Alex Doherty
@redandinexpert.bsky.social
Host of @poltheoryother podcast.
Never ending playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05XFG7JSVmcudw5SEftghU?si=97039b355d
Never ending playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05XFG7JSVmcudw5SEftghU?si=97039b355d
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“New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.” --Zohran Mamdani
For @hammerandhope.bsky.social I wrote about what comes next.
hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
For @hammerandhope.bsky.social I wrote about what comes next.
hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
Zohran Got New Yorkers to Hope. What’s the Plan to Deliver?
Organizers who brought him to the verge of victory are looking ahead to the challenges of democratic governance.
hammerandhope.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.” --Zohran Mamdani
For @hammerandhope.bsky.social I wrote about what comes next.
hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
For @hammerandhope.bsky.social I wrote about what comes next.
hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
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📻 Sunday listening 📻 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
Rewind: Alexander Gallas on the Thatcherite offensive
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 11/15/2025 · 52m
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November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📻 Sunday listening 📻 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
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Fully endorse. Alexander's book on Thatcherism is truly excellent.
📼 PTO REWIND 📼 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
Rewind: Alexander Gallas on the Thatcherite offensive
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 15/11/2025 · 52m
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November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fully endorse. Alexander's book on Thatcherism is truly excellent.
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For more on the issues I have with throwing the term "feudalism" about you can check out this discussion I had with @jemgilbert.bsky.social on his excellent show, Culture, Power and Politics share.google/ncUCJoWzj7wZ...
What's Feudal About 'Technofeudalism'?
Join Jem and historian Eleanor Janega as they explore the links between capitalism and techno-feudalism in this insightful podcast episode.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
For more on the issues I have with throwing the term "feudalism" about you can check out this discussion I had with @jemgilbert.bsky.social on his excellent show, Culture, Power and Politics share.google/ncUCJoWzj7wZ...
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The centuries-old "deserving versus undeserving poor" discussed in this re-release may be especially cruel today. Labour pushing those too disabled and sick to work as "the undeserving poor" @poltheoryother.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Rewind: Alexander Gallas on the Thatcherite offensive
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 15/11/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The centuries-old "deserving versus undeserving poor" discussed in this re-release may be especially cruel today. Labour pushing those too disabled and sick to work as "the undeserving poor" @poltheoryother.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Wiped out with flu or some other form of plague this week - so putting out an old episode this week (one with plenty of contemporary relevance sadly).
📼 PTO REWIND 📼 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
Rewind: Alexander Gallas on the Thatcherite offensive
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 15/11/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Wiped out with flu or some other form of plague this week - so putting out an old episode this week (one with plenty of contemporary relevance sadly).
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📼 PTO REWIND 📼 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
Rewind: Alexander Gallas on the Thatcherite offensive
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 15/11/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📼 PTO REWIND 📼 - Alexander Gallas on popular support for the Thatcher governments of the 1980s, Thatcherism as a "two-nations hegemonic project" and the debates between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop on how to make sense of Thatcherism:
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Not just useful! This by @adamramsay.bsky.social is also a short, lucid history of British politics since the 1970s
Useful article by @adamramsay.bsky.social on the Green's turn to the left (something that's been going on for much longer than a lot of the coverage and media talk of "entyrism" would suggest):
The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red | Novara Media
Zack Polanski’s smash-hit eco-populism might seem like a sudden gear-change for the Green party. In fact it’s part of a tectonic shift some of its members have been driving for more than a decade. Ada...
novaramedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Not just useful! This by @adamramsay.bsky.social is also a short, lucid history of British politics since the 1970s
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"the incoming Mamdani administration has an opportunity to turn affective sentiments into effective policy, and transform the NYC Office of International Affairs into an instrument of international solidarity." David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an Afterthought
How Mamdani can make municipal solidarity more than a slogan.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"the incoming Mamdani administration has an opportunity to turn affective sentiments into effective policy, and transform the NYC Office of International Affairs into an instrument of international solidarity." David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Useful article by @adamramsay.bsky.social on the Green's turn to the left (something that's been going on for much longer than a lot of the coverage and media talk of "entyrism" would suggest):
The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red | Novara Media
Zack Polanski’s smash-hit eco-populism might seem like a sudden gear-change for the Green party. In fact it’s part of a tectonic shift some of its members have been driving for more than a decade. Ada...
novaramedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Useful article by @adamramsay.bsky.social on the Green's turn to the left (something that's been going on for much longer than a lot of the coverage and media talk of "entyrism" would suggest):
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Governments and companies worldwide are increasingly investing in solar radiation management as a "fix" to global warming. Our podcast of the week explores how billionaire-backed research has normalized geoengineering.
With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
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With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Governments and companies worldwide are increasingly investing in solar radiation management as a "fix" to global warming. Our podcast of the week explores how billionaire-backed research has normalized geoengineering.
With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
buff.ly/heeIBDo
With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
buff.ly/heeIBDo
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Governments and companies worldwide are increasingly investing in solar radiation management as a "fix" to global warming. Our podcast of the week explores how billionaire-backed research has normalized geoengineering.
With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
buff.ly/heeIBDo
With Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social
buff.ly/heeIBDo
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Best analyses of Mamdani's electoral victory and his prospects going forward anyone? Thanks in advance
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Best analyses of Mamdani's electoral victory and his prospects going forward anyone? Thanks in advance
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"Stardust Solutions is a US-Israeli company that is developing technology for solar geoengineering. They've raised $15 million in funding from AWZ Ventures, a Canadian-Israeli venture capital fund that advertises its ties to the CIA, FBI, and the Mossad..." - Sofia Menemenlis
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Stardust Solutions is a US-Israeli company that is developing technology for solar geoengineering. They've raised $15 million in funding from AWZ Ventures, a Canadian-Israeli venture capital fund that advertises its ties to the CIA, FBI, and the Mossad..." - Sofia Menemenlis
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You can read Sofia's essay here — a digital subscription is just over £1 a month and enables us to keep publishing these important stories
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
The Sunlight Managers
By deploying the language of objectivity while evading questions about the social relations that underlie the climate crisis, the science profession is granting legitimacy to a dangerous idea: solar g...
www.break-down.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
You can read Sofia's essay here — a digital subscription is just over £1 a month and enables us to keep publishing these important stories
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
www.break-down.org/the-sunlight...
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Recommended listen: with Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social covering her superb essay on the science and politics of geoengineering for Issue 2 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social
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The Sunlight Managers w/ Sofia Menemenlis
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 05/11/2025 · 46m
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November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Recommended listen: with Sofia Menemenlis on @poltheoryother.bsky.social covering her superb essay on the science and politics of geoengineering for Issue 2 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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📢☀️NEW EPISODE📢☀️ Sofia Menemenlis joins PTO to talk about her recent article on the threat of solar geoengineering in the @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
The Sunlight Managers w/ Sofia Menemenlis
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 11/05/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📢☀️NEW EPISODE📢☀️ Sofia Menemenlis joins PTO to talk about her recent article on the threat of solar geoengineering in the @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
I interviewed Sofia Menemenlis about her recent article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social on the concept and history of solar geoengineering and the threat it poses:
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Sunlight Managers w/ Sofia Menemenlis
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 11/05/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I interviewed Sofia Menemenlis about her recent article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social on the concept and history of solar geoengineering and the threat it poses:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Excited to see Sofia Menemenlis discussing her @the-breakdown.bsky.social essay on solar geoengineering on the great @poltheoryother.bsky.social podcast
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
The Sunlight Managers w/ Sofia Menemenlis
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 05/11/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Excited to see Sofia Menemenlis discussing her @the-breakdown.bsky.social essay on solar geoengineering on the great @poltheoryother.bsky.social podcast
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Really smart analysis by a friend and colleague who knows Korea inside and out. "The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray." podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/10/2025 · 1h 3m
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October 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Really smart analysis by a friend and colleague who knows Korea inside and out. "The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray." podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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ICYMI - Kevin Gray on last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in South Korea today:
The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/10/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
ICYMI - Kevin Gray on last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in South Korea today:
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"When the Americans arrived in Korea [in September 1945] they refused to work with the People's Committees. Instead, the United States military worked with the Korean Democratic Party, which consisted mainly of the landlords and the collaborator class." - Kevin Gray
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I interviewed Kevin Gray about last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/10/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I interviewed Kevin Gray about last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I interviewed Kevin Gray about last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/10/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I interviewed Kevin Gray about last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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📢 🇰🇷 NEW EPISODE 📢🇰🇷 - Kevin Gray on last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The roots of the Korean far-right w/ Kevin Gray
Podcast Episode · Politics Theory Other · 20/10/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📢 🇰🇷 NEW EPISODE 📢🇰🇷 - Kevin Gray on last year's attempted "self coup" in South Korea. We spoke about the Korean right's roots in the Japanese occupation, the US role in rehabilitating Korean collaborators, and the constituency of the far-right in SK today:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...