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Posted on October 22, 2018December 18, 2018

Brexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism

A leave voter talks about empire

A leave voter at the Save Brexit Rally wants Brexit so that Britain can “get back to being a British Empire”.… Read more

Posted on November 21, 2017September 2, 2018

Competition as a distraction

"Let 'em argue"

Why are some British politicians so keen on injecting “competition” into the lives of working people?… Read more

Posted on October 29, 2017January 2, 2018

When the USA supported Vietnamese revolutionaries

Screengrab from the documentary series, The Vietnam War

In conversation, directors of The Vietnam War PBS documentary series explored the roots of the conflict.

The ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series The Vietnam War has been shown on PBS in the US, and BBC in the UK.… Read more

Posted on May 6, 2017September 2, 2018

Reality is not what it seems warns Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari

At a Trump rally

Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, talks about the importance of making the effort to distinguish between reality and fiction.… Read more

Posted on January 14, 2017September 2, 2018

Listen to Mark Fisher (1968-2017), author of Capitalist Realism

Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher, theorist, author, lecturer and blogger, has died. He was the author of ‘Capitalist Realism. Is there no alternative?’.

In his book ‘Capitalist Realism.… Read more

Posted on June 16, 2016September 2, 2018

Neoliberalism explained by George Monbiot

George Monbiot

George Monbiot explained neoliberalism simply and succinctly at the 2016 Hay Festival. Listen to his lecture here.

 

In this accessible talk, Mr Monbiot answers the oft asked question: “what is neoliberalism?”.… Read more

Posted on July 7, 2014January 15, 2017

The Men Who Made Us Spend: More information, links, quotes and notes from the BBC TV programme

Jacques Peretti in The Men Who Made Us Spend BBC TV series

In The Men Who Made Us Spend BBC TV series, journalist Jacques Peretti examines consumerism. The three thought-provoking programmes explore, in order, how product lifespan, fear and children are used to drive consumption.… Read more

Posted on September 22, 2013September 28, 2013

Connections: The view from Plum Lane

A view of the London skyline from Plum Lane, near Shooters Hill, London

In.
Along Plum Lane to Shooters Hill, London.

“But I left you on the Debris
Now we both know you got no money.… Read more

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