As a member of the Independent Media Association, Phoenix Media Co-operative won “International Reporting of the Year” at the 2022 Independent Media Awards. Here’s a look back at some of the best international reporting during […]
Category: Interviews
Phoenix Media Co-op‘s interviews with experts, activists, and others on different issues of importance for the world today.
“I want to live in peace”: Ukrainian civilian on Russian invasion
After years of increasing tensions, Russia has invaded Ukraine. Amid the aggression, Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to a Ukrainian civilian to amplify her perspective. Context Moscow has officially recognised the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic and […]
What’s Happening newsletter #10
Real Media and Phoenix Media Co-op have teamed up to release a regular newsletter. We collectively seek to provide bold, accurate, accessible journalism which is unashamedly internationalist and subversive. At the centre of this is […]
‘Good stories don’t come from the top down,’ says worker-led media project in the US
The Appeal was a media organisation covering mass incarceration, policing, housing and homelessness in the US. But after its owners shut it down at the end of June, its workers began a campaign to restart it […]
American exceptionalism – an interview with Professor Andrew Bacevich
On 8 July, Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to Andrew Bacevich, a retired US Army Colonel and Professor of international relations. We talked about the role of the US in world affairs and the notion of […]
Anti-corruption campaigner explains how the arms trade undermines democracy
Anti-corruption campaigner Andrew Feinstein claims that bribery is a major factor behind the global arms trade’s lack of accountability. And he says the power of the military-industrial establishment has undermined democracy, particularly in the UK. […]
Expert says German arms companies have an ‘unholy alliance’ with politicians
The 2021 G7 summit brought together seven wealthy countries that export over 50% of all the world’s arms. Phoenix Media Co-op interviewed Dr Alexander Lurz about G7 member Germany in particular. He spoke about the […]
The ‘truth-speaking’ of US mainstream media has gone ‘out of the window’ under Joe Biden
In a recent interview, Phoenix Media Co-op asked for media expert Justin Schlosberg‘s opinion on the US mainstream media’s apparent fawning over Joe Biden. And he said it was “unsurprising”, adding: It’s almost bizarre to […]
Comedian Jimmy Dore explains why today’s mainstream media is so bad
The Jimmy Dore Show has almost 870.000 YouTube subscribers. Phoenix Media Co-op asked its host, Jimmy Dore, what made his political comedy so successful. And he said, in large part, that’s down to the terrible […]
Indigenous women rally in Argentina after historic walk against Earth’s destruction
Indigenous women in Argentina have taken part in a historic walk to highlight the environmental and gender violence adversely affecting their communities. After two months, the walk culminated in a rally in the capital, Buenos […]
An artist speaks about her new film on the crime bill’s trespass laws
The government’s new Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSCB) entered its latest stage on 18 May. Despite widespread opposition to the bill, including protests that have faced aggressive policing, the government is pushing onwards. […]
Palestinian campaigner slams US for ‘not caring about law, humanity, or democracy’ as Israel bombs Gaza
Israeli occupation forces have been bombing the blockaded territory of Gaza since 10 May. They’ve killed at least 64 children so far. Amid the violence, Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to Rashed, a campaigner in occupied […]
Former US diplomat says ‘there’s no comparison’ between Israeli violence and Palestinian violence
Phoenix Media Co-op recently spoke to former US diplomat Ann Wright. The peace campaigner and retired US colonel has visited the “open-air prison” of occupied Gaza previously; and she slammed the Israeli state’s “disproportionate use of […]
A new Palestinian uprising against colonial oppression is gathering ‘national momentum’
The people of Palestine are rising up against colonial oppression. And one Palestinian organiser told Phoenix Media Co-op about the current spirit of resistance against the occupation. A week of increasingly bloody repression On Monday […]
Kicking out the IMF: Bolivia recovers and learns after defeating Western-backed coup regime
Phoenix Media Co-op asked Ollie Vargas of Bolivia’s union-owned Kawsachun News about how Bolivia is recovering and learning after defeating the 2019-2020 coup regime. He emphasised the importance of quickly closing accounts with the neoliberal International Monetary Fund (IMF). […]