Indian politics

Happy Monday! Emma speaks with Ahsan Butt, associate professor of international studies at George Mason University, to discuss the recent schism in relations between Canada and India over the purported assassination of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. Then, she speaks with Akela Lacy, politics reporter at The Intercept, to discuss her recent piece entitled […]
It’s another EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Azad Essa, senior reporter for Middle East Eye, to discuss his recent book Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel. Then, she’s joined by Paris Marx, author of the Disconnect newsletter and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast, to discuss their recent writing on ChatGPT. Check out Azad’s book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745345017/hostile-homelands/ Check […]
Alex Sammon of the American Prospect joins Michael Brooks to discuss his piece, “Barack Obama’s Legacy Is Narendra Modi.” Sammon and Brooks dive into how the former president helped rehabilitate the prime minister on the global stage, which helped set the stage for Modi’s current anti-Muslim agenda in India. The two explain how Modi deliberately allowed […]
Good morning, joining Michael Brooks on today’s Majority Report is Professor Mohammed Junaid to discuss the on-going situation in Kashmir. Brooks and Junaid begin their conversation with an overview of Kashmiri history, including its constitutional autonomy and the recent decisions by Modi’s government to revoke the region’s relative independence. Junaid explains that the Modi regime […]
Happy Friday! While Sam travels back from Las Vegas, the venerated Michael Brooks brings you this week’s Casual Friday featuring Daniel Bessner from the University of Washington and activist/organizer Nomiki Konst. We’re live at noon EST. Become a member of the Majority Report today! Don’t forget to subscribe to Majority.FM’s new morning podcast the AM […]
Michael Brooks is joined by two guests this Thursday on the Majority Report: Author and historian Cal Winslow joins the program to discuss his piece about the ongoing protests by Blackjewel Kentucky miners, “No Neutrals in Harlan County.” And Djene Bajalan also joins the program to discuss the Trump administration’s plans to pull grant funding from UNC and […]
Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad), director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Chief Editor at LeftWord Books, joins Michael Brooks to discuss the on-going lockdown in Kashmir. On today’s show: Ben Shapiro says if you have to work two jobs to live, “that’s a you problem.” Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad), director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research […]