The Malcolm Effect

What is neoliberalism? What is the nature of US capitalism today? How does the dollar act as a function of US imperialism? Listen in to the brilliant Radhika Desai.    Dr. Radhika Desai is Professor at the Department of Political Studies, and Director, Geopolitical Economy Research Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. She is the author of Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Global...

What is the material basis of fascism? Listen in as Dr. Mullin masterfully details the political economy of fascism and how Palestine fits into US' current juncture of capitalist crisis.   Corinna Mullin is an anti-imperialist scholar who teaches political science and international political economy at John Jay College and Brooklyn College (CUNY). Corinna's research examines global South security...

What does an anti-imperialist position on the question of Syria sound like?   Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and Journal of Labor and Society, and has written for The Journal of Peasant Studies and t...

What does our present moment require from us? Listen in as Dr. Nina Farnia and I discuss the responsibility of those who live in the imperial core, particularly the US.   Nina Farnia is a law professor and legal historian whose research focuses on US imperialism and anti-imperialist dissidents. Her forthcoming book is entitled Imperialism: An American Story (Stanford University Press).   Twitter:...

Why is it the case that so many leftists in the West fail on the question of imperialism? Listen in as Professor Rockhill takes us through the problems with Western Marxism Dr. Gabriel Rockhill is the Founding Director of the  Critical Theory Workshop / Atelier de Théorie Critique , Professor of Philosophy and Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University, and the author or editor of  t...

Listen in to this super informative episode on Marx's methodology and place within the western philosophical canon   Colin Bodayle teaches philosophy at Villanova University. His main research areas are Marxism, Classical German Philosophy, and anti-colonial philosophy. You can find him on social media on Twitter @colinbodayle or on Substack.   @momodoutaal @ctayj

In this episode we take a look at the life and work of Khalil Gibran

Listen in as we discuss how we build socialism whilst our subjectivities have been constituted under neoliberalism.   Arun Kundnani is a writer interested in race, Islamophobia, surveillance, political violence, and radicalism. Born in London, he moved to New York in 2010 and now lives in Philadelphia. The Guardian has described him as “one of Britain’s best political writers.” Kundnani is the aut...

Listen in as Dr Myriam Francois and I discuss the recent elections in France.   Myriam François is a British journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera. She is the founder and CEO of production company mpwr Productions, which specialises in documentary films centred on minority voices.   I.G. @TheGambian @Myzfrancois Twitter:   @MomodouTaal @Myriam...

Listen in as we discuss BLMUK's political education program: Project Timbuktu   The full programme for the festival of collective liberation: https://ukblm.org/festival-2024

What does a principled stance toward Iran sound like? With increasing US imperialist aggression toward Iran, folks often focus on the internal contradictions within Islam rather than focusing on the role of US imperialism. Listen in as Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi and I discuss Iran's history and struggle for sovereignty.   Helyeh Doutaghi is the Deputy Director of the Law and Political Economy Project and...

BLMUK’s Festival of Collective Liberation will be centring Black women elders and developing solidarity with anti-colonial/anti-imperialist struggles across the world.  The one-day festival will be comprised of panel discussions, strategy debates, keynote speeches, workshops, trainings and art and music. As well as international solidarity, it will explore Black resistance in the labour movement,...

What is the agrarian question? How are struggles over land connected to global anti-imperialism? Listen in as we discuss 'The Agrarian question' with Dr. Max Ajl   Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and...

Listen in as Dr. Bikrum Gill discusses an analysis of Palestinian resistance; historically and contemporarily. We also discuss the Palestinian struggle in relation to wider struggles against imperialism and for global struggle of liberation.    Dr. Gill is currently working on a book manuscript titled “Race, Nature, and Accumulation: A Decolonial Political Ecological Analysis of Land Grabbing.”  T...

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   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter:   @MomodouTaal @CTayJ

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...

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   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter:   @MomodouTaal @CTayj @Aldanmarki    

[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.    I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @Nestawane @FloTok    

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   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter:   @MomodouTaal @CTayj @Aldanmarki    

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).   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @taraxrh

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 this episode, I speak with Azhaar, a PhD student at Cornell, on what is happening in Sudan. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: AzhaarSholgami

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 h...

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.    I.G. @TheGambian @Quincy. Diallo Twitter: @MomodouTaal

Palestine remains the litmus test. As our movements continue to gain momentum, Arun and I discuss what are the stakes when organizing for Palestine in the west.   Arun Kundnani has been active in antiracist movements in Britain and the United States for three decades. He is a former editor of the journal Race & Class and was a scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black...