard McCulloch, who knows what you're really thinking when you watch #GoT Survey link: www.questeros.org/q
Episode 10: Sharp-Suited & Gap-Toothed
Episode Ten: In which we size-up Macron and centrism's prospects. Plus, George's babushka and a counterrevolutionary review of Algiers' new album