https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fwwzm-1217524 [Patreon Exclusive] We analyse the French presidential election results, the country's geographical and class divides, and what a second term for Macron means for the EU. Three Articles: Emmanuel Macron Is Forming a New Right-Wing Bloc, Interview…
Tag: elections
/257/ How to Boil a Frog (2) ft. Chris Bickerton
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fr7s9-1205b58 The second part of our double ep on France's presidential election. Ahead of the second round, we discuss how likely a Le Pen victory could be and the effect of Zemmour’s candidacy – which appears to have made her…
/256/ How to Boil a Frog (1) ft. Charles Devellennes
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xbtf8-120364e On France's presidential elections. We talk to Charles Devellennes to digest the first round, which saw centre-right Macron and far-right Le Pen come out on top, with leftist Mélenchon missing out. How similar are Macron and Le Pen's…
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/228/ Three Articles: Popular Backlash in Chile, India, Europe
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dk27v-113c640 On people power on three continents. We discuss Chile's landmark elections, the first after the uprising of 2019-20, which see a face-off between left and far-right; Modi's repeal of controversial laws that provoked a huge mobilisation of farmers in…
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Excerpt: /226/ Science Says: No Woke
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3a7i6-113a949 On the Jacobin & YouGov survey of the US working class. A study (pdf) carried out by YouGov on behalf of Jacobin magazine and the Center for Working-Class Politics has learned that "working-class voters prefer progressive candidates who…
/218/ Stability Über Alles ft. Wolfgang Streeck
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h7nde-10f1723 On German's elections – and the costs of stability. Wolfgang Streeck is back on the podcast to round-up Germany's elections last Sunday (26 September). What's behind the emphasis on continuity and competence? Is Germany stuck in the 2000s? We…
/216/ Goodbye Mutti! Election Preview ft. Dominik Leusder
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zjqxg-10e7c06 On Germany's election this week. Merkel has led Germany since 2005, outlasting any number of politicians across the West. What accounts for her longevity? How has such a non-ideological, post-political figure lasted so long? Germany is finally leaving her…
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/181/ Juche in North Britain? ft. Cat Boyd & David Jamieson
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kkgbz-fdb581 On the socialist case for Scottish independence. David Jamieson and Cat Boyd, writers and hosts of Conter, the Scottish anti-capitalist website and podcast, join us to to talk about the prospects for Scottish independence in advance of the Scottish…
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/159/ Biden Time ft. Amber Frost & Alex Gourevitch
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8iaqi-f19862 On the US election, a huge turnout and the end of Trump. We survey the results of the presidential and legislative elections, peer through the exit polls and discuss some counterintuitive facts: Florida goes Trump but opts for a…
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UNLOCKED /154/ A Reasonably Important Election… Preview ft. Alex Gourevitch
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fqu3r-f02111 On the Covid election. Trump has made himself deeply unpopular while the Democrats have tried to demobilise the electorate. What, if anything, are the two parties selling? Are they coherent entities? And what is likely to happen? Plus: we…
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