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Are we living through end times fascism?

Since the publication of No Logo in 1999 - a critique of big brands and consumer culture - Naomi Klein has been one of the most influential voices in leftist politics in

How El Niño will change the UK's weather

The summer just passed was the hottest on record. Next year, the scientists predict, will be even hotter. And what will happen between these two infernos? Respite? Wrong

A wave of childlessness is sweeping the whole world

In Japan, couples can rent a grandchild in order to make them feel less bereft on special occasions. In South Korea, dog stroller sales have overtaken pram sales. And in

Owen Jones: Hubris haunts the West

Owen Jones burst onto the scene in 2011 with his bestselling book Chavs: the demonisation of the working class. Since then his activism and journalism has followed the eb

China's history is on the table

Fuchsia Dunlop has dedicated much of her life to eating Chinese food. If you’re interested in Chinese cuisine and culture, you may have come across her through televisio

Life as a leftist has been a complete failure

Alexei Sayle has never much cared for a conventional view of the world. Born in 1950s Liverpool to committed communist parents, he was named after Maxim Gorky - real nam

Is Trump a Russian asset?

In 2011, Luke Harding was ordered to leave Russia - the first Western journalist to be exiled since the fall of the Soviet Union. As the Guardian's senior correspondent,

Is Britain a liberal country?

Most people would say that Britain is, by and large, a liberal country. Individuals have the freedom to express their individual beliefs, others are expected to accept th

The man who sold the World Cup

For ten years Gianni Infantino has run FIFA more or less unchallenged - cosying up to Putin, the Saudis, and above all Trump, and turning the World Cup into the most comm

What the hell is going on on the British right?

For decades, hell, even centuries, there’s only been one show in town for the British right - the Conservative Party. But now, as the British electoral system complains

How will history remember Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer is no longer prime minister, Andy Burnham is.  What just happened? Why did it happen? And what now?  Oli Dugmore is joined by the New Statesman's editor-in

Gary Stevenson is lobbying Andy Burnham

Gary Stevenson, economic campaigner and YouTuber, is using this change in government to lobby for a wealth tax. Without one, he predicts, "society will collapse". He jo

Jeffrey Epstein was not the only monster

Over 1000 of Epstein's victims of sexual abuse and trafficking have now been identified; some have chosen to come forward publicly, and among them there was one voice whi

"Trump wouldn't know Burnham if he slapped him"

Some had dubbed Starmer as "the Trump whisperer", so how has this change in leader come across in the US? Do they even care? Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo, joins us on T

Jonathan Haidt supports a social media ban for teenagers. I don't.

Then social media came along. This is one of the reasons social psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes whole heartedly in the social media ban for under 16s, which has been

7 prime ministers in 10 years

Yesterday morning Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister. Today is the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum. Britain will soon welcome its seventh prime minister in

Has Britain lost its childhood?

Children's laureate, screenwriter, author of Millions, architect of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, and father of seven, Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins Oli Dugmore to disc

Mariana Mazzucato wants economists to rethink everything

Mariana Mazzucato is one of the most influential economists of modern times. An avowed progressive, her ideas impact the lives of millions of people, from the United Stat

No Mr Blair, AI will not save us | Karen Hao

Are AI companies the new empires? Journalist Karen Hao says the parallels are striking. This disruptive sector  requires vast amounts of land, minerals and water – not t

Guy Standing on big finance infiltrating education

Guy Standing is a British labour economist best known for coining the term "precariat" to describe the growing global class of people living with unstable employment, mou