The Malcolm Effect

#111 Structures, Agency and the role of political economy - Professor Naeem Inayatullah

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

 

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#110 A Marxist analysis of Iran's retaliation - Dr. Matteo Capasso

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: Sanctions Blockades, and Unilateral Coercive Measures @sanctionstrib

 

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#109 An organisers perspective on Haiti - Kweku Lumumba

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

 

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#108 What is happening in Senegal? - Fatima & Florian

[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. 

 

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#107 They are the Ansarullah not 'Houthis' - Rune

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

 

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#106 This did not start on October 7th -Tara Alami

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).

 

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#105 What is the Axis of Resistance? - Dr. Matteo Capasso

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. Imperialism: Sanctions Blockades, and Unilateral Coercive Measures @sanctionstrib

 

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#104 What is happening in Sudan? - Azhaar Sholgami

In this episode, I speak with Azhaar, a PhD student at Cornell, on what is happening in Sudan.

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#103 What is happening in Congo? - Kambale Musavuli

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 raises global consciousness about the situation in Congo and provides support to local institutions in Congo. He is currently an analyst at the Center for Research on Congo with a focus on Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy in the development of Ghana through a Pan-African lens. 

My current organization’s website is https://www.cereck.org

 

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#102 ’Love’ in James Baldwin’s archive - Quincy Diallo

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. 

 

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