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Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed! Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com. Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast's artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.
- 263 - China and the Dialectics of Labour w/ Immanuel Ness
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Immanuel Ness (fan favorite whom you will remember from our episodes Migration as Economic Imperialism, Political Traitors and Sellouts, Sanctions As War, Workers Movements in the Global South, and more!) to discuss his great new book Dialectics of Chinese Labor (please note, there is a free download of the book available through this link)! This is a fascinating work, and a terrific discussion, as conversations with Manny always are. Be sure to share the episode, and also download the book and give it a read!
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author or editor of numerous works including Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class, and The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. We have episodes with him about many of these, so check out our catalogue!
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Mon, 05 Oct 2026 - 1h 51min - 262 - Political Prisoners and the Black Radical Tradition w/Orisanmi Burton [Adnan Husain Show]
This is a cross publication from our sister show, The Adnan Husain Show. The Radical Academy is in session for an early edition, 9amET Fri Sept 4! Orisanmi Burton, a social anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate School and author of the profound study, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression and the Long Attica Revolt, joins Office Hours for a discussion of political prisoners, Black radical resistance movements, internationalism and anti-imperialist solidarity. We might have a chance also to talk about his new project that integrates Black Muslim militants thinkers and activists and think about aspects of the relationsip between the Black Radical tradition and socialism/Marxism. We will certainly have much to discuss about the importance of political prisoners in the imperial core and under settler colonial rule from the US to Palestine. Since the open letter addressed rhetorically in the Guardian to political prisoners in Iran and signed by many leading scholars, activists and even political prisoners, the question of the politics around prisoners and solidarity has come further to the fore. Without belaboring that particular controversy, now is an opportune time to learn about and from the experience of political prisoners and resistance. Join us with your questions and comments! You can buy Orisanmi's book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/tip-of-... Follow him on Instagram: / orisanmi_burton Please support our fundraiser for students in Gaza taking my online course, Guerrilla History: Anticolonial Resistance History, Theory, Practice, for materials and supplies for their final history research projects and the costs to support an in-person version of the course starting in September for displaced students from Gaza on the campus of the American University in Cairo: https://chuffed.org/project/174168-su... Support the show on Patreon or Substack, if you can (and get early access to episodes)! www.patreon.com/adnanhusain https://www.adnanahusain.substack.com Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Like, subscribe, share! Also available as audio podcast on all major platforms: https://adnanhusainshow.libsyn.com X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com www.adnanhusain.org
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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 - 1h 33min - 261 - The Western Left's Letter "To Iranian Political Prisoners" - Dispatch
In this impromptu Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan and Henry sit down to discuss the recent open letter published in the Guardian, "To Iran's political prisoners, trapped 'between two blades of a scissors'", signed by many notable members of the Western Left. While unplanned as a result of having to reschedule a guest last minute, this topic was chosen because both Adnan and Henry had already spoken on this topic independently, and we thought that having a collaborative discussion on it would further develop our respective analyses further. To listen to Adnan's other discussion on this topic, you can watch "Three Cheers for "Hollow Anti-Imperialism"! w/Sina Rahmani" on the Adnan Husain Show YouTube channel. For Henry's discussion, you can find "Comment - The Western Left On Iranian Political Prisoners" on our patreon.
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 1h 14min - 260 - The Exterminating Empire w/ Chris de Ploeg
The following dual episode of Guerrilla History/The Adnan Husain show was originally an Office Hours Friday livestream on Fri Aug 21. In it, we discussed a new book from Monthly Review Press titled The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism's War on Life, from Palestine to the Burning Planet with its author Chris de Ploeg. The book examines the political economy of imperialism and its connection to climate crisis, war, genocide. Foreword by Jason Hickel. It was a great discussion!
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Fri, 04 Sep 2026 - 2h 03min - 259 - Sudan Today - The Sudanese Revolution & Its Psychic Aftermath w/ Mohamed Khougali & Ruehl Muller [Pt.2] (AR&D Ep. 16)
In this episode of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we are once again joined by Mohamed Khougali, author of Politically Unconscious: The Psychic Aftermath of the Sudanese Revolution, and returning guest host Ruehl Muller, to continue our discussion of Sudan's history, its revolution, and today we focus on what is happening today in Sudan. An extremely important episode, be sure to listen and share! Also, if you have not already listened to part 1 of this conversation, Sudan's History Through Independence & the Destruction of the Sudanese Left, be sure to do so before listening to this episode.
Also, referenced in this episode are three older episodes we also recommend checking out, Jose Maria Sison - In Conversation with Comrade Joma, Migration as Economic Imperialism w/ Immanuel Ness, and Burma's History & Rohingya Tragedy w/ Carlos Sardiña Galache.
Mohamed Khougali is a Sudanese socialist who was part of the Sudanese revolution of 2018-19. He is currently residing in Germany where he and his wife founded the Black Radicals, an anti-racist group informed by the Black Radical Tradition. He also continues his radical psychological practice, where you can reach him (notatherapist.de). Also be sure to follow his instagram, Black Radicals!
Ruehl Muller is senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China, and the editor of the fantastic Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu (buy a physical copy or download the free PDF from Iskra Books).
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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 2h 49min - 258 - The Battle for Free Speech w/ Michael Fox
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections, American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America, and Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update) to discuss his great new series The Battle for Free Speech, a collaboration with The Real News Network. Be sure to check this one out!
Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series Under the Shadow and Brazil on Fire, and now also Stories of Resistance. Michael can be followed on Twitter @mfox_us, you can support his project on his patreon and follow his band Monte Perdido.
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 - 1h 37min - 257 - Sudan's History Through Independence & the Destruction of the Sudanese Left w/ Mohamed Khougali & Ruehl Muller [Pt.1] (AR&D Ep. 15)
In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we we have an lengthy conversation that just starts to scratch the surface of Sudan, with a terrific guest and guest host. Here, we are joined by Mohamed Khougali, author of Politically Unconscious: The Psychic Aftermath of the Sudanese Revolution, and returning guest host Ruehl Muller, whom you will remember from our episodes with the Communist Party of Swaziland's Bafanabakhe Sacolo. Stay tuned, part 2 of this conversation will be coming very soon!
Mohamed Khougali is a Sudanese socialist who was part of the Sudanese revolution of 2018-19. He is currently residing in Germany where he and his wife founded the Black Radicals, an anti-racist group informed by the Black Radical Tradition. He also continues his radical psychological practice, where you can reach him (notatherapist.de). Also be sure to follow his instagram, Black Radicals!
Ruehl Muller is senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China, and the editor of the fantastic Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu (buy a physical copy or download the free PDF from Iskra Books).
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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 - 2h 42min - 256 - The Counterrevolution of 1776 w/ Gerald Horne [Remastered]
This episode is a fully remastered version of our classic and extremely popular episode from February 2021, rereleased on the occasion of 4 July 2026
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we close out Black History Month with a very special guest, the great Professor Gerald Horne. In this episode, we talk about heroic creation myths of the United States, and the actual history in order to deconstruct these myths. This episode will be largely based on Gerald's books The Counterrevolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long 16th Century, and The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean.
Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research interests are unbelievably varied, encompassing biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, to The Haitian Revolution, to Hollywood in the '30s-'50s, to Jazz and Justice. Be sure to check out his bibliography, you're certain to find something that interests you!
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Sat, 04 Jul 2026 - 2h 05min - 255 - World Cup 2026: Geopolitics and the Beautiful Game w/ Alex Aviña, Abubaker Abed, & Indi.Ca,
This is our newest installment of our Guerrilla History series previewing and analyzing the major international football (soccer) tournaments on and off the pitch. This time, with the disastrous US/Canada/Mexico hosted World Cup 2026. Amid war on Iran, anti-immigrant ICE terror gangs, dismal initial attendance numbers and astronomical costs, this world cup looks to be one of the worst in history. No wonder there have been calls to boycott it and the US. A terrific global panel joins Guerrilla History hosts Adnan and Henry to discuss the geopolitics of the once beautiful game and review the myriad ways this world cup violates the spirit of sport. Gazan journalist Abubaker Abed , Resistance is Fertile podcast co-host Indi.ca, and returning panelist and great friend of both Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show Latin American historian Alex Aviña will break this down.
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 - 1h 57min - 254 - Still Minab: Iran's Martyrs and Sovereign Truth w/Helyeh Doutaghi and Bikrum Gill [Adnan Husain Show]
The following is an episode from our sister podcast, The Adnan Husain Show:
Helyeh Doutaghi from Tehran and Bikrum Gill join me to discuss the haunting and powerful series "Still Minab" and its first two episodes. Helyeh's documentary absorbs the first part of our discussion about narrating and expressing the truth outside of the colonial and imperial framework. Then Adnan and Bikrum reflect on the wider significance of Iran's defiant position against the imperialist world system, revolutionary Shi'i theology and Islam as a vanguard of anti-imperialist resistance, and the fundamental question of sovereignty. We look forward to another episode soon with stable internet to further develop the themes of the scholarly article Helyeh and Bikrum are writing for Middle East Critique on these issues of Iran's place in anti-imperialist resistance history, theory and practice.
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 - 1h 30min - 253 - What Is Propaganda? w/ Lucia Hubinska
In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by researcher and academic Lucia Hubinska to provide a (2 hour) introduction to the topic of Propaganda. Even with the 2 hours of analysis and discussion here, we only started to scratch the surface of this topic, so stay tuned for further discussions with Lucia on this! Additionally, for those of you who may have questions related to propaganda, listen to the full episode and you'll hear how to get those questions in for the next time we have Lucia on.
Referenced towards the end of this episode was our friend Stuart Davis's article What is Netflix imperialism?, which we also discussed in our episode with Stuart and Greg Shupak Media Narratives & Hegemonic Discourses, so be sure to check those out as well, both the article and the discussion are fascinating!
Lucia Hubinska is a Lecturer in Public Relations and Communications in China and is doing a PhD in Visual Communication and Propaganda. You can find her on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Sun, 10 May 2026 - 2h 05min - 252 - Solidarity with Cuba w/ The Assata Shakur Brigade
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are happy to be joined by four members of the Assata Shakur Brigade to discuss their solidarity brigade to Cuba, as well as anti-Cuban propaganda, international law and how it relates to Cuba, Cuba's historical role in Africa, and the history of solidarity brigades to Cuba. This is a very important episode, and we want to make sure that you check out the Brigade's website at https://assatashakurbrigade.org/, and if you are able to do so, support their fundraiser: https://fundrazr.com/aidtocuba
Also follow them on all social media platforms: @assatashakurbrigade (Instagram mainly)
Nuvpreet is cofounder of the Assata Shakur Brigade, and an organizer and writer based in London.
Alfie is cofounder of the Assata Shakur Brigade and an anti-imperialist and anti-war activist in London including with Friends of Socialist China, Codepink Britain, and the US-UK Bases off Cyprus campaign.
Alessandro Zancan is an artist, developer and independent researcher. They are the founder and lead developer of MatGen, an associate editor and graphic designer at Iskra Books, and member of the Friends of Socialist China Britain Committee. Follow on Instagram and X: @ale_zancan, and be sure to check out Ale's Mindlessness Video: https://youtu.be/TcD5wubqZn4?si=9YDr-gJmE92e-llt
Grace Balchin is currently studying a Master's degree in international law at SOAS, with research focusing on the imperialism of international institutions. She is an editorial assistant at Iskra Books, as well as being a member of the Assata Shakur Brigade. She also works as a veterinary care assistant. Follow Grace on Instagram: @gracebolshevik
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 - 1h 36min - 251 - Fanon's Psychopolitics & Empire's Anxiety w/ Sarah Jilani
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back our friend and comrade, Sarah Jilani (whom you will remember from our episode Subjectivity and Decolonization in the Post-Independence Novel and Film) to discuss one of our favorite topics - Fanon. Specifically here, we are talking about two articles that Sarah wrote, the first being Fanon's psycho-politics of decolonisation, a fascinating scholarly article that came out in the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE). We then talk about a ROAPE blog piece that Sarah cowrote titled Fanon, Gaza and the anxieties of empire which was a response to members of the British government and diplomatic corps denigrating Fanon and even calling out Sarah by name in doing so. A really fascinating discussion, and the articles are really great too so be sure to check them out!
Sarah Jilani is a Lecturer in English at City, University of London. She is the author of several articles on postcolonial literatures and film that have appeared in Textual Practice, Interventions, and Journal of Commonwealth Literature, amongst others, and a widely published culture journalist. Be sure to check out her book Decolonisation in the Post-Independence Novel and Film and her show The Global Gaze. Keep up to date with Sarah by checking out her website for more of her work, and follow her on twitter @sarahjilani.
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Sat, 18 Apr 2026 - 1h 31min - 250 - The War on Iran w/ Nina Farnia & Navid Farnia
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a critically important discussion that we hope you will find useful and will share with others that you think may benefit. Here we bring on Nina Farnia and Navid Farnia to discuss the ongoing war on Iran. The situation continues to develop rapidly, but the analysis provided here is absolutely crucial to continuing to deepen our understanding of what is happening as well as WHY is is happening the way it is. Be sure to check out the piece that they did for Pambazuka which we reference several times throughout the conversation - Iran v. US Imperialism: An Interview with Navid Farnia & Nina Farnia.
We also recommend you check out the previous episode that Nina did with us Lawfare and Imperialism.
Nina Farnia is a legal historian, focusing on the role of modern imperialism in U.S. law and politics.Her forthcoming book Imperialism and Resistancewill be coming out next year from Stanford University Press, so stay tuned for that! You can find more of her work on her Albany Law webpage, and you can follow her on twitter @NinaFarnia.
Navid Farnia is a scholar of African American Studies. His research broadly explores the relationship between racial oppression in the United States and U.S. imperialism with a focus on revolutionary movements and counterrevolutionary responses. Navid's book manuscript, National Liberation in an Imperialist World: Race, Counterrevolution, and the United States, traces the U.S. national security state's evolution by examining how U.S. officials responded to national liberation movements at home and abroad from the 1950s to 1980.
Both are members of the Anti-Imperalist Scholars Collective.
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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 - 1h 42min - 249 - Lumumba's Assassination & the US's "Jazz Ambassadors" w/ Gerald Horne & Anthony Ballas (AR&D Ep. 14)
In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back two returning guests, Gerald Horne and Anthony Ballas, to discuss the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, and the U.S.'s "jazz ambassadors". A really stimulating discussion, we highly recommend you also check out our other episodes focused on the Congo to orient yourself historically here - The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu and The Situation in Congo - From Mobutu to M23 Rebels Today (both with Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja) and Mining the Congo w/ Josaphat Musamba, Germain Ngoie Tshibambe, & Ben Radley.
We also recommend you check out the previous episodes we have done with Dr. Horne, which include - Histories of Resistance in LA from 60's to Today, Texas and the Roots of U.S. Fascism, and The Counterrevolution of 1776
Anthony Ballas was also on the show recently, you can listen to the episode we did with him - Whiteness, Jake Paul, Boxing, & the Crisis of US Imperialism
Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research interests are unbelievably varied, encompassing biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, to The Haitian Revolution, to Hollywood in the '30s-'50s, to Jazz and Justice. Be sure to check out his bibliography, you're certain to find something that interests you!
Anthony Ballas is an organizer and a PhD student at Duke University. His work appears in Monthly Review, Protean Magazine, Caribbean Quarterly, 3:AM Magazine, Truthout, Middle West Review, CounterPunch, Scalawag Magazine, Peace, Land and Bread Magazine, and elsewhere. He also the host of the De Facto Podcast and co-host of Cold War Cinema.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 - 1h 02min - 248 - Political Persecution in Kenya/Booker's Abduction w/Booker Omole
In this critically important episode (in collaboration with the Adnan Husain Show), we bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK! An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get the word out!
*Please note that as of the time of release, donation links to the legal fund are not available yet, but we will edit the show notes to make the link available when the links are up. In the meantime, be sure to follow the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya for updates as well - on Twitter @CommunistsKe, on Facebook, YouTube, or on Instagram and their website at https://cpmk.org/.
Also, be sure to listen to the 3 other episodes we have with Booker - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch, Building the Communist Party of Kenya, and Targeted by the State - Comrade Booker Omole from the Communist Party of Kenya On State Repression and His Personal Ordeal
Booker Omole is the General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro.
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Sat, 21 Mar 2026 - 1h 45min - 247 - Whiteness, Jake Paul, Boxing, & the Crisis of US Imperialism w/ Anthony Ballas
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating conversation on the intersection of boxing, white supremacy, geopolitics, and imperialism, a discussion that you are sure to find interesting an useful even if you are not into boxing itself! For this, we bring on Anthony Ballas, who cowrote the piece Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism alongside the inimitable Prof. Gerald Horne for Black Agenda Report. Be sure to read the piece and listen to this episode, and stay tuned for another discussion with Tony soon, alongside Dr. Horne!
Anthony Ballas is an organizer and a PhD student at Duke University. His work appears in Monthly Review, Protean Magazine, Caribbean Quarterly, 3:AM Magazine, Truthout, Middle West Review, CounterPunch, Scalawag Magazine, Peace, Land and Bread Magazine, and elsewhere. He also the host of the De Facto Podcast and co-host of Cold War Cinema.
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Sat, 07 Mar 2026 - 1h 25min - 246 - Nigeria's Independence Movement & Coup Era w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep. 13)
In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back Max Siollun, whom you will remember from our episode Precolonial Nigeria from a few months ago. This time, we look at the Independence Movement in Nigeria, and then look at the post-colonial era with a particular focus on the Coup Era from the mid-60's through mid-80's. A fascinating history, and one which we hope you will find useful! Be sure to stay tuned for further episodes of the series!
Max Siollun is a historian. He has written several acclaimed books on Nigeria's history, including What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule, which was shortlisted in BBC History Magazine's 2021 Books of the Year, and The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule. Follow him on twitter @maxsiollun.
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 - 1h 50min - 245 - IB: Iran, Conferences, and More [Patreon Early Access]
In this episode, which was available for early access on our patreon, we round up some recent work that we have been doing, discuss Iran, and more. Enjoy, and let us know what you thought of the conversation!
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Sun, 15 Feb 2026 - 1h 42min - 244 - Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology [Peacemongers]
This is a release from the terrific show Peacemongers (Fredshetsarna), a Swedish anti-imperialist podcast. The episodes features Henry Hakamaki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro discussing their book translation of Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology.
Be sure to subscribe to their podcast and/or their YouTube! Below are the shownotes from their episode posting:
In this session of Peacemongers we had the honor of having Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro and Henry Hakamäki on, the translators of Guillaume Suing's "Communism, the highest state of ecology" from iskra books. We dive into the different parts of the book and a surrounding discussion about ecology, biology and socialism. We explore the ecological experiences of Cuba established in the 90's, the so-called "special period" after the overthrow of its ally and trading partner the Soviet Union. What contradictions there are within Cuba at that point and its conditions for realizing a transformation on a massive scale. We discuss the not so linear history of the Soviet Union through the lens of ecological development. A country often demonized as ecologically destructive in a totalizing manner, while the historical data throws a wrench in that narrative. The book also delves into a discussion about biology and genetics, how scientific theories are politicized in the polemic of the sides in the cold war and why the marxist philosophy of dialectical materialism is useful for understanding evolution and biology. On the topic of this book we discuss the relationship between imperialism and ecology, history and science. How research is weaponized, weather historical or scientific to fit the narrative of the vampire like beast of capitalism and fascism. This is a quite long, sometimes challenging subject we found very educational and interesting, we hope that you will too. A big thanks to our guests Salvatore and Henry for coming on. You can find the book at https://www.iskrabooks.org/communism-the-highest-stage-of-ecology This as well as many other fantastic books there are all available as PDF for free but we encourage you to support their work by buying some beautiful books. For swedes who are interested in iskra books, email bokkallarenorebro(AT)gmail.com for what you are looking for and I'll try to get it in my next order from iskra.
Some references in the episode: Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro: Socialist states and the environment https://www.plutobooks.com/product/socialist-states-and-the-environment/ Davies & Wheatcroft The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933 Levins & Lewontin: The Dialectical biologist https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674202832
And in case you have lived in a cave, Henry Hakamäki is the cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast (https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/) with friend of the show Adnan Hussein where you can find 5+ years of top class counter-historical discussions from politicization of dinosaur fossils to war, decolonization to football.
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026 - 2h 26min - 243 - The Imperial Theory Industry w/Gabriel Rockhill [Adnan Husain Show]
In this episode, Adnan discusses Professor Gabriel Rockhill's new book, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism, v. 1 of The Intellectual World War. This incredibly important book contributes an insurgent foray, a guerrilla attack, against the imperial theory industry and its ideological work in the psychological, intellectual war that is central to the perpetuation of imperialist capitalism of our era. This first volume lays out a crucial method and approach, a way of performing intellectual history through dialectical and historical materialism, while exposing the relationship between the deep state/permanent state forces that have patronized a compatible left culture and the wider systemic network of institutions where intellectual and cultural production takes place. The work goes on to examine some important figures particularly in the so-called "Frankfurt School" and situate these thinkers/scholars and their work within the imperial theory industry. It is a fascinating conversation about an profoundly important new book. We look forward to further volumes in this important series on the Intellectual World War.
Dr. Gabriel Rockhill is a professor of philosophy and global interdisciplinary studies at Villanova University. He is the author or editor of a dozen books and co-founder of the Critical Theory Workshop. Check out its website and consider joining their summer school, attending their events and supporting this collective intellectual and liberatory project: https://criticaltheoryworkshop.com/
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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 - 1h 16min - 242 - The China Model w/ Ali Kadri
In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our ongoing mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The China Model. If you missed our previous episode with him, Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste, and The Future of Resistance, be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series!
Be sure to check out the conference that Ali discussed, and also be sure to follow Ali's recommendation to check out Torkil Lauesen's work, such as The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism and Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future
Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction,and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 - 1h 21min - 241 - Overcoming the Legacy of White Settler Genocide By Bringing Back the Buffalo w/ Jeremy Kuzmarov
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Jeremy Kuzmarov (whom you may remember from our episode Trying to Unbalance Russia - Sanctions on Russia) to discuss a piece he recently wrote for CovertAction Magazine - Blackfeet Nation Tries to Overcome Legacy of White Settler Genocide By Bringing Back the Buffalo. A really fascinating discussion, you'll definitely want to listen in, as well as watch the documentary we discuss - BRING THEM HOME .
Jeremy Kuzmarov is Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine and is author of four books on US foreign policy including The Myth of the Addicted Army (Massachusetts, 2009); Modernizing Repression (Massachusetts, 2012); The Russians are Coming, Again, with John Marciano (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2018) and Obama's Unending Wars (Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2019). You can stay up to date with his work by checking out his website at https://jeremykuzmarov.com/
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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 - 58min - 240 - Venezuela and More - Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace
To ring in 2026, we hosted an annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace, this time a livestream also on the Adnan Husain Show. Naturally, we discussed the abduction of Maduro, the Trump administration, and imperialism more generally.
Be sure to also listen to Rev Left Radio, Red Menace, and the Adnan Husain Show!
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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 - 1h 50min - 239 - Reclaiming a Living Fanon for Gaza w/ Jonathan Turner of Al Fida'i Media Network
To close out 2025, the 100th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth, we bring on Jonathan Turner of Al Fida'i Media Network to discuss how we should reclaim the revolutionary Fanon, and utilize his works when analyzing the situation in Gaza. We hope that this conversation will be both useful to you, and also inspiring. We also hope that you have a lovely New Year, and that 2026 will bring you all renewed vigor in the ongoing struggle.
Jonathan Turner is a writer for Al Fida'i Media Network. We highly recommend not only checking out their work, but also supporting them on patreon.
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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 - 1h 24min - 238 - Ownership of Development, China in Africa, and AFRICOM (Part 2) w/ Takiyah Harper-Shipman [Remastered]
This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to continue our conversation! This time, the discussion focused on the paradigm of ownership of development, China's role in Africa, and AFRICOM! If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the conversation, you should do so first, it will be a good primer for this episode.
Takiyah Harper-Shipman is an Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at Davidson College. Her courses include Africana political economy, gender and development in sub-Saharan Africa, African feminisms, international development: theory and praxis, and research methods in Africana Studies. Her book Rethinking Ownership of Development in Africa is available from Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Rethinking-Ownership-of-Development-in-Africa/Harper-Shipman/p/book/9780367787813. We also highly recommend checking out her chapter La Santé Avant Tout: Health Before Everything in the excellent A Certain Amount of Madness The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745337579/a-certain-amount-of-madness/.
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 - 1h 40min - 237 - Frantz Fanon: The Life and Works w/ Lou Turner (AR&D Ep.12)
In this installment of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we host a critically important deep dive into Fanon's life and work with Professor Lou Turner! With 2025 being the 100th anniversary of Fanon's birth, there is no better time for this discussion than now. We really found the conversation a rich one, and are sure you will learn a lot from it. Help us out by sharing it!
Lou Turner is Clinical Professor in Urban and Regional Planning at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Find and read Lou's work! One place you can find some of it is Researchgate.
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025 - 2h 03min - 236 - West African Women's Development (Part 1) w/ Takiyah Harper-Shipman [REMASTERED]
This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African women's development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more! Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor Harper-Shipman, which will take place soon and will be a longer, more in-depth discussion. We really enjoyed the conversation, and are already looking forward to diving into the minutiae with the Professor very soon!
Takiyah Harper-Shipman is an Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at Davidson College. Her courses include Africana political economy, gender and development in sub-Saharan Africa, African feminisms, international development: theory and praxis, and research methods in Africana Studies. Her book Rethinking Ownership of Development in Africa is available from Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Rethinking-Ownership-of-Development-in-Africa/Harper-Shipman/p/book/9780367787813. We also highly recommend checking out her chapter La Santé Avant Tout: Health Before Everything in the excellent A Certain Amount of Madness The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745337579/a-certain-amount-of-madness/.
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - 1h 26min - 235 - Precolonial Nigeria w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep.11)
In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring you another fascinating episode focused on precolonial Nigeria - the people's there, their history, the political systems, political economy, international relations, and more. We are fortunate to be joined by the person who wrote the book on this topic, Max Siollun, whose The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule served as the major resource in creating this episode. We highly recommend checking out his book, from Pluto Press, and stay tuned for a future discussion with Max on post-colonial Nigeria!
Max Siollun is a historian. He has written several acclaimed books on Nigeria's history, including What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule, which was shortlisted in BBC History Magazine's 2021 Books of the Year, and the focus of today's episode: The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule. Follow him on twitter @maxsiollun.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 1h 21min - 234 - The Life and Times of Svetlana Grigorevna Ter-Minasova [From the Archives]
A very unusual episode, where returning guest-panelist Safine Hakamaki (Née Ashirova) co-hosts an interview with Henry of the esteemed Svetlana Grivorevna Ter-Minasova. In this episode, Henry and Safie discuss the life of Professor Ter-Minasova, from her early childhood during WWII up through the present, where she continues to work as the Founding President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Moscow State University! During this oral-autobiography, we learn why she credits Joseph Stalin with saving her life, what it was like growing up during WWII and the immediate aftermath, and her career as the "Mother" of Soviet (and subsequently Russian) foreign language education. We're sure you'll enjoy!
Svetlana Grigorevna Ter-Minasova is the founder and President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and retains a position as Professor Emeritus at the university. She has been Chairperson of the Foreign Languages Teaching Council (part of the Ministry of Education) since 1987. Among many other credits, she also has been the Founding President of both National Association of Applied Linguistics and National Association of Teachers of English. Her book "Notes by a Soviet Dinosaur", came out in 2015, and has been excerpted in East-West Review.
Safie Hakamaki is a Russian linguist and foreign language educator. You can follow her telegram channel @amusing_musings.
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025 - 59min - 233 - Mining the Congo w/ Josaphat Musamba, Germain Ngoie Tshibambe, & Ben Radley (AR&D Ep.10)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating episode in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. This time, a big episode on mining in Congo - extraction, exploitation, environmental and economic impacts, as well as the history, regional variations, and the difference between industrial mining and artisanal mining in Congo. For this, we are lucky to be joined by Ben Radley as a guest host, and two excellent guests from the Congo - Josaphat Musamba and Germain Ngoie Tshibambe. Given their academic work on this, plus Josaphat's actual experience as a miner himself, we could not ask for a better group to unpack this! Share widely to help others understand this remarkably pivotal industry. Also be sure to check out our two previous episodes from the series on the Congo (The First, and The Second). Lastly, check out the Centre of Expertise on Mining Governance. Josaphat Musamba is a Congolese researcher, and is a Ph.D. student at Ghent University. Check out Josaphat's twitter @MusambaJosaphat and his ResearchGate profile. Germain Ngoie Tshibambe is a full professor at the University of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he teaches international relations and is the Head Advisor of the Rector's Cabinet. Check out his Academia page and ResearchGate profile. Ben Radley is is a Lecturer in International Development at the University of Bath, is author of Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus, and is an editor of the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE). Follow him on twitter @RadleyBen and check out his website.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2025 - 2h 33min - 232 - A Football Manifesto w/ Robert E. Wilson
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an extensive and fascinating conversation on football with Robert Wilson! This was a great conversation, not only if you are a fan of the sport. We highly recommend you also check out the interview Robert did on Rev Left Radio.
Be sure to also check out our past episodes on football, each of which featured Alexander Aviña: Football! Palestine, Copa América, & the Euros, The World Cup: Sport, Politics, History, and Propaganda, and Intelligence Briefing: The Beautiful Game
Robert E. Wilson is author of The Football Manifesto and The Supporters Trust League Manifesto. Check out Gaia Labs HERE.
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025 - 2h 14min - 231 - Drone Strikes, the CIA, & Nobel "Peace" Prizes - Alex Aviña + Michael Fox on the Imperialist War on Venezuela
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by two fan favorites of the show - Alexander Aviña and Michael Fox! Here, we discuss the escalating imperialist war that is being waged on Venezuela. With such a rapidly evolving situation, you will want to make sure that you listen to this to know the background!
Also, be sure to check out the past episodes Alex and Michael have been on the show for. Alex has appeared on: Dogmatism and Reading History, Football! Palestine, Copa América, & the Euros, "Israel" and Its Role in Latin America, The Mexican Dirty War: A War to the Death, The World Cup: Sport, Politics, History, and Propaganda, Coups, Oil, and Oil Nationalization, Intelligence Briefing: The Beautiful Game, and Cold War Latin America (that's a LOT of hours of material for you!)
Michael has also been on several episodes: Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update, American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America, and The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections
Alexander Aviña is associate professor of Latin American history at Arizona State University and author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. Alex's website is available at alexanderavina.com, and he can be followed on twitter @Alexander_Avina
Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series Under the Shadow and Brazil on Fire, and now also Stories of Resistance. Michael can be followed on Twitter @mfox_us, you can support his project on his patreon and follow his band Monte Perdido.
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025 - 1h 26min - 230 - Remembering Anticolonial Algiers: Panthers & Pan-African Revolutionaries w/Elaine Mokhtefi
In this collaboration between Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show, Adnan has a wonderful conversation with a remarkable radical activist, Elaine Mokhtefi, as part of our ongoing series of interviews with living historical revolutionaries. Elaine Mokhtefi is author of "Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers." This fascinating discussion retraces Elaine's early political engagement with the FLN mission to the UN, her decision to move to Algeria to help build the postcolonial nation after liberation from France, her experiences as a translator and journalist covering the transnational movements for liberation across the Global South, and work with the Black Panthers exiled in Algiers. She danced with Fanon, met radical third world leaders, and struggled for a better world. Now in her 90's, she remains an inspiring and committed activist. A lot to learn in this conversation!
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 1h 16min - 229 - Subverting Syria: Dark Histories of US Empire w/ Patrick Higgins
This episode is a release of our sister program The Adnan Husain Show.
Adnan discusses a crucial history of US subversion of Syria's sovereignty even before the conclusion of WW2 starting with interference and covert operations by the OSS precursor to the CIA and then through the entire Cold War with Dr. Patrick Higgins, a Middle East historian, co-editor of Liberated Texts and member of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. His article "Gunning for Damascus: The US War on the Syrian Arab Republic" is mandatory reading and the state of the field on this dark history. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19436149.2023.2199487?scroll=top&needAccess=true#abstractart
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Sat, 20 Sep 2025 - 1h 18min - 228 - The Future of Resistance w/ Ali Kadri
In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our new mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The Future of Resistance. If you missed our previous episode with him, Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste, be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series!
Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction,and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.
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*As mentioned, you will be able to find Tsars and Commissars: From Rus to Modern Russia on YouTube.
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Fri, 12 Sep 2025 - 1h 20min - 227 - Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections and American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America w/ Michael Fox) to discuss his fantastic new series Stories of Resistance, a collaboration with The Real News Network and provides short surveys of resistance throughout history and in the contemporary world. Be sure to check this one out!
Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series Under the Shadow and Brazil on Fire, and now also Stories of Resistance. Michael can be followed on Twitter @mfox_us, you can support his project on his patreon and follow his band Monte Perdido.
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 - 1h 19min - 226 - Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste w/ Ali Kadri
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we kick off a brilliant new mini-series with our friend, Dr. Ali Kadri! Here, we discuss surplus populations and the political economy of waste. We always hear terrific things about our conversations with Ali, and we are sure you will similarly love this one. Be sure to stay tuned for the next installment of this mini-series, which will be on The Future of Resistance!
Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction,and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 - 1h 19min - 225 - National Liberation Struggles & the Agrarian Question w/ Max Ajl [REMASTERED]
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on a good comrade of ours, Max Ajl (much overdue, we might add)! Here, we get a primer on the agrarian question and discuss its importance to national liberation struggles globally! Max is the perfect guest for this conversation, and we know you'll get a lot out of it.
Max Ajl is is an associated researcher with the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment, a researcher on decolonization, post-colonial planning, Arab dependency theory and food sovereignty at Ghent University, and the author of the outstanding A People's Green New Deal. You can follow Max on twitter @maxajl.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 - 1h 37min - 224 - Yemen's History of Resisting Empire w/Isa Blumi, P. 1 [Adnan Husain Show]
This week, we bring you an episode from our sister program The Adnan Husain Show. Enjoy!
In this first part of a two part series, Adnan has an epic conversation with Dr. Isa Blumi, historian and Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University, about Yemen's modern history of resisting colonialism geopolitically and global capitalism. Author of Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World, Dr. Blumi masterfully analyzes and integrates the geographic, social, economic, cultural, political and religious dimensions of Yemen's distinctive historical experience. If you want to understand why Ansarullah as a popular movement has taken leadership of active solidarity with the people of Gaza in confronting ZioAmerican empire, this episode will be indispensable.
To consult more of Dr. Isa Blumi's recent work on Yemen and the Gulf region:
Blumi, Isa. Destroying Yemen: What chaos in Arabia tells us about the world. Univ of California Press, 2018.
Blumi, Isa. Chaos in Yemen: Societal collapse and the new authoritarianism. Routledge, 2010.
Blumi, Isa. "The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)." In Government and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East, pp. 545-652. Routledge, 2023.
Blumi, Isa, and Jaafar Alloul. "Guest-Editors' Introduction: Re-Worlding the Gulf: Anomaly as Geopolitical Function." Middle East Critique 34, no. 2 (2025): 181-202.
Blumi, Isa. "Imperial Equivocations Britain's Temperamental Mobilization of the Caliphate, 1912-1924." Rivista italiana di storia internazionale 4, no. 1 (2021): 149-173.
Blumi, Isa. "Iraqi ties to Yemen's demise: Complicating the 'Arab Cold War'in South Arabia." Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World 16, no. 3 (2022): 235-254.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 - 1h 15min - 223 - The History of Modern Yemen & the Struggle Against Zionist Imperialism w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi & Rune "Aldanmarki" Agerhus [Re-Release]
In this blockbuster episode of Guerrilla History (originally released Mar 1, 2024), we bring on two outstanding guests to discuss the modern history of Yemen, as well as their ongoing struggle against Zionist imperialism and opposition to the genocide in Gaza. Shireen and Rune bring fantastic insight and analysis, making this complicated history accessible and utilizable for individuals in our movement against imperialism in all forms, and Zionist imperialism specifically at this moment. Be sure to take in all that our guests say, and share this episode with comrades you believe would similarly benefit!
Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, and is an expert on the war and humanitarian crisis in her country of birth, Yemen. She writes for In These Times and Responsible Statecraft, and speaks and writes frequently on Yemen for media globally. You can follow her on twitter @shireen818, and help support the Yemen Relief & Reconstruction Foundation.
Rune Agerhus Political Commentator & Member of the International Commission for Solidarity with Yemen (ICSY). He is the founder of Hamra Books, which Iskra Books and Guerrilla History have just announced a partnership with in order to release materials from the socialist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. You can follow him on twitter @Aldanmarki.
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Fri, 08 Aug 2025 - 2h 03min - 222 - Coups, Oil, the CIA, and Arab Nationalism in Iraq w/ Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt [REMASTERED]
In this fascinating remastered episode (originally released Jul 8, 2022), we talk with Professor Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt about the numerous coups of Iraq from 1953-1968 (and the CIA/State Department role in these) amidst the background of rising Arab nationalist politics and pushes by several groups for nationalization of Iraqi oil. A fantastic discussion based off of Brandon's equally fabulous book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq!
Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt is a historian at California State University, Stanislas. You can (and should!) get The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq from Stanford University Press https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=26330
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Fri, 01 Aug 2025 - 2h 58min - 221 - Building the Communist Party of Kenya w/ Comrade Booker Omole [Re-Release]
In this excellent conversation (originally released Apr 14, 2023), we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya about their book release - The Building of the Communist Party of Kenya! A great conversation about building a Communist Party, the book is a tremendous resource, and all proceeds of it go towards supporting the CPK!
Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro.
Support the Communist Party of Kenya! You can contribute to their fundraising drive on PayPal. You can follow them on Twitter @CommunistsKe, on Facebook, YouTube, or on Instagram. You can also support them by buying something from their Propaganda Shop or getting the book we talked about today! You can also check out their website at https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/.
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Fri, 25 Jul 2025 - 1h 30min - 220 - Women in Nepal's Civil War w/ Hisila Yami [REMASTERED]
In this remastered episode (originally aired 18 December 2020) of Guerrilla History, we are joined by Hisila Yami to talk about The People's War in Nepal, and the role of women in it. Hisila Yami was a leader in The People's War, a three times minister of Nepal, a former member of the Constituent Assembly, and the author of People's War and Women's Liberation in Nepal. She can be followed on twitter @HisilaPost.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2025 - 2h 05min - 219 - Lawfare and Imperialism w/ Nina Farnia
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back fan favorite Ali Kadri to discuss a very important topic - Sanctions as Genocide! Long time listeners will remember that we previously had a series on Sanctions As War, and this episode is a great accompaniment to those past conversations. Similarly, this goes very well with our other conversations with Ali (Lebanon vs. Zioimperialism and Palestine - War, Occupation, and Proletarianization). We will be really excited to also have Ali back several more times for an upcoming mini-series!
Nina Farnia is a legal historian, focusing on the role of modern imperialism in U.S. law and politics.Her forthcoming book Imperialism and Resistancewill be coming out next year from Stanford University Press, so stay tuned for that! You can find more of her work on her Albany Law webpage, and you can follow her on twitter @NinaFarnia.
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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 - 1h 15min - 218 - Histories of Resistance in LA from 60's to Today w/ Gerald Horne
In this episode, we present a crossover of Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show. Here, Dr. Gerald Horne joins Adnan and Henry to discuss his recent book, Armed Struggle?: Panthers and Communists, black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies. As ever, Professor Horne connects the histories of organizing and resistance against racial capitalism to the contemporary situation, including the LA uprisings against ICE raids and developments against neocolonialism and imperialism in West Asia. A wide-ranging conversation with the inimitable Dr. Horne ranged across the histories of class politics, struggles against racism, and geopolitics to consider the prospects for resistance locally and internationally in contemporary movements for justice.
Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research interests are unbelievably varied, encompassing biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, to The Haitian Revolution, to Hollywood in the '30s-'50s, to Jazz and Justice. Be sure to check out his bibliography, you're certain to find something that interests you!
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Fri, 04 Jul 2025 - 1h 07min - 217 - Sanctions as Genocide w/ Ali Kadri
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back fan favorite Ali Kadri to discuss a very important topic - Sanctions as Genocide! Long time listeners will remember that we previously had a series on Sanctions As War, and this episode is a great accompaniment to those past conversations. Similarly, this goes very well with our other conversations with Ali (Lebanon vs. Zioimperialism and Palestine - War, Occupation, and Proletarianization). We will be really excited to also have Ali back several more times for an upcoming mini-series!
Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction,and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.
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Fri, 27 Jun 2025 - 1h 10min - 216 - Palestine 1492 w/ Linda Quiquivix
In this great episode of Guerrilla History, we have a discussion with Linda Quiquivix about her study and book Palestine 1492: A Report Back, which is a study of 500 years of the struggle for life in words, maps, and images in the seven cardinal directions in Mayan philosophy and in the spiral that is time. This was such an interesting conversation, and one which we think you will find really useful!
Linda Quiquivix is a geographer and popular educator of Maya-Mam roots raised by Palestinians, Zapatistas, Panthers, and jaguars. Learn more about her work at quiqui.org.
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Fri, 20 Jun 2025 - 1h 45min - 215 - The History and Impact of Sanctions on Iran w/ Muhammad Sahimi [REMASTERED]
This remastered episode of Guerrilla History was a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries. In this fascinating episode, we had a discussion with Professor Muhammad Sahimi on the history and the impacts of sanctions on Iran, which is both an immensely enlightening and heartbreaking conversation. This episode is particularly timely given the current situation in Iran. Be sure to also stay turned for our analysis on the situation in Iran, coming soon!
Muhammad Sahimi is a Professor at the University of Southern California, where he analyses Iran's political development, its nuclear program, and its foreign policy. From 2008 to 2012 he was the lead political analyst at Frontline/Tehran Bureau website.
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Fri, 13 Jun 2025 - 1h 33min - 214 - The Adnan Husain Show: The Longue Durée: Palestine in World History
For the next two weeks, we will be introducing (or reintroducing) our new sister shows. This week, we will be presenting Part 1 of a 7 part series on The Adnan Husain Show titled Palestine and the World. Next week, we will present the introduction of a new 25 part series that Henry is cohosting with a Russian historian on Russian history titled Tsars and Commissars: From Rus to Modern Russia. Be sure to subscribe to Adnan's show and to stay tuned for Tsars and Commissars updates from Henry on twitter (@Huck1995).
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Part 1 of Palestine and the World: History in a Time of Genocide (Denial) examines the premodern paradigms of Latin Christendom's relationship to Jews and Muslims, Judaism and Islam, over centuries since the time of the Crusades and the establishment of the Latin Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Dr. Ariel Salzmann and Adnan discuss a Mediterranean history from the medieval crusades to the "Reconquista" in Iberia into the early modern period and reflect on the transformation in the Latin West from religious difference between Christian and non-Christian as predominant to the elaboration of new ethno-racial forms of exclusion in the shared roots of antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of racism.
Fri, 06 Jun 2025 - 1h 26min - 213 - Apartheid (AR&D Ep. 9)
The following episode of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series is a massive one, two former episodes on Apartheid edited together into a giant conversation. Information on each of the episodes below:
The first is a crossover episode that we had done in collaboration with our sister podcast RevLeft Radio, we brought on Ashley Fataar to provide a primer into Apartheid in the South African context, and where we also began to explore some of the parallels to the apartheid that the settler-colonial state of Israel is enforcing in occupied Palestine today.
Ashley Fataar is a long time socialist activist and writer based in South Africa. If you would like to get in touch with Ashley, you can reach him via email at ash.fataar@gmail.com.
After that, we have the 2023 Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace get-together, also known as the Rev Left Family Annual Collab (Rev Left+Red Menace+Guerrilla History), where Alyson, Henry, Adnan, and Breht sat down for a deep dive on South African Apartheid. Together they discussed its euro-colonialist origins, explained the significance of the Boer Wars, defined and explicated the origins of apartheid, explored the political economy of apartheid and how brutal racism shaped it, examined the multi-faceted indigenous resistance to apartheid, analyzed the end of formal apartheid as well as its ongoing legacy in post-apartheid South Africa, and tried to extract important lessons from this history to apply to the ongoing struggle in Palestine.
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Fri, 30 May 2025 - 3h 49min - 212 - NATO's Campaign Against Yugoslavia, & Relevance to Today w/ Kit Klarenberg & Nemanja Lukić
In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Kit Klarenberg of The Grayzone to discuss the NATO campaign against Yugoslavia, its relevance to today, and the delusion of US air power! We are also lucky to be joined by Nemanja Lukić as a guest host for this episode. In addition to being a keen analyst (and former guest of Guerrilla History), Nemanja personally lived through the bombing campaign. This is a terrific discussion with plenty of history, analysis, and connections being drawn between this event of the past and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This is an important one, you won't want to miss a minute!
Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist and the UK Lead at The Grayzone. He also runs his personal site Global Delinquents and can be found on twitter @KitKlarenberg.
Nemanja Lukić is a Yugoslav anti-imperialist activist who runs the Anti-Imperialist Network website. You can also follow Anti-Imp Net on twitter @antiimpnet. Additionally, you should check out the article that Nemanja mentioned that he coauthored with our friend (and former guest) Alejandro Pedregal here.
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Fri, 23 May 2025 - 2h 07min - 211 - Cultural Revolution in Swaziland w/ Ruehl Muller & Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland (AR&D Ep. 8)
In this exceptional episode of Guerrilla History, we continue our series African Revolutions and Decolonization by bringing back guest host Ruehl Muller, senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China (who has been in contact with the CPS for quite some time) and guest Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland (both of whom were with us in our previous AR&D episode Struggle Against Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy). This time, we discuss the construction of a culture to uphold the monarchy in Swaziland, the importance of cultural revolution in fighting against the monarchy, and the CPS's efforts on this front. A massive and important conversation, you'll definitely want to share this with comrades! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Bafanabakhe Sacolo is National Organizing Secretaryof the Communist Party of Swaziland. You can keep up to date with the CPS by following them on Facebook, on Twitter, or by checking out their website. Ruehl Muller is senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China, and the editor of the fantastic Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu (buy a physical copy or download the free PDF from Iskra Books).
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Fri, 16 May 2025 - 2h 16min - 210 - Time with the Red Army Faction w/ Margrit Schiller [REMASTERED]
In this remastered episode of Guerrilla History (originally released in June 2022), we bring on a very special guest, Margrit Schiller! Margrit was associated early on with the Red Army Faction, before being imprisoned and tortured by the West German state, being forced into exile in Cuba and Uruguay, and then having to move back to Germany more or less against her will. A fascinating life story from someone just as committed to the struggle as ever!
Margrit Schiller is author of Remembering the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red Army Faction. We highly recommend picking yourself up a copy from PM Press (https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1195). Margrit's struggles within and against this system continue, and grabbing a copy of her book is a good way to help while we are still forced to operate within capitalism.
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Fri, 09 May 2025 - 2h 30min - 209 - Struggle Against Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy w/ Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland (AR&D Ep. 8)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating case study in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. This time, a contemporary struggle - the struggle against Africa's last absolute monarchy - Swaziland. We are fortunate to be joined by guest host Ruehl Muller, senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China, who has been in contact with the CPS for quite some time. We are also joined by guest Bafanabakhe Sacolo of the Communist Party of Swaziland. A brilliant discussion, and one which you will certainly want to listen to, as our next episode in the AR&D series is on cultural revolution in Swaziland! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Bafanabakhe Sacolo is National Organizing Secretaryof the Communist Party of Swaziland. You can keep up to date with the CPS by following them on Facebook, on Twitter, or by checking out their website. Ruehl Muller is senior lecturer/associate professor at the Institute of Creativity and Innovation at Xiamen University in China, and the editor of the fantastic Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu (buy a physical copy or download the free PDF from Iskra Books).
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Fri, 02 May 2025 - 1h 49min - 208 - Indigenous Methodologies w/ Sardana Nikolaeva & Masha Kardashevskaya
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have two fantastic guests, and a continuation of our sporadic Sources and Methods series of episodes! This time, we bring back Dr. Sardana Nikolaeva (whom you will remember from our recent episode Indigenous Diamonds of Russia's Sakha Republic), and bring on Dr. Masha Kardashevskaya for the first time. They discuss the work they are doing on indigenous methodologies, which is based off of their studies of indigenous populations in Russia's Sakha Republic, in Indonesia, and in Canada. A really fascinating conversation, and much to learn, we hope you find it useful!
Sardana Nikolaeva is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, where she is an indigenous anthropologist studying indigeneity, indigenous methodologies, extractivism, and more. She cowrote the wonderful paper we discussed in our previous episode with her, which you should read here: https://www.ziibiinglab.org/indigenous-diamonds
Masha Kardashevskaya is a scholar of peace and conflict studies who has been studying indigenous groups across multiple continents. While Masha doesn't use social media, she and Sardana are starting a podcast imminently, which we will share the information about on our various social media platforms when it is up, so stay tuned!
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With this episode of Guerrilla History, we roll into our next case study in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. Here, we turn our focus to Egypt, and particularly the 23 July Revolution in 1952 and the rise of Nasser. However, to tell this story, we turn back to the pre-colonial era, discuss the British colonial period, and the post-independence monarchy before getting to the Free Officers Movement. A LOT of history covered here, and a really fascinating conversation with the terrific Prof. Ahmad Shokr! We're sure you'll learn a lot here, and be sure to stay tuned for the next episode of our AR&D series, which is a deep examination of Nasserism both domestically and regionally! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Ahmad Shokr is a professor at Swarthmore College, and is a historian of the modern Middle East who researches (among other things) the history of capitalism, empire, and decolonization. He is author of the soon-to-be-released Harvests of Liberation: Cotton, Capitalism, and the End of Empire in Egypt (out in May). Follow him on twitter to keep up with his work @ahmadshokr
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 - 1h 42min - 206 - Media Narratives & Hegemonic Discourses w/ Greg Shupak & Stuart Davis
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back two outstanding guests, Stuart Davis (whom you will remember from our episode Sanctions As War (alongside Manny Ness)), and Greg Shupak (whom you will remember from our episode The History and Impact of Sanctions on Syria). Here, we discuss a topic that each of them has done a lot of work on - media narratives and hegemonic discourses. This is an incredibly important conversation, and a very interesting discussion as well. As we say in the episode, this is one that is perfect for sharing with friends and family members who may not already be highly tuned in to political affairs, but who understand that the media may be manipulating them!
Greg Shupak is a professor of English and Media Studies and is the author of the book,The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel, and the Media. You can follow him on twitter @GregShupak, and you should definitely check out the writing he does at Electronic Intifada.
Stuart Davis is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Baruch College, the City University of New York he focuses on digital media advocacy, protest politics, and digital media and public health, particularly in the Latin American context. You can find more of Stuart's work on his faculty page, or on his Google Scholar page. Additionally, pick up Sanctions As War, the outstanding book he coedited alongside Manny Ness.
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With this episode of Guerrilla History, were follow up on our last episode of African Revolutions and Decolonization with another discussion with Prof. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, who joined us last time for The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu. Here, we pick up where we left off, with Mobutu's regime, and come to the present. Particular focus is given to the situation in eastern Congo with the 23 rebels today and their foreign backers. This is an extremely important conversation, so be sure to share this series with comrades! We are still in the very early phases of the planned ~40 parts, so it is a great time for them to start listening in as well! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja is Professor Emeritus of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and previously served as the DRC's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Additionally, he is the author of numerous brilliant books, including Patrice Lumumba and The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 - 1h 33min - 204 - Indigenous Diamonds of Russia's Sakha Republic w/ Sardana Nikolaeva
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Dr. Sardana Nikolaeva to discuss her brilliant study Indigenous Diamonds: Extractivism and Indigenous Politics in the Diamond Province of Russia. We go over Sakha and the Sakha people, the history of diamond extraction in Sakha, and then went over the politics of indigeneity in Russia, how these diamonds were branded as "indigenous", and how sanctions on Russia impact the indigenous Sakha people. With so much in this conversation, you are sure to learn a lot, and we hope you will help by sharing this with your comrades! Sardana Nikolaeva is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, where she is an indigenous anthropologist studying indigeneity, indigenous methodologies, extractivism, and more. She cowrote the wonderful paper we discussed today, which you should read here: https://www.ziibiinglab.org/indigenous-diamonds Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 - 1h 39min - 203 - The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu w/ Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja (AR&D Ep. 5)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, were continuing our series on African Revolutions and Decolonization with an outstanding case study on the Congo, looking at the process of colonization, how decolonization unfolded, Lumumba's short time as Prime Minister, and the transition to the Mobutu regime. We really could not ask for a much better guest than Prof. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, who not only is one of the foremost experts in not only this history, but also served as a diplomat for the DRC. We're also fortunate that the professor will be rejoining us for the next installment of the series, a dispatch on what is going on in the Eastern Congo and the roots of the ongoing conflict there. Be sure to share this series with comrades, we are still in the very early phases of the planned ~40 parts, so it is a great time for them to start listening in as well! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja is Professor Emeritus of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and previously served as the DRC's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Additionally, he is the author of numerous brilliant books, including Patrice Lumumba and The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025 - 1h 35min - 202 - Revolutionary Papers w/ Mahish Ahmad, Koni Benson, & Sara Kazmi
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we discuss a wonderful resource for revolutionary scholars and activists - Revolutionary Papers. Revolutionary Papers is a transnational research collaboration exploring 20th century periodicals of Left, anti-imperial and anti-colonial critical production, and in this discussion, we talk about the goals of the project, the intended audience, and forms that this project has taken. You'll want to be sure to check out their fantastic work! Some additional resources for you are the South Asian Research & Resource Center, as well as https://www.jamhoor.org which is a Left media platform focusing on South Asia and its diasporas. Koni Benson is a historian at the University of the Western Cape. Her research focuses on collective interventions in histories of contested development and the mobilization, demobilization, and remobilization of struggle history in southern Africa's past and present. You can find her Revolutionary Papers page here. Sara Kazmi is a scholar, translator, and protest singer, a professor of Literature and Culture of the Global South whose research looks at poetry and drama from 1970s Punjab, in particular focusing on the re-working of oral, folk genres as a literary mode for subverting the bordering logics of the Indian and Pakistani state, and for critiquing the boundaries drawn by caste, patriarchy and institutional religion in the region. Follow her on instagram and find her Revolutionary Papers page here. Mahvish Ahmad is an educator, scholar and organiser. She is an Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Politics at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics, where she studies state violence and the intellectual and political labour of movements targeted in repression. Follow her on twitter @mahvishahmad and find her Revolutionary Papers page here.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2025 - 1h 21min - 201 - Reflections on Mau Mau w/ Shiraz Durrani (AR&D Ep. 4)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we continue our series on African Revolutions and Decolonization with a brilliant supplement reflecting on the Mau Mau Uprising. Here, Shiraz Durrani goes through the history and its implications of the uprising, in a really fascinating and useful conversation! This is a brilliant companion to our previous episode in the series, The Mau Mau Uprising w/ Nicholas Mwangi, which you should also check out if you have not done so. Be sure to share this series with comrades, we are still in the very early phases of the planned ~40 parts, so it is a great time for them to start listening in as well! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Shiraz Durrani is a Kenyan writer who has written expensively on Mau Mau, as well as other aspects of Kenyan history. You can follow him on twitter @sinahabari, and check out many of his articles here, as well as his numerous books here.
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Fri, 07 Mar 2025 - 1h 56min - 200 - Korea War Games, Trump's Rhetoric on the DPRK, & More w/ Ju-Hyun Park of Nodutdol
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back our comrade Ju-Hyun Park (whom you will remember from our recent episodes A History of American Imperialism in Korea and Korea Dispatch - Martial Law, Impeachment, and More) to discuss the upcoming US led war games taking place in the Peninsula, some interesting rhetoric coming from the Trump administration regarding the DPRK, Nodutdol's positions on each of these topics, and a brief rundown of the latest in the martial law and impeachment story that we covered last time with Ju-Hyun. For more information on these topics and more, be sure to follow the material posted on both UsoutofKorea.org and Nodutdol.org. Also, check out some of Nodutdol's recent instagram posts here: Post 1 , Post 2 Ju-Hyun Park is a writer and activist with Nodutdol for Korean Community Development. Their writing has appeared in a variety of outlets, and they can be followed on Twitter @hermit_hwarang.
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Fri, 28 Feb 2025 - 1h 21min - 199 - The Mau Mau Uprising w/ Nicholas Mwangi (AR&D Ep. 3)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into our first case study of our series on African Revolutions and Decolonization. Here, Nicholas Mwangi comes on to discuss the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya - what led to it, how it unfolded, and its legacies. Absolutely critical historical case study, you certainly want to hear it, and share with comrades! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Nicholas Mwangi is a writer and member of the Ukombozi Library in Kenya. Additionally, he cohosts the Liberating Minds podcast, which you can also support on their Patreon.
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025 - 1h 40min - 198 - Introducing Our New Sister Show - The Adnan Husain Show!
The following episode is from Adnan's new show, aptly titled The Adnan Husain Show. Don't worry, Adnan is still continuing with Guerrilla History, and we will be back with our next regular episode next week! We just wanted to let you know about this exciting new project so that you can subscribe to it.
In this episode, Professor Adnan Husain is joined by two outstanding scholars and thinkers, Drs. Peter Beattie and Karim Bettache of BettBeatMedia ( @BettBeat_Media) .They discuss a number of interrelated topics based on BettBeatMedia newsletters on substack: the current geopolitical order, China's role in it, BRICS and political economy, anti-imperialist politics in the Trump era, the media, as well as the politics of race and Islamophobia beyond "left" and right in "the West".
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Fri, 14 Feb 2025 - 1h 22min - 197 - Pan-Africanism: A Primer w/ Layla Brown & Jacquie Luqman (AR&D Ep.2)
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we launch into Pan-Africanism as a great additional starting point to our series on African Revolutions and Decolonization. We bring on two marvelous guests, Prof. Layla Brown and Jacquie Luqman, to discuss the history, theoretical currents, and modern expressions of Pan-Africanism. This is a 2+ hour masterclass, you certainly won't want to miss a moment of it! Be sure to share this episode with comrades as well, we KNOW they will benefit from listening! Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Layla Brown is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies and affiliate faculty in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Brown's research focuses on Pan-African, Socialist, and Feminist social movements in Venezuela, the US, and the broader African Diaspora. She is a member of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC), and can be found on twitter @PanAfrikFem_PhD. She also cohosts the Life. Study. Revolution podcast alongside Charisse Burden-Stelly. Jacquie Luqman is a radical activist, journalist, and is a coordinator with Black Alliance for Peace. You can follow some (but not all!) of her writings at Black Agenda Report, and watch her show Luqman Nation on Black Liberation Media. She is on twitter @luqmannation1.
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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 - 2h 07min - 196 - BRICS - A View from South Africa w/ Prof. Narnia Bohler-Muller
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating discussion on South Africa's role in BRICS, the view of BRICS in South Africa, South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ, a new National Health Insurance law in SA, and more. For this, we bring on someone ideally placed to discussed all of this and more - Prof. Narnia Bohler-Muller, a South African law professor and policy specialist who has been intimately involved in each of these topics. This is really a great conversation, and hopefully helps you in thinking more about South Africa's role in BRICS when you have discussions about that grouping. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. We have a LOT of interesting things coming your way (not least of which, our African Revolutions and Decolonization series which began last week and continues with episode 2 next week), and you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Narnia Bohler-Muller is a divisional executive in the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa's Developmental, Capable and Ethical State research division and acting Group Executive: Shared Services. She is a lawyer and former Professor at Nelson Mandela University, and was one of the individuals involved in South Africa's admission to BRICS and many of the discussions since then surrounding SA's place in the grouping. You can find more of her work on her HSRC page.
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Fri, 31 Jan 2025 - 1h 22min - 195 - African Revolutions and Decolonization (AR&D) - Ep. 1: Introduction w/ Momodou Taal
With this episode of Guerrilla History, we officially launch our long awaited series on African Revolutions and Decolonization! Every other week (between other, non-thematic episodes) for roughly the next year and a half, we will be turning a spotlight on struggles across the African continent, with both case studies as well as more theoretical or conceptual episodes present. We could scarcely ask for a better guest to help us launch this series than our comrade Momodou Taal. In this episode, we discuss the importance of studying African revolutionary history, and what we should be doing with this series. Get excited, we certainly are! In addition, if you want to read Adnan and Henry's thoughts on this series, they introduced the series in a blogpost for the Review of African Political Economy last week. Also subscribe to our Substack (free!) to keep up to date with what we are doing. With so many episodes coming in this series (and beyond), you won't want to miss anything, so get the updates straight to your inbox. guerrillahistory.substack.com Momodou Taal is a British-Gambian PhD student at Cornell University studying African Political Economy. He is host of the outstanding podcast The Malcolm Effect, and has a forthcoming book The Malcolm Effect Revisited, which preorders are open for. Be sure to also follow him on twitter @MomodouTaal.
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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 - 1h 38min - 194 - Post-Soviet Georgia History, and Today's Events w/ Sopo Japaridze
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Georgian labor union leader and writer Sopo Japaridze to run through post-Soviet Georgia's history to help us understand the events that are unfolding today! This is a critical discussion that hopefully will be of use to many of you who find yourself not knowing as much about Georgia as you wish you did, and will allow you to understand the ongoing events much better. We certainly found quite a bit of value in this episode, and look forward to bringing Sopo back to discuss the history of Soviet Georgia in the future! Sopo Japaridze is a Georgian labor union leader and writer. You can follow her on twitter @sopjap, and keep up to date with many of her writings on her Substack. Also subscribe to her podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia wherever you get your pods, and follow the show on twitter @ReimaginingG
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Fri, 17 Jan 2025 - 2h 06min - 193 - [Unlocked] Conferences, What We're Reading, and More (October 30 on Patreon)
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we're unlocking a conversation that we recorded for Patreon on October 30. Here we had an impromptu chat when a guest had to reschedule last minute, but despite not planning in advance, we had a marvelous conversation on a pretty wide variety of topics. We put out the call to our patrons on whether they thought anything in the conversation would be useful for our non-patreon audience, and some of the responses we heard included:
"I especially enjoyed Adnan's continuation of the Crusades theme he discussed with Sina a couple weeks ago."
"I really liked the Cyprus Isnotrael connection and the reminder that the histories in the region are intertwined going back a very long way."
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Fri, 10 Jan 2025 - 1h 21min - 192 - Reviewing 2024 and Looking Forward to 2025 & Beyond w/ Breht O'Shea & Alyson Escalante
It's time for our annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace episode, where we crossover with Rev Left and the Red Menace in order to review the past year in world events and look forward to what we think will be coming in the next year. Breht, Alyson, Adnan, and Henry discuss Palestine, BRICS, the Alliance of Sahel States, global capitalism, and much more, so be sure to tune in and share widely! This episode will also be available through Rev Left Radio and Red Menace.
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Fri, 03 Jan 2025 - 2h 26min - 191 - The New International Economic Order at 50 w/ Michael Galant & Pawel Wargan
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Pawel Wargan (whom you'll remember from our episode Disarming Empire + the Elections in Pakistan) as a guest host to help us interview Michael Galant about a new publication from the Progressive International, a series of essays commemorating the New International Economic Order at its 50th anniversary, and updating it for today. These essays are available in English here, and in Spanish here. These essays include historical entries from people like Allende, Nyerere, and Sankara, as well as new essays from comrades including Max Ajl, Cheng Enfu, and Miguel Díaz-Canel. You will certainly find some essays of great value to you in this collection, so be sure to check it out! Michael Galant is a member of the Secretariat at the Progressive International and is a member of their coordinating team for the New International Economic Order. You can follow Michael and keep up with his work by following him on twitter @michael_galant. Pawel Wargan is an activist, researcher, organizer, and coordinator of the Secretariat of the Progressive International, and has been published in many places. You can follow Pawel on twitter to keep up with his latest work @pawelwargan
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Fri, 27 Dec 2024 - 1h 16min - 190 - Korea Dispatch - Martial Law, Impeachment, and More w/ Ju-Hyun Park of Nodutdol
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back our comrade Ju-Hyun Park (whom you will remember from our recent episode A History of American Imperialism in Korea) to discuss all the latest in South Korea, with the recent martial law/coup attempt, impeachment, attempts to restart a hot phase of the Korean War, and more as topics of discussion. This is not only an extremely important dispatch, but also a dynamic situation with new information coming out all the time, so be sure to listen to this conversation to get grounded in what happened so that you can better make sense out of new developments in the situation. Be sure to read Ju-Hyun's recent pieces related to this discussion, South Korea's impeachment fails—what's next?, and Was South Korea's coup an attempt to restart the Korean War?, and also be sure to check out usoutofkorea.org! Ju-Hyun Park is a writer and activist with Nodutdol for Korean Community Development. Their writing has appeared in a variety of outlets, and they can be followed on Twitter @hermit_hwarang.
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Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - 1h 27min - 189 - Tricontinental's Early (1967-71) Socio-Ecological Dimensions w/ Alejandro Pedregal
In this wonderfully esoteric yet very important episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Alejandro Pedregal to discuss his marvelous co-authored historical article The Early Socio-ecological Dimensions of Tricontinental (1967–1971) : A Sovereign Social Metabolism for the Third World. This piece was published in one of our favorite journals, a resource that you really should all be utilizing, Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy. In this discussion, we talk about OSPAAAL, the Cuban Third World solidarity institution and in particular its magazine Tricontinental,the way it framed sovereignty and the implicit ecological messaging within. A fascinating conversation, and one which we think you will find a lot of use in!
Alejandro Pedregal is a Research Council of Finland Fellow, and is based at Aalto University. You can keep up to date with Alejandro's work by checking out his institutional page from Aalto University, and by following him on twitter @AlejoPedregal
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Fri, 13 Dec 2024 - 1h 32min - 188 - The Lost & Early Writings of James Connolly w/ Conor McCabe
In this exciting episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the editor of the newly released The Lost & Early Writings of James Connolly: 1889 - 1898, a groundbreaking work that fits wonderfully within our Sources and Methods series of episodes. Dr. Conor McCabe has done an incredible job of piecing together part of the lost James Connolly writings, and showing Connolly's engagement and adherence with Marxism, applied within the Irish national context. You won't want to miss this conversation! This book was published by Iskra Books, which means that in addition to the book being available as a beautiful print edition, the PDF is also available for free at iskrabooks.org. Of course download the PDF, but do also consider picking up a physical copy to support Iskra in their project of publishing revolutionary works and making them as accessible and freely available as possible!
Conor McCabe is a historian, author, and scholar specializing in labor history, Irish socialism, and radical political movements. His extensive research has brought new insights into the intersections of class, colonialism, and economic power in Ireland. In addition to the Connolly book discussed today, he also has written Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions That Shaped the Irish Economy and has multiple projects ongoing. Keep up to date with him on his website, and be sure to follow him on twitter @CMacCaba
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Fri, 06 Dec 2024 - 1h 29min - 187 - New Translation of Marx's Capital, Vol. 1 w/ Paul North & Paul Reitter
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the translator/editors of the new translation of Capital Vol. 1 by Karl Marx. We discuss, in addition to other things, the reasons why it was decided that this new translation was needed, the political background to making that decision, why the 2nd German Edition was used for making the translation from, why these introductions were used, whether there will be translations of the subsequent volumes of Capital and if a paperback edition will come out, and more! An enlightening discussion, lots of food for thought, and plenty of room for constructive dialogue and critique - let us know what you think of the conversation!
Paul North is the Maurice Natanson Professor of German at Yale University. His books include The Yield: Kafka's Atheological Reformation.
Paul Reitter is professor of Germanic languages and literatures and former director of the Humanities Institute at the Ohio State University. His translations include The Autobiography of Solomon Maimon.
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Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - 1h 10min - 186 - Zionist Rampage & Narrative Distortion in Amsterdam [Dispatch] w/ Jazie Veldhuyzen
In this dispatch episode of Guerrilla History, bring on left-wing Amsterdam City Council member Jazie Veldhuyzen to discuss the recent events that took place in Amsterdam surrounding an Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match, where violent Zionist hooligans went on a rampage through the city, but the media and major Dutch politicians instead characterized the event as a "modern pogrom" until the facts became too clear to ignore. This is a really important discussion that not only clarifies that specific situation, but also examines how Zionism influences narratives in mainstream discourse, why to remain vigilant in the face of these distortions and lies, and how to build movements in the face of these narratives and distortions.
Recommendations that were mentioned in this episode were the article by Asa Winstanley, our comrade from Electronic Intifada, titled NY Times killed investigation of Israeli hooligans, internal email reveals, as well as discussions on The Majlis around the IHRA "definition" of antisemitism. Check out The politics of the IHRA definition of Antisemitism and Academic Freedom as well as IHRA, Bill 168 and Academic Research and Teaching.
Jazie Veldhuyzen is an activist, social worker, and Amsterdam City Council member and party chairman for De Vonk. Follow him on Instagram or on twitter @JazieAnthony. You can also follow De Vonk on Instagram.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - 1h 31min - 185 - Women and Militarism w/ Sarah Raymundo
In this important episode of Guerrilla History, bring on Sarah Raymundo to discuss Women and Militarism, with a particular focus on the context of the Philippines, but ranging far beyond that! Within this conversation, we discuss the impact of militarism, and imperialist/colonialist military presence on women, as well as women's resistance to militarism. This is a critical discussion, and Sarah brings out many important threads here within the conversation. You, listeners, will no doubt be happy to know that we have plans for another episode with Sarah soon, on indigenous issues within the Philippines, so be sure to stay tuned!
Sarah Raymundo is a faculty member at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Center for International Studies. She is engaged in activist work in BAYAN (The New Patriotic Alliance), the International League of Peoples' Struggles, and Chair of the Philippines-Bolivarian Venezuela Friendship Association. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for Labor and Society (LANDS) and Interface: Journal of/and for Social Movements. You can follow Sarah on twitter @jinkydoo.
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Fri, 15 Nov 2024 - 1h 21min - 184 - Publishing as Anti-Imperialist Practice w/ Iskra Books Editors Talia, David, & Ben
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on several comrades from Iskra Books, a non-profit, all volunteer-run, independent communist publishing company to discuss Publishing as Anti-Imperialist Practice! This discussion also relates to the episode we did two weeks ago with Sina Rahmani of The East Is a Podcast on Radical Independent Media as Anti-Imperialist Practice. We also include the audio of a talk that Henry did on these topics at a China at 75 event hosted by the Friends of Socialist China a few weeks ago. This is a marvelous discussion on an important topic with some incredibly committed comrades. Be sure to check this out, and be sure to check out Iskra Books's catalogue (keeping in mind that physical book purchases support the project, but that the pdfs of all of their books are also available for FREE at iskrabooks.org). You can also keep up to date with their releases by following them on twitter @iskrabooks.
The recently released and forthcoming books from Iskra that we discussed at the end of the episode are available at the following links:
The Lost & Early Writings of James Connolly: 1889 - 1898, edited by Conor McCabe
The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism by Torkil Lausen
Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism by The Communist Working Group
Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology by Guillaume Suing (link forthcoming on the Iskra Books site)
Talia is an Editorial Board member of Iskra Books, is one of the hosts of The Minyan podcast, and is an academic librarian. Follow The Minyan on twitter @the_minyan.
David Peat is an Editorial Board member of Iskra Books, is an anti-war activist, and is involved with The Friends of Socialist China. You can follow David on twitter @dajveism.
Ben Stahnke is one of the cofounding Editors at Iskra Books, is a Professor of Philosophy, and one of the main art members at Iskra. Follow Ben on twitter @phdirtbag.
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Fri, 08 Nov 2024 - 1h 48min - 183 - Western Marxism w/ Gabriel Rockhill
In this fantastic episode of Guerrilla History, bring on Gabriel Rockhill to discuss the landmark new English translation of the legendary Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism: How it was Born, How it Died, How it can be Reborn, freshly out from Monthly Review Press. This critical work acts as a trenchant critique of the Western left intelligentsia, showing how it is rooted in the political economy of imperialism. The conversation we have surrounding this is deep, generative, and thought provoking, so be sure to listen closely!
In addition to reading Western Marxism, Gabriel also recommended the book Let Me Speak! Testimony of Domitila, A Woman of the Bolivian Mines, which is also available from Monthly Review Press. Check it out!
Gabriel Rockhill is a philosopher and activist who has published numerous books. He is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. Be sure to follow him on twitter @GabrielRockhill.
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Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 1h 45min - 182 - Radical Independent Media as Anti-Imperialist Practice w/ Sina Rahmani
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we present a crossover conversation we did with our friend Sina from The East Is a Podcast on the topic of Radical Independent Media As Anti-Imperialist Practice! This topic stems from a talk Henry gave for the Friends of Socialist China, and will be continued in a forthcoming episode on Publishing As Anti-Imperialist Practice featuring several Editorial Board members of Iskra Books. Be sure to Subscribe to Sina's show (links below), and also subscribe to our freshly made YouTube channel, which will begin uploading material very soon!
Sina Rahmani is host of The East Is a Podcast, which is a critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa (and beyond), featuring interviews with experts and archival mashups. Be sure to also subscribe to his YouTube channel, and follow him on Twitter @urorientalist.
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Fri, 25 Oct 2024 - 1h 08min - 181 - Dogmatism and Reading History w/ Alexander Aviña
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an informal discussion with our friend and comrade Alex Aviña about the dangers of dogmatism when reading history, and much more! We love these slightly more theoretical conversations, and we know many of you do too. This one fits very well with many of the Sources and Methods episodes we have released, so be sure to check those previous episodes out if you are new to the show!
Alexander Aviña is associate professor of Latin American history at Arizona State University and author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. Alex's website is available at alexanderavina.com, and he can be followed on twitter @Alexander_Avina
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Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 1h 25min - 180 - Political Traitors and Sellouts w/ J. Moufawad Paul & Immanuel Ness
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two wonderful comrades to take on a pretty big topic of traitors and sellouts, the processes that take place that cause ideological changing, and some case studies of this phenomenon, including the discussion of Zak Cope's recent heel turn from Thirdworldist to radical free market capitalist and Zionist, and how to try to prevent this from happening within our organizations and within ourselves. We could not ask for better guests to tackle this topic than returning friend Manny Ness, who had collaborated with Cope in the past, and J. Moufawad Paul, who in addition to being a friend of the show also wrote "Obituary": Zak Cope in the aftermath of this situation. You definitely will want to listen closely here!
J. Moufawad Paul is a professor of philosophy at York University and the author of several books including Continuity and Rupture, Politics in Command: A Taxonomy of Economism, and Critique of Maoist Reason. He also is one of the editors at the fantastic Material journal, and has a blog M-L-M Mayhem that you should check out. Be sure to also follow him on twitter @MLM_Mayhem.
Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author or editor of numerous works including Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism, and the incredible Journal of Labor and Society. You can follow Manny on twitter @ImmanuelNess.
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Fri, 11 Oct 2024 - 1h 36min - 179 - The West Bank, and the Nature of Resistance w/ Bana & Lara from the Good Shepherd Collective
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two members from the Good Shepherd Collective, Bana Abu Zuluf and Lara Kilani, for a wide ranging conversation on The West Bank, the nature of resistance, the one year mark from October 7, narratives, and more! This was a terrific and vital discussion with two wonderful comrades, and we will certainly be bringing them back on again soon. Be sure to follow the Good Shepherd Collective on twitter @Shepherds4Good, and check out their website. Additionally, read their article Anti-Zionism as Decolonization, and if you have the ability to do so, consider supporting them financially to allow them to continue their crucial work.
Bana Abu Zuluf is a Palestinian PhD candidate in International Law at Maynooth University Ireland and a member of the Good Shepherd Collective.
Lara Kilani is a Palestinian-American researcher and member of the Good Shepherd Collective.
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Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 2h 20min - 178 - Intro to African Revolutions and Decolonization w/ Leo Zeilig [Remastered]
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we first provide a small bit of information about the retribution that friend (and future guest) of the show Momodou Taal is facing from Cornel University for standing in solidarity with Palestine in the face of the ongoing Genocide, before releasing a fully remastered edition of one of our very first episodes, the nearly 4 year old survey on African revolutions and decolonization movements we did. We still have our ~35 part series on African Revolutions and Decolonization upcoming imminently, so this past episode can serve as a sort of a first precursor/prelude to those coming episodes, and we can call back to this episode for the broader regional/continental historical context. For this herculean task, we brought on Leo Zeilig, an editor of the Review of African Political Economy, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the School of Advanced Study University of London, and an Honorary Research Associate at the Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP) at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Leo's books include Thomas Sankara, Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Third World, African Struggles Today: Social Movements Since Independence, and Congo: Plunder and Resistance. You can find his website at https://leozeilig.com/ and follow him on twitter @LeoZeilig. Also, follow the Review of African Political Economy on twitter @ROAPEJournal and their website https://roape.net/ .
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Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 1h 57min - 177 - Islam, the Commons, and (Democratic) Socialism w/ Ali Al-Assam
In this wonderful crossover episode between Guerrilla History and The Majlis, we bring on Dr. Ali Al-Assam to discuss the legendary Iraqi Communist leader Ibrahim Allawi's work Al-Mushtarak (The Commons), which Ali has just translated an edited edition in English, available from Iskra Books! This conversation covers the life and work of Allawi, his book Al-Mushtarak, and the fascinating fusion of Islamic culture and socialist politics contained within. Really a great discussion, you're going to want to check this out (and pick up the book!).
Ali Al-Assam is founder and Secretary of NewsSocial Cooperative and member of the Friends of Socialist China - Britain Committee. Be sure to check out the Mushtarek platform and the NewsSocial Cooperative. You can follow Ali on twitter @aliassam, and get the book Reading In Al-Mushtarak from Iskra Books.
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Fri, 20 Sep 2024 - 1h 35min - 176 - [Urgent] Targeted by the State - Comrade Booker Omole from the Communist Party of Kenya On State Repression and His Personal Ordeal
In this critically important episode, we bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party of Kenya to discuss the breaking news of his arrest and charges against him by the Kenyan governing apparatus. In addition to discussing his personal case, he analyses and describes the wider repressive nature of the Kenyan government, and how the Communist Party of Kenya is operating in the environment of mass public discontent. A fascinating, timely, and important conversation!
Also, be sure to listen to the other episodes we have with Booker - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch, and Building the Communist Party of Kenya.
Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro.
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Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 1h 34min - 175 - Electoral Theory and Strategy of Marx and Lenin w/ August Nimtz [Remaster]
In this fully remastered 3+ year old episode of Guerrilla History, we brought on Professor August Nimtz to talk about his book, The Ballot, The Streets, or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution. This book takes a look at the theoretical and strategic groundings and evolution of electoralism via the writings of Marx/Engels and Lenin. A conversation that will add a lot of historical nuance to the debates that we have every election season in the "western democratic" countries!
August Nimtz professor of political science and African American and African studies at the University of Minnesota. His book The Ballot, The Streets, or Both? is available from Haymarket Books. His other books include Marx and Engels: Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough (SUNY Press), Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic' (Lexington Books), and Marxism versus Liberalism: Comparative Real-Time Political Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan).
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Fri, 06 Sep 2024 - 2h 19min - 174 - The Far Right of a Special Type - 10 Theses w/ Vijay Prashad
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back on our friend Vijay Prashad to talk about one of the latest newsletter articles from the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, titled Ten Theses on the Far Right of a Special Type. Here, we have a bit of a theoretical discussion before diving in and discussing each of the theses in turn. Be sure to read the article, critically engage with it, and critically engage with our discussion here as well! Also, check out our previous episodes with Vijay, Washington Bullets, COP26 Dispatch (alongside Chris Saltmarsh), and The Fragility of US Power (alongside Noam Chomsky)! Vijay Prashad is director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, editor of LeftWord Books, and the chief correspondent for Globetrotter, author of numerous books, and is a multiple-time guest of Guerrilla History. Follow him on twitter @VijayPrashad.
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Fri, 30 Aug 2024 - 1h 39min - 173 - A History of American Imperialism in Korea - US Out of Korea! w/ Ju-Hyun Park of Nodutdol
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an vitally important conversation with Ju-Hyun Park of Nodutdol. In this conversation, we discuss the recent history of American imperialism within Korea, recent developments in the Korean Peninsula regarding stances towards unification and nuclear disarmament, and Nodutdol's new campaign US Out of Korea. Be sure to keep up with the campaign at usoutofkorea.org, take part, and share this conversation and the resources within with your comrades! The two episodes regarding the DPRK mentioned at the beginning of this episode were North Korea & Industrial Agriculture w/ Zhun Xu and History of Sanctions on the DPRK & China w/ Tim Beal, be sure to check them out! Ju-Hyun Park is a writer and activist with Nodutdol for Korean Community Development. Their writing has appeared in a variety of outlets, and they can be followed on Twitter @hermit_hwarang.
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Fri, 23 Aug 2024 - 1h 34min - 172 - Subjectivity and Decolonization in the Post-Independence Novel and Film w/ Sarah Jilani
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have the opportunity to discuss a fabulous new book, Subjectivity and Decolonisation in the Post-Independence Novel and Film with its brilliant author Sarah Jilani. Through examinations of novels and film from Africa and South Asia, Frantz Fanon's materialist approach to self and representations of subjectivity and decolonization are discussed. Really an outstanding conversation, we really hope Sarah will join us again for future conversations! Another project Sarah is involved with is Revolutionary Papers, and we look forward to discussing this project in weeks to come. Sarah Jilani is a Lecturer in English at City, University of London, and a 2021 AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker. She is the author of several articles on postcolonial literatures and film that have appeared in Textual Practice, Interventions, and Journal of Commonwealth Literature, amongst others, and a widely published culture journalist. Keep up to date with Sarah by checking out her website for more of her work, and follow her on twitter @sarahjilani.
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Fri, 16 Aug 2024 - 1h 57min - 171 - Defiance - Fighting the Far Right in Britain w/ Rajesh Thind & Shahnaz Ali
In this timely episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan discusses Defiance: Fighting the Far Right w/ Rajesh Thind, a director & producer of the three part Channel 4 documentary series produced by Rogan Productions in association with Riz Ahmed's Lefthanded Films. The series is an immersive social history that brings the South Asian activists who combatted and organized successfully against far right racist and anti-immigrant violence in the 1970s & early 1980s to our screens. Exclusive to Guerrilla History, one of those veteran activists Shahnaz Ali joined the conversation to talk about her experiences organizing in the late 1970's and 80's in Bradford, and since then, fighting for equality and justice in UK society and the National Health Service specifically. This history is incredibly relevant for the resurgence of far right violence and rioting being witnessed right now on city streets across the UK. In addition to watching Defiance: Fighting the Far Right, you should also listen to our two related previous episodes, African & Caribbean People in Britain - A History w/ Hakim Adi, and Black & Brown Resistance in the UK (1960s-80s) w/ Preeti Dhillon. Rajesh Thind is an award-winning director, writer & producer of films, tv, stage & prose known for tackling challenging & complex subjects. Keep up to date with his work by checking out his website and by following him on twitter @RajeshThind
Shahnaz Ali OBE is former Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights NHSNW. Now a freelance consultant Making Equality Work and Lay Council member for University of Bradford. You can read more about her work at the Nursing Narratives website, her Wikipedia page, and on LinkedIn.
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Fri, 09 Aug 2024 - 1h 25min - 170 - Desperation & Defiance: "Israel"'s Assassinations of Haniyeh & Shukr, & the Resolve of the Axis of Resistance w/ al-Fida'i Media & Matteo Capasso
In this critical Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by Abdullah Shehadeh from al-Feda'i Media (formerly known as al-Falastineyeh) and Matteo Capasso (whom you will remember from our episode on the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) to discuss the assassinations by the Zionist entity of Ismail Haniyeh (political leader of Hamas) and Fuad Shukr (military commander of Hezbollah), as well as what we might expect from the Axis of Resistance going forward. This is a very timely discussion, and one which we hope helps you analyze the situation as it continues to unfold.
References made in the episode were to the documentary Defiance, Sarah Jilani's book Subjectivity and Decolonization in the Post-Independence Novel and Film, and the Middle East Critique video lecture series hosted by Matteo. Click on the hyperlinks to check them out!
al-Fida'i Media is an independent, viewer supported media network amplifying Palestinian voices for resistance, liberation, and return to a free Palestine. Be sure to check out their work on their website alfidai.org, and follow them on social media, where their handle on Twitter and Instagram is @fidaimedia
Matteo Capasso is the editor of the invaluable journal Middle East Critique (on twitter @MidEastCritique), and his work pertains to political economy and international relations. He is a Marie Curie Fellow between the University of Venice and Columbia University. In addition to picking up his book, you can follow him on twitter @capassomat.
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Fri, 02 Aug 2024 - 2h 13min - 169 - Great Replacement: Politics, Patriarchy, & Islamophobia in Far Right Conspiracy Theories w/ Luiz Manuel Hernandez Aguilar & Sarah Bracke
In this terrific episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan and returning guest co-host Breht discuss the essays of an important new book studying many aspects of the history and contemporary expression of right wing demographic obsessions, anti-immigrant and fascistic patriarchies, and the politics of Islamophobia in Europe, North America and beyond with co-editors Luiz Manuel Hernandez Aguilar and Sarah Bracke. The book is The Politics of Replacement: Demographic Fears, Conspiracy Theories, and Race Wars, and is definitely worth picking up!
Sarah Bracke is Professor of Sociology of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She is the principal investigator of the research project EnGendering Europe's "Muslim Question", funded by the Dutch Research Council. Follow her on twitter @SarahABracke
Luis Manuel Hernández Aguilar is an associate researcher at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt Oder, Germany. He holds a PhD in sociology by the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main. His research interests focus on racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and the far right.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 - 1h 44min - 168 - Bob Menendez & US-Cuba Policy w/ Liz Oliva Fernández from Belly of the Beast
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are lucky to be joined by a special guest in Cuba as well as a special guest host whom many of you will likely remember from past episodes of the show. Here, we bring on Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández from Belly of the Beast to discuss Bob Menendez (who was just convicted on corruption charges), US-Cuba policy, and how these are related. This episode is being based off of two documentaries that Liz hosted for Belly of the Beast - Hardliner of the Hudson which takes a deep look at Menendez, and Uphill on the Hill which is an examination of recent US-Cuba policy. Watch these, and subscribe to Belly of the Beast on YouTube!
Adnan was not able to join Henry for this one, so we drafted in our friend and former guest Taylor Genovese as a special guest host. Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Dutchess Community College, an editor at Iskra Books, and a documentary filmmaker. You may remember Taylor as a guest from two previous episodes - Peasants' Revolt of 1381 and Art and the Working Class. Major thanks to Taylor for coming in on relatively short notice for this one!
Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist and the presenter of The War on Cuba, for which she won a Gracie Award. Apart from her journalism and filmmaking, Liz is a dedicated anti-racist and feminist activist. Follow Belly of the Beast on Twitter @bellybeastcuba to keep up with Liz's work.
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Fri, 19 Jul 2024 - 1h 26min - 167 - An Ethnographic & Sociological Study of the Delhi Metro w/ Rashmi Sadana
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the wonderful Professor Rashmi Sadana to discuss the Delhi metro system from a political economic, sociological, and ethnographic framework, based on her terrific book The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro and the Social Life of Infrastructure. Talking about the political and sociological dimensions of infrastructure is a critically important topic for us to focus on, and one which we are trying to devote a bit more time to. We recommend also checking out our recent conversation with Laleh Khalili on Red Sea Shipping & the Gaza Genocide to hear a bit more of our discussions on transportation infrastructure.
Rashmi Sadana is Professor of Anthropology at George Mason University and author of English Heart, Hindi Heartland: The Political Life of Literature in India. Keep up to date with the Professor's work by checking out her faculty webpage.
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Fri, 12 Jul 2024 - 1h 52min - 166 - Haiti, Kenya, Imperialism, & More! GH on Revolutionary Blackout Network
In this episode, we bring you an appearance we recently made on Revolutionary Blackout Network. Adnan and Henry were invited to sit on a roundtable discussion alongside long-time Indigenous activist John Looking Glass to discuss a wide variety of topics. We highly recommend subscribing to RBN, and watching the video version of this conversation, which includes an additional 10 minute intro/discussion by RBN host Nick. Find the video version here.
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Fri, 05 Jul 2024 - 1h 26min - 165 - Red Sea Shipping & Gaza Genocide w/ Laleh Khalili
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the esteemed Professor Laleh Khalili to discuss Red Sea Shipping and the regional consequences of the Gaza Genocide. This conversation bridges two of the major topics of her work, and is an incredibly thought provoking and generative discussion. We would love to hear what you find particularly useful from this one, so let us know on Twitter once you listen!
Laleh Khalili is Professor and Director of the Center for Gulf Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at University of Exeter, and author of multiple books we discussed today including Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula, Time in the Shadows: Confinement in Counterinsurgencies, and Heroes and Martyrs of Palestine: The Politics of National Commemoration. Follow her on twitter @LalehKhalili
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Fri, 28 Jun 2024 - 1h 35min - 164 - Commune to Capitalism - Decollectivization of Agriculture in China w/ Zhun Xu
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we once again have our great friend and comrade Zhun Xu, whom you should remember from two previous episodes of the show, North Korea & Industrial Agriculture as well as Sanctions Against China & Their Political Economy. Here, we discuss Zhun fantastic book From Commune to Capitalism: How China's Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty! Unsurprisingly, this was a fabulous discussion, and is a really important conversation when added to the two conversations on this period of history that we had in our Modern Chinese History miniseries with Ken Hammond - The Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution and the Deng Reform Period. It might be helpful to listen to those two episodes first, but regardless, we are sure that you will find great use in this conversation!
Zhun Xu is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York. He is on the editorial boards of Science and Society and the Journal of Labor and Society. His recent book is From Commune to Capitalism: How China's Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty.
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