The Owen Jones Podcast

President Macron's decision to call elections seems suicidal: the far right could form the next French government. But has the left got its act together - or is it all too late, and what about a vicious media smear campaign against them?Joined by the brilliant journalist Cole Stangler, author of Paris Isn't Dead (https://saqibooks.com/books/the-westbourne-press/paris-isnt-dead-yet/), and articles in outlets such as the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/opinion/macron-france-elections.html).

They expose the lies of the Israeli state - and how the West has facilitated some of the worst atrocities of our age.I speak to two of the journalists behind Al Jazeera's incredible documentary “The Night Won’t End” - Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Kavitha Chekuru. Watch that documentary here: http://aje.io/gazanight

This is a scandal.

Julian Assange has been finally freed after years of incarceration for exposing US crimes.But what about the crimes he helped expose - and will the perpetrators ever face justice?

Everything we warned about has come to pass.

This is beyond catastrophic.

A lot of people presume it's in the bag for Jeremy Corbyn in the seat he's represented for four decades - but there's actual huge challenges in the way. Here's what I found talking to the former Labour leader and his constituents.Find out more about his campaign here: https://www.votecorbyn.com/

Keir Starmer's government will unashamedly stand by the Israeli state as it commits war crimes.Joining me is the brilliant British-Palestinian writer Hamza Yusuf.