Ash Sarkar examines how a state-sponsored distrust of ‘Muslimness’ in the west has led to the emergence of new racisms, blurring the boundaries between scientific and cultural definitions.
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David Starkey’s appearance on Darren Grimes’s Youtube channel revealed the unashamed racism of Britain’s most prominent conservative historian.
On Black Lives Matter and GRA reform Keir Starmer wants to avoid a culture war. But by sidestepping such issues, is Labour just surrendering to the forces of reaction? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani
While anti-colonialism was driven by those in the global south, it was often in conversation with the imperial core. Aaron Bastani talks to Priya Gopal about her book ‘Insurgent Empire’ and the relationship between anti-colonial resistance and British dissent.
A terror attack in Reading spawns a bizarre conspiracy about Ash. Plus, the far-right exodus from twitter, zoomers make an impact on Trump’s re-election and plans to sign in to your local pub.
Long read: When and why were police forces first invented? Connor Woodman takes a look - and argues that far from protecting communities from ‘crime’, the police’s role has always been to control and discipline the working class.
In the era of #BlackLivesMatter questions of how race relates to power, the state and capitalism have become mainstream for the first time in decades. On this show Aaron Bastani is joined by Kehinde Andrews, author of ‘Back to Black’, to discuss what a renewed politics of Black radicalism looks like in the 21st century.
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