A World to Win with Grace Blakeley

This week, Grace talks to David Adler, General Coordinator of the Progressive International, about the ongoing Colombian presidential election and what the results of its first round say about the role of social media platforms like TikTok in the global political discourse.Thanks to producer Sarah Hurd for filling in this week and to the Socialism Conference for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to Nick Taylor and Sahil Dutta, two co-authors of Unprecedented?: How COVID-19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy. They discuss the politics behind the economics of COVID—from debt to care to the labor market—and how the pandemic and current cost-of-living crises are likely to reshape the world going forward.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to Kojo Koram, lecturer in law at Birkbeck and author of several books, including The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line. We discuss Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's plan to conduct a review on the legalisation of cannabis, the roots of drugs criminalisation, the neoliberal roots of the war on drugs, and why decriminalisation will save lives.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to John Bellamy Foster, professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review. They discuss Marx's metabolic theory of nature and the "metabolic rift" that shapes the relationship between humanity and nature under capitalism, as well as the ongoing relevance of the theory of monopoly capital put forward by Monthly Review founders Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to brilliant young climate campaigner Mikaela Loach about her work trying to shut down oil production in the North Sea, taking the government to court over fossil fuel subsidies, and the best ways to organise among Gen Z! Mikaela has been involved with campaigns such as Stop Cambo (https://www.stopcambo.org.uk/), Stop Jackdaw (https://www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/breaking-shell-is-asking-the-uk-government-to-approve-the-jackdaw-gas-field-were-here-to-stop-it), and Paid to Pollute (https://paidtopollute.org.uk/).You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace is joined by Barnaby Raine, co-author of a recent essay for Salvage magazine analyzing Russia's invasion of Ukraine through the lens of rising nationalism, a feature of global politics especially since the 2008 financial crisis. They discuss this world-historic crisis of capitalism, how it is fueling the growth of nationalist and neo-fascist movements around the world, what that means for world politics, and how the left should respond.Hear the full episode and support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to Sam Moore, co-author with Alex Roberts of The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right. Sam and Alex host their own podcast, 12 Rules for WHAT, which focuses on the rise of the far right. They discuss how far-right politicians are weaponising the climate crisis to build support for an extremist, exclusionary politics based on "batteries, bombs, and borders," how this links to a longer history of right-wing environmentalism, and how the left should respond.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

Grace talks to Kojo Koram, who teaches in the School of Law at Birkbeck College and is the author of Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire (https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kojo-koram/uncommon-wealth/9781529338652/#:~:text=Uncommon%20Wealth%20by%20Kojo%20Koram%20%7C%20Hachette%20UK), about why the government is trying to change the curriculum to include a more 'balanced' perspective on Britain's empire. We ask who actually benefited from the days of formal empire, how imperialism continues to this day, and why the right are so keen to keep the culture wars alive. You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to producer Sarah Hurd for filling in this week and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust (https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk/) for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace talks to Sumi Rabindrakumar of the Trussell Trust (https://www.trusselltrust.org/), a charity that is on the front lines of the cost of living crisis, providing emergency food support to those who need it, as well as campaigning to change government policy with a view to tackling poverty up and down the UK. They discuss the roots of the current crisis, who is being most affected, and what could be done to tackle it.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

This week, Grace chats to David Wearing, post-doctoral researcher at SOAS and author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain. They discuss Boris Johnson's recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and how the global energy crisis is likely to transform world politics.You can support our work on the show by becoming a patron (https://www.patreon.com/aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.