Aaron Bastani
The New York Times
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Aaron:
We Need Fully Automated Luxury Communism
Asteroid mining. Gene editing. Synthetic meat. We could provide for the needs of everyone, in style. It just takes some imagination. → Read More
Britain Isn’t Working
The collapse of Carillion, a company with hundreds of government contracts, may be the canary in the privatization gold mine. → Read More
Why I've changed my mind on Brexit
I've argued that the left should campaign to leave the EU. But now, I'll vote to remain. → Read More
Why Jeremy Corbyn Is Best Placed to Solve the UK's Future Economic Problems
All the people calling him a "throwback" haven't stopped to consider what is likely to happen to the British economy in the next decade. → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn Is the Only Labour Candidate Who Can Deal with the Economic Crises of the Future
All the people calling him a "throwback" haven't stopped to consider what's actually going to happen in the future. → Read More
What Greece's 'No' Referendum Vote Means for Europe
Is this the beginning of the end for neo-liberalism in Europe? → Read More
Britain Doesn't Need More Austerity, It Needs Luxury Communism
A paradise for everyone is within our grasp. → Read More
Here's What the Next Five Years of British Rioting Could Look Like
The new Conservative government could mean enraged students battling with cops and animal lovers beating up fox hunters. → Read More
The UK General Election Result Will Probably End Up Changing Britain Forever
The Scottish National Party won big, the centrist Liberal Democrats lost badly, and the Conservatives held on to power in a result that has shocked the nation. → Read More
UK's Conservative Party Won't Admit It, But They're Planning More Cuts for the Young
This weekend, the welfare minister said he would make £12 billion of cuts but wouldn't say how. It's not hard to work out that the axe will fall on young people. → Read More
The Tories Won't Admit It, But They're Planning More Cuts for the Young
This weekend, the welfare minister said he would make £12 billion of cuts but wouldn't say how. It's not hard to work out that the axe will fall on young people. → Read More
How Nigel Farage and Russell Brand Became Bigger Than British Politics
They may be ideological opposites, but their prominence indicates that the UK is entering a new political context. → Read More
How Nigel Farage and Russell Brand Became Bigger Than British Politics
They may be ideological opposites but their prominence can be put down to the same reason. → Read More
David Cameron Wants Young People in the UK to Choose Between Poverty and Debt
The prime minister's "earning or learning" plan will mean the choice between either poverty wages or student fees. → Read More
David Cameron Wants Young People to Choose Between Poverty and Debt
The Conservatives' "earning or learning" plan will mean either poverty wages or student fees. → Read More
Ed Miliband's Big Minimum Wage Pay Rise Is Actually Pretty Small
£8 per hour wouldn't be much today, let alone in 2020. → Read More
What Britain's 'Booming' Economy Means for Your Crappy Existence
It's an economic miracle that will bless you with a shit job for low pay. → Read More
How Can UK Protesters Make Any Difference at All in 2014?
For a start, they could talk to each other in real life and make some proper demands. → Read More