All tagged Gaza

October Seventh Fourteen Ninety Two: Creating The World Of Many Belows / Mohamed Abdou

October Seventh Fourteen Ninety Two: Creating The World Of Many Belows / Mohamed Abdou

Patrick Farnsworth
Mohamed Abdou, 375

Author and scholar Dr. Mohamed Abdou returns to the podcast, one year after October 7, 2023.

Our discussion flows across various subjects: Al-Aqsa Flood and the US-Israel genocide of Palestinians in Gaza; Islam and the crusading Euro-American imperial project; anti-colonial struggle as resistance, decolonization as "creating the world of many belows"; and Abdou's participation in the Palestine  solidarity encampment at Columbia University, where he was targeted, threatened, and slandered by Zionists in the university administration, United States Congress, and by prominent media figures.

Don’t Give Them The Gift Of Our Joy: Genocidaires, Fascists, + The Vibes-based Election / Vicky Osterweil

Don’t Give Them The Gift Of Our Joy: Genocidaires, Fascists, + The Vibes-based Election / Vicky Osterweil

Patrick Farnsworth
Vicky Osterweil, 371

Writer and agitator Vicky Osterweil returns to the podcast to discuss some of the themes raised in her essay, Feeling Good Doesn't Require the Democrats, published for her newsletter. The piece tackles the very vibes-based election cycle in the US, as Vice President Kamala Harris takes up the Democratic Party ticket to face up against Donald Trump this November. Vicky deftly navigates the affect-shift this change in the nominee, from current president Joe Biden to Harris, has had, both in its desired effect, and what is lost in riding this wave of "positive vibes only" while looking away from the realities that demand our fuller attention. In short, Vicky imparts this bit of wisdom that will remain relevant as we continue to move swiftly though our crises-laden times: don't give them the gift of our joy.

“Students acted because they had hope”: Demands For Divestment + The Imperial Boomerang / Arun Gupta

“Students acted because they had hope”: Demands For Divestment + The Imperial Boomerang / Arun Gupta

Patrick Farnsworth
Arun Gupta, 364

Investigative journalist Arun Gupta returns to the podcast to report on the pro-Palestine student encampments that have bloomed on university and college campuses across the United States and around the world over the past several weeks. He has been documenting the protests on campuses across New York City, including Columbia University and City College of New York (CCNY), which has seen some of the most high-profile repression from police and counter-demonstration agitators.

The Ongoing Nakba: The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine / Rashid Khalidi

The Ongoing Nakba: The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine / Rashid Khalidi

Patrick Farnsworth
Rashid Khalidi, 355

Professor and historian Rashid Khalidi joins me to discuss his book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017.  Professor Khalidi weaves his multigenerational familial roots to historic Palestine with decades of academic scholarship to present a narrative that plainly addresses the so-called Israel-Palestine conflict for what it is. He addresses how Palestinian identity was catalyzed and formed over the past century, as well as the responsibility foreign interests have—historically and presently—in perpetuating the ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza.