Guerrilla History

Special, early access to an extended conversation about the imminent release of the new translation (by Henry and Salvatore) of Domenico Losurdo's Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend from Iskra Books.  The release of the book is imminent, and is available from the Iskra Books website , where it is currently linked at https://www.iskrabooks.org/copy-of-the-dark . Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here ).  In this timely episode, we bring on the Jeremy Kuzmarov to discuss the history and unfolding situation regarding sanctions on Russia.  This episode is as timely now as it ever has been. Be sure to get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. Jeremy...

In this important episode, we discuss some real-world efforts to stand in solidarity with Cuba by the National Network on Cuba, as well as how Cuba's placement on the State Sponsors of Terrorism List is a complete sham that continues to hurt the Cuban people.  Be sure to connect with NNOC, and take part in their J une 25 Weekend of Action !  Find out more by checking out their website or following...

This episode is a fully-remastered edition of a previous episode we released, where we brought on the late Professor Jose Maria Sison, better known as Comrade Joma, to talk about his life, how it impacted his ideology, the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and more!  Comrade Joma was and is an absolute legendary figure, and it was a pleasure and an honor to be able to talk with hi...

In this episode, we continue our previous conversation with Professor Richard Wolff about the process of dedollarization and specifically focusing on how this process will impact the United States's ability to sanction anyone they see fit as they see fit, and a brief discussion of Cornel West's Presidential bid.  We then follow up the conversation with an extended wrap-up conversation! Richard Wol...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here ).  In this fascinating episode, we bring on the Tim Beal to discuss the history and ongoing reality of sanctions on the DPRK and China, as well as how these two cases are intimately related.  Get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. Tim Beal is a...

This episode is a fully-remastered edition of a Revolutionary Left Radio episode: Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World System" featuring Torkil Lauesen.  We plan on periodically remastering some of our early episodes and re-releasing them as well, and releasing them one every month or two between our regular episodes.  Stay tuned for that! Help support the show by signi...

In this really great discussion, we talk with science communicator Sibusiso Biyela about decolonizing science, from both theoretical and practical standpoints!  This is a fascinating topic that we hope to explore further in upcoming episodes, and a topic that doesn't get nearly the attention or comradely discussion that it deserves. Sibusiso Biyela is a science communicator and journalist in South...

In this terrific episode, we talk with Professors Jason W. Moore and  Raj Patel about their fabulous work A History of the World in 7 Cheap Things , which analyzes the history of the world's planetary emergency through Cheap nature, money, work, care, food, energy, & lives.  A super important conversation with two vital thinkers, you're definitely going to want to read the book if you haven't alre...

In this fun episode, we talk with Professor Richard Wolff about the process of dedollarization, its impact on the Petrodollar, and how these play into geopolitics more broadly including the ability of the US to sanction whomever they wish - processes that we need to continue keeping an eye on.  A really interesting conversation, we're looking forward to continuing it very soon!! Richard Wolff is a...

In this patreon-early access Intelligence Briefing, Adnan and Breht discuss the current moral panic on the political right around issues of masculinity, dropping testosterone levels, and family formation. Together they discuss how the Right obscures the role of under-regulated corporations in poisoning us and the role capitalism plays in destabilizing human life in general, and instead blame scape...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here ).  In this critical episode, we bring on the wonderful Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the history and impact of the blockade on Yemen, and how this blockade is intimately tied to the geopolitics of the region.  Get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movemen...

In this excellent conversation, we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya about their new book release - The Building of the Communist Party of Kenya !  A great conversation about building a Communist Party, the book is a tremendous resource, and all proceeds of it go towards supporting the CPK! Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary...

This From the Archives episode was originally a patreon-exclusive episode from November 2021, where Adnan and Henry discuss Fanon and the documentary Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes from the Anti-Imperialist Self-Defense.  This was a really fun and thought provoking conversation, and something that you will be able to hopefully get something out of whether you've seen the documentary or not.  Hop...

This From the Archives episode is a crossover between Guerrilla History and the Black Myths Podcast, originally released on our patreon back in early November. Cohost Henry sits down with Too Black to talk about his fantastic essay  Laundering Black Rage which is available in two parts (Part 1: https://www.blackagendareport.com/laundering-black-rage, Part 2: https://www.blackagendareport.com/laund...

This episode of Guerrilla History is an unlocked early-access episode from our patreon!  A fun Intelligence Briefing conversation about religion and Marxism - this is certainly one which we could have gone MUCH longer on, and one which we will almost certainly revisit in the future as we did not have nearly the chance to say everything we wanted to on the topic.   Help support the show by signing...

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 organ...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries.  In this important episode, we bring on Greg Shupak to discuss the history and impact of sanctions on Syria, and how these sanctions continue in their brutality despite the ongoing humanitarian disaster unfolding.  Get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. Greg Shupa...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Sungmanitou Tanka to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973!  We talk about the causes, the events themselves, and the legacy with 50 years of hindsight, a very important discussion on all of these fronts.   Sungmanitou is of the Oglala Lakota Nation, is one of the hosts of Bands of Turtle Island , and has recently also...

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, w...

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 .  Pale...

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 h...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries.  In this important episode, we bring on Nima Nakhaei to discuss the history and impact of sanctions on Iraq, the repercussions of which we continue to see today!  Get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. Nima Nakhaei is a faculty member in the Department of Politics...

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. ...

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 Sov...