Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason
Radical arguments for a new humanism
Tackling big issues: Paul Mason
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ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
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JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
AS A broadcast journalist for the best part of two decades, Paul Mason has reported from the front lines of revolts across the world and in his books sought to theorise about them with a far-seeing eye.
After covering the so-called Arab Spring in Why It’s All Kicking Off Everywhere, he argued that the new agent of history is the networked individual. As social-democratic parties across Europe collapsed, his book Postcapitalism provided an alternative to rearguard welfarism by illustrating how digital technologies are already paving the way towards a more co-operative economic model.
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