Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]
The US election is still too close to call. But this very fact makes one thing clear: Trump’s 2016 win was no fluke, but the expression of a formidable socio-political force that could take a generation to defeat, argues David Wearing.
While some suggest London is powerless in the face of Washington’s demands, the UK can - and does - stand up to the US when it wants to. When Britain accommodates and even actively collaborates with Trump, it can’t be let off the hook, argues David Wearing.
In the context of US imperialism, the differences between presidents can feel small. But even though violence and exploitation will continue irrespective of this year's election result, the choice between Biden and Trump is a real and urgent one, argues David Wearing.
The crew discuss the rise of conspiratorial thinking within New Age, spiritual and 'wellness' communities, and the implications this has for the left.
The spectre of anarchism, invoked by Donald Trump and repeated without challenge in the mainstream media, reinforces the strategic demonisation of movements like Black Lives Matter that expose and mobilise against persistent injustices, write Ruth Kinna, Matthew S Adams and Thomas Swann.
Over the last five days a former Tory MP has been convicted of sexual assault, an unnamed ex-Tory Minister has been arrested, and Prince Andrew faces a wave of new allegations of his involvement in sexual abuse. All the men involved have one thing in common. They have been protected by our establishment. Plus, we speak […]
On Thursday afternoon Labour leader Keir Starmer sacked the lone leftwinger in his shadow cabinet, accusing her of antisemitism. Barnaby Raine traces a recent history of how antisemitism has been redefined by liberals and the right.
The police riot on protestors in the US is the latest expression of a politics of white racist reaction that’s been growing across the West since the 1960s. However, the events of the last fortnight have exposed tensions the anti-racist left can exploit, argues David Wearing.
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
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 […]
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