History Extra podcast: Why Greenwich is the home of time
Why is a small observatory in south east London so important to the story of how we tell the time? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Emily Akkermans, Curator of Time at the…
The imperial boomerang effect explained
via Means TV
The US “cannot stomach the possibility of a liberated Palestine, because a liberated Palestine removes their key proxy in the region.”
political economist Dr Jason Hickel in conversation with Aaron Bastani.
The Irish are known for their unapologetic support for Palestinians, but what connects the two peoples?
dena takruri speaks to Irish people about why they feel a sense of shared struggle with Palestinians. via AJ+ English
thousands gathered outside the US Embassy in Dublin, calling on the Government to implement sanctions on Israel
Meanwhile, in Belfast around a thousand people attended a similar demonstration. VIA RTÉ News
The Golden Door
John Washington on the Case for Open Borders
Imaginary Worlds: Creature Double Feature
In honor of the spooky season, we present two monstrous origin stories -- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We know when these books were written in the 19th…
Assata Shakur Speaks from Exile: Excerpts from an Interview by Sociologist Christian Parenti (Cuba, 1997)
Christian Parenti teaches sociology at the New College of California in San Francisco. What happens to old Black Panthers? Some wind up dead, like Huey P. Newton. Some join the…
tech won’t save us: Decomputing For a Better Future
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the global push by governments to rapidly adopt AI at all costs and how citizens can critically rethink our dependence on…
Artist Kara Walker – ‘I’m an Unreliable Narrator’ | Fons Americanus | Tate
Fons Americanus is a 13-metre tall working fountain inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Created by artist Kara Walker for the 2019 Hyundai Commission, it…