Guerrilla History

This week we bring you our latest episode from our spin-off show, Guerrilla Radio.  Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts, and turn out tomorrow for the rally in D.C.! On March 18, the anti-war movement is mobilizing for a national march in Washington D.C. On this episode, co-hosts Amanda Yee of ANSWER Coalition and Gerard Dalbon of DSA International Committee—two organizations endorsing the march—speak to Marcy Winograd of CodePink and Yasemin Zahra of U.S. Labor Against Racism and War about anti-war organizing in light of the war in Ukraine, the imperative to build a movement capable of confronting the U.S. war machine, and why their organizations are also supporting the rally. Be sure to join us in D.C. on Saturday, March 18 at 1pm in front of the White House to say NO to endless U.S. wars! For more information, or to check bus transportation centers in your city, visit answercoalition.org. Keep up to date with the lastest Guerrilla Radio episode releases by following Guerrilla History on twitter The intro/outro song is Model Home by snny ft. Topaz Jones

Greg Shupak, English and Media Studies professor at the University of Guelph-Humber, discusses the history and impact of sanctions on Syria. The podcast explores the escalation of claims against Syria, the difficulties faced by ordinary Syrians, the impact on the pharmaceutical industry, and the devastating effects on the Syrian economy. It also emphasizes the need for international collaboration and explores the goals of undoing imperialism and capitalism.

Sungmanitou Tanka, an Oglala Lakota Nation member and podcast host, discusses the 50th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973. Topics include the causes, events, and legacy of the occupation. They also touch on parapolitics, conspiracy theories, decolonial Marxism, suppression by the US government, historical context, indigenous culture revival, and unexpected support received.

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two fantastic guests, Prof. Charisse Burden-Stelly and Prof. Jodi Dean. We discuss their co-edited collection, Organize, Fight, Win: Black Communist Women’s Political Writing, which is an absolutely indispensable resource for those of us serious about achieving liberation!  This collection includes writings focused on the period from 1919-1956, which argue that racial and economic equality can only be achieved by overthrowing capitalism.  Pick up the book!   Dr. CBS is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University.  She is an organizer with Black Alliance for Peace and a Co-Author of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History alongside our mutual friend Gerald Horne.  She can be followed on twitter @blackleftaf or on her website https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/.   Dr. Jodi Dean is a Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.  She is the author of numerous books including Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging, Crowds and Party, and The Communist Horizon.  She can be followed on twitter @jodi7768.   Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

This is an episode from our spin-off show. We are releasing this episode on our channel to encourage you to subscribe to Guerrilla Radio wherever you get your podcasts, or directly on https://anchor.fm/guerrilla_radio. On this exciting episode of Guerrilla Radio, Partisan Brigade members James and Shatha are joined by the two founders of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard.  Palestine Action is an organization engaged in direct action to materially disrupt the supply chain of of Israel’s largest arms, drones, and security manufacturer: Elbit Systems. In this episode we breakdown direct action, the important role Palestine Action plays in the Palestinian solidarity struggle and how it connects to a larger global internationalist struggle against Zionist colonial expansion and imperialism.  To connect with Palestine Action they are on Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok as Pal_Action and by email: info@palestineaction.org  The intro/outro song is Model Home by snny ft. Topaz Jones

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Comrade Z from Rookery Press to talk about a vital new book Collected Works of the Black Liberation Army. In this episode, we discuss the history, idology, tactics, and legacy of the BLA, and we truly feel this is an important episode. We highly encourage everyone to pick up the book, and also share the episode with others who would benefit from hearing about a militant and radical organization, based off of their own writings!   Comrade Z is a member of the Rookery Press. Rookery Press is a new publishing house dedicated to retrieving forgotten texts and theory lost to the Whirlwind. You can find their published works on their website, and you can also follow them on twitter @rookerypress   Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Nima Nakhaei, political economy scholar, discusses the history and impact of sanctions on Iraq. Topics include the geopolitical context, interconnectedness of sanctions and warfare, collapse of the Soviet Union, impacts of sanctions and occupation, geopolitical possibilities in the Middle East, and potential for democratic socialism in Iraq.

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we present something a bit different than usual!  We recently appeared on Lee Camp's program Behind the Headlines to discuss history as propaganda, moving beyond capitalism, and much more.  Here, we provide a roughly 50 minute introduction to the topics and reflection on what we discussed with Lee before we include our interview on Lee's show in its entirety.  A very fun interview, be sure to check out Behind the Headlines if you enjoyed how it went!  You can also watch the interview portion (though not the reflection/intro) on YouTube. Lee Camp is a writer, comedian, podcaster, news journalist and news commentator.  Among other things, he was noted for hosting RT America's weekly comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp before RT America was shut down last year.  You can keep up with his latest work, including new episodes of Behind the Headlines at his website leecamp.com.  You can also follow him on twitter @LeeCamp. 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 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.  Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory 

Professor Zhun Xu, Associate Professor of Economics, discusses the political economy of US sanctions on China, including its historical perspective and current developments. They explore China's transition from feudalism to social classes, US-China relations, rise of China as a global power, justifications for sanctions, and impacts on both China and Western countries.