Muslim Rumspringa

We speak to goth pioneer, and Asian Underground Svengali: Aki Nawaz. We speak about liberal MPs calling for his arrest, the south hall riots, and a thorough retelling of the British diaspora's travails during the 80s and 90s.

We speak with Vivek Chibber, who is a professor of sociology at New York University and editor of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, about race and the upcoming US election

We speak to young Omar Fateh, the DFL nominee and endorsed candidate for State Senate, representing Minnesota's 62nd District (South Minneapolis)and his campaign manager Dawson Kimyon about taking on a 9-year incumbent and winning.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/omar-fateh-1

https://ballotpedia.org/Omar_Fateh

We unlocked the 2nd half of our conversation with renown South Asian marxist historian Vijay Prashad. We speak more about his piece, In the Ruins of the Present, as well as Mother Teresa, Malala, Manto and more.

Prashad is currently the director of the Leftist magazine, the tricontinental (www.thetricontinental.org)

For Fuck's Sake Close Guantanamo Bay Feat. Arun Kundnani by Muslim Rumspringa

We speak with Chapo Traphouse co-founder, and NYT Best Seller, Matt Christman about abolition, the resurgent protests, whether there even is a left in the USA and taking the grill pill. Happy belated Labor Day, subscribe to our patreon for the 2nd half:

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this is just a teaser!

In the full episode available on our Patreon we explore Obama's Cuba policy, and it's impacts on dancers here in the USA - we do readings from Silvia Federici and learn about Indian sugar daddies in Dallas.

“All the Work We Do As Women”

https://caringlabor.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/silvia-federici-wages-against-housework/

Feminist Manifestos on Prostitution and the State, 1977

www.liesjournal.net/volume1-14-prostitution.html

We speak with the seminal South Asian marxist historian Vijay Prashad about his works, such as the Karma of Brown Folk, In the Ruins of the Present, and how his critique is all to salient in this era of Kamala's and Tulsis. And a hearty dollop of sweet & savory Global Southism.

Prashad is currently the director of the Leftist magazine, the tricontinental (https://www.thetricontinental.org)

Our outro music "Pigs Are Haram" appears courtesy of the Kominas;

you can "cop" that here: https://kominas.bandcamp.com/album/stereotype

We speak to Marla Cruz, an avowed socialist, Texan and multidisciplinary sex worker about organizing in strip clubs for better working conditions, why she's not on onlyfans, Puppy Girl, and the re-criminalization of sex work under the guise of SESTA/FOSTA.

Subscribe to our Patreon to unlock the rest of this episode at patreon.com/rumspringa

Here's a piece by Silvia Federici we discuss in the full episode on our patreon.

https://caringlabor.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/silvia-federici-wages-against-housework/

Another piece we read from in this episode:

“All the Work We Do As Women”

Feminist Manifestos on Prostitution and the State, 1977

https://www.liesjournal.net/volume1-14-prostitution.html

During this moment of global uprisings, Canada has often been purported as "the good place." This is laughably untrue. The settler colonial project in Canada thrives through policing and carceral logics. For this episode Basim and Nashwa are honoured to be joined by Chantelle Krupka, a survivor of police brutality, for a discussion on healing, building solidarity and more.

*content warning for mentions of sexual violence and vivid descriptions police brutality*

People brutalized or murdered by as a result of police violence or incarceration recently in Canada, many in Peel Region mentioned:

Regis Korchinski-Paquet

Ejaz Choudry

Jamal Francique

Soleiman Faqiri

Chantel Moore

Chantelle Krupka

D'Andre Campbell

Jermaine Carby

Please support the Malton People's Movement mentioned in the show and check out bit.ly/defundpeelpolice

#DefundPeelPolice

#BringAbdulHome #JusticeforSoli #Justice4Jamal #JusticeforChantal #JusticeforEjaz #JusticeforRegis #JusticeforDandre #HereforDafonte #JusticeforChantelle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgcmP3PU1Sg