Guerrilla History

In this pressing episode, we bring on the esteemed Professor Hakim Adi to discuss the MRes History of Africa & the African Diaspora program, and the University of Chichester's efforts to shut down the program and make Professor Adi redundant.  This is an incredibly important issue that we take up, so listeners, take action.  Sign this petition NOW to tell the University of Chichester to preserve the MRes program and maintain Professor Adi in his role, then write a comment on the petition and forward it to 5 comrades!  Tag us in any tweets you make about the petition, we will boost your message!  Once again, sign and share the petition at https://www.change.org/p/stop-university-of-chichester-s-axing-of-the-mres-history-of-africa-the-african-diaspora. Hakim Adi is Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at University of Chichester, and the founder of History Matters and its affiliated journal.  He has authored numerous books, and has written many articles which can be found on his website hakimadi.org.  You can follow him on twitter @hakimadi1 Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

In this excellent episode, we bring on Asa Winstanley to discuss his new book Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn.  This conversation is a fantastic work of recent history, and also is an important study for those of us active in the Palestine solidarity movement.  Be sure to listen closely, grab yourself a copy of the book, and let others know about the episode! Asa Winstanley has been writing about Palestine and the Israel lobby since 2005. He spent two years living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank as an activist and writer. He has been an associate editor and reporter with the award-winning website The Electronic Intifada for more than a decade. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

In this Intelligence Briefing, Adnan and Henry discuss some of the latest regarding the ongoing climate breakdown and discussions of the "Anthropocene", weaving in discussion of sovereignty, techno-modernism, the Capitalocene, and much more.  This is the latest in our series of episodes focused on the environment and climate, be sure to check out our previous episodes on A History of the World in 7 Cheap Things (w/ Jason W. Moore & Raj Patel), World Ecology & the Capitalocene (w/ Jason W. Moore), Shut Down Red Hill! Naval Pollution Disaster (w/ Mikey from O'ahu Water Protectors), Socialist States and the Environment  (w/ Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro), COP26 Dispatch  (w/ Vijay Prashad & Chris Saltmarsh), and Eco-Despair, Revolutionary Optimism, and the Fight for the Future.   Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

Today we are cross-publishing our latest Guerrilla Radio spinoff episode, to ensure as many of our listeners can take part in the action to free Walid Daqqah as possible.  Be sure to spread the word! In this high-priority episode of Guerrilla Radio, we are joined by Jeanine and Thawra from the Palestinian Youth Movement to bring light to their current campaign for the urgent and immediate release of the Palestinian political prisoner Walid Daqqah, and the history, centrality, and role the Prisoners Movement plays in the struggle for national liberation.  The Palestinian Youth Movement calls on the international community to demand the immediate release of Walid Daqqah and expose the illegal nature of his imprisonment. Link to the petition: https://palestinianyouthmovement.com/free-walid-daqqah Link to the toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vw3YvXsB_pCVm2OJzyrOIFNL2OE5VojForV8gmQ60T8/edit Check PYM's social media for actions happening near you:  IG: palestinianyouthmovement Backup account: palyouthmvmt Twitter: palyouthmvmt Facebook: Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) To find out about more campaigns: https://linktr.ee/palestinianyouthmovement  Keep up to date with the latest Guerrilla Radio episode releases by following ⁠⁠Guerrilla History⁠⁠ on twitter The intro/outro song is ⁠⁠Model Home by snny ft. Topaz Jones

Special, early access to an extended conversation about the imminent release of the new translation (by Henry and Salvatore) of Domenico Losurdo's Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend from Iskra Books.  The release of the book is imminent, and is available from the Iskra Books website, where it is currently linked at https://www.iskrabooks.org/copy-of-the-dark. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro is Professor at the Geography Department of SUNY New Paltz and is chief editor for the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism.  His book Socialist States and the Environment is available from Pluto Press:  https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745340418/socialist-states-and-the-environment/.  You can also find the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism for more invaluable anti-capitalist environmental perspectives: http://www.cnsjournal.org/. David Peat is one of the editorial board members at the Center for Communist Studies and their imprint Iskra Books.  You can follow him on twitter @dajveism. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here).  In this timely episode, we bring on the Jeremy Kuzmarov to discuss the history and unfolding situation regarding sanctions on Russia.  This episode is as timely now as it ever has been. Be sure to get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. 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/ Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

In this important episode, we discuss some real-world efforts to stand in solidarity with Cuba by the National Network on Cuba, as well as how Cuba's placement on the State Sponsors of Terrorism List is a complete sham that continues to hurt the Cuban people.  Be sure to connect with NNOC, and take part in their June 25 Weekend of Action!  Find out more by checking out their website or following them on twitter @NNOCuba. Calla Walsh is a cochair of the National Network on Cuba and was one of their coordinators for the International May Day Brigade.  You can follow her on twitter @CallaWalsh. Jorge Rocha is on the steering committee for the International Committee of DSA, citywide leadership committee for DSA, and cohost of the podcast Everybody Loves Communism. You can follow him on twitter @LineGoesDown. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

This episode is a fully-remastered edition of a previous episode we released, where we brought on the late Professor Jose Maria Sison, better known as Comrade Joma, to talk about his life, how it impacted his ideology, the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and more!  Comrade Joma was and is an absolute legendary figure, and it was a pleasure and an honor to be able to talk with him.  A must listen conversation for anyone interested in proletarian struggles and People's War in the Global South, especially the Philippines! Jose Maria Sison was the Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Chair Emeritus of the International League of People's Struggle, and the Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.  He had written extensively, a great place to find some of his works is via our friends at Foreign Languages Press.  They have several of his works available for free as pdfs or for affordable print copies on their website https://foreignlanguages.press/.  Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

In this episode, we continue our previous conversation with Professor Richard Wolff about the process of dedollarization and specifically focusing on how this process will impact the United States's ability to sanction anyone they see fit as they see fit, and a brief discussion of Cornel West's Presidential bid.  We then follow up the conversation with an extended wrap-up conversation! Richard Wolff is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at UMass-Amherst and a Visiting Professor at The New School.  He is also the host of Economic Update and the founder of Democracy At Work.  You can follow him on Twitter @profwolff.  The websites to find his work are rdwolff.com and democracyatwork.info Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

Tim Beal, retired New Zealand academic, discusses the history and impact of sanctions on the DPRK and China. They challenge stereotypes about North Korea, explore US imperialism and manifest destiny, and highlight the hypocrisy of nuclear weapons testing. The conversation also covers the economic and political impacts of sanctions on North Korea, China, and Russia.