Brexit

On today’s program, Michael Brooks hosts journalist Ronan Burtenshaw to discuss his latest in the Jacobin, “Only Corbynism Can Defeat Boris.” Join us as Brooks and Burtenshaw discuss how only a distinct democratic socialist position can defeat the right’s No-Deal Brexit plan. Brooks and Burtenshaw review recent parliamentary history in the UK which has allowed for “zombie governments” […]
Matthias Matthijs, an Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University, explains the history of the European Union and the relationship between the UK and the EU. Why the Left in Britain skeptical of the EU historically. The common currency and getting “Britain’s money back”. Thatcher and the rise of Euro Skeptic politics […]
An antigay terrorist attack in Orlando. The emergency need for gun control and what we can do to to get gun safety. Can a liberal Supreme Court chip away at the Heller decision? Bizarre British pundits try to deflect from the homophobic nature of the attack and Owen Jones walks off set. Donald Trump, exploits […]