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"The machine isn't working: the state isn't working and the economy isn't working." Aaron Bastani sat down with economist and Green party candidate James Meadway, to discuss the state of British politics on the brink of the local elections. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.

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"You were basically kidnapped by landlords?!" The Renter's Right Act officially became law this week. But while this strengthens tenant rights in England, a lot of the protections, including banning no-fault evictions, do not apply in Wales. So how are tenants there fighting back against toxic landlords – especially when rents are rising faster in Cymru than any other UK nation? That's the question put to members from Acorn Cardiff by Novara Media's James Hitchings-Hales. Watch the full report from Newport on our YouTube channel now.

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The upcoming local elections will be a referendum on Keir Starmer's unpopular Labour government. Novara Media's Harriet Williamson went to the former mining town of Barnsley, to find out how people are planning to vote. She found that, despite Reform's lead in the polls, no one on the street was prepared to say they will vote for them. Watch the full report on our YouTube channel.

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The United States became the number one producer of oil on Earth with the "shale revolution" of the 2010s. Ben Norton explains how this massive geopolitical shift has transformed the global industry, influencing not only the world economy but also politics. || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/Support Subscribe to our newsletter: https://geopoliticaleconomy.report/ Join our community on Patreon: https://patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy

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Should the age of consent be staggered? Ash Sarkar argues that at 16, people are old enough to want to explore sex, but they should still be protected from coercion and manipulation by people who are much older. She argues that the dynamic between partners affects their ability to make an informed choice – and the law should reflect that.

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No city saw faster rising rents in Britain last year than Newport in South Wales. But how did it become like "Legoland for landlords" and what does that have to do with Margaret Thatcher? Ahead of the Senedd elections on May 7 where versions of rent controls are included in the manifestos of Plaid Cymru and the Wales Green party, Novara Media's James Hitchings-Hales spoke to Acorn Cardiff and Will Hayward – who first broke the story of the rent crisis in Cymru – to find out. Watch the full report from Newport on our YouTube channel now.

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CCTV footage shows an Israeli settler following a 48-year-old French Christian nun in the Old City of East Jerusalem before pushing her to the ground and kicking her. Another settler can be seen spitting at the entrance of the St. James Cathedral.

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HAPPENING NOW: Thousands march through Washington D.C. for May Day. The protest was led by union leaders.

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All Madison, WI public schools shut down for May Day as a massive show of solidarity for their immigrant students. As teacher Amber Jannsen says, "It's our responsibility to put our lives down for our kids."

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“Without our labor, nothing moves." @uaw.union president Shawn Fain was in Chicago for its May Day rally and spoke to us about uniting the working class in the face of billionaire greed.

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Graham Platner says what everyone is thinking: why are we using our money to blow up schools or give breaks to billionaires?

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"Fund our schools now!" BREAKING: Thousands of teachers take the streets in Raleigh as part of the massive May Day walkout to launch their "Kids Over Corporations" campaign to demand more funding for public schools.

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"The people in power can take their privilege and stick it up their a**." He said what he said.

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NOW: Over 10,000 take the streets of LA for May Day and the 20th anniversary of “A Day Without Immigrants.”

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MAHA is starting to revolt. Trump and RFK changed government recommendations to say cancer-causing glyphosate in RoundUp is safe and want the Supreme Court to give Bayer immunity. Now, their health-conscious loyalists are furious and fighting back. They just secured a big win in the House this week — SCOTUS is up next. Producer/Host: finessquire Coordinating Producer: Leah Abrams Editor: kungaaaaaaaa Supervising Producer: Court Fuller

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BREAKING: The REI union is asking customers across the country to boycott the chain. The workers of @reiunion have been trying to negotiate a first contract for 4 years. They're tired of the stonewalling and union busting. Now they're escalating, and asking you to join them. Producer/Editor: Tobias Nikl Supervising Producer: Court Fuller Videographer: Peter Lyngso

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Elon Musk complains about taxes while Tesla reported NOT PAYING ANY FEDERAL INCOME TAX??

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Stealing from a supermarket doesn't carry the same "moral meaning" as stealing someone's wallet or looting a small business, argues Ash Sarkar on Novara Live. Shoplifting falls short of being an "act of resistance" because it lacks collectivity, she says. But what about a mass organised shoplifting campaign, targeting companies that don't pay the minimum wage?

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At today's May Day rally in Chicago, a U.S. Navy veteran has a message for active duty service members.

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Israel fired what appears to be white phosphorus on southern Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire. In the footage, taken on April 28, plumes of white smoke drift through a residential area at the foot of a hill - before a mid-air explosion occurs and a new curtain of white smoke appears. “The second round is an air-burst 155mm M825-series projectile that contains white phosphorus,” Mark Hiznay, associate director in the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division at Human Rights Watch, confirmed to Novara Media. White phosphorus is a toxic substance that ignites when it comes into contact with oxygen, and is capable of inflicting horrific burn injuries and setting buildings on fire. It has some legal uses but firing it in a populated area or at civilian infrastructure is a violation of international humanitarian law. Israel's military issued an urgent warning on Tuesday to residents in more than a dozen villages and towns in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate northward immediately and signalling an imminent attack. The warning said the action was necessary due to Hezbollah’s reported violation of the ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is not known if any of the homes pictured in the video clip were inhabited at the time the munitions were dropped, or if they had been evacuated. Last month Human Rights Watch said Israel unlawfully fired artillery containing white phosphorus over homes in the the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on 3 March. “The Israeli military’s unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians,” Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, said. “The incendiary effects of white phosphorous can cause death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering.”

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What is the petrodollar system, why is it important, and how exactly is Iran challenging it? Ben Norton explains. || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/Support Subscribe to our newsletter: https://geopoliticaleconomy.report/ Join our community on Patreon: https://patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy

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Today, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in dozens of cities across the U.S. for International Workers’ Day, which commemorates the struggle waged by workers in Chicago in 1886 for an 8-hour workday. May Day is officially recognized as a holiday in almost all countries across the world, except the United States. In recent years, the labor movement, the immigrant rights movement, environmental groups, and progressive and left groups have organized to make May Day a day of struggle against the billionaire agenda and for the protection of the rights of workers, immigrants, and other oppressed groups.

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