Novara Live: Trump Vs Biden: Round 2
With 10 days left to the US presidential election, last night’s debate was Trump’s final chance to shift the dial. Did Biden manage to close the deal? Ryan Grim joins Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar to discuss.
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Novara Live: The Deadly Excel Error
Thousands were missed by test-and-trace because of an excel error. Will incompetence condemn Britain to a Second Covid Wave? Plus: Trump won’t isolate; Labour abstain on #SpyCops bill; and. Tory Party Conference. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: Failed State Debate
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar are joined by New York Magazine’s Eric Levitz to analyse a dire presidential debate, and an ongoing American nightmare. Plus, the day’s Downing St press briefing and home secretary Patel’s plan to ship asylum seekers to the South Atlantic.
Novara Live: Apocalyptic Skies
The US West Coast is suffering from record breaking forest fires. Will the disaster jolt the country into climate action? Plus, Alan Sugar wants you back in the office, Labour Friends of Israel celebrates an influx of MPs, and thousands complain after ITV airs homage to Black Lives Matter. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
The Bastani Factor: Downfall of the Donald? With Ana Kasparian
Will Pelosi be successfully primaried? Is the US economy about to collapse? And what are the actual chances Donald Trump will lose this November? Aaron Bastani is joined by Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks as they discuss the latest events across the Atlantic.
Novara Live: Military Rule
Trump threatens to call in the army. Are pandemic protests safe? And the UK government censor a report on BAME deaths. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial, Sarah Jaffe and Timesh Pillay
Novara Live: America in Flames (w/ Nelini Stamp)
The US is being rocked by its biggest uprising since the 1960s. We are joined by National Organizing Director at the Working Families Party Nelini Stamp, live from New York, to discuss racist policing and anti-racist strategy. Plus, is Britain easing the lockdown too soon?
The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
The killing of George Floyd has catalysed a wave of protest across the United States, with police violence central to the message of the powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done […]
Novara Live: Hook It to My Veins (w/ Sarah Jaffe)
Trump is promoting the injection of bleach and backing protests against the lockdown. Could Covid-19 lose him the presidency? Plus: The UK aren’t controlling international travel. Why?
Novara Live: Bigger Than Bernie (With Megan Day and Micah Uetricht)
Jacobin’s Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht join Michael Walker to talk about their new book ‘Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism’
Novara Live: Socialism After Sanders
With Bernie Sanders bowing out of the race for Democrat nominee, what next for the US left? Is this the end of something, or the start?
Long Read: Bernie 2020 and the Challenges of Big Organising
Calum Jacobs
The tactics used in Bernie Sanders' 2020 election campaign have yielded some big wins and a string of losses. In this week's long read, Calum Jacobs looks at Sanders' use of so-called big organising and how it has helped - and hurt - his chances at the Democratic win.
Opinion: Nobody Will Admit It, but Britain and America Were Defeated in Afghanistan
Aaron Bastani
Britain and America lost the war in Afghanistan, argues Aaron Bastani, but our media, and many of the politicians who cheered on an utterly senseless conflict, refuse to say it. As long as that remains the case we are likely doomed to repeat the same mistakes again and again.
Novara Live: Bernie Hits the Jackpot
Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial discuss Bernie’s big win in Nevada, ballots dropping in the Labour leadership race, and the start of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
GE2019: Why a Great Corbyn Campaign Is Good News for Bernie Sanders
Jake Woodier
For the first time in a long time, there are significant social forces on both sides of the Atlantic working to build a cross-pollinating international movement, writes Jake Woodier, while also waging their own campaigns embodying a major push-back against the forces of far-right neoliberal capital.
How the US Green Lit an Israeli Movement to Change the Demographics of East Jerusalem
Sophia Akram
Since the opening of a new US Embassy in Jerusalem last year, human rights groups say Palestinians have been evicted from the city faster than ever before.
Long Read: #BernieOrBust? Against the Politics of Lesser Evilism
Alex Richardson-Price
After the collapse of Sanders' presidential campaign, US radicals are left with limited options at the ballot box. Should they vote for the lesser of two evils, or try to forge a third way?
OMFG Sarkar: How Hillary Laid the Foundations for Donald Trump’s Popular Neo-Fascism
As Trump hires a far right Breitbart executive to his campaign Ash Sarkar looks at how his brand of populist racism is built on the Liberal policies of the Clintons.