Mid-atlantic - Conversations About Us, Uk And World Politics

In February 2019, Williamson was criticised for saying that the Labour party was being "demonised as a racist, bigoted party", partly because, in response to claims of anti-Semitism, the party had "given too much ground (and) been too apologetic". He has had the whip removed and he has been suspended from the Labour Party.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving I sat down with my family and Canadian political pundit and commentator Laura Babcock to discuss the forthcoming general election.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roifield speaks to tech entrepreneur Misha Leybovich about this theory of the 40 year pattern in American politics and what it tells us about 2020 and 2060. https://medium.com/@mishaley/how-history-predicts-the-2020-election-and-the-next-40-years-1904e6ac19bd  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I’m joined by friend of the show Karin Robinson from the Primarily 2020 podcast and by journalist Emma Burnell.In a week that has seen political eruptions in Washington and London, we ask will this be seen as one of the most momentous weeks in politics on both sides of the Atlantic?Join Mid Atlantic on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/170146093623078/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A rebel bill, which forces the prime minister to go to the EU and ask for an extension to the UK's membership if there's no progress with Brexit negotiations by 19 October, was passed by opposition MPs and 21 Tories, it was only the start of a bad week for the new Prime Minister in Parliament.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Conservative and opposition MPs reacted in shock on Wednesday after the prime minister confirmed he had obtained permission from the Queen to prorogue parliament, limiting the time left for parliament to debate Brexit. The Commons Speaker John Bercow described it as a “constitutional outrage”.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we are joined by love bomb Doug Levy in The San Fransisco Bay Area and the future Home Secretary Emma Burnell in London.In a week that has seen Britain record its highest temperature on record, we the president can call all Mexicans rapists and Baltimore a synonym for black America “infested? when will republicans call him on racism?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we are joined by pimp daddy Doug Levy in The San Fransisco Bay Area and the future celebrity love island contestant Emma Burnell in London.In a week that has seen the English win the cricket world up in the most dramatic game in history, we ask if we can send Donald Trump back to where he came from? Donald Trump, tweeted on Sunday that a group of progressive women of colour critics, three of whom were born in the US - and he then stood silent on Wednesday night as a rally crowd chanted for one to be deported, why is trump doing this is is this thought out strategy or knee jerk reflexive racist populism.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we are joined by author Doug Levy in The San Fransisco Bay Area and Journalist and pundit Emma Burnell in London.In a week that has seen the US woman's football team knock out the plucky English in the semi finals of the World Cup we ask should we pay attention to the campaign of Kamala Harris.Download the new MidAtlantic Flick app Mid Atlantic Podcasthttps://flickchat.page.link/hznoEjvFy6EmesTN9  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I'm joined by Pundit and Emma Burnell in London and writer Doug Levy in San Fransisco.In a week that has seen The number of rough sleepers in London reaching a record high after an increase of nearly one fifth in a year as ask can trump do it again in 2020?On Tuesday night in Orlando, Florida, Donald Trump "officially" kicked off his presidential re-election bid. his pitch to the American people for four more years, to Keep America Great. There is no doubt that he has the ability to connect with his supporters. What will his pitch be? "Keep America Great."  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Download the new Mid Atlantic chat app https://flickchat.page.link/hznoEjvFy6EmesTN9Saturday, June 29th 11 am – 7 pm The Centre for Social Innovation, New York https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/Saturday, June 29, 2019 for an event that will bring together many of internet’s best podcasters for a day of live podcast recordings, open tables, Q and As and seminars at The Centre for Social Innovation, Chelsea in New York. It’s an opportunity for listeners to meet the creators of some of their favourite podcasts and to maybe even get on mic.Confirmed podcastersAre you interested in speaking at the conference, please email roifield@gmail.com we are especially looking for more female, LGBTQ and people of colour speakersMike Duncan – The History of Rome and RevolutionsDavid Crowther – History of EnglandRoifield Brown – 10 American PresidentsKevin Stroud – The History of EnglishRyan Stitt – The History of Ancient GreeceChristine Caccipuoti – Footnoting HistoryHeat

Today we joined by writer Doug Levy in the North Bay of San Fransisco and pundit Emma Burnell in London.In a week in that has seen the Brexit Party and Lib Dems SURGE in the UK Euro polls we ask, why men are again trying to control womens bodies in America?The supreme court, which now has a conservative majority, to overturn the 1973 ruling legalising abortion but the Supreme Court did block a new abortion restriction law in Louisiana this year, are American states turning away from choice?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we joined by author and constitutional law scholar Cory Bretschieder in Rhode Island and Journalist and pundit Emma Burnell in London.In a week in a leading investor said that The UK increasingly resembles an “emerging market” and risks a currency crash should it leave the EU without a deal we ask what happened this week with the car crash that is Brexit?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I'm joined by Journalist and pundit Emma Burnell in London to look at the deepening crisis in the UK.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we have a changing of the guard joined by author and constitutional law scholar Cory Bretschieder in Rhode Island and Journalist and pundit Emma Burnell in London.In a week that has seen the Cleveland Browns announce their intention to win the super bowl by signing Odell Beckham Junior, and the UK government admitting that Spotify music, Netflix could be blocked to British citizens on holiday in Europe in the event of a no deal, just when will this Brexit madness stop, we ask just what will the immediate political future hold in Blighty and The Land of Opportunity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1. The Oath. Washington second inaugural. The idea that the office is not the person. Washington asks to be subject to "constitutional punishment," The idea that the president is not about the law. The notion that a president must go beyond courts to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution.2. Adams attack on the oath. Signs the alien and sedition act. Shuts down criticism of the president. The most direct assault on speech and democracy. The key idea is it shows why the right to criticise the president isn't just constitutionally required but key to democracy itself.3. The bully pulpit and the obligation to uphold the oath. Wilson expands the presidency, gives a constitutional argument for the notion that the president is first among equals. But he uses the new power of the bully pulpit to advance racism, showing the birth of a nation at the white house.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we are joined by writer and thinker Nathaniel Popkin Philadelphia-based writer, editor, and historian to look at attitudes to wealth and poverty in the US and the Democratic party's new found enthusiasm for talking about it.Presidential campaigns are not usually about poverty. Poverty is something that candidates pay lip service too but little more. Things are normally termed around helping the “middle class” or “American families,” not the poorest of the poor, why are things shaping up so differently this time around?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Democrats in Washington have spent two years trying to thwart President Trump. After the president's defeat over the government shutdown will Pelosi’s speakership, signal the end of Trump's spell over the American people and its politics?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we are joined by my favourite senior political editor at Salon Amanda Marcotte in New York as Alice Thwaite is looking after her poorly Dad. We wish him a speedy recovery.In a week that has seen President Trump address the nation and then 2 days later say he'll 'probably, almost definitely' declare a national emergency, we ask Does Elizabeth Warren have what it takes to win the Democratic party nomination to become its next president?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we speak to Maximillian Alvarez is a dual-PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, a columnist for The Baffler magazine, and host of the podcast Working People and his brother Zachary Alvarez who is a writer and economist from the University of Chicago.The GM layoffs now (as part of a 30-year process of de-industrialization) show that labor's concessionary bargaining model of negotiating higher wages has shown its insufficiency. Labor should have stuck with a more militant, postwar vision of negotiating shared ownership of the means of production.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.