Cinder Bloc. is a project developed out of Red May in Seattle, Washington. Episode 2 is the second half of our two-part discussion with Phillip Neel, Jarrod Shanahan, and Zhandarka Kurti. Recorded in the first week of December 2020, we wanted to reflect on the apparently increasing stakes of 2020, from the pandemic to the George Floyd Rebellions and, most presciently, looking to the *then* recent 2020 US presidential election. In Part 2 we focus on the movement to defund the police, how it relates to the broader non-profit sector, and of course, alleyway communism. This episode also includes a follow up with our guests after J6, where we ask if this was the petering out of the right under Trump, or the early rumblings of a more organized and politically daring right.

show notes :

Jarrod Shanahan (Chicago) and Zhandarka Kurti (Knoxville) are, among other things, organizers, scholars, and members of the editorial board for Hard Crackers.

The Big Takeover 

Prelude to a Hot Summer 

The Shifting Ground: a Conversation on the George Floyd Rebellions 

Thankful for President Trump: Thanksgiving with Stop the Steal 

The Show Must Go On 

Phillip Neel (Seattle) is, among other things, a communist geographer and the author of Hinterland.

Crowned Plague 

The Spiral 

Why Riot?

Counting Riots

New Ghettos Burning

Episode 2 music : The intro is The Charlie Daniels Band’s “In America” from The Live Record (2001).  The interlude and outro is from Khidja’s and Lamina Salta's DJ set for Hör Berlin

Episode 2 thumbnail taken by Saul Loeb via Getty Images on January 6th, 2021 in Washington DC

Special thanks to Stephen Steen for his help producing this episode