On 28 April 2021, people across Colombia took to the streets to protest a tax rise that saw the price of basic goods rocket, adding further economic pressure to a population already reeling from the […]
Category: Interviews
Phoenix Media Co-op‘s interviews with experts, activists, and others on different issues of importance for the world today.
The mass movement that was central to the defeat of Bolivia’s right-wing coup regime
Phoenix Media Co-op asked Ollie Vargas of Bolivia’s union-owned Kawsachun News about the lessons that Bolivians and non-Bolivians can learn from the country’s defeat of the coup regime that ruled the country between 2019 and […]
The grassroots artistic movement building resistance to repression in Colombia
Since the end of April, Colombia has faced a humanitarian emergency. State forces have responded to mass protests with deadly repression. Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to Colombian activist organiser Yuraq Sani. She has been working […]
Colombian activist explains the country’s current ‘humanitarian emergency’
Colombia is currently going through a human rights crisis. In recent days, the state has brutally repressed protests, resulting in dozens of deaths. Phoenix Media Co-op spoke to a Colombian teacher and activist to find […]
US sanctions have caused ‘enormous problems to buy medicine’ during the Covid-19 pandemic
As many expected, Joe Biden’s approach to Venezuela has not differed too much from Donald Trump’s. The current US president has largely left his predecessor’s sanctions in place. I spoke to UN special rapporteur Alena […]
The ‘completely corrupt’ US lobbying system uses China and Russia to justify military spending
Phoenix Media Co-op asked nuclear policy specialist Joe Cirincione about the power of the arms lobby in US politics. And he explained how treating China and Russia as enemies helps to justify massive spending on weapons, especially […]
Persecution of the left in recent years helped make a neoliberal banker president in Ecuador
Neoliberal banker Guillermo Lasso won Ecuador’s recent presidential election. But just how much did the persecution of the left in recent years contribute to his victory? Phoenix Media Co-op asked independent journalist and Ecuador expert […]
Protesters call for medical attention for Russian prisoner Alexei Navalny at demo in Germany
Alexei Navalny is a Russian anti-corruption activist and opposition politician. He’s currently in prison, and on hunger strike. And this week, protesters both inside and outside of Russia showed concern for his health by hitting the […]
Welcome to the innovative, exciting and compassionate future of events
The global Covid-19 pandemic decimated the events industry. But it’s evolving, finding exciting and innovative ways to reach audiences cut off from live entertainment for the past year. In Cornwall, one events organiser is not […]
Biden’s nuclear weapons policy unlikely to differ much from Trump’s, according to expert
Phoenix Media Co-op asked nuclear policy specialist Joe Cirincione about his recent article on the changes the current US government should make to help create a safer world. And he spoke about how there currently seems to […]
‘The future is bleak’ on the global arms race, according to nuclear expert
Phoenix Media Co-op asked nuclear policy specialist Joe Cirincione about the upcoming prospects for progress in de-escalating the global nuclear arms race. And for now, he lamented, “the future of arms control is bleak”. The arms race […]
The mainstream media is an ‘incredibly well-organised cartel’
In a recent interview with media expert Justin Schlosberg, Phoenix Media Co-op asked how the mainstream media has managed to maintain some levels of public trust despite its ongoing abuse of that trust. He insisted: […]
Current violence in Belfast is an example of the State dividing the working class, say anarchists
More than a week of conflict has occurred on the streets of Belfast. Headlines have described it as ‘loyalist violence’. But anarchists in the north of Ireland told Phoenix Media Co-op that the violence isn’t […]
Expert stresses that Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapons programme
Efforts are currently underway to ease tensions again between the US and Iran. This follows significant hostility from Washington under Donald Trump’s presidency. In light of the renewed focus on nuclear talks, Phoenix Media Co-op […]
‘The three media outlets that most obstruct change in the UK’
In a recent interview with media expert Justin Schlosberg, Phoenix Media Co-op asked ‘Which are the media outlets that you think most obstruct change in Britain?’ Schlosberg answered: I would say a combination of the […]