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The Biden administration is reportedly not planning to punish Israel if it launches a military campaign in Rafah without ensuring civilian safety. Plus: Food couriers are go on strike across Britain; and we speak to an international criminal lawyer about the selling of arms to Israel With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Labour have withdrawn support from two candidates following accusations of antisemitism. Starmer's handling of the row has been described as "shambolic". Plus: Rishi Sunak impresses no-one at a GB News audience Q&A; and Donald Trump issues a chilling message to America's European allies. With Ash Sarkar and James Meadway.

Israel has conducted it's most severe night of bombing yet in Gaza's southern city of Rafah. With Michael Walker and NoJusticeMTG.

Rafah is the last area of the Gaza strip to have been subjected to a ground invasion - but Benjamin Netanyahu has now ordered its evacuation. Plus: Piers Morgan is leaving TalkTV; and Labour is using the language of austerity following the scrapping of their £8bn pledge. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Ben Jamal.

Labour have officially dropped their 28 billion pound green investment pledge, prompting criticism from both wings of the party. Plus: Sunak is still refusing to apologise for his transphobic joke in the presence of Brianna Ghey's mother; and Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis have reportedly been subjected to abuse at Israeli checkpoints. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Kieran Andrieu.

Certain historians and politicians like to claim that the British Empire was "on balance" a good thing. Slavery was evil, they admit, but abolition was good. Racism was wrong, but free markets are desirable. In his new book Empireworld, journalist and historian Sathnam Sanghera rejects this "balance sheet" reading of history in order to wrestle with the contradictory legacies of imperialism. But d...

Hamas has responded to Israel’s proposals for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, and the group setting out their own red lines. Plus: Rishi Sunak makes a vile joke about Trans people while the mother of Brianna Ghey is present; a new NHS dental surgery has seen people queuing for days. With Michael Walker and Femi Nylander.

Prominent right-wing Tory MP’s have met in London to launch a new group - Popular Conservatism. Plus: experts have warned that the Pension age needs to be increased to 71; and McDonalds have admitted a hit to their sales after a boycott linked to the war in Gaza. With Aaron Bastani and Mike Bankole.

We speak to former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness who believes the UK and US should be subject to an independent investigation over their withdrawing of funds to the aid agency. Plus: elections in El Salvador see radical president Nayib Bukele re-elected with a large majority; and Labour continue to lose support from British Muslims over their Gaza position. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

Should there be a cap on how much wealth one person can have? If we're serious about tackling poverty, the answer can only be yes, says Ingrid Robeyns, author of Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth. Robeyns tells Ash Sarkar what a wealth cap could do for the world, how the global north is living off stolen money, and why she's reluctant to call herself a communist. Help us build people-...

Why should the left care about the existence of aliens? The ACFM gang explore the impact of the paranormal on politics in this Trip episode featuring music from Sun Ra, The Carpenters and true believers Blink 182. What are the connections between UFO conspiracies and right-wing thought? Why do some communists think aliens will bring about world revolution? Does Fermi's paradox mean we're not alone...

Support for right-wing party Reform UK has hit a new high in the Red Wall with 14% of the vote, posing a further threat to the Conservative party's chances at the next general election. Plus: the killers of Brianna Ghey have been named during sentencing; and republican senator Tom Cotton goes after the CEO of TikTok. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.

Ceasefire negotiations are currently taking place in Cairo that could see a new deal agreed between Hamas and Israel. We speak to Daniel Levy - a former Israeli peace negotiator who is now president of the U.S-Middle East Project. With Moya Lothian-McLean and NoJusticeMTG.

Hamas are reportedly considering a new ceasefire proposal. but Israeli prime minister has vowed only 'total victory' will end the war in Gaza. Plus: Migration is back in the headlines after new projections from the ONS; and an update on the story of rail bosses bragging about free government cash. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Foreign secretary David Cameron has said the UK is considering recognising a Palestinian state. Plus: Israel's assassination of three Palestinian men inside a hospital in the city of Jenin; and North Ireland is set to have a government from Stormont again after two years without one. With Michael Walker and NoJusticeMTG

Western nations have pulled funding from the UN Refugee agency in Gaza after Israeli accusations that 12 of the 13,000 workforce have links to Hamas. Plus: Labour have suspended another left-wing MP; and the Israeli far-right have held a ‘return to Gaza’ convention. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

The International Court of Justice has delivered its interim ruling on the genocide case brought against Israel by South Africa. We speak to Human Rights Watch's Israel Palestine director Omar Shakir. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Britain's biggest steel employer has announced plans to cut nearly three thousand jobs at its main steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales. Plus: Labour leader Keir Starmer refuses to say a war crime is a war crime; and the Covid inquiry goes to Scotland. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Polly Smythe.

This episode was first released in November 2021. In the bestselling book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, archaeologist David Wengrow and the late anthropologist David Graeber offer a radically different story of our social evolution. Drawing on groundbreaking research gathered over a decade of collaboration, the book challenges just about everything we thought we knew about the...

Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire - his second electoral victory of the race to become the party's presidential nominee. Plus: shocking and tragic footage exposes the IDF's brutality in Gaza; and a Tory MP has called for Sunak to resign. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Britain and the U.S have jointly bombed multiple sites in Yemen's Capital. We examine Rishi Sunak's bizarre justification for the attack. Plus: Israel has suffered its highest number of military casualties since the war in Gaza began; and UK interest rates are finally down. With Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar.

25,000 Palestinians have now been killed during Israel's war on Gaza. Plus: families of Israeli hostages have stormed Israeli parliament; and the shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is confronted about Labour's position on Palestine. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

We are in a drastically different world from the one most of us grew up in. This has been proven by the rapid escalation in the events in the Middle East over the last six weeks. No longer are we in a world where, essentially, the US run the show. And this has huge global implications, especially for Europe. Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist and podcaster who co-hosts the ‘Multipolarity’ podca...

Music has the uncanny power to stir up big feelings, which makes it an obvious vehicle for political statements of hope, anger, despair, or how to cast your vote. In this Microdose episode to accompany ACFM's Trip on Protest, Jem takes us through 60 years of plugged-in protest music – no strumming folkies or broadside ballads this time. From hip-hop campaign boosters to new wave takes on British i...

After Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel should rule “from the river to the sea”, will western leaders finally wake-up to his intentions? Plus: barrister Hashi Mohamed calls out the tories on their approach to small boats crossings. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.