Novara Live: Israel Bombs Hospital and School, Plans to Empty Northern Gaza
Shocking footage has emerged of hospital patients burning alive after an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food
Aron Penczu
Brazil, Chile and Colombia are among those cracking down on fake foods, whose incursion into the global south has triggered memories of colonialism. Aron Penczu reports.
Downstream: Do We Really Need to Tax the Rich?
One of MMT's leading lights on taxation, government deficits and tackling climate disaster.
ACFM: Trip 46: Death
Of all the unseen forces that shape human society, could death be the most powerful? The ACFM crew face the inevitable.
Novara Live: Israeli Airstrike Hits Central Beirut, Adam Tooze on Biden
Israel has killed 22 people in an airstrike on central Beirut. We speak to Adam Tooze about new evidence that Israel is purposefully targeting children in Gaza. Plus: A Nobel Prize winner calls out the founder of OpenAI; and Thangam Debbonaire takes aim at pro-Palestine protesters. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?
Rivkah Brown
Jeremy Loffredo was detained for allegedly publishing sensitive military information. The US state department said nothing for two days. Rivkah Brown reports.
Novara Live: Israel Bomb UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon & School in Gaza
Israel has bombed a school in Gaza and attacked the UNIFIL headquarters in southern Lebanon. Plus: Labour’s new employment rights bill; and a surprisingly frank interview with Boris Johnson. With Aaron Bastani and NoJusticeMTG.
Novara FM: When Does a Crowd Become a Mob?
Received wisdom tells us that large groups of people are generally up to no good – but this is a convenient fantasy for the powers that be, explains the author of Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World.
Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now
Simon Childs
This week it looked like the government’s anti-protest advisor John Woodcock AKA Lord Walney had lost his job. Then it didn’t. Now he’s ‘under review’. What the hell is going on, asks Simon Childs.
Opinion: Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA
Moira Birss
Hurricane Helene, which left North Carolinian entire towns underwater last month, exemplifies the rot at the heart of America’s home insurance industry, writes Moira Birss. It needs rebuilding from the ground up.
Novara Live: Shock Tory Result Sees Jenrick & Badenoch Go Through, Cleverly Knocked Out
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will face off in the final round of the Tory leadership contest after James Cleverly was knocked out in a shock result. Plus: Israel has demanded evacuation from Northern Gaza whilst firing on those complying with the IDF’s orders. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Report: Royal Mail-Owned Delivery Firm Faces Strike Action After Denying Workers Basic Rights
Polly Smythe
Years after admitting to the scandal of misclassifying staff as independent contractors, eCourier is still at it - and workers have had enough. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated
Palestinian Youth Movement
The last year has exposed the gulf between the British public and its ruling class. Despite Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer’s determination to crush the massive popular movement for a free Palestine, the people have not bent to their will, writes the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Opinion: Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate
Edward Donnelly
With its promises to ‘reignite’ Britain’s industrial heartlands, the government’s £22bn carbon capture scheme will do exactly that: burn through large amounts of natural gas and public funds under the guise of climate action, writes Edward Donnelly.
If I Speak: 33: What Makes You Embarrassed to Be Leftwing?
Moya and Ash turn the weapon on themselves with a Mystery Question about the lows of being on the left.
Novara Live: October 7th – One Year of War
One year on from October 7th – we look at how the event has impacted the lives of millions of people. With Michael Walker and Kieran Andrieu.
Long Read: What Will It Take to Stop Israel?
Daniel Levy
As Israel widens its target from Gaza and regional conflict escalates, Daniel Levy considers what might influence Israel to get off this genocidal, self-destructive path.
Report: Exclusive: Migrant Cleaners Declare Victory After Strikes at Department for Education
Simon Childs
The outsourced facilities workers won back-pay, full sick pay and more holidays after a dispute that lasted over a year.