Gerald Horne On Queen Elizabeth And Empire

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Historian Gerald Horne discusses the relationship between the British Crown and empire, how historians should look at the legacy of the Queen and the how countries are severing ties with The British monarchy.

Then British-born Iraqi journalist Ahmed Twaij and Mish Rahman, an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party discuss join us from across the pond to talk about the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth and whether the monarchy should be finished.

Finally Eugene Puryear fills in everything else you need to know about the British Empire.

Gerald Horne is holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. He is the author of over forty books.

Ahmed Twaij is a journalist and filmmaker, whose bylines include The Independent, The Guardian, Foreign Policy and more. His latest piece is "There are lots of reasons to end the British monarchy. King Charles III is the best." ()

Mish Rahman is an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party and also elected Vice Chair of Momentum, which is the largest left wing campaign group in the UK, set up to support Jeremy Corbyn during his time as leader. He's a socialist and trade unionist as well as being an anti racist campaigner.

Eugene Puryear is a journalist at Break Through News, the host of The Punch Out podcast and the author of "Shackled And Chained: Mass Incarceration In Capitalist America."

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