Guerrilla History

For this Intelligence Briefing, we gathered a panel of great activists and organizers for a discussion on why political education is crucial to building our movements.  This is part one of the conversation, the panel discussion.  Part two, the Q&A segment, will come out next week.  To follow each of the panelists on Twitter, just click on the link after their name: James: @GoodVibePolitik , Ilima:...

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (check out the intro episode if you've not already!), and is our first case study of the series.  In this episode, we hear the simultaneously heartbreaking and infuriating story of the sanctions on Yugoslavia from Gregory Elich.  Gregory, in addition to being a committed anti-imperialist and keen analyst of worl...

In this incredibly fun episode, we talk with Ben Norton about multipolarity, from both theoretical and real-world analytical lenses.  Who better to discuss the topic of multipolarity with us than Mr. Multipolarista himself? The conversation itself was excellent, as is Ben's work more generally.  If you don't already check out Multipolarista's content regularly, this is your notice to do so!   Ben...

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year.  This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on April 2, 2021, and is about the Fred Hampton assassination, some new information that had come out around the time of the recording of the episode, and th...

In this tremendous conversation, we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya for the history and class analysis of the recent elections in Kenya.  An absolutely fascinating and enlightening discussion, we could not hope for a better guest than Comrade Booker! Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya.  He c...

In this tremendous episode, we talk with Professor Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad about the topics in their brand new book The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power .  An absolutely wonderful conversation with two great guests!  The book will be released in 10 days, so be sure to sign up for your copy!   Professor Noam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist and politi...

This episode of Guerrilla History is the introduction to a mini-series we are running for the next couple of months.  The topic is Sanctions As War, based off of the book of the same name edited by Professors Immanuel Ness and Stuart Davis.  Subsequent episodes will be focused on case studies of countries that have faced sanctions, and this intro will lay some of the theoretical groundwork necessa...

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In this useful episode, we talk with Professor Richard Wolff about the economics of both imperialism and inflation - two major issues facing nearly everyone today, but that we often don't look at the economic drivers or mechanisms of.  An incredibly fun conversation with someone we've wanted to bring on the show for quite some time! Richard Wolff is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at UMass-Amher...

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year.  This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on January 29, 2021, and is about the (at the time) recently released, ahistorical 1776 Report by the sham 1776 Commission.  Join us as we rant about thi...

This supplemental episode is the recording of a Twitter Space we just recorded with our friends, Professors Alexander Aviña and Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt.  What was originally supposed to be a pretty informal meeting became a nearly 1 hour and 40 minute discussion of coups, oil, and oil nationalization!  Enjoy! Alexander Aviña is historian at Arizona State University, and is author of the book Spect...

In this fascinating episode, we talk with Professor Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt about the numerous coups of Iraq from 1953-1968 (and the CIA/State Department role in these) amidst the background of rising Arab nationalist politics and pushes by several groups for nationalization of Iraqi oil.  A fantastic discussion based off of Brandon's equally fabulous book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy:...

In this Dispatch, we talk to Mikey from O'ahu Water Protectors about the both ongoing and impending disaster at the Red Hill facility, where the US Navy's fuel continues to leak into the largest aquifer on the island of O'ahu.  We discuss the history of this fuel facility, and the activism taking place to shut it down! You can find Mikey on various social media platforms, including Twitter, @karao...

This 20 minute teaser is the conclusion to an hour and 45 minute long Intelligence Briefing we did on Baldwin's magnificent essay Down at the Cross.  The full episode will be patreon-exclusive for roughly a year, so if you don't want to wait, be sure to sign up for our patreon to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/posts/68187078   If you want to read the essay itself, it is available h...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on a very special guest, Margrit Schiller!  Margrit was associated early on with the Red Army Faction, before being imprisoned and tortured by the West German state, being forced into exile in Cuba and Uruguay, and then having to move back to Germany more or less against her will.  A fascinating life story from someone just as committed to the struggl...

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year.  This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on November 4, 2020, and is about the plague.  Join us in this old episode where we discussed a bit of the science of the plague, as well as the historic...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Santosh Kumar and Sandeep Rauzi of workersunity.com to give a retrospective look at the massive Indian Farmers' Protests that went on for over a year, from the perspective of journalist activists on the ground! We discuss the conditions of Indian agricultural workers before the protests, the "Farm Bills" that sparked the protests, what the protests...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to continue our conversation!  This time, the discussion focused on the paradigm of ownership of development, China's role in Africa, and AFRICOM!  If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the conversation, you should do so first, it will be a good primer for this episode.  Part 3, o...

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year.  This inaugural From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on December 25, 2020, and is about the famous Bandung Conference of 1955.  Join us as we describe the historical context of the Bandung Confere...

In this Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History (and crossover with Revolutionary Left Radio), we discuss the newly leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States what would overturn Roe v. Wade and strip the right of access to safe abortion to millions of Americans. We try to frame this historically, and discuss the politics of this draft, which is set to be finalized and voted on...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African women's development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more!  Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor Harper-Shipman, which will take place soon and will be a longer, more in-dep...

This bonus episode turns the focus onto Breht as we celebrate and take a look back for the 5 year anniversary of the Revolutionary Left Radio family of shows.  Why is a history podcast putting out an episode like this?  Tune in and find out, we think you will enjoy the conversation!  Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussi...

In this impromptu episode, Adnan teaches Henry and the audience about the great 14th-15th Century scholar Ibn Khaldun, who is sometimes called  the "father of sociology".  Ibn Khaldun also revolutionized the methodology of historical analysis in his time, and provides an excellent subject for us to discuss! Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Direct...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Marlon Ettinger to talk about the imminent French elections! We discuss the candidates, the prospects, and how French history plays into what we are currently seeing in France. An episode that will catch you up to speed on almost everything you need to know in advance of the elections! The first round takes place on April 10, the runoff second roun...

A fascinating intelligence briefing on world systems theory, some of its thinkers and, some of the debates within the field!  This episode will hopefully help us in considering HOW we think about history, and how we analyze the driving force of events in the world.  We're joined by the esteemed Professor Ariel Salzmann, historian of Islamic and world history. Ariel Salzmann is a professor of Islam...