How To Be Honest About Empire w/ Sathnam Sanghera
The Empireworld author wrestles with the contradictory legacies of imperialism, from national parks to Band Aid.
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Palestine 2048
Palestinian sci-fi predicts the dystopias of now, not tomorrow, as editor Basma Ghalayini explains.
Trillions of Tiny Flying Particles
Dust might seem mundane, says Jay Owens, but only by looking at the tinest particles can we truly understand our impact on the planet.
Liberty, Democracy, Piracy
Did the Enlightenment begin at sea? Eleanor Penny talks to historian-from-below Marcus Rediker.
1971, The Year Britain Became White
Is all of Britain stolen goods? Eleanor Penny finds out with scholar Nadine El-Enany.
History’s Biggest Benefits Cheat
Eleanor Penny
Sociologist Gurminder K. Bhambra tells the truth about the wealth of the welfare state.
Identity Politics Hijacked
Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò reframes a radical struggle with Eleanor Penny.
Deep Medicine
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel take Eleanor Penny on a global tour of inflammation and healing.
How We Normalised the Apocalypse
Can humanity turn back from the brink? Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat on breaking the spell of end-times nihilism.
What Can Art Galleries Teach Us About Class Oppression?
The Tate’s collection is a lesson in the making of class, explains Nathalie Olah.
History, Humanity, Heresy
Archaeologist David Wengrow upends everything we thought we knew about social evolution in a new book written with David Graeber.
Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape.
Sex and the City Is Back and I Couldn’t Help but Wonder: Will the Show Finally Throw Off Shackles of Capitalism?
Eleanor Penny
Forget Tory Food Tips: Everyone Deserves Delicious Big Dinners
Eleanor Penny
In Pursuit of a Common Wealth | Interview With George Monbiot
George Monbiot is a writer and activist. He is the founder of The Land is Ours, a campaign for the right of access to the countryside and its resources in the United Kingdom. His latest book, Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis sketches a new political story, tailored to […]
Paris Attacks: The Aftermath and the History
This week Ash Sarkar is joined by Eleanor Penny, James Butler and Sam Kriss to discuss the Paris attacks, the political responses and how they can be understood in the context of migration and colonialism.
