Did Pandemics Make the Modern World?
Eleanor Penny Meets Edna Bonhomme
Contagion and confinement have always gone together.
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The Decades Long Plan That Made Trump Possible
Richard Hames Meets David Adler
It’s what’s underneath that counts.
The Green Party Vs Something New
Richard Hames meets James Schneider and Zack Polanski
Maybe the new left-wing party already exists?
Two Years to See a Specialist, Two Weeks to Die
Richard Hames Meets Ellen Clifford
Who really stands to benefit from the Assisted Dying Bill?
Time For a New Left Party?
Richard Hames asks Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
A new hope?
What Will ‘Technoking’ Elon Musk Do in the White House?
Eleanor Penny Meets Quinn Slobodian
How the richest man in the world became Trump’s new best friend.
Why the Left Needs to Care About Crypto
Richard Hames Meets Sam Hart
A blockchain for the local economy?
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.
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
Richard Hames Meets Stefania Maurizi
Who will take up the mantle for the age of livestreamed genocide?
The New Scramble for Africa in the Vacuum of Empire
Richard Hames meets James Pogue
Guns for hire in the neocolonial hinterlands.
Protect or Punish? The Stakes of Sex Worker Activism
Eleanor Penny Meets Laura Watson
Should sex work be legalised? Or, instead, decriminalised? For the women involved, the difference is huge.
The New Space Race Is an Arms Race
Eleanor Penny Meets Daniel Deudney
How worried should we be about the ever-growing arsenals of space weapons?
How MAGA Went Mainstream
Richard Hames Meets Joshua Citarella
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?
Richard Hames meets Marek Poliks
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?
Rivkah Brown meets adrienne maree brown
One of America’s most energetic thinkers poses a crucial conundrum for all progressives.
Welcome to the Age of ‘Disaster Nationalism’
Richard Hames meets Richard Seymour
How far-right movements place the blame for real catastrophes on invented enemies.
Understanding Hezbollah, Israel’s ‘Best Enemy’
Richard Hames meets Elia Ayoub
Elia Ayoub explains why Hezbollah is pivotal to the politics of the Middle East.