Adom Getachew joins us to discuss self-determination, pan-Africanism, and the life and thought of Marcus Garvey. Check out Getachew’s book, Worldmaking After Empire, here.

Adom Getachew is Professor of Political Science and Race, Diaspora & Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (2019) and co-editor, with Jennifer Pitts, of W. E. B. Du Bois: International Thought (2022). As part of a four-member curatorial team, she curated the exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica and co-edited the accompanying catalogue. She is currently working on a second book on the intellectual origins and political practices of Garveyism. Her public writing has appeared in Dissent, Foreign Affairs, the London Review of Books, the Nation, the New York Review of Books, and the New York Times.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

In our first Q&A livestream, we were joined by Hassan from Episode 4: Sudan in the World System to answer questions about Salafism in the Sahel, Dubai influencers, Chinese foreign policy, developments in South Yemen, and more.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Rania Khalek joins us to discuss the history of Hezbollah, Lebanon’s struggle for sovereignty in the face of US interference and Israeli aggression, and the country’s current political dilemmas. Watch Khalek’s documentary with Breakthrough News on Israel’s 2024 pager attacks here.

Rania Khalek is an award-winning Lebanese-American journalist and host of Dispatches on Breakthrough News, where she investigates the global consequences of imperialism, war, and systemic oppression. With over a decade of frontline reporting from conflict zones and marginalized communities, her work has been featured in The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, FAIR, and The Electronic Intifada, where she served on the editorial board.

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In this episode, we mentioned the campaign to support one of our movement elders, Xinachtli (Alvaro Hernández), who is being killed by the Texas carceral system. X is the longest-held Indigenous political prisoner and has suffered over 23 years of his imprisonment in solitary confinement. Urgent action is needed to save his life.

Sign up for the phone/email blast: bit.ly/xphoneblast

Sign the support letter: tinyurl.com/xsupportletter

For updates and to donate to Xinachtli’s campaign, visit their instagram page: @freexinachtlinow or website.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

We discuss the death of Yasser Abu Shabab, Netanyahu’s corruption charges, the upcoming Houthi invasion of the Golan Heights, Hegseth’s double tap, and Trump’s racist tirade against Somalis.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Our friend Rob Ashlar joins us to discuss the myths and realities of the Axis of Resistance, Iranian grand strategy, and the unifying power of the Palestinian cause.

Rob Ashlar is an independent researcher and reporter covering jihadist movements, particularly in West Africa and the Middle East. His primary subjects are Al Qaida in the Sahel and Islamic State during the Iraqi Insurgency. Rob also focuses on Middle Eastern geopolitics, most recently the nature of the US–Israel relationship.

Twitter/X: https://x.com/RashmanTheHorse

Substack: https://robashlar.substack.com/

For more on Strategic Accelerationism: https://robashlar.substack.com/p/guest-post-strategic-accelerationism

If you’re able, please consider donating to Rob’s friend Mahmoud in Gaza.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Mix: Jasper Saba

We discuss Jair Bolsonaro’s failed attempt to escape from house arrest, former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz’s sensational book tour, and the Trump-Mamdani White House summit.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

We discuss the McDonald’s Summit, the Donroe Doctrine, Mohammad bin Salman at the White House, and the United Nations Security Council formally endorsing Trump’s Gaza plan.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Our friend Hassan joins us to discuss the devastating civil war in Sudan, the geopolitical strategy of the United Arab Emirates, and US counter-rationality as a hegemon in decline. Check out Hassan's 2022 piece on the Sudanese revolution, Where is Sudan? Refracting the Globe Through Bilad al-Dahab.

If you are able, please consider donating to one of the following fundraisers to support relief efforts in Sudan:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fight-hunger-in-sudan-the-khartoum-kitchen-appeal

https://sudanfunds.com/

https://www.sudansolidarity.com/

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

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Mix: Jasper Saba

We discuss Kazakhstan joining the Abraham Accords, the absurd failure of Saudi Arabia’s Neom, Jolani’s White House visit, and offer a critical assessment of the Mamdani mayoral victory on our first news roundup bonus episode.

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Orisanmi Burton joins us to discuss the legacy of Assata Shakur, the prison as a form of warfare, and transnational solidarity between Black and Palestinian revolutionary struggles. Texts discussed: Assata is Welcome Here, Tip of the Spear, and Fugitive Solidarities. Please consider donating to the commissary of Tarek Bazrouk and this fundraiser for Jakhi McCray, two political prisoners mentioned in this episode. 

Orisanmi Burton researches and writes about the collision between Black radical politics and state repression. He is the author of Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt (UC Press 2023).

Clips at 22:30 and 1:13:21 found in the documentary ATTICA (1974). 

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Theme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)

Art: Vivek Venkatraman

Mix: Jasper Saba