'The European left needs to open its ears to the words of leaders like Morales and Mujica when they say a change in international drug laws is essential to move beyond extraction and imperialism towards equality and democracy.'

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The 2025 Review w/ Faiza Shaheen & Kojo Koram | MACRODOSE Get more from MACRODOSE on Patreon

A special lookback at the tumultuous year that was 2025

@meadwaj.bsky.social is joined by Faiza Shaheen — author, economist and Exec. Dir. of Tax Justice UK — and Prof @kojokoram.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social , host of Death in Westminster...

#Economics pod @macrodosepod.bsky.social

Trump’s cannabis reform would revolutionise US policy. Just don’t expect the ‘war on drugs’ to end | Kojo Koram Rescheduling marijuana might seem an unlikely move for a Republican president – but it perfectly coheres with his ‘America First’ worldview, says academic Kojo Koram

My article on @theguardian.com about how Trump relaxing cannabis laws at the same time as ramping up a Latin American drug war fits with his ‘America first’ vision.

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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

Brilliant & important analysis from @kojokoram.bsky.social: why the populist right’s attack on history is integral to its attack on democracy & human rights:

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Every Monument Will Fall. A discussion and book launch with Rebekka Ladewig, Dan Hicks, Kojo Koram and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, chaired by Jonas Tinius

Buchumschlag von „Every Monument Will Fall“ von Dan Hicks

„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.

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...

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...

YouTube video by The Break Down The real legacy of Empire w/ Kojo Koram

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.

📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢

We’re thrilled to announce @kojokoram.bsky.social Koram as a plenary speaker at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25).

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

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

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Sounds terrifying. I can see why UK govt are so afraid to discuss.

The tories seemed to have all used those Men In Black memory eraser pens with this outrage about pre-sentence reports and race/ethnicity…

Robert Jenrick and the myth of “two-tier justice” New sentencing guidelines have become the tool of cynical politicians playing divide-and-conquer politics.

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.

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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"

If trickle down economics was sound economics, Americans would be thriving right now.

It’s. Not. Trickling. Down.

It’s been nearly FIFTY years.

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

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

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.

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
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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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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

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

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.

“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

If this was an African state, everyone would say “look at the corruption”

When the supply teacher gave up and told you that you can just mark your own homework.

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 ⬇️

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.