The Burner: The Burner Episode #224: Covid Conspiracy Theories
From 5G to bioweapons to “globalism”, the pandemic provides ample material for conspiracy theorists. James Butler asks: why? And does it tell us anything about the nature of politics?
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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?
Opinion: With a US Trade Deal Threatening NHS Drug Prices, could Public Pharma Save Us From Big Pharma?
Sammy Luney
Donald Trump wants the NHS to pay more for drugs. Instead we should make our own, argues junior doctor Sammy Luney.
Explainers: We Asked NHS Doctors About the Trade Documents Corbyn Revealed
This week Corbyn revealed un-redacted trade documents detailing talks between the Conservative government and the Trump administration between 2016 – now. He argued they prove the NHS is indeed up for sale, contradicting Boris Johnson. We asked two medical doctors to explain the papers. Featuring Dr Rita Issa and Dr Timesh Pillay.
Explainers: Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?
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.
Interview: Ash Sarkar Meets Spike Lee | BLACKkKLANSMAN
Ash sat down with Spike Lee to talk cops, Kanye, and why an honest racist is better than a respectable liberal. BLACKkKLANSMAN is in UK cinemas on 24th August. A Novara Media Joint
OMFG Sarkar: Stop Trump: Wasteman-in-Chief
On the 13th of July we marched with thousands of other people to tell the wasteman-in-chief that he is not welcome in this country.
The State Is Becoming a Battleground Between the Interests of the Many and the Few
Paul Mason
From the Nunes memo in the US to Rees-Mogg's civil service-bashing in the UK, the past week has shown the elite's growing disregard for the most basic principles of democracy.
The Fix: North Korea, #McStrike and ActivateUK
North Korea, #McStrike and an interview with one of the co-founders of ActivateUK.
The Fix: Traingate + Trump Vs the Media
On today’s episode of the Fix Michael and Aaron discuss traingate, Bransonsplaining, Trump’s ongoing war with the media and Jeremy Corbyn’s unstoppable polling.
The Fix: #Charlottesville & the Rise of Fascism
Tonight on The Fix we’ll be discussing #Charlottesville & the rise of fascism. Join Eleanor Penny, Aaron Bastani + Ash Sarkar at 8pm
Novara FM: 2017, So Far
On #NovaraFM James Butler, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani discuss 2017 so far. What have they got right and wrong?
“We Are Workers”: U.S. Graduate Student Workers Fight for Union Recognition
Grant Macdonald
Graduate student workers are fighting for union recognition. But universities are blocking their efforts, knowing that if they obstruct long enough, Donald Trump could rescue them from having to afford them their rights.
5 Things You Should Know About Toxic Water Inside the United States
Keith “Malik” Washington
With corrupt government officials and big business devastating the country's clean water supply, America's poor are being poisoned. A look into the murky water politics of the US.
Fanatical Bigots and How to Fight Them
James Stanier
Does engrossing ourselves in the fantastical make us risk forfeiting our ability to respond to the world that actually surrounds us?
Whistleblowing in the Age of Trump
Tasmin Lockwood
Obama's treatment of whistleblowers provided fertile ground for Trump's running war with the media to grow. Fake news, alternative facts, and brutal repression of journalists and whistleblowers will only increase in the age of Trump.