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Interview with John Hird on NUFC Fans against Sportswashing
John Hird has done many things on the political left but recently helped set up Newcastle United Football Club Fans Against Sportswashing, in this interview with Neil Anderson they talk about the NUFC Fans campaign. NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing https://sites.google.com/view/nufcfansagainstsportswashing/home @NoSaudiToon
Death Match by Sam Hamad
If you are melting down over the World Cup in Qatar; ask yourself why you didn’t have a similar meltdown over the one in Russia in 2018? Be honest about it. At that point in the world, despite Russia genocidally ravaging Syria, annexing and waging war against Ukraine and overseeing the fatal persecution of homosexuals […]
Talking Sense Podcast – Season 3 – Episode 1
Kat and Erin return for Season 3 after a busy summer to talk about the cost-of-living crisis, the death of Mahsa Amini and protests in Iran, and anti-immigrant actions in politics worldwide. Further info Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/edinburghslaverycolonialism Glasgow Slavery Audit: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29117 Iran: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/podcasts/the-daily/iran-protests-women.html Reverse Freedom Rides: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/02/29/809740346/the-cruel-story-behind-the-reverse-freedom-rides Recommended Reading: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3785-abolition-geography
Russia’s Sonderweg
The concept of Sonderweg- and its application to Russia.
Escape Routes by Val Waldron
We are finally getting to grips with the solid fact of the matter: 2014 cannot be repeated. We need to find another way, or ways to move forward towards independence. On the day of the full release of the Sue Gray report and of Nicola Sturgeon’s marking point as longest serving FM I’ve never been […]
The Cancelling of “sexual athlete” and thinking dog, Joseph Stalin.
JK Rowling was the latest Russian hero who was cancelled. During the 20th Century, Joseph Stalin was cancelled by Western Imperialists and some other people. But did he die, or is that a lie of Western Imperialist cancel culture..?
Opinion: Ukraine Whataboutery
Some on the left are blinded by old, cold War allegiances, beliefs and sectional thinking.
Worldbeat With George Collins Part 4 – “Globalization Isn’t Just, Or Even Primarily, About Materials”
Globalization is a force that touches all of us. Beyond cheap plastics from China and a diverse range of grub hubs in Columbia City, borders are more permeable than ever. What lessons can we learn about these dynamics as COVID-19’s worst bouts fade into memory? Dr. Anderson wraps up our time together with this […]
Dr. Nancy Anderson on WorldBeat, with George Collins… PART two
Dr. Anderson shoots on the disservices inflicted on black and brown communities in the U.S. both historically and today and how trust in the healthcare system can be restored in these populations.