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.
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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.
We Need a New Wikileaks
Who will take up the mantle for the age of livestreamed genocide?
The New Scramble for Africa in the Vacuum of Empire
Guns for hire in the neocolonial hinterlands.
Protect or Punish? The Stakes of Sex Worker Activism
Should sex work be legalised? Or, instead, decriminalised? For the women involved, the difference is huge.
The New Space Race Is an Arms Race
How worried should we be about the ever-growing arsenals of space weapons?
How MAGA Went Mainstream
In 2024, both Trump and Kamala Harris adopted online meme culture as their native tongue – unthinkable just a decade ago. How does the left gain power in a political scene turned to vapour?
What’s Next for AI Now It’s Ingested the Entire Internet?
From climate politics to creating art, there's still much to be decided about the future that AI portends, says Disintegrator co-host Marek Poliks.
How Do We Liberate People From Bad Ideas?
One of America's most energetic thinkers poses a crucial conundrum for all progressives.
Welcome to the Age of ‘Disaster Nationalism’
How far-right movements place the blame for real catastrophes on invented enemies.
Understanding Hezbollah, Israel’s ‘Best Enemy’
Elia Ayoub explains why Hezbollah is pivotal to the politics of the Middle East.
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.
This Is How the British State Is Trying to Crush the Palestine Movement
For the past year, the British state has been waging its own war on the Palestine solidarity movement, attempting to silence protest while colluding with the Israeli war machine. Novara FM investigates.
Our New Cyberboss Overlords
Amazon, Uber and Deliveroo all depend on the power of algorithms to organise and control their employees. Can workers beat the cyberboss?
Mourn the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living
In an era suffused with loss and grief, for the dead and the yet to be born, how do we politicise our mourning? Critic Sarah Jaffe talks about her search for the ghosts of capitalism in her new book, From The Ashes.
Motherhood In and Against the State
The relationship between mothers and the state is never anything but awkward – and often paradoxical, even violent. The author of a new political history of motherhood explains why.
Clean Energy Is Already Terraforming the Earth
Mining obliterates ecosystems. But green energy projects urgently need what they extract. Can we square the circle of this necessary destruction?
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley
California's tech billionaires were once famously liberal. No more. What does their shift to the far right mean for the 2024 US election?