#1741 Global Uprisings: Dissatisfaction Roiling France, the UK, and Nepal

#1741 Global Uprisings: Dissatisfaction Roiling France, the UK, and Nepal

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics October 3, 2025 Duration: 3:19:32

Air Date 10/3/2025

People around the world are angry, often for different reasons and even more frequently based on falseities - though not always. For instance, the Right in the UK and France are upset about immigration though most of those who are angry are wrong about the facts. But there's also widespread dissatisfaction with national governments and pessimism about their ability to make life better over the short term which is leading to much less predictable politics.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Block Everything W/ Sebastian Budgen Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 9-16-25

KP 2: Why France Might Soon Have a Far-right Government Part 1 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-15-25

KP 3: What's Behind the Anti-immigration Protests in the UK Part 1 - The Inside Story Podcast - Air Date 9-15-25

KP 4: Is the Government Inflaming Protests on the Left and Right Part 1 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 8-13-25

KP 5: Why Trumpworld Is Obsessed with Free Speech in Britain Part 1 - The Global Story - Air Date 9-18-25

KP 6: Anger, Rage, and Love - Trump's Visit to the UK and Tommy Robinson's Far-right Rally Part 1 - Pod Save the UK - Air Date 9-17-25

KP 7: Inside Europe 11 September 2025 Part 1 - Inside Europe - Air Date 9-11-25

KP 8: Social Media Ban Sparks Deadly Protests in Nepal - The World - Air Date 9-8-25


(01:01:29) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On free speech and framing


DEEPER DIVES

(01:15:16) SECTION A: BLOQUONS TOUT

(01:48:32) SECTION B: UK FAR-RIGHT

(02:19:45) SECTION C: AMERICA AND THE EU

(02:46:06) SECTION D: NEPAL

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Photo of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of France Emmanuel Macron walking down a street.

Credit: "Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Ukraine" by Number 10, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Cropped


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