Economics
Chas Freeman: How Competitive is the US with China?
19 April 2025
Month: April 2025
Geopolitics
Ilan Pappé – On ‘moral panic’ and the courage to speak: The West’s silence on Gaza
Why are Western politicians, journalists and intellectuals so scared to show solidarity with the Palestinians? Ilan Pappé is a professor at the University of Exeter. He was formerly a senior lecturer in political science at […]
Finance
Guy Standing – The Left Must Embrace the Precariat
The right has done a better job than the left in understanding how the working class is internally divided and appealing to one section of it. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS […]
National Politics
Mike Watson – Can the “Red Wave” Stop Austerity in Finland?
‘Last Sunday’s local and regional elections in Finland saw a big defeat for the hard-right Finns Party. Its leader called the gains for left-wing parties a “red wave” — but it’s less clear that this […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Why Hamas will not surrender
The genocide has lashed the fates of Hamas and all Palestinians together. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi […]
Corruption
John McEvoy: What happened to Labour Friends of Palestine?
Careerist Labour MPs dishonestly pretended to care about Palestine for factional advantage: what’s new? In ‘Declassified UK’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Ivan Eland – No Joke: US considering nuclear power for Saudi in grand bargain
Surprise — the Trump team’s latest bid for Saudi-Israel normalization goes way too far and appears to be a one-way street. Ivan R. Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Independent […]
Climate Crisis
Jeffrey Sachs, Yanis Varoufakis – The Six Global Crises Confronting Humanity
22 April 2025 Sachs begins at round 6:30
Climate Crisis
Geoff Dembicki – Climate Crisis Deniers Explain Why They Like U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright
In exclusive interviews, they called the Trump administration official “terrific,” “very smart,” and someone who “gets it.” Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers. He’s based in Montreal. Cross-posted […]