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What are their most conservative opinions? Why do both the left and right hate NATO so much? Should we ditch GDP? Why doesn’t the UK have compulsory voting and why do some many progressives stay true to Labour when the party is failing to measure up?
All that plus the latest on Coco’s love-hate relationship with AI an ... Show More
Jun 2025
Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
<p>Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News presenter and correspondent, speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh.</p><p>The 84-year-old is perhaps one of the world’s best-known Bangladeshis. Described as the banker to the world’s poor, he gained international recognition as a ... Show More
22m 59s
Dec 2024
French prime minister faces no-confidence vote
<p>The French government will face a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, South Korea’s president said he will lift his martial law order, and cryptocurrency ‘memecoins’ are having a moment. Plus, deaths in Africa’s Sahel region have risen since military juntas took over pledging to ... Show More
12m 34s
Apr 2024
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein: Human Rights in a Messy World
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former Jordanian diplomat, and the current president and CEO of the International Peace Institute. They discuss the pursuit of human rights in a multipolar worl ... Show More
36m 15s