Politics Theory Other

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A podcast on radical politics, critical theory, and history. Hosted by Alex Doherty. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryotherContact: politicstheoryother@gmail.com

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#5 Will Davies on Windrush and the politics of the Home Office 02.05.2018 38:38

This week I'm joined by Will Davies to discuss the Windrush scandal, neoliberal governmentality, and the politics of the British Home Office.

#4 David Broder on Italy's Political Impasse 29.04.2018 1:07:47

This week I'm joined by David Broder to discuss last month's Italian elections, the decline of the political centre and the rise of the populist right, and the prospects for the Italian left.

#3 Patricia Reed on Xenofeminism 27.04.2018 42:24

This week I'm joined by Patricia Reed to discuss the Manifesto on Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation, which Patricia co-authored as a member of the Laboria Cuboniks collective. You can read the manifesto here: http://www.laboriacuboniks.net/

#2 Jamie Allinson on the war in Syria 19.04.2018 43:19

This week I'm joined by Dr. Jamie Allinson to discuss the current situation in Syria, the recent Western air strikes, the role of the Kurdish YPG, and the significance of Iranian and Russian backing for the Assad regime.

#1 Richard Seymour on Labour, Anti-Semitism, and the Left 10.04.2018 35:22

This week I'm joined by Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, to discuss left anti-semitism, the media's campaign against Corbyn, and the role of Israel-Palestine in the affair. Richard recently wrote a long read on the subject for Jacobin magazine: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/04/labour-party-jeremy-corbyn-antisemitism-jewdas