Eighth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Chris Wright and David Brian.
Recorded 12th July 2018. Released 15th July 2018.
In this episode, we discuss:
- [00:00:30] Introduction, housekeeping and obligatory football
- [00:08:10] Donald Trump's visit to the UK
- [00:21:18] The US Supreme Court vacancy
- [00:35:09] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' surprise win in New York
- [00:46:17] The fallout from the UK Cabinet's Chequers summit
- [01:10:06] The new left-wing Mexican president and peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
Shownotes:
FiveThirtyEight on John Roberts, the likely new US swing justice: (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/john-roberts-has-cast-a-pivotal-liberal-vote-only-5-times/)
FiveThirtyEight on Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh: (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-brett-kavanaugh-would-change-the-supreme-court/)
The New Statesman's Stephen Bush & Helen Lewis on the Chequers summit fallout [SOFT PAYWALL]: (https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/brexit/2018/07/brexit-0-reality-1)
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