521. Trump’s Naval Blockade: Is America Becoming a Rogue State?
As Trump unleashes yet more global economic turmoil with his aggressive Strait of Hormuz blockade, is he creating a state of ‘permanent emergency’ and...
520. Orbán Ousted: Is The Tide Turning Against Far-Right Populism?
Does Hungary ousting its far-right prime minister prove rightwing populists and autocrats can be beaten around the world, from Trump and Farage to Net...
519. Trump's NATO Threat & a Critical Election in Hungary (Question Time)
Following Trump's threats to remove the US from NATO, is the alliance effectively finished? After nearly two decades in power, could Viktor Orbán fina...
518. Is Trump a Fascist and is His War on Iran Unwinnable?
Has Trump crossed the line from right-wing populist to fascist? Is he fighting a war with Iran he cannot win? Is Iraq being dragged in against its wil...
The Real Reasons Populism Is Taking Over
What is populism, and why is it so attractive to voters? Which human instincts do populists tap into to get votes? And what does a populist-led countr...
517. Is Trump Plotting Regime Change in Cuba? (Question Time)
Does Trump already have one eye on regime change in Cuba, as the US faces strategic failure in the Iran war? Who is more dangerous to the world right ...
516. Trump’s Iran Delusion and the Limits of American Power
Why has opposition to the Iran war been so muted within Trump’s America, and how is the US uniquely insulated from the worst impacts of the war? Do Am...
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Dominic Sandbrook on Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear (The Book Club)
Why is 1984 as relevant today as when it was published? Who is Big Brother, and why is he so powerful? What was George Orwell's intention when creatin...
515. Starmer’s Foreign Aid Betrayal, Islamophobia & Australia’s Far Right (Question Time)
Are the UK government’s aid cuts more extreme than those made under austerity and Trump? What can Britain learn from South Australia's landslide again...
514. Who Is Profiting from Trump's Iran Catastrophe?
Are Russia, Israel, and Iran itself the real winners from Trump and Netanyahu’s war? Is Starmer right to resist more British involvement in the war? W...