Who is Gavin Newsom and what does he want? Does the California Governor have the right stuff to put the Democrats back in power and wrest America back from its ruinous MAGA direction? Or is he a bit too slick and slippery to fulfil the hopes of beleaguered progressives?
The Independent’s Washington Correspondent Eric Garcia talks to Dorian Lynskey about “Ne ... Show More
Yesterday
Populism Will Eat Itself? – How Orbán’s defeat changes the game
The stunning defeat of Viktor Orbán and his “illiberal democracy” project in Hungary appears to be a humiliating blow to Trump, Vance, Putin, Farage, and populists across the world. (Who will host their get-togethers now?) But is it really the beginning of the end for far-right a ... Show More
30m 17s
Apr 14
Sick Boy – How RFK’s crank health agenda is making America ill again
When Trump appointed the crankish Robert F Kennedy Jr to head America’s Department of Health and Human Services, he brought paranoid, anti-science “do your own research” thinking to the centre of US health policy. Kennedy has since promoted extreme anti-vaxxers, cut cancer and va ... Show More
32m 9s
Jun 2025
‘Time To FINISH The Job’ | Trump Strikes Nuclear Sites | Iran Attacks US Bases
As Iran claims to have launched an attack on an American air base in Qatar in retaliation to Donald Trump striking their nuclear bases, it’s difficult to predict what may happen next, as the conflicts in the Middle East intensifies day by day. There are many targets left, the US ... Show More
1h 23m
Jun 2025
Inside Iran’s ‘impenetrable’ nuclear bunker
Israel may not have big enough bombs to take down Iran’s most secure nuclear facility, and Nippon Steel’s bid to take over US Steel is finally moving forward. Plus, gold has surpassed the euro as the second most-popular reserve asset, and the UK’s overseas intelligence agency has ... Show More
10m 56s