Category Archives: Politics

Why are the Tories so worried?

You’d think that a government with a big majority and high on the polls would have little to worry about, and yet the Tories are showing signs of being very worried. How long is it before failings on Brexit and … Continue reading

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Ian Hislop: Why Boris Johnson’s ‘vindictive’ government could harm the BBC

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Race commission report: the rights and wrongs

Raminder Kaur Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex Gill Margaret Hague Professor Emerita of Violence Against Women Studies, University of Bristol The widely contested report has caused outrage across the UK. But is it inaccurate? Confusion and … Continue reading

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“Labour is at risk of becoming irrelevant”: CWU’s Dave Ward

Dave Ward leads the Communications Workers’ Union – one of Britain’s biggest unions. He tells me how workers applauded by politicians and bosses have been screwed over by them, why a ‘New Deal for Workers’ is overdue, how the union … Continue reading

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David Graeber on the Extreme ‘Centre’

“It strikes me that what’s called the moderates are the most immoderate people possible” Previously unreleased video of David Graeber talking about liberalism. Originally filmed at the start of 2020. We planned to make a dedicated film on the subject … Continue reading

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Has the threat of Trump really gone? – Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian. He is a professor of history at Yale University and a fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe​) He talks to Krishnan about the future of Trump and … Continue reading

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

 

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Pope recalls Shoah, condemns nationalism

The Holocaust Wikipedia The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews, around two-thirds … Continue reading

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Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

Darren Walker, President Ford Foundation 7 JANUARY 2021 Why the attack at the US Capitol is proof that democracy is the greatest threat to white supremacy   I have long believed that inequality is the greatest threat to justice—and, the … Continue reading

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American Expats In Korea React To The US Capitol Riot | STREET INTERVIEW

On January 6, 2021, rioters supporting Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Hill in an attempt to overturn the US election result, sending shockwaves throughout the world. Asian Boss interviewed a group of American expats living in Seoul to get … Continue reading

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