@kojokoram.bsky.social
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Brilliant & important analysis from @kojokoram.bsky.social: why the populist right’s attack on history is integral to its attack on democracy & human rights:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist | Kojo Koram
Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th century liberal order begins, says academic Kojo Koram
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Brilliant & important analysis from @kojokoram.bsky.social: why the populist right’s attack on history is integral to its attack on democracy & human rights:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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„Every monument will fall“: Inspirierende Buchvorstellung von @danhicks.bsky.social & Gästen @kojokoram.bsky.social,Rebekka Ladewig, @hkw-berlin.bsky.social, Jonas Tinius. Auch in Deutschland brauchen wir mehr Auseinandersetzung mit kolonialen Denkmälern im öffentlichen Raum.
May 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
„Every monument will fall“: Inspirierende Buchvorstellung von @danhicks.bsky.social & Gästen @kojokoram.bsky.social,Rebekka Ladewig, @hkw-berlin.bsky.social, Jonas Tinius. Auch in Deutschland brauchen wir mehr Auseinandersetzung mit kolonialen Denkmälern im öffentlichen Raum.
My @thetls.bsky.social review of @atossaaraxia.bsky.social and @ebharrington.bsky.social’s excellent new books on the offshore economy- www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...
Competition is for losers
In an essay of 1946, George Orwell reminded readers that “to see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle”. In their complementary new books on the shadow global economy, the journalis...
www.the-tls.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My @thetls.bsky.social review of @atossaaraxia.bsky.social and @ebharrington.bsky.social’s excellent new books on the offshore economy- www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...
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Brilliant straighforward explanation of how the world works from @kojokoram.bsky.social ram www.youtube.com/watch?v=35bb...
The real legacy of Empire w/ Kojo Koram
YouTube video by The Break Down
www.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Brilliant straighforward explanation of how the world works from @kojokoram.bsky.social ram www.youtube.com/watch?v=35bb...
My thoughts on JD Vance’s recent (mis)reading of British imperial history.
JD Vance is flattering British conservatives by appealing to their deepest imperial fantasies.
🖊️ @KojoKoram.bsky.social
🖊️ @KojoKoram.bsky.social
JD Vance doesn’t understand the Suez Crisis
The Vice President is flattering British conservatives by appealing to their deepest imperial fantasies.
www.newstatesman.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My thoughts on JD Vance’s recent (mis)reading of British imperial history.
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📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
March 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).
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Labour MP Kim Johnson calls for a public inquiry into historic scandal which saw black children incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” & sent to schools for physically & mentally disabled pupils
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
MP calls for inquiry into labelling of black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’
Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70s
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Labour MP Kim Johnson calls for a public inquiry into historic scandal which saw black children incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” & sent to schools for physically & mentally disabled pupils
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Sounds terrifying. I can see why UK govt are so afraid to discuss.
SWITZERLAND. Recreational #cannabis trials show consumers move to lower-risk consumption methods, no disturbance of public order, no diversion into illicit market. Police welcome ability to prioritise other tasks. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/switzerlands...
Switzerland's 7000 Recreational Cannabis Pilot Participants Show Tendency Towards 'Lower-Risk Consumption' - Business of Cannabis
The preliminary findings from Switzerland’s seven active pilot trials, involving around three per cent of the country’s active cannabis consumers, have been published by a local university. Just days ...
businessofcannabis.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Sounds terrifying. I can see why UK govt are so afraid to discuss.
My latest for the @NewStatesman on how the myth of ‘two-tier justice’ will keep us all paying for the largest, most expensive prison system in Europe.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Robert Jenrick and the myth of “two-tier justice”
New sentencing guidelines have become the tool of cynical politicians playing divide-and-conquer politics.
www.newstatesman.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My latest for the @NewStatesman on how the myth of ‘two-tier justice’ will keep us all paying for the largest, most expensive prison system in Europe.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Reform have only 5 MPs and they have already split into warring factions!
Hilarious. Even tankies are looking at them like "Damn, I think those guys have an infighting problem"
Hilarious. Even tankies are looking at them like "Damn, I think those guys have an infighting problem"
March 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reform have only 5 MPs and they have already split into warring factions!
Hilarious. Even tankies are looking at them like "Damn, I think those guys have an infighting problem"
Hilarious. Even tankies are looking at them like "Damn, I think those guys have an infighting problem"
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If trickle down economics was sound economics, Americans would be thriving right now.
It’s. Not. Trickling. Down.
It’s been nearly FIFTY years.
It’s. Not. Trickling. Down.
It’s been nearly FIFTY years.
March 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If trickle down economics was sound economics, Americans would be thriving right now.
It’s. Not. Trickling. Down.
It’s been nearly FIFTY years.
It’s. Not. Trickling. Down.
It’s been nearly FIFTY years.
The only cancel culture killing the British univeristy is the cancellation of the grant funding that these ‘anti-woke’ writers enjoyed in the 80s and 90s www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
How EDI, cancel culture and bad boards are killing our universities
With British institutions copying the likes of Harvard in stifling free speech, the only way back to reason is explicit guarantees for academic freedom
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The only cancel culture killing the British univeristy is the cancellation of the grant funding that these ‘anti-woke’ writers enjoyed in the 80s and 90s www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
The “locker room” school of diplomacy
Oh my God.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office.
This is a complete fucking embarrassment.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office.
This is a complete fucking embarrassment.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The “locker room” school of diplomacy
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Amazing. Vive la France!! Parliamentarians have voted for a 2% wealth tax on the assets of the richest 0.01% of France’s citizens. It'd apply to around 4,000 people in France with assets of more than €100 million & could bring in between €15 and €25 billion per year
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
French lawmakers back tax on ultra-rich proposed by Ecologist Party
Supporters say the levy would tackle inequality in France, although some fear the effect on investment, business expansion and jobs.
www.euronews.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Amazing. Vive la France!! Parliamentarians have voted for a 2% wealth tax on the assets of the richest 0.01% of France’s citizens. It'd apply to around 4,000 people in France with assets of more than €100 million & could bring in between €15 and €25 billion per year
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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'Brilliantly arranged and rich with fresh insights' Akala
'You can't understand how Britain works today without reading it' Frankie Boyle
'This book should be part of the national curriculum' Ellie Mae O'Hagan
'Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire'
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@kojokoram.bsky.social
'You can't understand how Britain works today without reading it' Frankie Boyle
'This book should be part of the national curriculum' Ellie Mae O'Hagan
'Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire'
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@kojokoram.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
'Brilliantly arranged and rich with fresh insights' Akala
'You can't understand how Britain works today without reading it' Frankie Boyle
'This book should be part of the national curriculum' Ellie Mae O'Hagan
'Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire'
🦁
@kojokoram.bsky.social
'You can't understand how Britain works today without reading it' Frankie Boyle
'This book should be part of the national curriculum' Ellie Mae O'Hagan
'Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire'
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@kojokoram.bsky.social
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Correct: “the dysfunctional marketisation of higher education [..]is at the root of today’s financial black hole”.
One change that should be introduced yesterday is to drastically cap the % universities are allowed to spend on private consultants who are draining the sector of money and skill
One change that should be introduced yesterday is to drastically cap the % universities are allowed to spend on private consultants who are draining the sector of money and skill
The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial
Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Correct: “the dysfunctional marketisation of higher education [..]is at the root of today’s financial black hole”.
One change that should be introduced yesterday is to drastically cap the % universities are allowed to spend on private consultants who are draining the sector of money and skill
One change that should be introduced yesterday is to drastically cap the % universities are allowed to spend on private consultants who are draining the sector of money and skill
Imagine if we could have told everyone who thought that history ended in the 1990s, that the West would be opening up the ‘debate’ on Apartheid in South Africa within a generation.
February 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Imagine if we could have told everyone who thought that history ended in the 1990s, that the West would be opening up the ‘debate’ on Apartheid in South Africa within a generation.
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“A January 6th that’s actually working - not on the symbolic level, not like this risible stuff they were doing in Congress - but actually the evisceration of a globally relevant organization with huge impact across the entire world.” - @adam_tooze on the dismantling of USAid:
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“A January 6th that’s actually working - not on the symbolic level, not like this risible stuff they were doing in Congress - but actually the evisceration of a globally relevant organization with huge impact across the entire world.” - @adam_tooze on the dismantling of USAid:
The early twentieth century American moral crusaders who created drug prohibition were far more concerned with trying to ban whiskey than they were with banning cocaine
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia declared that cocaine is ilegal because it is made in Latin America and that it isn't worse than whiskey.
February 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The early twentieth century American moral crusaders who created drug prohibition were far more concerned with trying to ban whiskey than they were with banning cocaine
When the supply teacher gave up and told you that you can just mark your own homework.
The White House said Elon Musk will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies
White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest
The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
When the supply teacher gave up and told you that you can just mark your own homework.
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The Break Down is going on hiatus and preparing for some exciting developments!
To all who've followed, watched & listened so far — thank you! We’ll be back later this spring with brand new episodes, essays & contributors.
Don't miss our S1 finale w/ @kojokoram.bsky.social ⬇️
To all who've followed, watched & listened so far — thank you! We’ll be back later this spring with brand new episodes, essays & contributors.
Don't miss our S1 finale w/ @kojokoram.bsky.social ⬇️
“The purpose of the British Empire, like all empires, is material. It was about resource extraction & transfer … that has a lot of relevance for how we deal with climate”
NEW: @kojokoram.bsky.social on how the legacies of empire shape the climate crisis 🔗 ⬇️
youtu.be/35bb57jEpPE?...
NEW: @kojokoram.bsky.social on how the legacies of empire shape the climate crisis 🔗 ⬇️
youtu.be/35bb57jEpPE?...
January 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The Break Down is going on hiatus and preparing for some exciting developments!
To all who've followed, watched & listened so far — thank you! We’ll be back later this spring with brand new episodes, essays & contributors.
Don't miss our S1 finale w/ @kojokoram.bsky.social ⬇️
To all who've followed, watched & listened so far — thank you! We’ll be back later this spring with brand new episodes, essays & contributors.
Don't miss our S1 finale w/ @kojokoram.bsky.social ⬇️
The ‘legal black hole’ that they told you was only for ‘terrorists’ is going to be used on all groups seen as ‘enemies within’ over the coming years.
Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo.
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."
January 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The ‘legal black hole’ that they told you was only for ‘terrorists’ is going to be used on all groups seen as ‘enemies within’ over the coming years.