Sina Rahmani

Sina Rahmani, producer of The Red Nation Podcast and host of The East is a Podcast, joins Nick Estes to dive deep into John Carpenter's cult classic, They Live. They explore how the film reveals the ruling class's ideological control over society. Rahmani discusses the protagonist’s journey, reflecting on themes of class struggle and community. The conversation highlights how alien symbols in the film critique capitalism and consumer culture, encouraging viewers to awaken to societal inequalities and resist oppression. It's a profound analysis that resonates today.

Frances Hasso and Sina Rahmani discuss the complexity of Zionism and Palestinian resistance, the historic shift in Palestinian resistance, fractures within the Left on supporting Palestinians, geopolitical ramifications of the conflict, impact on the decline of the US Empire, strategies in resisting Zionist control, and the significance of sharing powerful videos to bear witness to the suffering in Gaza.