S2E31: Millennial Politics ft. Nathan Rubin - a podcast by Raj Thomas, Rowan Emslie and Warren Peace

The summer tag-teaming continues - this time Rowan's out, and Warren's back in - so we can keep you hydrated with with cool, refreshing glasses of podcasting goodness.

This week it's about the Alt-Right landing on UK political shores, the UK's role in torture and rendition, and an interview with Nathan Rubin of Millennial Politics.
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MEANWHILE ON TWITTER
We don't really have words for this. Check it out for yourself:
https://twitter.com/NeilUKIP/status/1011671738030182402

Alt-Right douchebags Paul Joseph Watson, Sargon of Akkad, Count Dankula and Milo Yiannopolous are hopping aboard the sinking ship UKIP - is this the beginning of the Alt-Right in the UK? Probably not, but UKIP's swing even further toward reactionary politics is something to keep an eye on...
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BIG THINKING
Torture. It's a Bad Idea. We break down exactly why, the context being a recent parliamentary report revealing the extent of the UK's involvement in torture and rendition. SPOILER ALERT: it's worse than we thought.

Summary Article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/28/uk-role-torture-kidnap-terror-suspects-after-911-revealed

The Reports themselves:
Detainee Mistreatment & Rendition 2001-2010 - https://b1cba9b3-a-5e6631fd-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/independent.gov.uk/isc/files/20180628_HC1113_Report_Detainee_Mistreatment_and_Rendition_2001_10.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7co1BiP6dV5fsgDBoax-E4whoDGuHdbvBwq5UwXJZW795_Eh_qdK-JbZP9SvHcOvPhv4Wtjo67UddPTW15EmHFeP-aERRMtXxKEDrzeVA6VtUn-EHYF6A3KbR46OtmLcRNMkyLImcy2ut4zvuPKPeaYQjTRouSjSBP2gnPgFwDfwj88k2fBzH_AUMKA-klBa5-4FLrf4atRdfZje5mowhQGJfBM9yemI8bnUqO0WOSt-1aMatTI0g4-gkgz6vjDmv1Fchb2stVDUrDrergcvPDCZpY5pI1UPMzgf8ARd8M7dgnGYwfA%3D&attredirects=0
Detainee Mistreatment & Rendition, Current Issues: https://b1cba9b3-a-5e6631fd-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/independent.gov.uk/isc/files/20180628_HC1114_Report_Detainee_Mistreatment_and_Rendition-Current_Issues.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7coeDeDSmv74xvN3e1sZnm5z4hZyj__FaiSldIqGoNjYILXp9-2WFmGZ0l_bisVOo5mT5_QOfEWXvR-viIUgv50HZzAXfdwz0Q-0PErn3Uiwo4VmWbgsdI9LiXnEAYL-J8x3izzD81vOvfdGdwrqBVwCCcTrnms9hrfjHGDFbf_w6pP95mvZnnqXDpSJsqNU_cgsndGhK5jOB05SmGGiM7CfrLsNRRv_YR78lon0vY9tc0VSwqoF4Ar8B74OX6L1SwsYGDPxcAXMW0wwpPL9fzijLVQuC-mjH8QkFq22o03jz_rwTI0%3D&attredirects=0
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FEATURE
Nathan Rubin drops in to discuss his organisation Millennial Politics - showcasing progressive candidates in the US. Why is this necessary? How are they doing this? What can we learn from it? And of course, how can listeners get involved? Just some of the questions answered...

Website: https://millennialpolitics.co/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillenPolitics/
Millennial Politics Twitter: https://twitter.com/millenpolitics
Nathan Rubin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathanhrubin
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