Best Prison Colony Resistance Podcasts (2024)

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Black August and slavery inside U.S. prisons 56:08

19m ago56:08

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Black August is a month of remembrance and resistance dedicated to our African warriors imprisoned for their heroic stance fighting for African liberation. It's also a month-long salute to the African liberation struggle, recognizing such historic milestones as the Haitian Revolution, the birth of Marcus Garvey, and the deaths of Jonathan Jackson a…

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Black Music Month and the Revolutionary Music of Miriam Makeba with Dr. Martin Boston 59:29

23d ago59:29

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June is Black Music Month. On this episode of Black Power Talks, we uplift Miriam Makeba. Miriam Makeba’s music played an important role in the African Revolution by building bridges across the colonial borders that divide African people. We discussed the role of Makeba's music and feature three of her songs: "Into Yam", "Pata Pata", and "Malcom X.…

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February 21st is African Martyrs Day! 59:22

5M ago59:22

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On this episode of Black Power Talks, we observe African Martyrs Day. At the first Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party in September 1981, APSP designated February 21 as “The Day of the African Martyr.” Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965 by agents of United States repression and counterinsurgency. Amidst the historical impo…

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Digressions #1: Dan Denvir in conversation with China Miéville 1:24:50

7M ago1:24:50

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Introducing Digressions, a virtual reading group organized by the Dig and Haymarket Books. This first session took place on August 3, 2023.Every session of Digressions will take place three to four weeks after its guest appears on the Dig, and will be broadcast live. A list of suggested readings—including a discount code for any recommended book(s)…

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Palestine 1492: Settler-Colonialism, Solidarity, & Resistance 1:30:53

7M ago1:30:53

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Please join Linda Quiquivix, William C. Anderson, & Mohamed Abdou for a round table conversation on "Palestine 1492: Settler-colonialism, Solidarity & Resistance." They will situate Palestine transnationally in relation to 1492, & discuss admirable acts of solidarity by activists and organizers as well as common pitfalls within leftist social movem…

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Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt 1:46:59

7M ago1:46:59

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This roundtable will celebrate the much-anticipated publication of Orisanmi Burton’s first book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. Order a copy of "Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt" from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9780520396326SpeakersJa…

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The Limitless Heart: A Conversation with Cheryl Boyce-Taylor & Glenis Redmond 1:17:01

7M ago1:17:01

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Come celebrate the launch of Cheryl Boyce-Taylor’s collected poems The Limitless Heart.Encompassing the breadth of Cheryl Boyce-Taylor’s astounding career, The Limitless Heart is a time capsule of the boundless love, care, grief, and fortitude that make her work so stirring.With deep empathy, thoughtfulness, charisma, and lyricism, Boyce-Taylor’s w…

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Naomi Klein and Vincent Bevins in Conversation 1:33:42

7M ago1:33:42

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Join us for a conversation between Vincent Bevins and Naomi Klein on what their recent books—"If We Burn" and "Doppelganger"—can teach us about our political moment.Over the course of the past ten years mass protests of unprecedented scale swept across the entire globe. From the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, to the eruption of rebellions in the…

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Medical Debt and Racial Justice 1:03:21

8M ago1:03:21

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Join us for a conversation between Luke Messac and Kenyon Farrow on medical debt and racial justice. This event took place on November 16, 2023.Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “Debt robs. But debt also disciplines…Today, while the imperial imperatives might be different, the role of debt is the same—to compel consent through the coercion of debt.” One of…

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Going for Broke: Living on the Edge in the World's Richest Country 1:27:36

8M ago1:27:36

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Join Haymarket Books and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project for a conversation celebrating the launch of the anthology Going for Broke. Join Alissa Quart in conversation with Alex Miller, Annabelle Gurwitch, Katha Pollitt and Ray Suarez, to celebrate the launch of the anthology Going for Broke, a collaboration between Haymarket Books and the E…

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Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism: Debates in the Second International 1:29:20

8M ago1:29:20

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Join Mike Taber, David McNally, Anne McShane, & Tom Alter for a discussion about the Second International’s strengths, weaknesses, & legacy. This event took place on October 26, 2023.At its height, the Second (Socialist) International (1889-1914) represented the majority of organized workers in the world, with the stated revolutionary aim of overth…

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Chicago Conversations, Part 1: Building and Wielding Left Political Power 1:22:44

8M ago1:22:44

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Join us for a livestream from Haymarket House: the first of a four-part public discussion series focused on Chicago’s left political landscape and movement!This event took place on October 25, 2023.We’re kicking off our Chicago Conversations series with a discussion about building & wielding left political power.Chicago’s robust left social movemen…

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A Conversation w/ Barbara Smith on Writing & the Politics of Black Feminism 1:26:25

8M ago1:26:25

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Join Barbara Smith,Tamika Middleton, Haley Pessin and Jaimee A. Swift as they discuss historical & contemporary issues Black feminists face.This event took place on October 18, 2023.To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology Barbara Smith, Tamika Middleton, Haley Pessin, and Jaimee A. Swift will discuss the hist…

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Revolutionary Defeat and the Future of Struggle in Syria —and Beyond 1:09:31

8M ago1:09:31

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Join us for the live stream of a conversation with Syrian writer & former political prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh moderated by Wendy Pearlman & Danny Postel. Broadcasting from Haymarket House. This event took place on October 17, 2023.Join us for the livestream of a conversation with Yassin al-Haj Saleh, the leading intellectual voice of the Syrian …

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The Work and Us: A Survey of Incarcerated People on Prison Labor 52:14

8M ago52:14

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Over the course of the past year, The Work and Us has been conducting surveys of incarcerated people to find out what they're thinking about prison labor, extraction, and freedom. In this conversation scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore and currently incarcerated organizer Stevie Wilson discuss some of the results, and what they mean for the strug…

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Defend Mutual Aid: Pushing back against attempts to criminalize solidarity 1:25:55

8M ago1:25:55

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Join Dean Spade & organizers from Atlanta as they discuss how to protect our communities against recent threats to mutual aid & solidarity efforts.This event took place on August 17, 2023.In the last year, we’ve seen attempts to criminalize mutual aid become more common as an authoritarian tactic. The recent attacks on mutual aid organizers of the …

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Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class 1:13:54

8M ago1:13:54

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The past few years have brought a huge resurgence in labor organizing across the U.S.—efforts which, from Chris Smalls’ founding of the Amazon Labor Union to Cecily Myart-Cruz’s work as president of United Teachers Los Angeles, have been driven in large part by members of the Black working class. In award-winning historian Blair LM Kelley’s BLACK F…

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Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies 1:16:28

8M ago1:16:28

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Join Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Robin D.G. Kelley for a conversation about perspectives for fighting back against racism today. This event took place on July 19, 2023.Since its founding as a discipline, Black Studies has been under relentless attack by social and political forces seeking to discredit and neutralize it. Most recently, legislatures …

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Transgender Marxism Against the Backlash (A Spectre Live Presentation) 1:16:51

8M ago1:16:51

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Join trans theorists and activists for a discussion of how "Transgender Marxism” can explain the backlash and help guide the resistance. This event took place on July 16, 2023.The right has launched a systematic backlash against trans people. It has introduced hundreds of anti-trans bills in statehouses across the US, ramped up attacks on trans peo…

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Because You Were Mine: Book Launch and Poetry Reading 1:00:23

8M ago1:00:23

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In their latest collection of poems, Cave Canem Poetry Prize winner Brionne Janae dives into the deep, unsettled waters of intimate partner violence, queerness, grief, and survival.This event took place on July 6, 2023.“I’ve decided I can’t trust anyone who uses darkness as a metaphor for what they fear,” poet Brionne Janae writes in this stunning …

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Counterrevolution in Sudan: Understanding the Causes of the Current War 1:28:21

8M ago1:28:21

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Nisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain the current conflict. This event took place on July 5, 2023.Spectre Live Presents:Counterrevolution in Sudan: Understanding the Causes of the Current WarSudan is wracked by war between dueling military factions. Nisrin Elamin, Raga Maka…

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Family Histories & Political Violence in the Americas: A Poetic Discussion 1:28:48

8M ago1:28:48

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Three acclaimed poets with new books in multiple genres take on questions of history, trauma, and family in the Americas. This event took place on June 9, 2023.To celebrate the publication of Julie Carr’s Mud, Blood, and Ghosts: Populism, Eugenics, and Spiritualism in the American West (University of Nebraska Press, May 2023), she will be joined by…

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Remedies For Disappearing (Book Launch) 1:18:27

8M ago1:18:27

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Join Alexa Patrick and special guests for a celebration of her debut poetry collection Remedies for Disappearing. This event took place on June 6, 2023.In this beautiful debut from an exciting new poet, Alexa Patrick’s Remedies for Disappearing memorializes Blackness in its quiet and unexpected forms, bringing the peripheral into focus. These poems…

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Palo Alto: The Grit Beneath Tech’s Glitter 1:28:09

8M ago1:28:09

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Join us for a conversation on the seedy underside to Tech’s past, present, and future. This event took place on May 30, 2023.If the industry’s most credulous boosters are to be taken at their word, the contemporary tech industry is an economic freight train driven by big-brained disrupters who are charting a path toward a future of mutual prosperit…

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Por Siempre Book Launch 1:14:56

8M ago1:14:56

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Join us for a book launch, poetry reading, and visual showcase of Por Siempre. This event took place on May 17, 2023.Por Siempre is a visual and verbal narrative of the grit and gentleness in Southwestern Latinx communities told through photography by Antonio Salazar and poetry by José Olivarez.Guns, tattoos, pit bulls, and cars appear alongside a …

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Let This Radicalize You (Book Launch) 1:38:07

8M ago1:38:07

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Join us for a virtual launch event celebrating the release of Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba.This event took place on May 16, 2023.What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care is a practical and imagina…

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Resisting the Shock Doctrine: Ukraine, Debt, and Reconstruction 1:28:43

8M ago1:28:43

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Join us for a discussion of Ukrainians' struggle to cancel their country's debt as part of the global movement against neoliberalism.This event took place on May 11, 2023.In the midst of Russia’s imperialist war, Ukraine’s left, unions, and popular movements have struggled to cancel their country’s debt held by international financial institutions …

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An Asian American A to Z 1:00:09

8M ago1:00:09

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Join Cathy Linh Che, Kyle Lucia Wu, and illustrator Kavita Ramchandran for a book launch and celebration of An Asian American A to Z.A comprehensive and spirited exploration of Asian American history—its movements, cultures, and key figures—An Asian American A to Z is a beautifully illustrated and compellingly told for readers of all ages.Co-author…

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Organizing for Liberation: The challenges of community organizing today 1:39:21

8M ago1:39:21

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Join Clément Petitjean and Alex Han in conversation about the new book Occupation Organizer. This event took place on April 30, 2023.How can activists seize on this moment of unrest to build durable, effective organizations for change? Join Clément Petitjean and Alex Han for a history and critique of the community organizing tradition and the fight…

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Ballast: A Reading and Launch 1:30:14

8M ago1:30:14

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Join Quenton Baker and special guests for a celebration of and conversation on their new book ballast. This event occurred on April 26, 2023.Ballast is a poetic sequence using the 1841 slave revolt aboard the brig Creole as a lens through which to view the vitality of Black lives and the afterlife of slavery.In 1841, the only successful, large-scal…

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Rising in Solidarity: Palestine and the Arab Revolution 1:40:42

8M ago1:40:42

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Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated globally in outrage at Israel's genocidal bombardment of Gaza. In the Middle East in particular, protests have been massive, faced state repression, and evoked memories of the Arab Spring revolutions. In Egypt, for example, protestors marched to Tahrir Square for the first time since 2013. In Jordan…

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AIPAC and the Israel-US Relationship 1:25:40

8M ago1:25:40

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Join Alex Kane (Jewish Currents), Hannah Fertig (Justice Democrats), and Jason Farbman (Jewish Voice for Peace) for a panel moderated by Sumaya Awad (Adalah Justice Project) exploring the US-Israel relationship, with a focus on the role of the Israel lobby in domestic politics.————————————This event is sponsored by Adalah Justice Project, NYC-DSA, …

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A Cause for Every Revolutionary: Palestine & the Global Solidarity Movement 58:13

8M ago58:13

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Join Barnaby Raine, Nihal El Aasar, and Malia Bouattia for a conversation on how we can build a mass international movement for Palestinian liberationThe Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” ― Ghassan KanafaniWe are …

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No Thanks to Colonialism! Celebrating African and Indigenous Solidarity and Anti-colonial Resistance 58:45

9M ago58:45

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In this episode, we say NO THANKS TO COLONIALISM. We expose the colonial mythology of Thanksgiving as the ideological support for Manifest Destiny and European/White North American colonial-capitalist domination; namely but not only the project of settler-colonialism. We speak with two activists and educators about the long history of anticolonial …

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Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Building Solidarity with Palestine 1:21:08

9M ago1:21:08

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Join leading Palestine solidarity activists for a discussion of the role of BDS in solidarity with Palestine.Israel’s attack on the 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip has been described by genocide scholars, international law experts and UN officials as “a textbook case of genocide.” Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has ki…

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Jewish Solidarity with Palestine 1:04:03

9M ago1:04:03

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Join Jewish organizers and scholars for an urgent conversation about the political importance, and long history, of Jewish organizing against Israeli violence, dispossession and occupation. Speakers will discuss the political analysis and strategic orientation guiding IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace as they organize for a ceasefire and an end t…

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From Ukraine to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime 1:30:14

9M ago1:30:14

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Join a discussion on opposing occupation and building solidarity among oppressed nations from Ukraine to Palestine.Israel has launched a genocidal war against Palestine at the very same time as Russia continues its imperialist attempt to annex Ukraine. This panel will challenge the selective solidarity that haunts the left and argue for solidarity …

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Abolition and the Liberation of Palestine w/ Angela Y. Davis and more 1:31:00

9M ago1:31:00

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Join Critical Resistance and abolitionists for a critical discussion on the ongoing war on Palestine.Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionists have always understood the work to dismantle the PIC to be connected to global movements against war, militarism, and colonialism. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen mass mobilization in solidarity with t…

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Palestine: "Women and Children" and the Politics of Appeal with Mohammed El-Kurd 1:20:22

9M ago1:20:22

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Join this broadcast for the lecture on Palestine justice by Mohammed El-Kurd cancelled by the University of Vermont.For nearly twenty years the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series has worked with the University of Vermont to bring writers, activists, and public intellectuals to Burlington, Vermont to lead timely, politically engaged conversat…

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14: Prisoners are the Inspiration for the Struggle 21:19

10M ago21:19

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In this final episode of Season One of the International Solidarity Movement podcast Hazel interviews Helmi Al Arraj, director of Hurryat. Hurryat is a Palestinian organisation that operates in the West Bank. It is an association that focuses on defending the rights of prisoners, as well as working against repression more broadly. For example, the …

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13: Land is Life: Jordan Valley Solidarity 23:33

10M ago23:33

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In this episode Tom and Nicole talk to Rashed Khudairy of the Jordan Valley Solidarity Campaign. The Israeli state has wanted to annex the Jordan Valley since it occupied it in 1967. In 2021 Netanyahu announced plans to finally incorporate the Valley into the State of Israel. People in the Jordan Valley resisted strongly against these plans, and th…

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12: The General Union of Palestinian Women 51:34

10M ago51:34

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In this episode Hazel and Nicole interview Nadia Tweir from the General Union of Palestinian Women, in the city of Tulkarem in the North of the West Bank. Nadia has been involved in women's organising her entire life, and gives us a deep insight into decades of Palestinian women's resistance. Because of the length of the interview this edit only in…

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10: Resisting Demolitions in Khallet A-Daba’ 10:58

1y ago10:58

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In Episode Ten of our podcast we speak to Jabba from the village of Khallet al-Daba’, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. The Israeli supreme court has ordered the destruction of several villages in Masafer Yatta, and the occupation wants to destroy Khallet al-Daba’ first. The residents of Khallet al-Daba’ remain steadfast in the face of t…

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9: Dheisheh Refugee Camp - An Epicentre of Anti Colonial Struggle 33:33

1y ago33:33

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In this episode Tom and Hazel speak to Sireen Khudairy, who's a resident of Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. For many years, Dheisheh has been a centre of determined resistance against the occupation. We spoke to Sireen in December 2022. And she told us about life and resistance in Dheisheh, and also in the Jordan Valley. She also speaks about t…

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8: Building Autonomous Healthcare in Palestine 36:19

1y ago36:19

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In this episode Nicole and Tom interview Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS). PMRS is a grassroots NGO that's provided a much needed response to the medical crises caused by the occupation. PMRS' workers, like other Palestinian medical workers, are constantly targeted by the occupation forces. On top of providing medical…

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Fighting Capitalism's Ecological Death Cult 1:28:43

1y ago1:28:43

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Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of climate catastrophe and the challenges in confronting the state and market behind the disaster.Climate catastrophe is intensifying at an alarming pace. Capital and governments clearly have no intention of stopping it; for them, free markets, private property rights, and accumulation remain sacrosanct, even i…

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Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America 1:29:46

1y ago1:29:46

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Join authors of Whiteout and Robin D.G. Kelley for a discussion of the roots of the surprisingly white opioid crisis in racial capitalism.In the past two decades, media images of the surprisingly white “new face” of the US opioid crisis abounded. But why was the crisis so white? Some argued that skyrocketing overdoses were “deaths of despair” signa…

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Palestine, Israel, & The Changing Global Order: A Marxist Perspective 1:27:39

1y ago1:27:39

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Join this discussion on recent developments in the fight for Palestinian liberation and where they fit in the context of settler colonialismIsrael is currently undergoing unprecedent intra-Jewish social and political convulsion in light of polices propagated by the ultra-religious-nationalist government coalition now in power. The latter also pushe…

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New Cold War: The US, Russia, and China Today 1:29:06

1y ago1:29:06

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Join leading international relations experts Gilbert Achcar and Ilya Budraitskis to discuss Achcar's latest book, The New Cold War.Join leading international relations experts Gilbert Achcar and Ilya Budraitskis as the discuss Achcar's latest book The New Cold War: The United States, Russia, and China from Kosovo to Ukraine.With the Russian invasio…

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What’s the future? Where do We go from here?: A Souls Launch 1:29:26

1y ago1:29:26

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Join Haymarket Books and Souls for a discussion of the campaign to free Mutulu Shakur.This panel will examine the legacy of Dr. Mutulu Shakur and what this current generation of activists can learn and apply from his political history as an activist, health worker, and political prisoner. What does the experience to win his release have to teach us…

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