/250/ Oil & Disorder ft. Helen Thompson

On the Freedom Convoy, the indigenous question, and 'anti-socialist socialism'(?) Sociologist and commentator Ashley Frawley is back on the pod to talk about the situation in Canada. With family members involved in the protests, we asked her what she made of the truckers and the ...  Show more

In which we respond to listener questions & criticisms. A bumper episode, featuring plenty on Canadian truckers, Swedish populists, ideas of justice, hyperpolitics and much more.  The full episode is for subscribers only. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast 

Le 14 mars 2018, au Brésil, la conseillère municipale de Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco était assassinée dans sa voiture, avec son chauffeur Anderson Gomes. Tous deux ont été criblés de balles. L’homicide de la jeune afro-brésilienne, homosexuelle, a eu un retentissement internat ...  Show more

The Socialist leader promises to transform Brazil, rebuild democracy, and he made an impassioned attack on his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, saying he had left Brazil in ruins. Also on the programme we hear from the Ethiopian journalist forced out of the country because ...  Show more

As a beacon of progressive hope among the desperate people of Brazil, Marielle Franco made it her life’s mission to help the impoverished and fight police corruption. She was elected councilor in 2017 in a country where political power isn’t always feasible for black, queer polit ...  Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Anielle Franco, Brazil’s minister of racial equality. She was appointed by President Lula de Silva to tackle entrenched race inequality in everything from policing to schooling and business, just five years after her activist sister, Marielle Franco, was ...  Show more