Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024
Simon Childs
Take a bow.
45: Surviving End-of-Year Burnout
Ash and Moya reflect on a year of discomfort and grief, from personal challenges to political setbacks.
Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It
Richard Seymour
Gays for Trump.
Meet the Socialist Rifle Association
Richard Hames reporting from the USA.
What does a leftist gun culture look like?
How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown
Francesca Newton
They created 3,600 new criminal offences.
Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024
Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar
Aaron and Ash share their picks of the year.
The Parallel Political Universe of Love Actually
From the war on terror to the looming social care crisis, Richard Curtis’ festive romcom is a counterfactual vision of ’00s Britain. Nathalie Olah investigates.
44. How to Deal With People Who Can’t Deal With You
Moya and Ash get a few things off their chest in a Christmas episode recorded together in London.
Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court
Harriet Williamson
‘Keir Starmer sees disabled people as a real threat.’
2024 Round Up: Gaza, Starmer and the Death of Woke
Ash Sarkar, Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker on the biggest stories of 2024.
Is Starmer screwed? Are expansionist wars back? Has ‘woke’ died? Find out in our end of year Downstream special.
Owen Jones Investigates the BBC’s Pro-Israel Bias
Reporting by Owen Jones reveals that many within the BBC do not view the organisation’s coverage of Israel as impartial. Plus: An interview with hunger striker Laila Soueif. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?
Simon Childs & John Lubbock
‘Why have you thrown us under the bus for some dirty deals?’
Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse
Polly Smythe
‘We’re worked like donkeys.’
Landmark Ruling in French Mass Rape Trial
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of drugging his wife, and arranging for dozens of men to rape her while unconscious. With Dalia Gebrial and NoJusticeMTG.
Die Hard and the Fate of American Empire
What can Bruce Willis’ shoeless cowboy cop tell us about American corporate power? James Butler explores a Christmas favourite.
Starmer’s Labour Denies Pension Payouts for Waspi Women
Keir Starmer’s government has refused compensation payouts to what could amount to millions of pensioners. Plus: We look back at the biggest climate stories of the year. With Michael Walker, Steven Methven, Adrienne Buller and Tadhg Hickey.
How Do I Escape the Corporate Nightmare I’ve Created for Myself?
Sophie K Rosa
I sold out, and now I hate it.
Israel Drops “Earthquake Bomb” on Syria
An Israeli strike in Syria has caused tremors the size of a 3.1 magnitude earthquake. Plus: A Russian general is assassinated in Moscow; and Nigel Farage meets Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago. With Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar.