Does International Law Even Work?
Ash Sarkar meets Kenneth Roth
The former head of Human Rights Watch on 30 years of shaming governments.
Downstream is an in-depth interview show featuring conversations with activists, authors, economists, politicians, scientists, philosophers and thinkers of all stripes.
How Israel Became a Fascist State
Aaron Bastani meets Ilan Pappé
Ilan Pappé joined us live at EartH in Hackney.
The Real Point of Trump’s Tariffs
Aaron Bastani meets Slavoj Žižek
Is there method in Trump’s tariff madness?
On Palestine, Prisons and British Vs. American Racism
Ash Sarkar meets Ta-Nehisi Coates
Israel is the new Jim Crow.
This Much We Agree On: Britain Is in Decline
Aaron Bastani meets Peter Hitchens
What are the reasons behind Britain’s decline and what should be done about it?
The British Military Is Actively Involved in Gaza. Here’s How.
Aaron Bastani meets Matt Kennard
Where does the increase in money for ‘defence’ actually get spent?
We Have to Break up With the USA
Aaron Bastani meets Angus Hanton
Britain is at a crucial crossroads.
Why Don’t We Have Any Hope?
Aaron Bastani meets Jonathan White
How the right own the future.
Everything We’re Told About the History of the West Is Wrong
Aaron Bastani meets Josephine Quinn
What we get wrong when talking about ‘civilisation’.
Europe’s Political Elite Are Completely Finished
Aaron Bastani talks to Philip Pilkington
On Ukraine, China and the end of USAID.
This Is Why the Right Are Winning
Aaron Bastani talks to Ash Sarkar
Ahead of her first book, Minority Rule, Ash explains how the right hijacked identity politics.
Elon Musk Wants to Be Napoleon
Ash Sarkar meets William Davies
What does Elon Musk really want?
Why Are So Many People Lonely?
Ash Sarkar Meets Shon Faye
We have to change our understanding of love.
Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong
Aaron Bastani meets Gary Stevenson
The rise of Reform, why Elon Musk hates immigrants and how the plan is still to make you poorer.
Who Really Funds the Institute of Economic Affairs?
Aaron Bastani meets Kristian Niemietz
Devolution, trickle-down economics and Thatcherite ideology.
Woke Capitalism Just Collapsed. Here’s Why
Aaron Bastani meets Brett Christophers
Liberal elites are lost.
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.
Germany, Russia and the Death of Europe
Aaron Bastani meets Wolfgang Munchau
Why has the ‘German Miracle’ come to such a sharp end?