Right of Resistance

Empires don’t just project violence outward. They bring it home. In this episode of Right of Resistance , sociologist Heba Gowayed discusses how the tools of occupation, surveillance, and repression developed in Palestine are not staying overseas. They’re reshaping life inside the United States. We examine the rise of ICE and the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11, the bipartisan expansion...

Do the mainstream media need history lessons—or do they understand America’s past and choose not to tell the truth? In this episode of Right of Resistance , host Kuros Charney is joined by scholar, journalist, artist, and organizer Chenjerai Kumanyika for a wide-ranging conversation about media and empire—and why mainstream journalism so often fails to explain the world it claims to cover. Drawing...

At a time when global solidarity with Palestine has never been stronger yet the situation on the ground remains brutally urgent, where does art fit into the struggle for Palestinian liberation? Writer, actor, and public speaker Najla Said joins host Kuros Charney to explore that question and much more. Drawing on her work in theater and memoir, Najla speaks candidly about the political pressures p...

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Nearly two years after being forced out of her academic posts for speaking up for Palestine, Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui remains one of the most fearless voices challenging the empire’s narrative. In this episode of Right of Resistance , Dr. Sabreena joins host Kuros Charney to explain why being pro-Palestine isn’t enough—and why liberation begins with naming the forces that stand in its way. Sh...

As Israel continues to strike Gaza's hospitals with U.S. weapons, the American medical community has been largely silent. But not Dr. Rupa Marya . The UCSF physician and professor was fired for her outspoken opposition to the bombing of Gaza’s hospitals—a chilling reminder that, nearly two years into the genocide, speaking out on behalf of Palestine carries severe consequences. Her removal was not...

More than a year after being fired from Muhlenberg College for her outspoken support of Palestinian liberation, Dr. Maura Finkelstein is still speaking out—louder than ever. She joins host Kuros Charney on the premiere episode of Right of Resistance to discuss the devastation in Gaza, the political oppression in the United States, and the frameworks that uphold both. In this urgent and unflinching...