As the West continues to malign China in an attempt to give life to imperialism. Professor Rockhill details how his recent visit went. Dr. Gabriel Rockhill is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop / Atelier de Théorie Critique , Professor of Philosophy and Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University, and the author or editor of ten books , as well as numerous scholarly and general public articles. He is also the Associate Director of Cultural Studies at Villanova Uni...
Feb 15, 2025•48 min•Ep. 135
Listen in as we discuss the story of US imperialism in central America and how it relates to today. Aviva Chomsky is an American professor, historian, author, and activist. She is a professor of history and the Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State University in Massachusetts.
Jan 26, 2025•43 min•Ep. 134
Listen in as we discuss how drones have changed the landscape of war. Khalil Dewan is a dedicated researcher and practitioner with a strong focus on international law and human rights. Currently pursuing a PhD in Law at SOAS University of London, he is also a Member of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law, and the Centre for the Study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law. Khalil's research primarily centers around the intersection of UK counter...
Jan 21, 2025•38 min•Ep. 133
Listen in as we discuss what the future holds for the Arab-Iranian region with Professor Marandi Mohammad Marandi ( Persian : سید محمد مرندی; born 1966 in Richmond, Virginia ) is an Iranian-American academic and political analyst. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayJ @s_m_marandi
Jan 15, 2025•35 min•Ep. 132
What does the world look like from a Pan-Africanist perspective? Listen in as we discuss what it means to be "authentically" African and see the world from the vantage point of Africa. Zubairu Wai is Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Development Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada I.G. @TheGambian @Ethan_Levine_ Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayJ @EthanLevine0
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 131
Featuring: Haya Adam Tara Mann Abel Harvie-Clark Alex Cachinero-Gorman @democratise.education @soasliberatedzone @hiitshayaa @abel.su.dem.ed @alejandre.cachivache https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241201-soas-student-union-is-supposed-to-be-independent-but-it-has-been-completely-silenced/
Dec 30, 2024•44 min•Ep. 130
What is neoliberalism? What is the nature of US capitalism today? How does the dollar act as a function of US imperialism? Listen in to the brilliant Radhika Desai. Dr. Radhika Desai is Professor at the Department of Political Studies, and Director, Geopolitical Economy Research Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. She is the author of Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire (2013), Slouching Towards Ayodhya: From Congress to Hindutva in Indian Politics (2nd...
Nov 28, 2024•53 min•Ep. 129
What is the material basis of fascism? Listen in as Dr. Mullin masterfully details the political economy of fascism and how Palestine fits into US' current juncture of capitalist crisis. Corinna Mullin is an anti-imperialist scholar who teaches political science and international political economy at John Jay College and Brooklyn College (CUNY). Corinna's research examines global South security dependency through a world system analytical framework, with a focus on colonial legacies, imperialism...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 128
What does an anti-imperialist position on the question of Syria sound like? Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and Journal of Labor and Society, and has written for The Journal of Peasant Studies and the Review of African Political Economy. His book, A People’s Green New Deal, was published in 2021 wit...
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 127
What does our present moment require from us? Listen in as Dr. Nina Farnia and I discuss the responsibility of those who live in the imperial core, particularly the US. Nina Farnia is a law professor and legal historian whose research focuses on US imperialism and anti-imperialist dissidents. Her forthcoming book is entitled Imperialism: An American Story (Stanford University Press). Twitter: @MomodouTaal @NinaFarnia
Oct 29, 2024•45 min•Ep. 126
Why is it the case that so many leftists in the West fail on the question of imperialism? Listen in as Professor Rockhill takes us through the problems with Western Marxism Dr. Gabriel Rockhill is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop / Atelier de Théorie Critique , Professor of Philosophy and Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University, and the author or editor of ten books , as well as numerous scholarly and general public articles. He is also the Associate Directo...
Oct 22, 2024•50 min•Ep. 125
Listen in to this super informative episode on Marx's methodology and place within the western philosophical canon Colin Bodayle teaches philosophy at Villanova University. His main research areas are Marxism, Classical German Philosophy, and anti-colonial philosophy. You can find him on social media on Twitter @colinbodayle or on Substack. @momodoutaal @ctayj
Oct 15, 2024•50 min•Ep. 124
In this episode we take a look at the life and work of Khalil Gibran
Sep 16, 2024•45 min•Ep. 123
Listen in as we discuss how we build socialism whilst our subjectivities have been constituted under neoliberalism. Arun Kundnani is a writer interested in race, Islamophobia, surveillance, political violence, and radicalism. Born in London, he moved to New York in 2010 and now lives in Philadelphia. The Guardian has described him as “one of Britain’s best political writers.” Kundnani is the author of What is Antiracism? (Verso, 2023), The Muslims are Coming! (Verso, 2014) and The End of Toleran...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 122
Listen in as Dr Myriam Francois and I discuss the recent elections in France. Myriam François is a British journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera. She is the founder and CEO of production company mpwr Productions, which specialises in documentary films centred on minority voices. I.G. @TheGambian @Myzfrancois Twitter: @MomodouTaal @MyriamFrancoisC
Jul 17, 2024•49 min•Ep. 121
Listen in as we discuss BLMUK's political education program: Project Timbuktu The full programme for the festival of collective liberation: https://ukblm.org/festival-2024
Jul 04, 2024•33 min•Ep. 120
What does a principled stance toward Iran sound like? With increasing US imperialist aggression toward Iran, folks often focus on the internal contradictions within Islam rather than focusing on the role of US imperialism. Listen in as Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi and I discuss Iran's history and struggle for sovereignty. Helyeh Doutaghi is the Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy Project and an Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School. Her research explores the intersections of the Thir...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 119
BLMUK’s Festival of Collective Liberation will be centring Black women elders and developing solidarity with anti-colonial/anti-imperialist struggles across the world. The one-day festival will be comprised of panel discussions, strategy debates, keynote speeches, workshops, trainings and art and music. As well as international solidarity, it will explore Black resistance in the labour movement, police and prison abolition, migration and climate justice, bodily autonomy, cultural and artistic re...
Jun 17, 2024•51 min•Ep. 118
What is the agrarian question? How are struggles over land connected to global anti-imperialism? Listen in as we discuss 'The Agrarian question' with Dr. Max Ajl Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and Journal of Labor and Society, and has written for The Journal of Peasant Studies and the Review of Afr...
Jun 07, 2024•52 min•Ep. 117
Listen in as Dr. Bikrum Gill discusses an analysis of Palestinian resistance; historically and contemporarily. We also discuss the Palestinian struggle in relation to wider struggles against imperialism and for global struggle of liberation. Dr. Gill is currently working on a book manuscript titled “Race, Nature, and Accumulation: A Decolonial Political Ecological Analysis of Land Grabbing.” This book examines the motives and consequences of the post financial crisis phenomenon of large-scale ag...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 116
Listen in as we discuss structures, agency and the role of political economy. Naeem Inayatullah is professor of politics at Ithaca College. He has taught at the University of Denver, University of Colorado, Syracuse University, and for a short period in Brazil. He is associate editor of the Journal of Narrative Politic I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayJ
May 01, 2024•55 min•Ep. 115
Listen in as Dr. Matteo Capasso offers a marxist analysis of Iran's retaliation to Israel's attack on their consulate. Matteo Capasso is @mscactions research fellow at @cafoscari and @columbia, whose work focuses on imperialism and the Global South. He is the author of 'Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya' and co-editor of @mideastcritique. His work has appeared in @ripe, @roap and @journalPolitics. He is also a rapporteur at in the International Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctio...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 114
As the US gears up for yet another intervention in Haiti, what do those who are plugged into movements on the ground make of the current situation? Listen in as Kweku Lumumba takes us through his perspective on contemporary Haiti I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayj @Aldanmarki
Mar 30, 2024•53 min•Ep. 113
[This episode was recorded February 27th] Many of us have heard what is happening in Senegal listen in as Fatima and Florian take us through what has led to this current moment. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @Nestawane @FloTok
Mar 19, 2024•47 min•Ep. 112
The Ansarullah in Yemen continues their blockade of the red sea of all ships headed toward Israel. Who are they? Listen in as Rune discusses the history of Ansarullah and their place within Yemen's society. Rune Agerhus Political Commentator & Member of the Organization of Solidarity with the Yemeni Struggle (OSYS I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayj @Aldanmarki...
Mar 04, 2024•53 min•Ep. 111
History did not start on October 7th. Listen in as Tara contextualizes October 7th and gives a long history of Palestinian resistance. Tara Alami is a Palestinian writer and organiser from occupied Jerusalem and occupied Yafa, based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @taraxrh
Feb 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 110
What is the axis of resisance? How did they emerge? In this episode, Dr. Matteo Capasso gives us an introduction to the axis of resistance. Matteo Capasso is @mscactions research fellow at @cafoscari and @columbia, whose work focuses on imperialism and the Global South. He is the author of 'Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya' and co-editor of @mideastcritique. His work has appeared in @ripe, @roap and @journalPolitics. He is also a rapporteur at in the International Tribunal on U.S....
Feb 12, 2024•47 min•Ep. 109
In this episode, I speak with Azhaar, a PhD student at Cornell, on what is happening in Sudan. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: AzhaarSholgami
Feb 05, 2024•47 min•Ep. 108
An in-depth look into what is currently taking place in DRC. Kambale Musavuli, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo and one of the leading political and cultural Congolese voices, is a social entrepreneur and an international human rights advocate working with youth groups across the African continent. He writes on issues affecting the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has served for the past decade as the national spokesperson for the Friends of the Congo, a group that ...
Jan 10, 2024•57 min•Ep. 107
Starting the new year with a special episode on 'Love' in James Baldwin's archive. Quincy Diallo is a double major in African-American studies and English at Yale University. I.G. @TheGambian @Quincy.Diallo Twitter: @MomodouTaal
Jan 02, 2024•31 min•Ep. 106
