Rana Mitter
Presenter, writer, professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at Oxford.
Regular presenter of Night Waves and writer for the Financial Times, History Today, and the London Review of Books, Rana Mitter is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at Oxford.
Regular presenter of Night Waves and writer for the Financial Times, History Today, and the London Review of Books, Rana Mitter is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at Oxford.
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The Fires of Progress
Steven Pinker debates violence, ideas and progress
How we failed to predict inflation
How accurate can economic forecasting really be?
The Gathering Storm
Russia, China and the New World Order
This is my land
Should the colonial powers give back reparations?
Guns and Butter
Hard and Soft power
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The Shame Game
Why do we fear shame?
The Fires of Progress
Steven Pinker debates violence, ideas and progress
Rory Stewart in Conversation with Emma Barnett
Former Conservative speaks out on abuses of power
Reason and The Decline of Violence
Steven Pinker's Theory Explored
The Wealth Delusion
Would more equality lead to greater happiness?
The Gathering Storm
Russia, China and the New World Order
Why Things Get Better
Steven Pinker on the world's bright future.
Monarchy, Caste and Inheritance
Must an equal world abolish all family privilege?
Free Thought
Are universities threatening free speech?
Rethinking Capital
Are there alternative economic systems?
The Crisis of the West
Is the Age of the West at an end?
The Morality of War
Should wealthy countries intervene in wars around the world?
How to Change the World
Brian Eno and James Thornton on living a good life
The Great Economists
How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today | Linda Yueh
Radical Spirituality
Can spiritual activism save the planet?
The End of the West
Should we worry about the fall of Western power?
The New Politics
Is the market the most important thing?
Avoiding Apocalypse
Is a nuclear crisis inevitable?
Guns and Butter
Hard and Soft power
Beyond Borders
Removing vs Strengthening Borders
War and Peace
Has Trump made the world more dangerous?
Rich and Equal
Can a society be equal and prosperous?
What should we do about poverty?
Big Issue Founder John Bird's Political Manifesto
Can Facebook Save Itself?
Internet giants between the market and government regulation
The Struggle for Social Justice
Can we make rich countries fairer? | Angela Eagle
Out of Control
How dangerous are the tech giants?
Generation Rent: Sharing the Future
Is our obsession with owning property outdated?
The New Mafia
Is it too late to regulate tech giants?
Authority, Liberty and Wealth
Is 'The China Model' better than democracy?
After The Crisis
Mapping the road to recovery
The Infinite Boom
Is it wrong for state budgets to focus on growth?
Capitalism, Poverty and Progress
Deirdre McCloskey | Free markets empower the poor
Eating to Save the Planet
Is it time to rethink our relationship with food?
Gandhi vs Guevara
Is violence ever a justifiable political strategy?
The Tears of the Europeans
Is the US in dangerous decline?
Beware Bankers Bearing Gifts
Do we need debt?
On Imperialism
George Galloway strikes a blow against imperialism
After Capitalism
Is it the only viable economic system or can we imagine a post-capitalist world?
Are Islam and Westernism Compatible?
Resisting vs Embracing Islam in the West
Decolonising Britain
Creating post-colonial identity | Myriam Francois
Securing Our Future
Anders Sandberg | How to avoid global disasters
Diversity and Power
Is radical thinking enough to change society?
The Fantasy of Money
Are there alternatives to currency?
War and Peace
The politics of conflict
The Global Aristocracy
Should there be a limit to the power of the global elite?
The End of Ideals?
Do we need grand political visions?
Towards A New Humanity
Immigration and Identity
Britain, Brexit, and borders
Money For Nothing
Guy Standing vs Deirdre McCloskey on Universal Basic Income
Corporation vs. Nation
Should states aim to contain corporate power?
The Eye of the Needle
Is paying tax a moral duty?
The End of Aid
What kind of aid works?
The Establishment
Owen Jones attacks the British establishment.
Beyond Borders
The merits and dangers of free movement
Empire Strikes Back
Will the nation state survive?
Rethinking Inequality
Sophie Walker | On feminist economics
Where Should Britain Stand?
George Galloway imagines the future of our sceptred isle.
The End of Capitalism
A new global economics
Economic Democracy
Peter Tatchell outlines his vision for a fair, successful and accountable economy.
Space Hacks
The danger of satellite terror attacks
Tweeting to Change the World
Is social media activism bound to fail?
Owning the World
Examining ownership in today's society
The Conflict to Come
America vs China
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
The new global order
The Eagle and The Dragon
The 21st Century Superpower: US vs China
Scars of History
Are borders the source of prejudice and conflict?
Monopolising the Internet
Digital giants between profit and the social good
A Very British Disease
Bursting the property bubble
Global Futures
The End of Abundance?
The Numbers Game
Breaking the silence on immigration
The Rich and the Rest
Diane Abbott: End the oppression
Mandela: Icon of Icons?
Europe After the Reign
Art, money, and the rise of the East
Diane Abbott: Beyond Downton Abbey
Provocative Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott presents an outspoken view of British history.
Uncharted Territory
Technology and Anarchy
Can subversive technologies be regulated?
The Ladder of Success
How empowerment can fight inequality
Today's Errors, Tomorrow's Adventures
A tech-driven human revolution
How To Change The World
Can you change a culture from the inside out?
The Politics of Terrorism
Is terrorism another tool of war?
How does Uncertainty affect Business?
Project Fear vs Project Reality
How to Make the World Better
Peter Tatchell on activism that works
Generation Wars II
The mess we're in: millennials vs generation X
George Galloway says "Naw" to Separatism
George Galloway
The Snowden Affair: An insider's take
The future of security
The Big Bad Wolf
Should we aim to reduce corporate power?
Generation Wars
The dispossessed youth
How Old Is Old?
Discussing the disparagement of old age.
The Next Fifty Years
The Best of Times?
The rise of India, modern China and the future of the West
The Killing Fields
Benjamin Dix, photojournalist and last UN liaison out of warring Sri Lanka. Hear his story.
Generation Wars
When the Money Runs Out
A frightening vision of the future
The Old Lady's Crisis
A Changed World
Must we look at international relations in terms of the powerful and the weak?
The Real Capitalism
Spies, Lies and Life on the Run
The Return of Revolution
Converging Cultures