Algeria’s election, UK’s rejection

Zack, Jenn, and Alex discuss the big-deal political developments in Algeria — where longtime ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika has decided not to run for a fifth presidential term. The decision was a big victory for a protest movement in the authoritarian country, but now nobody knows who’s going to be running Algeria in the near future. On Elsewhere, they continue answering listener questions about Brexit, this time focusing on questions about Russian interference and the real reasons why so many Brits wanted to leave the EU to begin with. Zack ponders European cheese regulations, Alex puns on the name Arron Banks, and Jenn talks about Britain’s (formerly) “rockin’ economy.”

Links!

Alex has an explainer on the Algerian protests which you can read here

Bouteflika gave in to protesters by stepping down

Protesters worry the canceled elections may be a stalling tactic

You can follow updates of all the recent Brexit votes here

Russia intervened in the Brexit election via Twitter bots

US intelligence agencies openly detail how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election

Britain’s Channel 4 has all you need to know about the Arron Banks scandal

Vox has a handy guide to Cambridge Analytica

Zack mentioned — and has reviewed — the book Whiteshift

Oxford University published a summary about migration in the UK

Here’s an early Vox explainer on the refugee crisis in Europe

More on the Nigel Farage billboard

Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech

Some research about the impact that immigrants have had on the UK economy 

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