Beyond the Ballot Box

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As they say, democracy doesn't begin and end at the ballot box.
On Beyond the Ballot Box, we have in-depth conversations about political economy and human rights in Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and around the globe through a class prism.


Episode Date
Kami Orang Sini Juga Episode 1: Exploring the Malaysian-Indian Identity
May 05, 2026
GEGAR and the Making of a Multicultural Movement Against Imperialism
Apr 30, 2026
The Importance of Celebrating Labour Day
Apr 28, 2026
Roshinee Mookaiah on Dilarang Ponteng Parlimen Campaign, Social Media and Fairly OddParents
Apr 23, 2026
When Children Are Made Prisoners: A Palestinian Speaks
Apr 21, 2026
Charles Hector Reflects on Labour Rights and Human Rights in Malaysia Through the Years
Apr 16, 2026
What if Socrates and Confucius Had a Conversation About Democracy and Justice?
Apr 14, 2026
Here’s the Truth About Racism in Malaysia’s Rental Market
Apr 09, 2026
War, Diplomacy, and the Dollar: Insights from a Former Malaysian Ambassador
Apr 07, 2026
Why Are Children Getting Detained Under SOSMA?
Apr 02, 2026
What Role Will Europe Play in Changing Global Order?
Mar 31, 2026
Oil Shocks to Inflation: How Should Malaysia Respond to the US–Israel–Iran War?
Mar 26, 2026
How Late-Stage Capitalism Produces a World of Permanent Crisis
Mar 24, 2026
Former Prime Minister of Timor-Leste on History, Culture and Development Strategies
Mar 19, 2026
Local Councilor Kusaaliny on Transforming Petaling Jaya and Navigating Racial & Religious Tensions
Mar 17, 2026
Anti-Corruption: Is MADANI on the right track?
Mar 12, 2026
MANDIRI: A House for Activists and Rebels
Mar 10, 2026
Reform or Regression? AG-PP Split, MACC Controversy and MADANI’s Promises
Mar 05, 2026
Iran, US, Israel: Can Regime Change Be Defended in the Name of Human Rights?
Mar 03, 2026
How Transparent and Accountable Are Major Political Parties in Malaysia?
Feb 26, 2026
Understanding The Politics of Eviction in Malaysia
Feb 24, 2026
How Films Can Help Us Make Sense of the World
Feb 19, 2026
China Rising Part 2: Taiwan, Xinjiang, Sovereignty and Human Rights
Feb 12, 2026
China Rising Part 1: How the Unipolar World Is Ending
Feb 10, 2026
What Do the Epstein Files Teach Us About Power?
Feb 05, 2026
Do Business Schools Play a Role in Normalising Labour Exploitation?
Feb 03, 2026
How Cartels Shape the Migrant Labour System in Malaysia
Jan 29, 2026
What You Need to Know About a Highly Underappreciated Component of Elections
Jan 27, 2026
How to Navigate a Polarised Malaysia
Jan 22, 2026
How to Make KL and the Klang Valley More Liveable
Jan 20, 2026
Vijay Prashad on Venezuela, Iran and American Imperialism
Jan 15, 2026
Teach For All’s Founder on Closing the Education Inequality Gap
Jan 13, 2026
DAP Must Embrace Its Social Democratic Roots
Jan 08, 2026
How to Build a Better Malaysia For Everyone
Jan 06, 2026
What Does the Future Look Like For Europe?
Dec 18, 2025
Here’s Why Feminism is Relevant Today -- For Men Too!
Dec 16, 2025
The Truth About Interethnic Inequality in Malaysia Today
Dec 11, 2025
On the Frontline of Domestic Violence Support
Dec 09, 2025
The Key Factors that Drive Exploitation of Migrant Workers
Dec 04, 2025
Attempting to Break the Israeli Blockade
Dec 02, 2025
Work, Wages and Savings: Unpacking Malaysia’s Economic Reality
Nov 27, 2025
Key Lessons From Sabah Election History
Nov 25, 2025
Everything You Need to Know About the Kampung Papan Eviction and Demolition
Nov 20, 2025
What Would It Take for the Palestine Solidarity Movement to Turn Protest into Material Change?
Nov 18, 2025
14 Years of Infiltrating Drug Gangs: What Did This Police Officer Learn?
Nov 13, 2025
How Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Took on New York’s Billionaires, and Won
Nov 11, 2025
From Extraction to Emancipation: Fighting for A Fairer World
Nov 06, 2025
The Cost of Politics in Malaysia
Nov 04, 2025
A Student Speaks: How Can We Make Schools Safer
Oct 30, 2025
What is Malaysia’s Role in this Changing World?
Oct 28, 2025
Jagat and Beyond: Sun-J Perumal on Malaysian Tamil Identity and Storytelling
Oct 23, 2025
Inside ASEAN: Myths, Realities, and the Question of Unity
Oct 21, 2025
What's Next for Myanmar's Revolution and Has Malaysia Made a Difference?
Oct 16, 2025
Does Budget 2026 Address the Needs of Ordinary Malaysians?
Oct 14, 2025
Budi95: Does the MADANI Government’s Fuel Plan Make Economic Sense?
Oct 09, 2025
Budget 2026: Achieving Gender Equality
Oct 07, 2025
Organise, Mobilise: How Malaysia Outlawed Domestic Violence
Oct 02, 2025
Why Food Is Deeply Political
Sep 30, 2025
Why Malaysia Needs the Freedom of Information Act
Sep 25, 2025
BERSIH and Civil Society's Battle for Malaysia’s Future
Sep 23, 2025
What is Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising All About?
Sep 18, 2025
What Challenges Do Women With Disabilities Face?
Sep 11, 2025
Organise, Mobilise: How Malaysia Abolished the ISA
Sep 09, 2025
A Brief History of Malaya’s Road to Independence
Sep 04, 2025
How Do Capitalism and Patriarchy Collide in Women’s Lives?
Sep 02, 2025
Here Are Key Economic Policies That Anwar Ibrahim Should Prioritise
Aug 28, 2025
From Campus to Streets: Alyaah Hani on Student Movements
Aug 26, 2025
How Gendered Disinformation Is a Threat to Women’s Political Participation
Aug 21, 2025
Rethinking Labour Justice For Migrant Workers
Aug 19, 2025
What Are Key Challenges Faced by Indian Students in Malaysia?
Aug 14, 2025
What Skateboarding Says About the Politics of Urban Space
Aug 12, 2025
What Can Progressives Learn From Zohran Mamdani?
Aug 07, 2025
Khalsa Aid on Responding to the Refugee Crisis
Aug 05, 2025
Can Socialism Go from the Margins to the Mainstream in Malaysia?
Jul 31, 2025
Peacebuilding and How Capitalism & Imperialism Undermines Feminism
Jul 29, 2025
What the Lack of Justice For Teoh Beng Hock Says About Malaysia
Jul 24, 2025
RMK13: Why Malaysian Indians Are Still Left Behind
Jul 22, 2025
70 Years of Elections in Malaysia: What Has Worked, What Hasn’t
Jul 17, 2025
What Do Malay Youths Want?
Jul 15, 2025
UNICEF’s Tess Ingram on How Her Convoy Was Shot While Delivering Aid to Gaza
Jul 10, 2025
Why the Son of a Holocaust Survivor Rejects Zionism
Jul 08, 2025
How ‘Invisible People’ Gives Voice to the Forgotten
Jul 03, 2025
Building Progressive Malaysia From Within the System
Jul 01, 2025
Why the SST Expansion Misses the Real Target: The Ultra-Rich
Jun 26, 2025
How Colonialism, Labour, and Hinduism Became Entangled in Malaya’s Rail Network
Jun 24, 2025
25 Years of Resistance: Sevan Doraisamy Reflects on Human Rights in Malaysia
Jun 19, 2025
Sabah For Sabahans: Understanding MA63, Project IC and Federal-State Tensions
Jun 17, 2025
Why Trump's Immigration Raids Are Becoming a Flashpoint in America
Jun 12, 2025
What Can We Learn From Kerala About Eradicating Poverty?
Jun 10, 2025
Water, Power, and Labour: A Conversation with Charles Santiago
Jun 05, 2025
Does Selangor Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund? 
Jun 03, 2025
Is Fascism on the Rise? (Part 2)
May 29, 2025
Is Fascism on the Rise? (Part 1)
May 27, 2025
What to Do About Racism in the Rental Market?
May 22, 2025
IMF Urges People to Work Till 70: Yay or Nay?
May 20, 2025
Malaysia’s Continuous Battle With Corruption
May 15, 2025
How the Military Junta in Myanmar is Oppressing Workers
May 13, 2025
Sabahan to Chair Prestigious Southeast Asian Council
May 08, 2025
Malaysian Human Rights Report 2024
May 06, 2025
Why Is Labour Day Important?
Apr 29, 2025
PTPTN Defaulters: Irresponsible Individuals or Structural Problem?
Apr 24, 2025
What’s Next for Malaysia’s Development?
Apr 22, 2025
Ayer Kuning: What Can the Third Force Offer?
Apr 17, 2025
Why We Need to Give a Basic Income to Everyone
Apr 15, 2025
What Trump's Tariffs Reveal About Neoliberalism and Dollar Dominance
Apr 10, 2025
How Should Malaysia Navigate Trump’s Tariffs?
Apr 08, 2025
Malaysia Racism Report: Looking Back at the Past Decade
Apr 03, 2025
The Impact of E-Hailing and the Uberization of the Economy
Mar 27, 2025
Corruption Inc. Unpacking the Political-GLC Complex
Mar 25, 2025
S.L.A.P.P - How Corporations Abuse Defamation Laws to Shield Themselves
Mar 20, 2025
EPF For Migrant Workers: A Win For Labour Rights?
Mar 13, 2025
How to Strengthen Racial and Religious Harmony in Malaysia?
Mar 11, 2025
Urban Renewal Act: Yay or Nay?
Mar 06, 2025
German Elections 2025: Why the Right-Wing Performed So Well
Mar 04, 2025
Parliamentary Services Act 2025: Yay or Nay?
Feb 27, 2025
Are People Fundamentally Selfish?
Feb 25, 2025
60% of Billionaire Wealth Is From Inheritance and Cronyism
Feb 20, 2025
We Must Save Pannir From Execution in Singapore
Feb 18, 2025
Why Malaysia Needs a Proper Parliamentary Services Act
Feb 13, 2025
Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising
Feb 06, 2025
Is the Government Going Too Soft on Najib?
Feb 04, 2025
How to Overcome Malaysia’s Retirement Crisis
Jan 30, 2025
How to Build a Prosperous ASEAN
Jan 23, 2025
Why Lack of Political Funding Act Hurts Malaysia
Jan 21, 2025
How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
Jan 16, 2025
Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship: What It Means for the Region
Jan 14, 2025
Witness the Unseen: How Corporations Exploit Land
Jan 09, 2025
Witness the Unseen: Kurdish Resistance
Jan 07, 2025
Witness the Unseen: The Legacy of Thomas Sankara
Jan 02, 2025
How Israel Uses AI Technology in Genocide
Dec 19, 2024
How Did Students in South Africa Fight For Free Education?
Dec 17, 2024
How Do We Bridge the Polarisation in Malaysia?
Dec 12, 2024
What Are the Structural Barriers to Gender Equity in Malaysia?
Dec 10, 2024
PROJEK30% - Why We Need More Women in Politics
Dec 05, 2024
Ahmed Alnaouq on Gaza and How the World Failed the Moral Litmus Test
Dec 03, 2024
Can Malaysia Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu If He Comes Here?
Nov 28, 2024
What Went Wrong in Malaysia’s Nation-Building Journey?
Nov 26, 2024
Why We Need a Media Council
Nov 21, 2024
Malaysia’s Democratic Transition Amidst Rising Southeast Asia
Nov 19, 2024
How Did Donald Trump Become President Again? (Part 2)
Nov 14, 2024
How Did Donald Trump Become President Again? (Part 1)
Nov 12, 2024
After Mixed-Bag Bill Passed, What Next For Stateless People?
Nov 07, 2024
Farmlands & Financial Hubs: How Land Use Shapes Voting Patterns in Malaysia
Nov 05, 2024
Can Malaysia Implement Universal Basic Income?
Oct 29, 2024
Does Budget 2025 Address the Needs of Caregivers?
Oct 24, 2024
Does Budget 2025 Address the Needs of the Working Class?
Oct 22, 2024
How Should Budget 2025 Address the Needs of the Marhaen
Oct 17, 2024
Budget 2025: Achieving Gender Equality
Oct 15, 2024
What Do Women With Family Members on Death Row Go Through?
Oct 10, 2024
One Year of Genocide in Gaza
Oct 08, 2024
To Be Feminist is to Be Anti-Imperialist
Oct 03, 2024
MADANI Government Must Increase the Minimum Wage
Oct 01, 2024
How Should Malaysia Tackle Myanmar Crisis as Next ASEAN Chair
Sep 26, 2024
What Makes an Empire an Empire
Sep 24, 2024
First Past the Post, Malapportionment & the Sabah/Sarawak Dilemma
Sep 19, 2024
Lessons From Syed Husin Ali’s A People’s History of Malaysia
Sep 17, 2024
What Can We Learn From the Anti-Immigration UK Riots?
Sep 12, 2024
What Changed Since Malaysia Abolished the Mandatory Death Penalty?
Sep 10, 2024
Looking Back at the Death of S.Balamurugan in Police Custody
Sep 05, 2024
Can Malaysia Do More For Palestinians?
Sep 03, 2024
Does Malaysia Need to Devolve More Power to States?
Aug 29, 2024
What's Causing the Rise of Religious Fundamentalism?
Aug 27, 2024
Women in India Fight Back Against Rape Culture!
Aug 22, 2024
Evaluating MADANI’s Anti-Corruption Efforts So Far
Aug 20, 2024
Lessons From Malaysia’s Contemporary Protest History
Aug 15, 2024
Kishore Mahbubani on the Asian Century and World War III
Aug 13, 2024
Do the Poor Remain Poor Because They Are Lazy?
Aug 08, 2024
Reflections on the 79th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing
Aug 06, 2024
Sivaranjani, New Sec Gen of PSM on Building Left Movements
Aug 01, 2024
Why Did Palestinian Forces Sign a Unity Agreement in China?
Jul 30, 2024
Reflections on James C. Scott’s Views of Resistance, Capital and the State
Jul 25, 2024
Ethical Solutions for Domestic Worker Recruitment
Jul 23, 2024
How Colonialism Shapes National Identity
Jul 18, 2024
Malaysia Must Push For Peace & Justice For Rohingyas
Jul 16, 2024
Does the MADANI Branding Capture the Imagination of Young Malays?
Jul 11, 2024
Unpacking the Results of the 2024 UK & France Elections
Jul 09, 2024
15 Years of Injustice: Remembering Teoh Beng Hock
Jul 04, 2024
Why We Need a Cradle-to-Grave Care Economy Framework
Jul 02, 2024
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: Sailing For Palestine
Jun 27, 2024
How Did the Right-Wing Make Big Gains in the EU Parliament
Jun 25, 2024
Who Are the Bajau Laut and Why Destroy Their Houses?
Jun 20, 2024
The Real Problem: Inequality, Not Refugees
Jun 18, 2024
India Elections 2024: When Winners Feel Like Losers & Losers Feel Like Winners
Jun 13, 2024
Everything You Need to Know About the Diesel Subsidy Reforms
Jun 11, 2024
Nurul Izzah on Racial Polarisation and Far-Right Movements
Jun 04, 2024
Bersih Congress 2024 Post-Mortem
May 29, 2024
Robert Reich on How Inequality Shapes Politics
May 28, 2024
The Nakba Never Ended, the Coloniser Lied
May 27, 2024
Vijay Prashad on How America Rules the World
May 22, 2024
What Has Become of Student Movements & Activism Today?
May 20, 2024
How Plantation Workers Won Housing After 26-Year Struggle!
May 15, 2024
4 Highly Important Reforms Malaysia Needs to Combat Corruption
May 14, 2024
KKB Post-Election Analysis: Unity Government Becoming More Popular?
May 13, 2024
What’s Politics #14: Students Fight Back For Palestine!
May 08, 2024
Care Economy: What Can Malaysia Learn From Australia?
May 07, 2024
RSF Press Freedom Index: Why is Malaysia Ranked So Low?
May 06, 2024
Affirmative Action in South Africa & Malaysia: What Can We Learn?
May 01, 2024
Kuala Kubu Bharu Constituency Voting Trends
Apr 29, 2024
Why Are Right-Wing Movements in Germany on the Rise?
Apr 22, 2024
Unpacking the Israel-Iran Conflict
Apr 17, 2024
The Malays Are More Politically Diverse Than You Think
Apr 16, 2024
Malaysian Worker vs US Government
Apr 15, 2024
Is Malaysia Progressing on the Human Rights Front?
Apr 08, 2024
What’s Politics #13 - Maintaining Hope in Dark Times
Apr 03, 2024
Cruel Citizenship Amendments: Where Are We, What Next?
Apr 02, 2024
Important Considerations for Malaysia’s Progressive Wage Policy
Apr 01, 2024
The Klang Valley Needs 7000 Buses Yesterday!
Mar 26, 2024
Public Service Reform: From Pensions to EPF – Good Move?
Mar 25, 2024
What Should the New Minimum Wage Be?
Mar 20, 2024
Do Rohingyas Have a Place in Myanmar’s Revolution?
Mar 19, 2024
Is Bersatu on a Decline?
Mar 18, 2024
45 Mins With: Prof Venkatesh Athreya on the US Empire, Neoliberalism and Multipolarity
Mar 13, 2024
What’s Politics 12# - Rethinking the Media
Mar 12, 2024
Rev Munther Isaac: “It’s As If Palestinian and Arab Christians Don’t Exist.” 
Mar 11, 2024
International Women’s Day 2024: How Do We Reduce the Gender Pay Gap?
Mar 06, 2024
MBPJ Councillor Kusaaliny on Social Democracy and Racial Politics
Mar 05, 2024
Invisible Citizens: The Gender & Class Dynamics of Statelessness
Mar 04, 2024
Sarawak, From Under the Shadow of Taib Mahmud
Feb 28, 2024
What’s Politics #11 - Rich Got Richer, Poor Got Poorer
Feb 27, 2024
Public Transportation Beyond the Klang Valley: Are We on the Right Track?
Feb 26, 2024
What Does Prabowo’s Victory Mean For Indonesian Democracy & Working Class?
Feb 21, 2024
Taib Mahmud: The Legacy of Sarawak’s Strongman
Feb 20, 2024
Who’s Winning the Israel-Palestine War?
Feb 19, 2024
Bumiputera Economic Congress 2024: Things to Lookout For
Feb 14, 2024
Real-Life Abang Adiks Are in Grave Danger!
Feb 13, 2024
SEA Watch: Indonesia 2024 Elections - All You Need to Know
Feb 12, 2024
The Political Fallout of the Najib Drama
Feb 07, 2024
What’s Politics #10 - US Media’s Deceitful Coverage of ICJ Gaza Case
Feb 06, 2024
45 Mins With: Ahmet Kuru on Why the Muslim World is Authoritarian & Underdeveloped
Feb 05, 2024
What Powers Does the King Have in a Constitutional Monarchy?
Jan 30, 2024
Understanding the Process of Deglobalisation in Malaysia
Jan 29, 2024
What’s Politics #9 - Neocolonialism, We Are Still Colonised Today
Jan 23, 2024
Malaysia’s Incomplete Revolution
Jan 22, 2024
Why Are Migrant Workers Always Arrested, But Never the Employers?
Jan 17, 2024
Who’s MACC Investigating and Why?
Jan 16, 2024
South Africa Takes Israel to Court. What Does It Mean?
Jan 15, 2024
Rethinking Our Care Economy Philosophy
Jan 10, 2024
What’s Politics #8 - Anticipating 2024: Palestine, US Elections, China
Jan 09, 2024
SEA Watch: The Revolution in Myanmar
Jan 08, 2024
What Reforms Should Kerajaan Madani Implement in 2024?
Jan 03, 2024
Why East Malaysia Should Not Be Allocated 1/3 Parliamentary Seats
Jan 02, 2024
How Transnational Capital Enslaves Us
Jan 01, 2024
Here’s How We Can Abolish PTPTN Loans and Make Tertiary Education Free
Dec 14, 2023
Public Transport in the Klang Valley: Are We on the Right Track?
Dec 12, 2023
Can the Progressive Wage Model Solve Malaysia’s Low-Income Problem?
Dec 07, 2023
Peace & Justice For Palestine Under the Shadow of the US Empire
Dec 05, 2023
What’s Politics #7 - Neoliberalism and the Commodification of Human Needs
Nov 30, 2023
Key Takeaways From PKR’s 2023 Congress
Nov 28, 2023
Right-Wing Populism on the Rise: Can Socialism Be the Remedy?
Nov 23, 2023
1 Year of Malaysia Madani: Did the Reformists Reform the System?
Nov 21, 2023
What’s Politics #6 - Better Your Life: Political Action vs Hustle Culture
Nov 16, 2023
Government Must Not Table Regressive Amendments to Citizenship Laws
Nov 14, 2023
One Person, One Vote, One Value: Unpacking the Kuala Lumpur Declaration
Nov 09, 2023
Death Penalty as Crime Deterrent is Fantasy-Fiction
Nov 07, 2023
What’s Politics #5 - Manufacturing Consent: Media is God
Nov 02, 2023
Here’s How Malaysia Can Do More to Help Palestinians
Oct 31, 2023
Why Were Activists and Farmers Bloodied & Arrested Defending Their Land?
Oct 26, 2023
No Need For Saviours: Power to Ordinary Malaysians
Oct 24, 2023
What’s Politics #4 - Western Colonial Interests in Israel-Palestine
Oct 19, 2023
Does Budget 2024 Address the Needs of the Working Class?
Oct 17, 2023
The Rise of Right-Wing Parties in Polarised Europe
Oct 12, 2023
Budget 2024: Bridging the Gap Between the Rich & Poor
Oct 10, 2023
What’s Politics #3 - Why Ideologies Matter
Oct 05, 2023
The Hidden Price of SOSMA on Detainees & Their Loved Ones
Oct 03, 2023
The Plight of Stateless People in Sabah
Sep 26, 2023
What’s Politics #2 - Race is Fiction. Racism is Real
Sep 21, 2023
Who Are the Peneroka Bandar?
Sep 19, 2023
Malaysia in 100 Years: Automation, Universal Basic Income & Services
Sep 14, 2023
MY Country and I: The Malaysia Agreement 1963
Sep 12, 2023
What’s Politics #1 - No, Really. What Is It?
Sep 07, 2023
Being a Progressive Alternative: Challenges & Strategies for Unity Government
Sep 05, 2023
Dr Kua Kia Soong Reflects on Malaysia’s Past, Present and Future
Aug 29, 2023
Preamble to Principles: The History and Philosophy of Rukun Negara
Aug 24, 2023
Can the MADANI Concept Capture the Imagination of the Masses?
Aug 22, 2023
How Class Solidarity Can Heal Racial/Religious Polarisation
Aug 17, 2023
PRN 2023 Post-Mortem: What Does the Result Mean?
Aug 15, 2023
PRN 2023: Why Are People Treating It Like a General Election?
Aug 10, 2023
PRN 2023: The Third Force
Aug 08, 2023
The East is Green #5 - Political Party Rivalries
Aug 03, 2023
Apa Macam, ADUN #3 - Public & Affordable Housing
Aug 01, 2023
The East is Green #4 - Artistic Expression Amidst Constraints and Conservatism
Jul 27, 2023
MUDA Candidate Discusses Taking on PN & PH
Jul 25, 2023
The East is Green #3 - ABIM & Youth Politics
Jul 20, 2023
Bangladeshi Workers Treated Like Slaves
Jul 18, 2023
The East is Green #2 - PAS Has a Non-Muslim Wing?
Jul 13, 2023
Will MUDA Be a Progressive Third Force?
Jul 11, 2023
The East is Green #1 - Are the People of Terengganu & Kelantan Happy?
Jul 06, 2023
Former Canadian MP on Democracy & Priorities of the Global Left
Jul 03, 2023
Terengganu State Exco: Dealing With UMNO’s Legacy of Mismanagement
Jun 27, 2023
Does T20, M40, B40 Classification Reflect Reality?
Jun 15, 2023
Road to State Elections: Will This Be a Test for PMX?
Jun 13, 2023
Democracy Under Threat Worldwide: What Should Malaysia Do?
Jun 08, 2023
What Would a Progressive Wage System Look Like?
Jun 06, 2023
Xavier Justo’s Rendezvous with Injustice
Jun 01, 2023
Apa Macam, ADUN? #2 - Political Party Dynamics
May 30, 2023
Tax! Tax! Tax! For the Common Good
May 25, 2023
Why Do Malaysians Trust Businesses & Employers More Than Government?
May 23, 2023
Public Transportation: What Can We Learn From Singapore?
May 18, 2023
Key Takeaways From Unity Government National Convention
May 16, 2023
GE15 Beyond Racial Lines: Unpacking Voting Patterns Around Class, Gender & More
May 11, 2023
Malaysia Human Rights Report 2022
May 09, 2023
Parti Sosialis Malaysia: 25 Years of Class Struggle
May 02, 2023
Apa Macam, ADUN? #1 - Congestion & Last-Mile Connectivity
Apr 27, 2023
Liberating the Minds: Universities Should Be Hubs For Political Discourse
Apr 25, 2023
What Are Labour Brokers & How Do They Exploit Workers?
Apr 20, 2023
Retire With Dignity: Why We Need a Senior Citizens Pension Scheme
Apr 18, 2023
Unheard Voices: How Social Media is Changing the Game for Marginalised Communities
Apr 13, 2023
Anwar vs Corruption: The Najib & UMNO Dilemma
Apr 11, 2023
Public Housing Development: We Need a Change in Philosophy!
Apr 06, 2023
Polarised Across Racial Lines: Unpacking GE15 Ethnic Voting Patterns
Mar 30, 2023
Malaysian Racism Report: How Bad Are Things Looking?
Mar 28, 2023
How to Avoid the Culture War Trap: Lessons from USA on What NOT to Do
Mar 23, 2023
What Does UMNO Polls Tell Us About the Stability of Madani Government?
Mar 21, 2023
Just Leave Artists & Filmmakers Alone!
Mar 16, 2023
Youths & Extremism: Why Are Young People Attracted to Right-Wing Narratives
Mar 14, 2023
Repeal AUKU: Give Students Space to Be Politically Conscious Critical Thinkers
Mar 09, 2023
First 100 Days of PMX: How Did the Reformist Perform?
Mar 07, 2023
Why You Should Demand For Local Government Elections
Mar 02, 2023
Budget 2023: Government Should Introduce Wealth Tax on Billionaires
Feb 28, 2023
101 on the Jana Wibawa Corruption Scandal
Feb 23, 2023
Operation Coldstore: How Lee Kuan Yew Destroyed Singapore’s Left-Wing
Feb 21, 2023
Constituency Development Funds Slashed: Why it Matters
Feb 16, 2023
Why Are Strikes Important?
Feb 14, 2023
Anwar Steps into UMNO Fortress For the First Time in 25 Years
Feb 09, 2023
Can Malaysia End Forced Labour By 2030?
Feb 07, 2023
UMNO Purge: How Will It Impact Our Political Landscape?
Feb 02, 2023
Why Do Some Working Class People Vote Against their Interests?
Jan 26, 2023
How Najib Weaponized Shame to Rehabilitate His Image
Jan 19, 2023
40 Minutes With: Syerleena Abdul Rashid
Jan 12, 2023
Why the Race-Based vs Needs-Based Debate is Fundamentally Flawed
Jan 05, 2023
Will Anwar Survive the Vote of Confidence?
Dec 15, 2022
Malaysia is Polarised. What Did the Progressives Do Wrong?
Dec 08, 2022
Can Anwar Put Together a Cabinet Solely Based on Principles & Merit?
Dec 01, 2022
GE15: The Last Mile
Nov 17, 2022
How Will Indian Voters Shape GE15 Results?
Nov 03, 2022
ThinkLeft #11 - Power to the People
Oct 27, 2022
How Many Seats Can Pakatan Harapan Win in GE15?
Oct 20, 2022
The Politics of #UndiBanjir
Oct 13, 2022
ThinkLeft #10 - How Gender Equality & Class Struggle Intersect
Oct 06, 2022
Road to GE #2 - Anti-Hopping Law
Sep 29, 2022
ThinkLeft #9 - Capitalism & Climate Crisis
Sep 22, 2022
Why We Need a Political Funding Act
Sep 15, 2022
Getting to Know the New Chief of PKR Women’s Wing
Sep 08, 2022
ThinkLeft #8 - What Role Did Leftists Play in Our Fight For Independence?
Sep 01, 2022
Rosmah is guilty!
Sep 01, 2022
Najib is in Jail. So… What Next?
Aug 25, 2022
ThinkLeft #7 - Who/What Are Billionaires, Really?
Aug 18, 2022
Does the Happiness Index Reflect People’s Wellbeing?
Aug 11, 2022
Road to GE #1 - Vote Where You Live or In Your Hometown?
Aug 04, 2022
How’s Malaysia Doing Politically?
Jul 28, 2022
ThinkLeft #6 - A Case Against Cryptocurrency
Jul 21, 2022
ThinkLeft #5 - Reimagining Our Healthcare System
Jul 07, 2022
Tajuddin Spills the Tea
Jun 30, 2022
ThinkLeft #4 - Is Our Education System Classist?
Jun 23, 2022
Why Urban Voters Have Less Democratic Rights
Jun 16, 2022
ThinkLeft #3: Why Can’t We Afford to Buy Houses Anymore?
Jun 09, 2022
Rafizi Ramli Elected Deputy President of PKR. What Next?
Jun 02, 2022
ThinkLeft #2: An End to Maximum Work for Minimum Wage
May 26, 2022
Debat Perdana: Healthy Democracy Or Legitimising Convict?
May 19, 2022
ThinkLeft #1: What Does Socialism Mean in the 21st Century?
May 12, 2022
Does Malaysia Have the Political Will to Abolish the Death Penalty?
Apr 28, 2022
What Does Ismail Sabri as UMNO’s PM Candidate Mean For Politics?
Apr 21, 2022
Rafizi vs Saifuddin: How Will PKR Elections Shape the Party Moving Forward
Apr 14, 2022
Simulations Suggest Healthy Victory For BN in GE-15
Apr 07, 2022
A New Era of Pakatan Harapan?
Mar 31, 2022
Parliament Rejects Govt’s Motion to Renew Detention Without Trial SOSMA Provision
Mar 24, 2022
What Did We Learn From UMNO General Assembly?
Mar 24, 2022
Why Barisan Nasional Won the Johor State Elections
Mar 17, 2022
Advantage UMNO/Barisan Nasional Ahead of Johor Elections?
Mar 10, 2022
Johor Elections: Meet Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s Sole Candidate
Mar 03, 2022
MUDA’s ‘Iron Lady’ on Seat Negotiations, Policy Plans for Johor
Feb 24, 2022
Johor Bangkit? Disunited Opposition Ahead of Elections
Feb 17, 2022
Does Kuala Lumpur Need Local Elections?
Feb 10, 2022
State Elections: How is it Different From GE & Why It’s Important?
Jan 27, 2022
Johor State Elections Looming?
Jan 20, 2022
Is Malaysia on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
Jan 13, 2022
Rise of the People
Jan 06, 2022
Best of 2021: Malaysian Game of Thrones
Dec 30, 2021
Best of 2021: Power to the People!
Dec 23, 2021
Idea to Implementation: UNDI 18, the Full Story
Dec 16, 2021
What Can We Expect From Sarawak State Elections?
Dec 09, 2021
How Did Ismail Sabri’s Cabinet Perform in Their First 100 Days?
Dec 02, 2021
Howard Lee Discusses Harapan’s Defeat at Melaka
Nov 25, 2021
If We Fight, We May Lose; If We Don’t, We Will Lose
Nov 19, 2021
PKR’s Farzana Hayani On Being the Youngest Candidate in Melaka State Elections
Nov 18, 2021
Parti MUDA: Dr Thanussha Sheds Light on Melaka Elections & Future Plans
Nov 11, 2021
Melaka State Elections: Expectations & Predictions
Oct 28, 2021
Here’s How We Can Make Our Elections More Democratic
Oct 21, 2021
Parti Kuasa Rakyat: Does Malaysia Need Another Political Party?
Oct 14, 2021
Why Did the Melaka State Assembly Collapse? What Next?
Oct 07, 2021
Race-Based Policies -- Yay or Nay?
Sep 30, 2021
Nik Nazmi on MoU Mixed Reactions & PKR Beyond Anwar
Sep 23, 2021
Does Harapan Need New Leadership?
Sep 09, 2021
DAP: The Curious Case of the Strongest & Weakest Party
Sep 02, 2021
Who is Ismail Sabri?
Aug 26, 2021
Ismail Sabri Front Runner as Next PM? Unity Government? What Next?
Aug 19, 2021
Bridging the Gap Between the People and the Political Powers
Aug 12, 2021
Numbers Game & Democracy on Deathbed - What Does it Mean?!
Aug 05, 2021
#LAWAN: Peaceful Protest to Be Held at Dataran Merdeka on 31 July
Jul 29, 2021
Did We Actually Change Anything After GE-14?
Jul 15, 2021
Ismail Sabri & Hishammuddin Hussein Promoted; UMNO Pulls Out of PN?
Jul 08, 2021
The Problem With Parliamentary Democracy
Jul 01, 2021
Statutory Declarations & Infighting. What’s Up With UMNO?
Jun 24, 2021
Najib’s Bankruptcy Trial: What Happens to Bossku If He Goes Bust?
Jun 17, 2021
Prominent Party Leaders Meet the King; What Could Be the Outcome?
Jun 10, 2021
Our Electoral System is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
Jun 03, 2021
Howard Lee Talks Social Democracy and Future of DAP
May 27, 2021
People, Protests, Power
May 20, 2021
Sabah From the Ground: The 2020 Elections & the Politics of Survival
May 06, 2021