Today’s political conversation is dominated by one topic above all: race. The Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik has been way ahead of the pack in diagnosing how immigrants, their children and grandchildren are reshaping not just politics but western societies. On the latest episode of Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty, Nesrine talks about where never-ending culture wars in the West and real wars in the Middle East have left people of colour. Watch more episodes of Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here Aditya’s suggested reading list for Nesrine Malik: In this podcast, Nesrine and I talk about how Gaza has reshaped politics in Britain and America. I quote from this column by her from November 2023 and also cite this prescient piece on Gaza and Labour , from October 2023. We also discuss “identity politics” (a term only ever used against ethnic minorities). Her book We Need
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