No, School Isn’t Making Kids ‘Woke’
Aaron Bastani
They just hate neoliberalism.
Ambulance Worker’s Strike, Sunak’s Dirty Deal
Another day, another wave of strikes. UK Border Force, the Fire Brigades Union and ambulance workers are just some of the many strikes set to clash with Christmas. Plus Rishi Sunak u-turns on his pledge not to build onshore wind farms.
1971, The Year Britain Became White
Is all of Britain stolen goods? Eleanor Penny finds out with scholar Nadine El-Enany.
Royal Mail is Using an App to Try and Break the Posties’ Strike
Polly Smythe
An app for scabs, neat!
Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests
Jessie Lau
Young people in China are finding their political awakening.
Students Are Occupying Schools and Universities in Protest at Climate Chaos
Clare Hymer & Sam Knights
New term, new tactics.
Labour’s Plan to Abolish House of Lords, Nadhim Zahawi’s New Low
Keir Starmer has today committed Labour to abolishing the House of Lords. How radical will Labour be when it comes to the UK constitution? Plus, Nadhim Zahawi hits a new low and we ask Aghileh Djafari-Marbini if Iran will follow through with disbanding the morality police. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now
Rivkah Brown
Freeze rents, not renters.
Monaco-Based Investment Firm Evicts Squatted Homeless Shelter
Sophie K Rosa
They wanted to protect their wine.
Everything We Think We Know About Human History Is Wrong | Downstream With David Wengrow
Humans have existed for at least 200,000 years. Yet until recently, historians believed that cities, astronomy, architecture and numeracy did not arrive until agriculture emerged some 12,000 years ago. But what if that was wrong? What if cities existed before agriculture and our hunter gatherer ancestors enjoyed a far more complex existence than we thought? […]
Tories Stare Into Defeat, Kanye West Goes Full Nazi
After a by-election trouncing for the Tories, Sajid Javid is the latest MP to announce he’ll be standing down. Are MPs already fleeing from Sunak’s sinking ship? Plus, Kanye West goes full-blown Nazi and a GB News host’s defence of royal racism falls flat on Question Time. With Michael Walker & Ash Sarkar.
Harrods is One of the First Companies to Use a New Tory Anti-Strike Law
Simon Childs
Repressive trade union laws are a luxury for bosses.
Should You Support Your National Team?
Keir and Tom are joined by David Goldblatt, author of The Ball Is Round, to talk about football as a national culture.
Are The Royals ‘Anti-Racist’ Now?
Moya Lothian-McLean
Take a wild guess.
From Plantation to Platform With Dalia Gebrial
The TyskySour co-host explores how platform capitalism depends on a racialised workforce.
Radical Farming is Going Mainstream—And Losing Its Edge
Maozya Murray
Popularity, but at what cost?