Rania Khalek Dispatches

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Gaza is Silicon Valley’s Beta Test for Global Repression, w/ Yasha Levine

The internet wasn’t made to set us free. It was designed to surveil, suppress, and control. On this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with journalist and author Yasha Levine to expose how Big Tech became the digital arm of empire. From AI-generated kill lists in Gaza to Silicon Valley billionaires coding the future of authoritarianism, this is techno-fascism in real time. Elon Musk works with the Pentagon. Peter Thiel builds tools for ICE. Mark Zuckerberg scrubs dissent while currying f...

Jun 04, 2025•49 min

The American Style of Fascism & How to Fight It w/ Eugene Puryear

Trump’s return is not just a political comeback—it’s a warning. As the tendency towards fascism gains strength in the U.S., what does that mean for the world’s most powerful empire? And what kind of resistance can actually stop it? On this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek is joined by Eugene Puryear to break down what rising fascism looks like in an American context, from the weaponization of ICE to the collapse of international law in Gaza, and why anti-imperialism must be at the heart of an...

May 31, 2025•1 hr 19 min

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