The legacy of Operation Car Wash
I was on The Brazilian Report‘s Explaining Brazil podcast to discuss the legacy of Operation Car Wash, the massive anti-corruption investigations that saw Lula sentenced and removed from the political game.
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Introducing ‘the void’
I 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
Render unto Ourselves, What is Ours—or Caesar Will Seize It
I had an article in Damage Magazine, published 17 December 2020, arguing that our dreams of impending fascist doom are complicit with our immobilisation. Instead of coming up with alternatives to our really existing low-grade dystopia, we fantasise about barbarians just over the hill. This leads us to ally with centrists, further delaying the building of alternatives. … Continue reading Render unto Ourselves, What is Ours—or Caesar Will Seize It
The New Democrats
I was on the Impressions of America podcast to provide some analysis and historicisation of the phenomenon of the Third Way and the New Democrats, in an episode discussion the rise of Bill Clinton in the early 90s.
Brazilian Carnage
I was on The Popular Show podcast (my part begins at 38 mins), along with my good friend Matthew Richmond, to discuss the political situation in Brazil – pandemic, Bolsonaro, and more.
