On the uprising in Myanmar, plus Covid state failure.
Southeast Asia scholar (and Bunga recidivist) Lee Jones joins us to talk about the coup in Myanmar (and why the word “coup” can be misleading), and explains the nature of the forces opposing the military, in the context of the country’s recent transition to civilian rule.
Then, from 40mins, we discuss how the UK failed in dealing with the pandemic, and how this applies across the West. Lee's recent work looks at the neoliberal "regulatory state" and its incapacities, so we compare the UK's failure with Korea's relative success.
Readings:
Excerpt: /335/ AI & the End of the End of History
/334/ Cancellation is Cancelled ft. Norman Finkelstein
Excerpt: /333/ Aufhebonus Bonus (April 2023)
UNLOCKED: /306/ AI Capitalism: Inhuman Power
/331/ The Zone (pt. 1) ft. Quinn Slobodian
Excerpt: /330/ Reading Club: Freedom (2)
/329/ Justice Warriors ft. Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson
Excerpt: /328/ The New Scramble for Africa
/327/ Capitalism on Edge ft. Albena Azmanova
UNLOCKED! /319/ The Dead Left (II) ft. Steve Hall & Simon Winlow
Excerpt: /326/ What Did Capitalism Do Next?
Excerpt: /325/ Reading Club: Freedom (1)
/324/ Reifying Race ft. Kenan Malik
Excerpt: /323/ Tasty Frictionless Convenience
/321/ Covid Dissensus ft. Toby Green & Thomas Fazi
Excerpt: /320/ Aufhebonus Bonus (Feb 2023)
/318/ The Dead Left ft. Steve Hall & Simon Winlow
/316/ From Emergency to Emergency: 2022 Review, ft. Ashley Frawley
/314/ Shallow & Wrongheaded Filmic Squabbles ft. Maren Thom & Alex Dale
/312/ Consolation-Prize Marxism & the Bunga-Bunga State ft. Dylan Riley
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