Downstream: Big Tech Is Making Our Children Depressed and Anxious. Here’s How
Is Big Tech destroying childhood?
ACFM: Does the Left Need New Heroes?
The ACFM crew ask whether the idea of the hero is a right-wing fantasy.
Novara Live: ‘A Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza, Says Trump
Donald Trump appears to have shifted his rhetoric on Gaza, but fell short of laying the blame at Israel’s feet. Plus: An interview with Dr Nick Maynard on his time working in Gaza. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.
Report: Arsenal Sued For Unfair Dismissal of Employee Who Supported Palestine
Polly Smythe
Legal team of Arsenal kit manager of 22 years who was fired on Christmas Eve argue the club prioritised a perceived PR risk over the right to political expression. Polly Smythe reports.
Novara Live: Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians on Nakba Day
Israel has killed more than 100 people on the anniversary of the Nakba – when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were violently displaced from their land. Plus: Keir Starmer’s plan to send asylum seekers overseas; and a Ben & Jerry’s co-founder is arrested for protesting in the US Capitol. With Dalia Gebrial, Kieran Andrieu and […]
Opinion: Nakba Day 2025: We Existed Then, We Exist Now, We Will Continue to Exist
Selma Dabbagh
For 77 years, Palestinians have had to be expert explainers of their own existence, writes British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh.
Novara FM: Are India and Pakistan Gambling With Nuclear War?
Last week, we were as close as we've been for decades.
Novara Live: Trump Meets Syria’s Former-Militant President
Donald Trump has met with Syria’s President and former HTS commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, following the announcement that all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted. Plus: Israel intensifies its attack on Gaza; and Zarah Sultana takes aim at Keir Starmer. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Labour Reject Enoch Powell Comparisons Following Starmer Speech
Yvette Cooper has rejected claims that Keir Starmer consciously cribbed from Enoch Powell during his speech on migration. Plus: The US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to $600bn in AI and defence deals; and US streamer Hasan Piker has been detained for several hours at the US border. With Aaron Bastani, Stella Tsantekidou and Harriet […]
If I Speak: 64: What Is the Female Gaze?
What do straight women find attractive? Ash has a big theory about sensuality. Plus: what to do when your boss is a bigot.
Novara Live: Starmer Slammed for “Island of Strangers” Migration Speech | #NovaraLIVE
Keir Starmer has been accused of apeing Enoch Powell after warning Britain could become ‘an island of strangers’ without reforms to the immigration regime. Also, we speak to Elif Sarican about the Kurdish Worker’s Party disbanding, and Jeremy Corbyn about how the media has failed Gaza. With Michael Walker and Helena AKA No Justice MTG
Opinion: Greens, Please – Stop Looking Like the Establishment
Adam Ramsay
Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay have launched their leadership bid with a Westminster-centric campaign at a time when people hate Westminster. Wrong move, argues Adam Ramsay.
Downstream: Why the Left Fails to Connect With People
How I escaped the alt-right pipeline.
Report: Independent MPs Shame Lobby Journalists for Not Doing Their Jobs in the Face of Genocide
Harriet Williamson
Exclusive: The Independent Alliance MPs have delivered nearly 100 handbooks to Westminster journalists suggesting basic questions they could ask Keir Starmer to hold him to account on Gaza. Harriet Williamson reports.
Novara Live: Reform 10 Points Ahead of Labour in Poll
Keir Starmer is touting his trade deal with Donald Trump as a political victory, but is it really just damage limitation? Plus: James Butler on the new pope; and David Wallace-Wells on Bill Gates’ swipe at Elon Musk. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Harriet Williamson
Nearly half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from fossil fuel investors and climate deniers. No wonder the party wants to bin net zero, writes Harriet Williamson.
Novara Live: Trump Announces “Comprehensive” Trade Deal With UK
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump both claim victory over the new US-UK trade deal. Plus: An interview with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer on why she’s not running in the next leadership contest. With NoJusticeMTG and Steven Methven.
Novara FM: A New Era for the World’s Billion Catholics
An American Pope!?