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The biggest stories and guests from the UK and international left. Hosted by Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Ash Sarkar, Moya Lothian-McLean, Dalia Gebrial and more.
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Netanyahu Threatens To Resume War On Gaza
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Downstream: Elon Musk Wants to Be Napoleon w/ Will Davies
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Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? with Shon Faye
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Netanyahu Threatens To Resume War On Gaza
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“Let Hell Break Out”: Trump’s Ultimatum On Gaza
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“Let Hell Break Out”: Trump’s Ultimatum On Gaza
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51: Am I feminine enough for you?
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Hamas Halts Hostage Releases As Ceasefire Threatens to Unravel
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Hamas Halts Hostage Releases As Ceasefire Threatens to Unravel
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Downstream: Elon Musk Wants to Be Napoleon w/ Will Davies
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Elon Musk’s Freaky Minions Are Taking Over the US Government
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Elon Musk’s Freaky Minions Are Taking Over the US Government
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Netanyahu Backs Trump’s Plan For Gaza
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Netanyahu Backs Trump’s Plan For Gaza
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51: Am I feminine enough for you?
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Trump Calls For Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza + Yanis Varoufakis Interview
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Trump Calls For Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza + Yanis Varoufakis Interview
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Reform UK Overtakes Labour In YouGov Poll
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50: The return of the slur
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Trump Launches Trade War, Reaches Deal With Mexico
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Trump Launches Trade War, Reaches Deal With Mexico
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Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? w/ Shon Faye
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Downstream: Why Are So Many People Lonely? w/ Shon Faye
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50: The return of the slur
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ACFM Microdose: Making Sense of Sovereign Debt w/ Heidi Chow
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1:09:08After last week’s ACFM on the meaning and morality of personal debt, Keir and Nadia zoom out to the macroeconomics of debt. Joining them to make sense of concepts like sovereign debt, structural adjustment and international ratings agencies is Heidi Chow, executive director of Debt Justice. She explains how and why countries borrow money, why Globa…
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ACFM Microdose: Making Sense of Sovereign Debt w/ Heidi Chow
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Why Trump Blamed A Plane Crash On D.E.I.
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Why Trump Blamed A Plane Crash On D.E.I.
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More Hostages Released By Hamas
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More Hostages Released By Hamas
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Novara FM: Time for a New Left Party? w/ Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
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Novara FM: Time for a New Left Party? w/ Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
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Novara FM: Time for a New Left Party? w/ Oliver Eagleton, Rachel Godfrey Wood and Joe Todd
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Labour Backs Heathrow Expansion
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Labour Backs Heathrow Expansion
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Trump Freezes Foreign Aid
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55:55Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing nearly all US foreign aid. Plus: A review into Britain’s counter-extremism policy sparks a row; and Chinese AI firm DeepSeek continues to ruffle market feathers. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.Von Novara Media
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Trump Freezes Foreign Aid
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55:55Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing nearly all US foreign aid. Plus: A review into Britain’s counter-extremism policy sparks a row; and Chinese AI firm DeepSeek continues to ruffle market feathers. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.Von Novara Media
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49: We need to see more wrinkles on screen!
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Thousands of Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza
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55:41Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have begun their return to the North of the strip following a second exchange of hostages between Israel and Hamas. With Michael Walker and NoJusticeMTG.Von Novara Media
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Thousands of Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza
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