https://podur.org Hosted by Justin Podur Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:34:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://podur.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-twitter-hero_v2-1-32x32.png https://podur.org 32 32 Justin Podur no episodic CC-BY-SA Justin Podur podcast https://podur.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Anti_Empire_Project_Cover.jpg https://podur.org/category/anti-empire-project/ Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,EconomyThe Ossington Circle is a political talk show hosted by Justin Podur. We bring you a thoughtful, progressive, and informed take on events in the world. A progressive, thoughtful, informed take on world eventsjustin@podur.orgJustin Podur https://podur.org/2026/06/18/gunboat-diplomacy-interwar-usa-in-honduras-el-salvador-guatemala-and-costa-rica/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:33:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4377 full 1:03:30 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA roundup of Interwar US imperialism in four Central American countriesJustin PodurA roundup of Interwar US imperialism in four Central American countriesPalestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/06/02/interwar-14-sandino-battles-the-americans-for-nicaragua-1927-1933/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:59:27 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4365 Continue reading "Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933"]]> Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933 full 1:14:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe go way back, at first, to the rise and fall of the filibustering William Walker, who wanted to be king of Nicaragua. You’ll meet Smedley Butler as well, but this episode on Interwar Nicaragua focuses on the rebel leader who dared to fight the American occupation, Augusto Sandino, who fought from 1927-1933 and has … Continue reading "Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933"Justin PodurWe go way back, at first, to the rise and fall of the filibustering William Walker, who wanted to be king of Nicaragua. You’ll meet Smedley Butler as well, but this episode on Interwar Nicaragua focuses on the rebel leader who dared to fight the American occupation, Augusto Sandino, who fought from 1927-1933 and has … Continue reading "Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/05/24/interwar-13-america-invades-the-dominican-republic-1916-1924/ Sun, 24 May 2026 19:25:50 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4359 full 57:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the Interwar years America invaded many Central American and Caribbean countries. The major ones included Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We start with the DR, 1916-1924, who nonetheless managed to get the Americans to withdraw.Justin PodurIn the Interwar years America invaded many Central American and Caribbean countries. The major ones included Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We start with the DR, 1916-1924, who nonetheless managed to get the Americans to withdraw.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/05/17/interwar-12-america-the-scopes-monkey-trial-sacco-vanzetti-framed/ Sun, 17 May 2026 19:14:01 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4354 full 48:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA showdown over evolution at the Scopes Monkey Trial. A frame-up of Sacco and Vanzetti. A pair of Interwar trials define America in this period.Justin PodurA showdown over evolution at the Scopes Monkey Trial. A frame-up of Sacco and Vanzetti. A pair of Interwar trials define America in this period.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/05/14/interwar-11-the-tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921/ Thu, 14 May 2026 02:39:19 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4349 Continue reading "Interwar 11: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921"]]> full 1:45:46 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBack when we covered the US Civil War, we talked about how the US ultimately un-did the Reconstruction. But undoing the Reconstruction went on and on, and the Tulsa Race Massacre (formerly known as the Tulsa Race Riot) was a major moment of the destruction of a prosperous Black community. The history, the aftermath, the … Continue reading "Interwar 11: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921"Justin PodurBack when we covered the US Civil War, we talked about how the US ultimately un-did the Reconstruction. But undoing the Reconstruction went on and on, and the Tulsa Race Massacre (formerly known as the Tulsa Race Riot) was a major moment of the destruction of a prosperous Black community. The history, the aftermath, the … Continue reading "Interwar 11: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/05/06/interwar-10-america-pt2-american-racism-reservations-black-labor-the-kkk/ Wed, 06 May 2026 19:03:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4339 full 47:25 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noContinuing our series on Interwar America including Indian Reservations, Black Labor, the Garveyite Movement, and the KKK.Justin PodurContinuing our series on Interwar America including Indian Reservations, Black Labor, the Garveyite Movement, and the KKK.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/04/02/interwar-8-the-rise-of-the-first-reza-shah-pahlavi/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:14:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4320 Continue reading "Interwar 8: The rise of the first Reza Shah Pahlavi"]]> full 42:04 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAfter the Cossack Coup, a power struggle between rivals leads to Reza Khan rising to the top. He defangs an American financial mission, jails and executes his rivals, plunders the tribes, makes a personal bank, and becomes not only Shah, but in Gholi Majd’s words, “the largest private landowner… in all likelihood in the recorded … Continue reading "Interwar 8: The rise of the first Reza Shah Pahlavi"Justin PodurAfter the Cossack Coup, a power struggle between rivals leads to Reza Khan rising to the top. He defangs an American financial mission, jails and executes his rivals, plunders the tribes, makes a personal bank, and becomes not only Shah, but in Gholi Majd’s words, “the largest private landowner… in all likelihood in the recorded … Continue reading "Interwar 8: The rise of the first Reza Shah Pahlavi"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/03/12/interwar-7-reza-khan-and-the-cossack-coup-of-1921/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:54:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4312 Continue reading "Interwar 7: Reza Khan and the Cossack Coup of 1921"]]> full 57:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe 1919 Anglo-Persian Agreement made every Persian government that followed unviable. Britain wanted Iran to be a colony, but couldn’t find a viable collaborator in the Qajjar Shahs or the Majlis. So, in 1921, they used one of their favorite moves: they organized a coup to overthrow a government they had installed and supported. The … Continue reading "Interwar 7: Reza Khan and the Cossack Coup of 1921"Justin PodurThe 1919 Anglo-Persian Agreement made every Persian government that followed unviable. Britain wanted Iran to be a colony, but couldn’t find a viable collaborator in the Qajjar Shahs or the Majlis. So, in 1921, they used one of their favorite moves: they organized a coup to overthrow a government they had installed and supported. The … Continue reading "Interwar 7: Reza Khan and the Cossack Coup of 1921"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/02/23/interwar-6-iran-the-semicolony-and-the-anglo-persian-agreement-of-1919/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:04:14 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4302 full 2:05:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIran’s Constitutional Revolution was in 1905, but the British are there and bent on colonizing it. The struggles of the last of the Qajjar Shahs, the British occupation during WWI, and the British imposition of the hated Anglo-Persian agreement of 1919, which no Iranian government can survive… Justin PodurIran’s Constitutional Revolution was in 1905, but the British are there and bent on colonizing it. The struggles of the last of the Qajjar Shahs, the British occupation during WWI, and the British imposition of the hated Anglo-Persian agreement of 1919, which no Iranian government can survive… Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/01/17/interwar-5-ireland-from-easter-rising-to-partition/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:06:56 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4296 full 2:15:26 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916, the Irish Revolutionaries regrouped. We trace their path through armed struggle against Britain, negotiation, the formation of the Dail and its role. The larger than life characters including Michael Collins and events like Bloody Sunday. How England’s first colony fought the Empire between the world wars.Justin PodurIn the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916, the Irish Revolutionaries regrouped. We trace their path through armed struggle against Britain, negotiation, the formation of the Dail and its role. The larger than life characters including Michael Collins and events like Bloody Sunday. How England’s first colony fought the Empire between the world wars.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2026/01/04/aer-153-venezuela-war-begins-with-maduros-kidnapping/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 04:19:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4288 Continue reading "AER 153: Venezuela War Begins with Maduro’s Kidnapping"]]> full 37:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the early morning of January 3, 2026, the US bombed Venezuela and kidnapped its president and its first lady. As of Day 1 of the war, Venezuela’s government is intact and popular mobilizations are calling for their president’s return. Trump has said that the US will run Venezuela and take its oil. Some insights … Continue reading "AER 153: Venezuela War Begins with Maduro’s Kidnapping"Justin PodurIn the early morning of January 3, 2026, the US bombed Venezuela and kidnapped its president and its first lady. As of Day 1 of the war, Venezuela’s government is intact and popular mobilizations are calling for their president’s return. Trump has said that the US will run Venezuela and take its oil. Some insights … Continue reading "AER 153: Venezuela War Begins with Maduro’s Kidnapping"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/12/28/interwar-4-the-anglo-afghan-war-of-1919-amanullah-wins-independence/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:59:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4279 Continue reading "Interwar 4: The Anglo-Afghan War of 1919: Amanullah wins Independence"]]> full 1:06:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur last episode of 2025. Did you know that Amanullah’s decision to wage war for Afghanistan’s independence from the British Empire had everything to do with Amritsar and the struggle underway in India in 1919? Some details on this war that you may not have heard, including the British besieging Peshawar, displacing whole towns full … Continue reading "Interwar 4: The Anglo-Afghan War of 1919: Amanullah wins Independence"Justin PodurOur last episode of 2025. Did you know that Amanullah’s decision to wage war for Afghanistan’s independence from the British Empire had everything to do with Amritsar and the struggle underway in India in 1919? Some details on this war that you may not have heard, including the British besieging Peshawar, displacing whole towns full … Continue reading "Interwar 4: The Anglo-Afghan War of 1919: Amanullah wins Independence"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/11/29/interwar-3-india-1919-massacre-at-amritsar-uprising-in-malabar/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:44:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4266 Continue reading "Interwar 3: India 1919: Massacre at Amritsar, Uprising in Malabar…"]]> full 3:28:21 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noUsing Anita Anand’s book, The Patient Assassin, among other sources, we tell the story of India from 1919 to the 1920s, including the massacre at Amritsar, the Malabar Uprising of 1921, Bhagat Singh, Gandhi, and of course Udham Singh. Ghadar and the Indian revolutionaries. We won’t be back to India again until the 1930s, so … Continue reading "Interwar 3: India 1919: Massacre at Amritsar, Uprising in Malabar…"Justin PodurUsing Anita Anand’s book, The Patient Assassin, among other sources, we tell the story of India from 1919 to the 1920s, including the massacre at Amritsar, the Malabar Uprising of 1921, Bhagat Singh, Gandhi, and of course Udham Singh. Ghadar and the Indian revolutionaries. We won’t be back to India again until the 1930s, so … Continue reading "Interwar 3: India 1919: Massacre at Amritsar, Uprising in Malabar…"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/10/15/interwar-2-the-1919-strikes/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:31:28 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4260 full 1:20:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)no1919 was the year of strikes in North America. How general strikes in Winnipeg and Seattle shook the North American rulers, even though both were contained. Justin Podur1919 was the year of strikes in North America. How general strikes in Winnipeg and Seattle shook the North American rulers, even though both were contained. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/10/12/aer-152-the-third-ceasefire-begins/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:02:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4254 full 1:06:54 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJon Elmer joins. We discuss the beginning of the third Ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Justin PodurJon Elmer joins. We discuss the beginning of the third Ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/10/11/interwar-1919-1931-episode-1the-looting-system/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:11:21 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4241 Continue reading "Interwar 1919-1931 episode 1:The Looting System"]]> full 53:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noReading the first two chapters of Michael Hudson’s Superimperialism, we study the transformation of the world financial system after World War I. That transformation is driven by a surprising decision by the US to insist on repayment of its loans to its allies, which in turn leads the allies (UK and France) to insist on … Continue reading "Interwar 1919-1931 episode 1:The Looting System"Justin PodurReading the first two chapters of Michael Hudson’s Superimperialism, we study the transformation of the world financial system after World War I. That transformation is driven by a surprising decision by the US to insist on repayment of its loans to its allies, which in turn leads the allies (UK and France) to insist on … Continue reading "Interwar 1919-1931 episode 1:The Looting System"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/10/05/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-14-final-roundup-of-critics-of-the-treaty-dulles-churchill-hitler/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:23:09 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4236 full 1:02:26 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA final roundup of critics of the Treaty of Versailles, including some big names.Justin PodurA final roundup of critics of the Treaty of Versailles, including some big names.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/10/05/aer-151-running-for-party-leader-as-an-anti-genocide-candidate/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:41:24 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4232 full 38:22 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noYves Engler is a lifelong Palestine activist – fighting Canada’s complicity in the Gaza genocide – who is running for leadership of Canada’s New Democratic Party. We talk about the platform of policies that Yves is presenting in the run for the nomination, including Land Back, Anticolonization, Anti-Imperialism, and Socialism.Justin PodurYves Engler is a lifelong Palestine activist – fighting Canada’s complicity in the Gaza genocide – who is running for leadership of Canada’s New Democratic Party. We talk about the platform of policies that Yves is presenting in the run for the nomination, including Land Back, Anticolonization, Anti-Imperialism, and Socialism.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/09/21/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-13-the-economic-consequences-of-the-peace/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:49:49 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4226 full 1:11:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe second-last episode on the Treaty of Versailles 1919 is about Keynes’s critique of the treaty, the Economic Consequences of the Peace. What he got right, what he got wrong, critics of him at the time, and the impact of his book on the way the Interwar period unfolded.Justin PodurThe second-last episode on the Treaty of Versailles 1919 is about Keynes’s critique of the treaty, the Economic Consequences of the Peace. What he got right, what he got wrong, critics of him at the time, and the impact of his book on the way the Interwar period unfolded.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/09/12/treaty-of-versailles-12-german-english-american-critics/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:37:12 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4221 full 2:00:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWas the treaty too hard on Germany? German, English, and American reactions after 1919.Justin PodurWas the treaty too hard on Germany? German, English, and American reactions after 1919.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/09/07/treatyof-versailles-11-ataturk-wins-again/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 18:00:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4214 full 1:26:10 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noDetails of how Ataturk foiled the imperialists’ final plans to partition Anatolia. Once he secured Turkey, he modernized it and it became a model that other Central Asian countries tried to emulate (with varying degrees of success). Here’s why this secular leader is still revered in Turkey a century later.Justin PodurDetails of how Ataturk foiled the imperialists’ final plans to partition Anatolia. Once he secured Turkey, he modernized it and it became a model that other Central Asian countries tried to emulate (with varying degrees of success). Here’s why this secular leader is still revered in Turkey a century later.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/08/16/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-10-england-gives-palestine-to-the-zionists/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:08:54 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4204 Continue reading "Civ 1919 – Treaty of Versailles 10: England gives Palestine to the Zionists"]]> full 1:11:25 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn November 2, 1917, England’s foreign secretary sent a letter to an English Baron, declaring that the land of Palestine, which was in the process of being taken militarily from the Ottoman Empire by England, would be given to the Jewish people as their homeland. Known to history as the Balfour Declaration, the first draft … Continue reading "Civ 1919 – Treaty of Versailles 10: England gives Palestine to the Zionists"Justin PodurOn November 2, 1917, England’s foreign secretary sent a letter to an English Baron, declaring that the land of Palestine, which was in the process of being taken militarily from the Ottoman Empire by England, would be given to the Jewish people as their homeland. Known to history as the Balfour Declaration, the first draft … Continue reading "Civ 1919 – Treaty of Versailles 10: England gives Palestine to the Zionists"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/08/14/aer-150-kung-fu-yoga-with-carl-zha-on-the-new-trump-tariffs/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:22:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4198 Continue reading "AER 150: Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha on the new Trump Tariffs"]]> full 1:03:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCarl Zha joins for our occasional Kung Fu Yoga series where we talk about India and China. Trump’s slapped new tariffs on India and given China another break. We go back to the Independence era, talk about Import Substitution Industrialization vs Export-Led Growth, the Chip War, the short India-Pakistan war a few months ago, and … Continue reading "AER 150: Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha on the new Trump Tariffs"Justin PodurCarl Zha joins for our occasional Kung Fu Yoga series where we talk about India and China. Trump’s slapped new tariffs on India and given China another break. We go back to the Independence era, talk about Import Substitution Industrialization vs Export-Led Growth, the Chip War, the short India-Pakistan war a few months ago, and … Continue reading "AER 150: Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha on the new Trump Tariffs"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/08/04/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-9-carving-up-the-ottoman-empire/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:11:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4192 full 1:24:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noMustafa Kemal foils the Great Powers’ plan to carve up Anatolia, but they do tear up the Arab lands. The fate of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, where local elites’ belief in the Fourteen Points were crushed by the Powers as they set the table for Zionism and neocolonial mandates.Justin PodurMustafa Kemal foils the Great Powers’ plan to carve up Anatolia, but they do tear up the Arab lands. The fate of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, where local elites’ belief in the Fourteen Points were crushed by the Powers as they set the table for Zionism and neocolonial mandates.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/06/18/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-8-greece-negotiates-too-well/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:08:05 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4186 full 28:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe story of Greece’s negotiator Eleutherios Venizelos, and how his success at negotiating sowed the seeds of future disasters.Justin PodurThe story of Greece’s negotiator Eleutherios Venizelos, and how his success at negotiating sowed the seeds of future disasters.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/06/15/aer-149-sit-rep-june-14-2025/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 03:50:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4181 full 42:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noInitial reactions to the new war (audio of the regular youtube sit rep).Justin PodurInitial reactions to the new war (audio of the regular youtube sit rep).Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/05/24/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-7-japan-and-china/ Sat, 24 May 2025 17:22:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4172 full 1:10:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJapan takes a stand on the principle of racial equality, but it’s a non-starter with the white powers. The Japanese insist, and ultimately yield so they can take a piece of China.Justin PodurJapan takes a stand on the principle of racial equality, but it’s a non-starter with the white powers. The Japanese insist, and ultimately yield so they can take a piece of China.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/05/17/treaty-of-versailles-6-italy-leaves/ Sat, 17 May 2025 17:46:17 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4164 full 45:28 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noItaly joined the allies late and wanted a lot of Yugoslavia. The dress rehearsal for Mussolini, Gabriele d’Annunzio, gathers Argonauts and makes a big move. Another seed of the next war planted at the conference in Paris 1919.Justin PodurItaly joined the allies late and wanted a lot of Yugoslavia. The dress rehearsal for Mussolini, Gabriele d’Annunzio, gathers Argonauts and makes a big move. Another seed of the next war planted at the conference in Paris 1919.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/05/05/aer-148-the-myth-of-nonviolence/ Mon, 05 May 2025 16:02:15 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4158 full 1:31:47 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrederik Soderholm and Mehmet Ali Arslan interviewed me (Justin) for their Fredshetsarna (Swedish) podcast about nonviolence and military matters in West Asia.Justin PodurFrederik Soderholm and Mehmet Ali Arslan interviewed me (Justin) for their Fredshetsarna (Swedish) podcast about nonviolence and military matters in West Asia.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/05/03/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-5-eastern-europe/ Sat, 03 May 2025 18:41:09 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4152 full 2:09:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary’s fates are decided at the conference in Paris in 1919.Justin PodurPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary’s fates are decided at the conference in Paris in 1919.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/04/28/aer-147-sudan-civil-war-the-rsf-and-the-uaes-subimperialism/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:29:21 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4147 full 36:35 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noHamza from Defund the UAE joins to talk about the Sudan war. How did it start? Who are the belligerents? What makes the RSF the greater evil? What is the UAE doing in this war? What can be done from the West to help? Hamza mentions Sudanfunds.com and SudanNewsEnglish on telegram, to start.Justin PodurHamza from Defund the UAE joins to talk about the Sudan war. How did it start? Who are the belligerents? What makes the RSF the greater evil? What is the UAE doing in this war? What can be done from the West to help? Hamza mentions Sudanfunds.com and SudanNewsEnglish on telegram, to start.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/04/26/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-pt4-germany/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:55:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4142 Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt4 – Germany"]]> full 1:21:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Anglo-Americans blamed the Germans for World War I, and won. Now they would impose terms. But if they sought too high an indemnity, Germany’s economy would collapse and they would never pay. If they helped Germany rebuild, what kind of punishment would that be? In the end, the Allies chose a path that guaranteed … Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt4 – Germany"Justin PodurThe Anglo-Americans blamed the Germans for World War I, and won. Now they would impose terms. But if they sought too high an indemnity, Germany’s economy would collapse and they would never pay. If they helped Germany rebuild, what kind of punishment would that be? In the end, the Allies chose a path that guaranteed … Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt4 – Germany"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/04/12/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-pt3-the-balkans/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:10:03 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4136 Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt3 – the Balkans"]]> full 1:01:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Balkans are where the Great War began; there were two Balkan wars before the Great War and there was a Balkan war in the Great War. In Paris, delegations from the region made their cases, the Great Powers made their dispensations. New countries formed and new borders drawn, which would be changed again in … Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt3 – the Balkans"Justin PodurThe Balkans are where the Great War began; there were two Balkan wars before the Great War and there was a Balkan war in the Great War. In Paris, delegations from the region made their cases, the Great Powers made their dispensations. New countries formed and new borders drawn, which would be changed again in … Continue reading "Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt3 – the Balkans"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/04/04/civ-1919-treaty-of-versailles-pt2/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:44:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4131 full 1:00:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe biggest player at the peace conference, Woodrow Wilson, wants a League of Nations, which in the age of imperialism, is a rather underdeveloped idea. The other problem is, how to continue colonialism but with a nicer name? And so were invented the Mandates.Justin PodurThe biggest player at the peace conference, Woodrow Wilson, wants a League of Nations, which in the age of imperialism, is a rather underdeveloped idea. The other problem is, how to continue colonialism but with a nicer name? And so were invented the Mandates.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/03/15/civ-1919-the-treaty-of-versailles-pt1/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:33:32 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4124 Continue reading "Civ 1919: The Treaty of Versailles pt1"]]> full 1:19:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the end of WW1, the Americans and British went to Paris to decide on the fate of Germany and the future of the world. The Treaty of Versailles and the conference in Paris in 1919 set up the Interwar period and made World War 2 inevitable. Here we begin our short series on the … Continue reading "Civ 1919: The Treaty of Versailles pt1"Justin PodurAt the end of WW1, the Americans and British went to Paris to decide on the fate of Germany and the future of the world. The Treaty of Versailles and the conference in Paris in 1919 set up the Interwar period and made World War 2 inevitable. Here we begin our short series on the … Continue reading "Civ 1919: The Treaty of Versailles pt1"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/01/31/world-war-civ-51-the-debrief/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:25:22 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4116 Continue reading "World War Civ 51: The Debrief"]]> full 51:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTwo and a half years. 50 episodes. 100+ hours. When we set out to cover World War I back in September 2022, after our Scramble for Africa and our Civilizations (1400-1900) series, we had a plan for how we were going to go about it. In this debrief, Dave and I talk about what we … Continue reading "World War Civ 51: The Debrief"Justin PodurTwo and a half years. 50 episodes. 100+ hours. When we set out to cover World War I back in September 2022, after our Scramble for Africa and our Civilizations (1400-1900) series, we had a plan for how we were going to go about it. In this debrief, Dave and I talk about what we … Continue reading "World War Civ 51: The Debrief"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/01/09/was-world-war-i-an-immense-anglo-american-conspiracy/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:41:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4110 Continue reading "Was World War I an Immense Anglo-American Conspiracy?"]]> full 1:51:38 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe have come to the end of our study of World War I, gone over its causes, events, and costs in great detail. Now it’s time for a plot twist: the idea that the whole war was conceived and extended by a conspiratorial group of race patriots at the heart of the Anglo-American elite. We … Continue reading "Was World War I an Immense Anglo-American Conspiracy?"Justin PodurWe have come to the end of our study of World War I, gone over its causes, events, and costs in great detail. Now it’s time for a plot twist: the idea that the whole war was conceived and extended by a conspiratorial group of race patriots at the heart of the Anglo-American elite. We … Continue reading "Was World War I an Immense Anglo-American Conspiracy?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2025/01/03/world-war-civ-49-how-the-war-changed-how-things-work/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:24:43 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4105 Continue reading "World War Civ 49: How the war changed how things work"]]> full 1:55:47 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrom the transformation of all the technologies of war – railways, air travel, wireless, tanks, poison gas – to the changes to the institutions of daily life (notably health care) World War I made many changes into the world we recognize today. Also – my apologies – in the second half, my recurrent audio issue … Continue reading "World War Civ 49: How the war changed how things work"Justin PodurFrom the transformation of all the technologies of war – railways, air travel, wireless, tanks, poison gas – to the changes to the institutions of daily life (notably health care) World War I made many changes into the world we recognize today. Also – my apologies – in the second half, my recurrent audio issue … Continue reading "World War Civ 49: How the war changed how things work"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/12/07/world-war-civ-48-great-war-at-what-cost/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:52:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4097 Continue reading "World War Civ 48: Great War, at what cost?"]]> full 1:45:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCounting the costs and losses of World War I. 8.5 million killed on the battlefield, 21 million wounded. 10 million civilian deaths, then a flu epidemic that killed tens of millions more. The global economy transformed beyond recognition. The beginning of the end of the colonial empires. And various measures that are inevitably going to … Continue reading "World War Civ 48: Great War, at what cost?"Justin PodurCounting the costs and losses of World War I. 8.5 million killed on the battlefield, 21 million wounded. 10 million civilian deaths, then a flu epidemic that killed tens of millions more. The global economy transformed beyond recognition. The beginning of the end of the colonial empires. And various measures that are inevitably going to … Continue reading "World War Civ 48: Great War, at what cost?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/11/30/world-war-civ-47-germany-collapses-1918/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:17:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4093 Continue reading "World War Civ 47: Germany Collapses 1918"]]> full 1:11:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noLudendorff’s final gamble has failed, fizzling out like every mass offensive of this war. The war is now unwinnable for Germany. But the Germans won’t admit it, and can’t find anyone to sign an armistice. Eventually someone is found, and the myth of the “stab in the back” begins to be written, a myth that … Continue reading "World War Civ 47: Germany Collapses 1918"Justin PodurLudendorff’s final gamble has failed, fizzling out like every mass offensive of this war. The war is now unwinnable for Germany. But the Germans won’t admit it, and can’t find anyone to sign an armistice. Eventually someone is found, and the myth of the “stab in the back” begins to be written, a myth that … Continue reading "World War Civ 47: Germany Collapses 1918"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/11/08/world-war-civ-46-ludendorffs-last-gamble-spring-1918/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:31:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4087 Continue reading "World War Civ 46: Ludendorff’s Last Gamble Spring 1918"]]> full 57:58 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWith peace in the East, Germany can finally try to win the war against France in the West, and the clock is ticking before America’s troops make the war unwinnable. In addition to assembling a gigantic army and the largest artillery barrage in history, Ludendorff introduces Storm Troopers and a new tactic of “infiltration” past … Continue reading "World War Civ 46: Ludendorff’s Last Gamble Spring 1918"Justin PodurWith peace in the East, Germany can finally try to win the war against France in the West, and the clock is ticking before America’s troops make the war unwinnable. In addition to assembling a gigantic army and the largest artillery barrage in history, Ludendorff introduces Storm Troopers and a new tactic of “infiltration” past … Continue reading "World War Civ 46: Ludendorff’s Last Gamble Spring 1918"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/11/01/martial-arts-pedagogy-and-politics/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:00:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4078 Continue reading "AER 146: Martial Arts Pedagogy and Politics"]]> full 1:17:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIf politics is in everything, then what are the politics of martial arts as they’re studied and practiced today? For audiences of this show, it’s not a pretty sight. But Sam from Liberationist MA is trying to do things differently. He joins to talk about his play-based martial arts pedagogy, the world view it’s embedded … Continue reading "AER 146: Martial Arts Pedagogy and Politics"Justin PodurIf politics is in everything, then what are the politics of martial arts as they’re studied and practiced today? For audiences of this show, it’s not a pretty sight. But Sam from Liberationist MA is trying to do things differently. He joins to talk about his play-based martial arts pedagogy, the world view it’s embedded … Continue reading "AER 146: Martial Arts Pedagogy and Politics"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/10/29/world-war-civ-45-russia-and-germany-make-peace-at-brest-litovsk/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:17:29 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4074 Continue reading "World War Civ 45: Russia and Germany make peace at Brest-Litovsk"]]> full 1:23:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Bolsheviks had made their revolution promising Peace, Land, and Bread. But peace meant a deal with Germany, which could bring British and French subversion of their nascent revolution. How could Lenin get out of this impossible dilemma? By sending Trotsky to lead the negotiations with Imperial Germany. Did Trotsky go rogue? Was he following … Continue reading "World War Civ 45: Russia and Germany make peace at Brest-Litovsk"Justin PodurThe Bolsheviks had made their revolution promising Peace, Land, and Bread. But peace meant a deal with Germany, which could bring British and French subversion of their nascent revolution. How could Lenin get out of this impossible dilemma? By sending Trotsky to lead the negotiations with Imperial Germany. Did Trotsky go rogue? Was he following … Continue reading "World War Civ 45: Russia and Germany make peace at Brest-Litovsk"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/10/25/world-war-civ-44-the-agony-of-the-allies/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:53:54 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4069 Continue reading "World War Civ 44: The Agony of the Allies"]]> full 1:38:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIt’s 1917. The French are suffering mutinies and the Entente is desperate for a breakthrough anywhere. It’s not to be. Arras, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Cambrai, and Caporetto – hundreds of thousands of men killed and no breakthrough. At the end of the year, the Germans have reason to believe they could win the whole war … Continue reading "World War Civ 44: The Agony of the Allies"Justin PodurIt’s 1917. The French are suffering mutinies and the Entente is desperate for a breakthrough anywhere. It’s not to be. Arras, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Cambrai, and Caporetto – hundreds of thousands of men killed and no breakthrough. At the end of the year, the Germans have reason to believe they could win the whole war … Continue reading "World War Civ 44: The Agony of the Allies"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/10/05/world-war-civ-43-america-enters-the-war/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:41:55 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4064 full 1:38:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWhen Russia withdrew from the war, Britain and France were in the lurch, but America saved the day. Why? Successful war propaganda, propinquity, or making good on investments and seizing a chance for world domination?Justin PodurWhen Russia withdrew from the war, Britain and France were in the lurch, but America saved the day. Why? Successful war propaganda, propinquity, or making good on investments and seizing a chance for world domination?Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/10/01/aer-145-remembering-nasrallah/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:22:42 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4058 full 49:42 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noNora joins and we go over our memories of following Seyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speeches over the decades. He led the resistance for 32 years and freed Lebanon from occupation once. His successors will operate under a new set of rules of engagement.Justin PodurNora joins and we go over our memories of following Seyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speeches over the decades. He led the resistance for 32 years and freed Lebanon from occupation once. His successors will operate under a new set of rules of engagement.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/09/21/world-war-civ-42-the-origins-of-war-propaganda/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:25:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4049 full 2:14:45 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe scientific principles of war propaganda that we’re all suffering from today were laid down by Anglo-American writers amazed by their own performance in World War 1. What are these principles? Why did Anglo-American propaganda work better than German?Justin PodurThe scientific principles of war propaganda that we’re all suffering from today were laid down by Anglo-American writers amazed by their own performance in World War 1. What are these principles? Why did Anglo-American propaganda work better than German?Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/08/17/world-war-civ-41c-october-1917/ Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:13:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4044 full 1:43:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrom July through to Red October 1917. The Kornilov Affair to the Bolshevik takeover. The culmination of our series on the Bolshevik Revolution.Justin PodurFrom July through to Red October 1917. The Kornilov Affair to the Bolshevik takeover. The culmination of our series on the Bolshevik Revolution.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/08/06/aer-144-the-seventh-venezuela-coup-is-being-defeated/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:06:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4021 full 42:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWith Joe Emersberger. The co-authors of the Monthly Review Press book Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, discuss the seventh coup attempt on Chavismo which is in the process of being defeated.Justin PodurWith Joe Emersberger. The co-authors of the Monthly Review Press book Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, discuss the seventh coup attempt on Chavismo which is in the process of being defeated.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/08/04/world-war-civ-41b-russian-revolution-pt2-lenin-and-trotsky/ Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:25:59 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4017 Continue reading "World War Civ 41b: Russian Revolution pt2 – Lenin and Trotsky"]]> full 2:48:28 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWay back in World War Civ 6,7, and 8, we covered the Russian Revolution of 1905 including future main characters Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. Now as the 1917 Revolution unfolds we revisit these protagonists and study their actions and writings in the years leading to October 1917. Perhaps history is grand movements of masses, but … Continue reading "World War Civ 41b: Russian Revolution pt2 – Lenin and Trotsky"Justin PodurWay back in World War Civ 6,7, and 8, we covered the Russian Revolution of 1905 including future main characters Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. Now as the 1917 Revolution unfolds we revisit these protagonists and study their actions and writings in the years leading to October 1917. Perhaps history is grand movements of masses, but … Continue reading "World War Civ 41b: Russian Revolution pt2 – Lenin and Trotsky"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/07/17/aer-143-escape-from-christian-zionism-with-jamin-hubner/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:43:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4013 full 44:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA scholar who grew up in a Christian Zionist tradition, Jamin Hubner joins to talk about how the ideology is unrolled to kids and how he found his way out of it.Justin PodurA scholar who grew up in a Christian Zionist tradition, Jamin Hubner joins to talk about how the ideology is unrolled to kids and how he found his way out of it.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/07/06/world-war-civ-41a-1917-russian-revolution-pt1-to-february/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:42:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4008 full 2:27:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe leadup to the February 1917 Revolution, including the assassination of Rasputin, the abdication of tsar Nicholas II, and the rise of dual power between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.Justin PodurThe leadup to the February 1917 Revolution, including the assassination of Rasputin, the abdication of tsar Nicholas II, and the rise of dual power between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/05/20/aer-142-gaza-war-sit-rep-day-224-abu-obeida-speaks-as-jabalia-and-rafah-battles-rage/ Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=4001 full 47:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA report with Jon Elmer on the fierce fighting in Gaza on day 224 of the war and a breakdown of Qassam spokesman Abu Obeida’s speech on that day.Justin PodurA report with Jon Elmer on the fierce fighting in Gaza on day 224 of the war and a breakdown of Qassam spokesman Abu Obeida’s speech on that day.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/05/13/world-war-civ-40-how-britain-took-palestine-in-1917/ Mon, 13 May 2024 15:00:18 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3995 Continue reading "World War Civ 40: How Britain Took Palestine in 1917"]]> full 2:01:28 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noGeneral Allenby, Sharif Hussein and his son Feisal, and their handler TE Lawrence array the forces of the British Empire and the Arab Revolt against the Turco-German forces in Palestine. The battle starts in Gaza and ends with Allenby walking into the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. The story of the fateful campaign that brought British … Continue reading "World War Civ 40: How Britain Took Palestine in 1917"Justin PodurGeneral Allenby, Sharif Hussein and his son Feisal, and their handler TE Lawrence array the forces of the British Empire and the Arab Revolt against the Turco-German forces in Palestine. The battle starts in Gaza and ends with Allenby walking into the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. The story of the fateful campaign that brought British … Continue reading "World War Civ 40: How Britain Took Palestine in 1917"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/05/07/aer-141-gaza-war-sit-rep-day-213-the-invasion-of-rafah-has-begun/ Tue, 07 May 2024 14:57:22 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3991 Continue reading "AER 141: Gaza War Sit Rep Day 213 – the invasion of Rafah has begun"]]> full 1:01:13 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn the Anti-Empire Project Youtube Channel there are frequent situation reports or Sit Reps that are posted late at night. Not all of them are reposted here to this podcast, but we’re posting this one on the day of the Rafah invasion. A breakdown of the ceasefire negotatiations and an assessment of where the war … Continue reading "AER 141: Gaza War Sit Rep Day 213 – the invasion of Rafah has begun"Justin PodurOn the Anti-Empire Project Youtube Channel there are frequent situation reports or Sit Reps that are posted late at night. Not all of them are reposted here to this podcast, but we’re posting this one on the day of the Rafah invasion. A breakdown of the ceasefire negotatiations and an assessment of where the war … Continue reading "AER 141: Gaza War Sit Rep Day 213 – the invasion of Rafah has begun"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/04/26/world-war-civ-39-war-takes-to-the-skies/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:39:19 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3986 full 1:02:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrom crashing test flights to close air support and strategic bombing – on the breakneck innovation in aerial warfare over the course of WW1. An issue with some implications today, you’ll agree?Justin PodurFrom crashing test flights to close air support and strategic bombing – on the breakneck innovation in aerial warfare over the course of WW1. An issue with some implications today, you’ll agree?Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/04/13/world-war-civ-38-the-war-at-sea-from-1916-1918/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:31:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3975 full 2:09:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIt could be argued that World War I was decided at sea. The British blockade; the Germans try unrestricted submarine warfare, and massive consequences follow. We talk about Jutland, Skaggerak, the Luistania, and civilian hardships, in the war at sea.Justin PodurIt could be argued that World War I was decided at sea. The British blockade; the Germans try unrestricted submarine warfare, and massive consequences follow. We talk about Jutland, Skaggerak, the Luistania, and civilian hardships, in the war at sea.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/04/06/world-war-civ-37-women-in-the-great-war/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:31:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3967 full 58:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAmong the many changes wrought by WW1 was an irrevocable change in the status of women. “Munitions girls”, women running the Paris Metro and the buses in London, policewomen and auxilaries. We conclude with some notes on a conscription crisis in Canada that also played a role in women getting the vote.Justin PodurAmong the many changes wrought by WW1 was an irrevocable change in the status of women. “Munitions girls”, women running the Paris Metro and the buses in London, policewomen and auxilaries. We conclude with some notes on a conscription crisis in Canada that also played a role in women getting the vote.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/03/23/ww-civ-36-the-easter-rising-in-ireland-1916/ Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:38:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3961 Continue reading "WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916"]]> full 1:13:21 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe conditions may not have been optimal but they didn’t look to be getting better – so the Irish Revolutionaries made their move in Easter 1916. A week of urban warfare followed – the revolutionaries lost – but they succeeded in transforming the Irish question forever and setting the nation on the inevitable road to … Continue reading "WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916"Justin PodurThe conditions may not have been optimal but they didn’t look to be getting better – so the Irish Revolutionaries made their move in Easter 1916. A week of urban warfare followed – the revolutionaries lost – but they succeeded in transforming the Irish question forever and setting the nation on the inevitable road to … Continue reading "WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/03/17/tankie-therapy-on-day-163-do-we-debate-genocide/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:15:55 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3953 Continue reading "Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?"]]> full 1:02:57 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe didn’t have quorum for a tankie therapy session but we got together anyway – Matteo and Alex joined for a discussion of several psychological warfare methods being used on us: normalizing crimes, treating the criminals like they are a natural phenomenon, and the abuser’s method of “look what you made me do”, absolving the … Continue reading "Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?"Justin PodurWe didn’t have quorum for a tankie therapy session but we got together anyway – Matteo and Alex joined for a discussion of several psychological warfare methods being used on us: normalizing crimes, treating the criminals like they are a natural phenomenon, and the abuser’s method of “look what you made me do”, absolving the … Continue reading "Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/03/12/world-war-civ-35-agony-and-slaughter-1916/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:36:24 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3947 full 1:47:20 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe battles of Verdun, the Somme, and the Brusilov Offensive. Epic, tragic military errors, horrors of trenches, battles that killed hundreds of thousands and changed the course of history.Justin PodurThe battles of Verdun, the Somme, and the Brusilov Offensive. Epic, tragic military errors, horrors of trenches, battles that killed hundreds of thousands and changed the course of history.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/03/08/aer-140-the-gaza-siege/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:22:36 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3944 full 1:19:00 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe siege on Gaza and the role of the Palestinian Authority are critical context for the Israel’s assault on Gaza. On this episode we take a look at the history of the blockade and how Israel has ghettoized the Palestinian population. Co-production with The Brief.Justin PodurThe siege on Gaza and the role of the Palestinian Authority are critical context for the Israel’s assault on Gaza. On this episode we take a look at the history of the blockade and how Israel has ghettoized the Palestinian population. Co-production with The Brief.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/02/21/world-war-civ-34-the-armenian-genocide-1915-16/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:36:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3934 Continue reading "World War Civ 34: The Armenian Genocide 1915-16"]]> full 1:02:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noGenocides happen in broad daylight – it is only afterwards that they are covered up. There are still fewer countries that recognize the Armenian Genocide than countries that do not. We read scholars that take the view that it was a genocide as well as a scholar that describes the events without using the label, … Continue reading "World War Civ 34: The Armenian Genocide 1915-16"Justin PodurGenocides happen in broad daylight – it is only afterwards that they are covered up. There are still fewer countries that recognize the Armenian Genocide than countries that do not. We read scholars that take the view that it was a genocide as well as a scholar that describes the events without using the label, … Continue reading "World War Civ 34: The Armenian Genocide 1915-16"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/02/17/aer-139-pakistan-election-rigging-fails/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 21:17:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3928 Continue reading "AER 139: Pakistan Election Rigging Fails"]]> full 37:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWaqas Ahmad is back and we recap Pakistan politics since the 2022 coup against Imran Khan. After assassination attempts, vexatious lawsuits, thousands of arrests, torture, and the banning of Imran Khan’s party and symbol, voters still foiled the best-laid plans of the Pakistan military. Where things stand after the elections of February 8, 2024 in … Continue reading "AER 139: Pakistan Election Rigging Fails"Justin PodurWaqas Ahmad is back and we recap Pakistan politics since the 2022 coup against Imran Khan. After assassination attempts, vexatious lawsuits, thousands of arrests, torture, and the banning of Imran Khan’s party and symbol, voters still foiled the best-laid plans of the Pakistan military. Where things stand after the elections of February 8, 2024 in … Continue reading "AER 139: Pakistan Election Rigging Fails"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/02/09/world-war-civ-33-colonial-troops/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:59:55 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3920 full 1:10:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn desperation, the European empires turn to the people they’ve colonized and press them into sacrificing their lives for their imperial masters, setting off a chain of events that makes decolonization in a few decades inevitable.Justin PodurIn desperation, the European empires turn to the people they’ve colonized and press them into sacrificing their lives for their imperial masters, setting off a chain of events that makes decolonization in a few decades inevitable.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/01/22/aer-138-october-7-hannibal/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:17:42 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3915 full 52:57 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIsraeli media recently published a minute-by-minute chronology of the morning of October 7th from the Israeli military perspective. Jon and I go over it as part of my youtube series of Gaza Sit Reps (for Day 104). Cross-posted over at The Brief, reposted here in case you missed it.Justin PodurIsraeli media recently published a minute-by-minute chronology of the morning of October 7th from the Israeli military perspective. Jon and I go over it as part of my youtube series of Gaza Sit Reps (for Day 104). Cross-posted over at The Brief, reposted here in case you missed it.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/01/20/world-war-civ-32-britains-plans-for-arab-lands-sykes-picot-1916/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:17:43 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3908 Continue reading "World War Civ 32: Britain’s plans for Arab lands – Sykes-Picot, 1916"]]> full 1:06:04 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noEarly in the Great War Britain decided to dismantle the Turkish Empire and made promises to Arab leaders of independence if they would rebel against Britain’s Turkish enemy. While one British leader was making these promises, another, Mark Sykes, was making a deal with other imperialists for the division of Arab lands between them. Follow … Continue reading "World War Civ 32: Britain’s plans for Arab lands – Sykes-Picot, 1916"Justin PodurEarly in the Great War Britain decided to dismantle the Turkish Empire and made promises to Arab leaders of independence if they would rebel against Britain’s Turkish enemy. While one British leader was making these promises, another, Mark Sykes, was making a deal with other imperialists for the division of Arab lands between them. Follow … Continue reading "World War Civ 32: Britain’s plans for Arab lands – Sykes-Picot, 1916"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/01/13/world-war-civ-31-towards-total-war/ Sat, 13 Jan 2024 20:51:26 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3904 Continue reading "World War Civ 31: Towards Total War"]]> full 1:52:58 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBy the end the World War had mobilized 65 million troops, killed 20 million people and wounded 21 million more. The money was supposed to run out in a year, the armies were big but never that big. How did the war go on? Because the belligerents made immense and irreversible changes to their economies … Continue reading "World War Civ 31: Towards Total War"Justin PodurBy the end the World War had mobilized 65 million troops, killed 20 million people and wounded 21 million more. The money was supposed to run out in a year, the armies were big but never that big. How did the war go on? Because the belligerents made immense and irreversible changes to their economies … Continue reading "World War Civ 31: Towards Total War"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2024/01/06/gaza-war-sit-rep-day-91/ Sat, 06 Jan 2024 05:17:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3897 full 43:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noSolo episode discussing Nasrallah’s speech about the war on the Israel-Lebanon border and an analysis of the 2006 war based on a US military analyst’s paper titled, “We Were Caught Unprepared”.Justin PodurSolo episode discussing Nasrallah’s speech about the war on the Israel-Lebanon border and an analysis of the 2006 war based on a US military analyst’s paper titled, “We Were Caught Unprepared”.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/30/world-war-civ-30-allied-disasters-1915/ Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:02:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3893 Continue reading "World War Civ 30: Allied Disasters 1915"]]> full 2:26:50 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noGermans use poison gas on the battlefield at Ypres, British lose 60,000 and Germans 40,000. French attack at Artois with casualties of 100,000 and German 75,000. Russians lose 2 million casualties fighting Germany on the Eastern front. British defeated at Loos, lose 50,000 and Germany 20,000. French offensive in Champagne results in 190,000 casualties and … Continue reading "World War Civ 30: Allied Disasters 1915"Justin PodurGermans use poison gas on the battlefield at Ypres, British lose 60,000 and Germans 40,000. French attack at Artois with casualties of 100,000 and German 75,000. Russians lose 2 million casualties fighting Germany on the Eastern front. British defeated at Loos, lose 50,000 and Germany 20,000. French offensive in Champagne results in 190,000 casualties and … Continue reading "World War Civ 30: Allied Disasters 1915"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/24/aer-136-tankie-group-therapy-8-on-gaza-war-day-78/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 19:33:19 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3888 full 56:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War but this time we’re joined by Lara, an actual therapist, who guides us through as we try to understand where things stand on Day 78 of the war.Justin PodurOur usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War but this time we’re joined by Lara, an actual therapist, who guides us through as we try to understand where things stand on Day 78 of the war.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/22/world-war-civ-29-the-war-widens-1915/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:40:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3884 full 1:19:35 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWorld War 1 goes global in 1915, as Japan takes advantage to seize more territory in Asia; Turkey fatefully aligns with Germany; Italy joins the Entente.Justin PodurWorld War 1 goes global in 1915, as Japan takes advantage to seize more territory in Asia; Turkey fatefully aligns with Germany; Italy joins the Entente.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/18/aer-135-gaza-war-day-73/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:46:18 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3877 Continue reading "AER 135: Gaza War Day 73"]]> full 1:07:19 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoined by Nora and Jon from The Brief / Electronic Intifada to talk about the War in Gaza. More information emerges about what happened on October 7; New atrocities committed since Refaat Alareer’s murder, including bulldozing patients at a hospital and snipers killing women at a church. Some strategic speculations using the history of the … Continue reading "AER 135: Gaza War Day 73"Justin PodurJoined by Nora and Jon from The Brief / Electronic Intifada to talk about the War in Gaza. More information emerges about what happened on October 7; New atrocities committed since Refaat Alareer’s murder, including bulldozing patients at a hospital and snipers killing women at a church. Some strategic speculations using the history of the … Continue reading "AER 135: Gaza War Day 73"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/10/aer-134-tankie-therapy-7-in-honor-of-refaat-alareer/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:36:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3872 full 1:24:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War, this time we all share some words about literature prof, teacher, poet and hero Refaat Alareer, assassinated by Israel a couple of days ago. Some discussion of military tactics and strategies as always.Justin PodurOur usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War, this time we all share some words about literature prof, teacher, poet and hero Refaat Alareer, assassinated by Israel a couple of days ago. Some discussion of military tactics and strategies as always.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/09/world-war-civ-28-the-eastern-front-1914/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:54:19 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3867 full 1:00:15 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noRussia invades Germany and loses badly at Tannenberg. Austria-Hungary fights Serbia. The Russian losses in 1914 force a reevaluation of the whole strategy pursued by the Russia-France-England alliance, and before long will cause even bigger changes than that.Justin PodurRussia invades Germany and loses badly at Tannenberg. Austria-Hungary fights Serbia. The Russian losses in 1914 force a reevaluation of the whole strategy pursued by the Russia-France-England alliance, and before long will cause even bigger changes than that.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/04/aer-133-tankie-group-therapy-5-gaza-war-resumes-after-pause/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:44:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3862 Continue reading "AER 133: Tankie Group Therapy #5 Gaza War resumes after pause"]]> full 1:14:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noNora, Matteo, Rania, and Alex are gathered to talk about what we’re seeing and trying to make sense of on Israel’s War on Gaza after 8 weeks, a couple of days after the end of the “humanitarian pause”. We open with a discussion of the five premature babies left to die in Al-Nasr hospital when … Continue reading "AER 133: Tankie Group Therapy #5 Gaza War resumes after pause"Justin PodurNora, Matteo, Rania, and Alex are gathered to talk about what we’re seeing and trying to make sense of on Israel’s War on Gaza after 8 weeks, a couple of days after the end of the “humanitarian pause”. We open with a discussion of the five premature babies left to die in Al-Nasr hospital when … Continue reading "AER 133: Tankie Group Therapy #5 Gaza War resumes after pause"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/12/02/world-war-civ-27-western-front-1914-from-belgium-to-the-marne/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 17:47:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3858 Continue reading "World War Civ 27: Western front 1914 from Belgium to the Marne"]]> full 1:28:11 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noGermany brings the big guns to Belgium, sacks Louvain and follows the doctrine of terrorizing civilians. The British Expeditionary Force whose commander’s name is French, joins France for some battles. A war of maneuver ends with a non-breakthrough on the Marne and the race to the coast. 1914 ends with no winner, and no one’s … Continue reading "World War Civ 27: Western front 1914 from Belgium to the Marne"Justin PodurGermany brings the big guns to Belgium, sacks Louvain and follows the doctrine of terrorizing civilians. The British Expeditionary Force whose commander’s name is French, joins France for some battles. A war of maneuver ends with a non-breakthrough on the Marne and the race to the coast. 1914 ends with no winner, and no one’s … Continue reading "World War Civ 27: Western front 1914 from Belgium to the Marne"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/11/28/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-15-refugees-wars-and-rebellious-scientists/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:55:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3855 full 40:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox is back to talk about climate refugees, rebellious scientists, and of course Gaza. Our monthly chat finds us both a bit discombobulated by the war, but we try to survey the climate situation anyway.Justin PodurStan Cox is back to talk about climate refugees, rebellious scientists, and of course Gaza. Our monthly chat finds us both a bit discombobulated by the war, but we try to survey the climate situation anyway.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/11/21/aer-132-the-gaza-war-as-settler-indigenous-warfare-as-peoples-warfare-caukuszians-reunite/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:26:26 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3848 Continue reading "AER 132: The Gaza War as settler-Indigenous warfare & as people’s warfare – CAUKUSZIANS reunite"]]> full 49:02 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe CAUKUSZIANS unite once again, this time to look at the Gaza war through a couple of different lenses: Arama through the lens of settler-Indigenous warfare in the wars fought by the Maori to defend their land from Anglo settlers, and Carl through the lens of protracted people’s war and the Chinese experience of fighting … Continue reading "AER 132: The Gaza War as settler-Indigenous warfare & as people’s warfare – CAUKUSZIANS reunite"Justin PodurThe CAUKUSZIANS unite once again, this time to look at the Gaza war through a couple of different lenses: Arama through the lens of settler-Indigenous warfare in the wars fought by the Maori to defend their land from Anglo settlers, and Carl through the lens of protracted people’s war and the Chinese experience of fighting … Continue reading "AER 132: The Gaza War as settler-Indigenous warfare & as people’s warfare – CAUKUSZIANS reunite"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/11/20/tankie-group-therapy-4-gaza-war-week-6/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:08:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3842 Continue reading "AER 131: Tankie Group Therapy #4: Gaza War Week 6"]]> full 1:13:26 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe alliance between the East is a Podcast, the Brief, and the Anti-Empire Project continues as we discuss the Gaza War six weeks in (since October 7 2023). Structured as group therapy (the fourth in the series) we cover some of the news, the dynamic of aggression and resistance, military analysis of guerrilla war, the … Continue reading "AER 131: Tankie Group Therapy #4: Gaza War Week 6"Justin PodurThe alliance between the East is a Podcast, the Brief, and the Anti-Empire Project continues as we discuss the Gaza War six weeks in (since October 7 2023). Structured as group therapy (the fourth in the series) we cover some of the news, the dynamic of aggression and resistance, military analysis of guerrilla war, the … Continue reading "AER 131: Tankie Group Therapy #4: Gaza War Week 6"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/11/18/anti-empire-radio-130-palestine-action-and-the-focus-on-elbit-systems/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:56:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3837 Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 130: Palestine Action and the focus on Elbit Systems"]]> full 32:12 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA discussion with Calla and Fergie from Palestine Action US about the theory of direct action and how activists have tried stop the flow of Western weapons that are being deployed against Palestinians in Gaza, instead of, e.g., moral suasion on Western politicians. The Palestine Action UK precedent and the reason for Palestine Action’s focus … Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 130: Palestine Action and the focus on Elbit Systems"Justin PodurA discussion with Calla and Fergie from Palestine Action US about the theory of direct action and how activists have tried stop the flow of Western weapons that are being deployed against Palestinians in Gaza, instead of, e.g., moral suasion on Western politicians. The Palestine Action UK precedent and the reason for Palestine Action’s focus … Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 130: Palestine Action and the focus on Elbit Systems"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/11/02/wwciv-26-how-world-war-one-started/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 02:34:38 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3832 Continue reading "WWCiv 26: How World War One Started"]]> full 3:14:37 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA horrible event shocks the world. The affected power, enraged, threatens war and gives an ultimatum. Looking around for allies, it’s given a “blank cheque” by its powerful patron – one of the great powers of the world. With that patron’s guarantee, the march to war starts. But the smaller power, about to be invaded, … Continue reading "WWCiv 26: How World War One Started"Justin PodurA horrible event shocks the world. The affected power, enraged, threatens war and gives an ultimatum. Looking around for allies, it’s given a “blank cheque” by its powerful patron – one of the great powers of the world. With that patron’s guarantee, the march to war starts. But the smaller power, about to be invaded, … Continue reading "WWCiv 26: How World War One Started"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/10/30/aer-129-war-on-gaza-on-day-22/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:53:27 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3829 full 1:07:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoined by Jon Elmer and Nora Barrows-Friedman from The Brief / Electronic Intifada to talk about the War on Gaza, including the preparation for ground invasion, the siege, and the attack of October 7.Justin PodurJoined by Jon Elmer and Nora Barrows-Friedman from The Brief / Electronic Intifada to talk about the War on Gaza, including the preparation for ground invasion, the siege, and the attack of October 7.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/10/28/world-war-civ-25-tragic-week-in-spain-1909/ Sat, 28 Oct 2023 01:58:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3824 full 1:07:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe near-revolution in Spain in 1909 turns out to be more of a cause of World War 2 than a cause of World War 1 but it includes anarchism, conspiracy, revolution, and ends in a show trial. Our final pause before we roll into the immediate causes of WW1.Justin PodurThe near-revolution in Spain in 1909 turns out to be more of a cause of World War 2 than a cause of World War 1 but it includes anarchism, conspiracy, revolution, and ends in a show trial. Our final pause before we roll into the immediate causes of WW1.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/10/22/world-war-civ-24-why-socialists-failed-to-stop-the-war/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 03:17:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3820 Continue reading "World War Civ 24: Why socialists failed to stop the war"]]> full 1:30:35 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noLeading up to 1914 socialist movements all over Europe, notably in France and Germany, had become so strong that they were in the very halls of power. But when faced with the onset of the Great War, the established socialists blinked, unwilling to risk their heard-earned position and possibly be arrested and have their parties … Continue reading "World War Civ 24: Why socialists failed to stop the war"Justin PodurLeading up to 1914 socialist movements all over Europe, notably in France and Germany, had become so strong that they were in the very halls of power. But when faced with the onset of the Great War, the established socialists blinked, unwilling to risk their heard-earned position and possibly be arrested and have their parties … Continue reading "World War Civ 24: Why socialists failed to stop the war"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/09/16/world-war-civ-23-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-gold-standard-1873-1914/ Sat, 16 Sep 2023 16:37:45 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3814 Continue reading "World War Civ 23: The Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard, 1873-1914"]]> full 1:11:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWas the collapse of the international gold standard – established in 1873 – in 1914, a sure sign that war was coming? Was gold a “peaceful metal”, as Michael Hudson has argued? Does the history of finance and money, tied up with states and war, provide a theory of everything? We go way back to … Continue reading "World War Civ 23: The Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard, 1873-1914"Justin PodurWas the collapse of the international gold standard – established in 1873 – in 1914, a sure sign that war was coming? Was gold a “peaceful metal”, as Michael Hudson has argued? Does the history of finance and money, tied up with states and war, provide a theory of everything? We go way back to … Continue reading "World War Civ 23: The Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard, 1873-1914"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/09/13/in-real-time-14-the-hubris-of-plutocrats/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:47:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3810 Continue reading "In Real Time 14: The Hubris of Plutocrats"]]> full 32:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the August 2023 edition of In Real Time with Stan Cox (yes I know it’s September) we talk about his dispatch, “The Hubris of Plutocrats”, and the escape fantasies (and condos) of the super-rich. Stan argues they can’t escape the heat that’s coming, but at least some of our troubles stem from the fact … Continue reading "In Real Time 14: The Hubris of Plutocrats"Justin PodurIn the August 2023 edition of In Real Time with Stan Cox (yes I know it’s September) we talk about his dispatch, “The Hubris of Plutocrats”, and the escape fantasies (and condos) of the super-rich. Stan argues they can’t escape the heat that’s coming, but at least some of our troubles stem from the fact … Continue reading "In Real Time 14: The Hubris of Plutocrats"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/08/31/world-war-civ-22-irish-home-rule-and-britains-near-civil-war-before-1914/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:53:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3805 Continue reading "World War Civ 22: Irish Home Rule and Britain’s near-civil war before 1914"]]> full 1:56:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noHow close did Britain come to a civil war over the issue of Irish Home Rule? We talk about the long parliamentary road led by Parnell, the settler trick culminating in the seditious maneuvers in Ulster, and the final passage of the Home Rule Bill, rendered inoperative by World War I. This issue will be … Continue reading "World War Civ 22: Irish Home Rule and Britain’s near-civil war before 1914"Justin PodurHow close did Britain come to a civil war over the issue of Irish Home Rule? We talk about the long parliamentary road led by Parnell, the settler trick culminating in the seditious maneuvers in Ulster, and the final passage of the Home Rule Bill, rendered inoperative by World War I. This issue will be … Continue reading "World War Civ 22: Irish Home Rule and Britain’s near-civil war before 1914"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/08/10/world-war-civ-21-balkan-wars-1912-1913/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:40:03 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3800 Continue reading "World War Civ 21: Balkan Wars 1912-1913"]]> full 2:56:05 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the First Balkan War, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro attacked the moribund Turkey to take its remaining territories and get Turkey out of Europe. In the Second Balkan War, they fought one another over those same territories. The Balkan Republics model themselves after Italy and Germany and hope to unify their nations at the … Continue reading "World War Civ 21: Balkan Wars 1912-1913"Justin PodurIn the First Balkan War, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro attacked the moribund Turkey to take its remaining territories and get Turkey out of Europe. In the Second Balkan War, they fought one another over those same territories. The Balkan Republics model themselves after Italy and Germany and hope to unify their nations at the … Continue reading "World War Civ 21: Balkan Wars 1912-1913"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/07/29/in-real-time-13-do-we-need-states-to-solve-climate-change/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:32:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3790 Continue reading "In Real Time 13: Do we need states to solve climate change?"]]> full 1:03:47 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox and I talk about Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR)’s 2020 book, The Ministry for the Future, which is a hugely important book because it pictures how we could get from our current situation to a world where CO2 emissions were actually trending downwards, saving human civilization from catastrophe. We talk about the climate events … Continue reading "In Real Time 13: Do we need states to solve climate change?"Justin PodurStan Cox and I talk about Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR)’s 2020 book, The Ministry for the Future, which is a hugely important book because it pictures how we could get from our current situation to a world where CO2 emissions were actually trending downwards, saving human civilization from catastrophe. We talk about the climate events … Continue reading "In Real Time 13: Do we need states to solve climate change?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/07/18/world-war-civ-20-italy-invades-libya-1911-12/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:34:13 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3785 full 1:46:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAfter losing to Ethiopia, Italy tries to restore its reputation as a colonizer by invading Libya, following directly from France’s invasion of Morocco and leading directly to the Balkan War. The dominoes keep falling as the European colonizers keep grabbing. Libya becomes a battlefront for decades – one we will return to in future episodes.Justin PodurAfter losing to Ethiopia, Italy tries to restore its reputation as a colonizer by invading Libya, following directly from France’s invasion of Morocco and leading directly to the Balkan War. The dominoes keep falling as the European colonizers keep grabbing. Libya becomes a battlefront for decades – one we will return to in future episodes.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/07/09/world-war-civ-19-morocco-1911-agadir-crisis/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:58:56 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3767 full 59:45 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe short Hafiziyya period in Morocco leads to the Treaty of Fez and annexation; Morocco’s lost its sovereignty but it’s Germany that feels aggrieved. More scrambling for Africa and another inter-imperial spat to inch us closer to WW1.Justin PodurThe short Hafiziyya period in Morocco leads to the Treaty of Fez and annexation; Morocco’s lost its sovereignty but it’s Germany that feels aggrieved. More scrambling for Africa and another inter-imperial spat to inch us closer to WW1.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/07/08/aer-128-caukuzians-speak-out/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:28:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3763 Continue reading "AER 128: CAUKUZians speak out!"]]> full 1:05:56 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noArama Rata, independent Maori researcher, and Carl Zha of Silk & Steel podcast are both back! Carl reports on his lived experience as a survivor of the Prigozhin coup in Moscow; Arama outlines the anti-AUKUS speaking tour she is on with other journalists and activists; I continue my rant about the sheer plagiarism of Canada’s … Continue reading "AER 128: CAUKUZians speak out!"Justin PodurArama Rata, independent Maori researcher, and Carl Zha of Silk & Steel podcast are both back! Carl reports on his lived experience as a survivor of the Prigozhin coup in Moscow; Arama outlines the anti-AUKUS speaking tour she is on with other journalists and activists; I continue my rant about the sheer plagiarism of Canada’s … Continue reading "AER 128: CAUKUZians speak out!"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/07/01/world-war-civ-18-japan-annexes-korea-1910/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:38:25 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3758 Continue reading "World War Civ 18: Japan annexes Korea 1910"]]> full 33:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJapan’s annexation of Korea in 1910 is scramble-like colonial behavior; it is the beginning of a long and bold resistance by Korean patriots whose names will return; it is the occasion for studying Japanese colonialism in East Asia as well as its disputes with Russia. A short episode on Korea’s struggles from the Russo-Japanese War … Continue reading "World War Civ 18: Japan annexes Korea 1910"Justin PodurJapan’s annexation of Korea in 1910 is scramble-like colonial behavior; it is the beginning of a long and bold resistance by Korean patriots whose names will return; it is the occasion for studying Japanese colonialism in East Asia as well as its disputes with Russia. A short episode on Korea’s struggles from the Russo-Japanese War … Continue reading "World War Civ 18: Japan annexes Korea 1910"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/06/26/world-war-civ-17b-yuan-shikai-makes-his-move/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:55:22 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3753 full 42:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe 1911 Chinese Revolution ends with Yuan Shikai in charge. He is ready to take the throne and become emperor except that he can’t sweep the foreigners away and ends up deepening the crisis. China enters the WW1 period in a state of fragmentation as the time of the warlords begins.Justin PodurThe 1911 Chinese Revolution ends with Yuan Shikai in charge. He is ready to take the throne and become emperor except that he can’t sweep the foreigners away and ends up deepening the crisis. China enters the WW1 period in a state of fragmentation as the time of the warlords begins.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/06/22/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-12-india-dilemmas-and-how-tech-wont-save-us/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:49:49 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3750 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 12: India dilemmas and how tech won’t save us"]]> full 40:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox is back to talk about two essays. One, co-written with Priti Gulati Cox, “Between a Yoga Mat and a Hard Place”, about where India is headed. And another, “The Old Future is Gone and Technology Won’t Bring it Back”, by Stan himself. Justin goes on a mini-rant against doomerism at the end, and … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 12: India dilemmas and how tech won’t save us"Justin PodurStan Cox is back to talk about two essays. One, co-written with Priti Gulati Cox, “Between a Yoga Mat and a Hard Place”, about where India is headed. And another, “The Old Future is Gone and Technology Won’t Bring it Back”, by Stan himself. Justin goes on a mini-rant against doomerism at the end, and … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 12: India dilemmas and how tech won’t save us"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/06/17/world-war-civ-17a-the-1911-chinese-revolution-pt1/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:57:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3745 full 1:07:09 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Qing dynasty desperately tries a reform to stay in power while secret societies plot against them; intellectuals debate how to modernize China while Western imperialists keep pressuring China after crushing the Boxer Rebellion. Sun Yat Sen leads a movement for a republic and a revolutionary moment sparks in 1911. Part 1 of 2.Justin PodurThe Qing dynasty desperately tries a reform to stay in power while secret societies plot against them; intellectuals debate how to modernize China while Western imperialists keep pressuring China after crushing the Boxer Rebellion. Sun Yat Sen leads a movement for a republic and a revolutionary moment sparks in 1911. Part 1 of 2.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/06/13/aer-127-has-imran-khan-lost-the-battle-with-pakistans-army/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:28:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3740 Continue reading "AER 127: Has Imran Khan lost the battle with Pakistan’s Army?"]]> full 30:07 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn May 9 2023 ousted president Imran Khan was detained by the Pakistan army, who were forced immediately to release him. But in the month since, the crackdown on protesters (and their families) has been so widespread, reaching 10,000 arrests, that Imran Khan’s movement appears exhausted. The repression may have worked, but how long can … Continue reading "AER 127: Has Imran Khan lost the battle with Pakistan’s Army?"Justin PodurOn May 9 2023 ousted president Imran Khan was detained by the Pakistan army, who were forced immediately to release him. But in the month since, the crackdown on protesters (and their families) has been so widespread, reaching 10,000 arrests, that Imran Khan’s movement appears exhausted. The repression may have worked, but how long can … Continue reading "AER 127: Has Imran Khan lost the battle with Pakistan’s Army?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/06/05/wwciv-16-persia-and-portugal-get-constitutions-1909-and-1910/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:36:21 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3734 full 55:20 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTimeline of the constitutional revolutions that took place in Persia from 1905-1909 and Portugal in 1910. They weren’t social revolutions but shared important patterns for later events including a long nonviolent sit-in in Persia and a missed communication in Portugal (leading to a suicide!)Justin PodurTimeline of the constitutional revolutions that took place in Persia from 1905-1909 and Portugal in 1910. They weren’t social revolutions but shared important patterns for later events including a long nonviolent sit-in in Persia and a missed communication in Portugal (leading to a suicide!)Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/24/world-war-civ-15-sufragettes-and-pacifists/ Wed, 24 May 2023 17:27:38 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3729 Continue reading "World War Civ 15: Sufragettes and Pacifists"]]> full 1:28:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)no“Deeds Not Words!” was the slogan of the militant sufragettes who fought for the vote. We get into some of their dramatic acts and some of the reasonings of their leaders – which are not always discussed in their full detail today. Also the (non-socialist) part of the pacifist movement – a crowd the socialists … Continue reading "World War Civ 15: Sufragettes and Pacifists"Justin Podur“Deeds Not Words!” was the slogan of the militant sufragettes who fought for the vote. We get into some of their dramatic acts and some of the reasonings of their leaders – which are not always discussed in their full detail today. Also the (non-socialist) part of the pacifist movement – a crowd the socialists … Continue reading "World War Civ 15: Sufragettes and Pacifists"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/12/aer-126-multipolarity-schmultipolarity-a-debate-with-sam-gindin/ Fri, 12 May 2023 18:59:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3721 Continue reading "AER 126: Multipolarity? Schmultipolarity! A debate with Sam Gindin"]]> full 1:20:40 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noSam Gindin and Justin Podur, moderated with fairness and balance by Nora Barrows-Friedman, debate the proposition that the world is becoming multipolar as US hegemony declines. We clash over capitalism, colonialism, and the history of the past few centuries; as well as over the meaning of the Russia/Ukraine war and the relative power of Chinese … Continue reading "AER 126: Multipolarity? Schmultipolarity! A debate with Sam Gindin"Justin PodurSam Gindin and Justin Podur, moderated with fairness and balance by Nora Barrows-Friedman, debate the proposition that the world is becoming multipolar as US hegemony declines. We clash over capitalism, colonialism, and the history of the past few centuries; as well as over the meaning of the Russia/Ukraine war and the relative power of Chinese … Continue reading "AER 126: Multipolarity? Schmultipolarity! A debate with Sam Gindin"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/11/the-mexican-revolution-pt4-schemes-of-the-great-powers/ Thu, 11 May 2023 20:49:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3717 Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt4: Schemes of the Great Powers"]]> full 38:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWhile the Mexican Revolutionaries fought for the land, the Great Powers tried to pick the winner. Germany and Britain, Japan and of course the US, all schemed and intrigued. We talk about the Kaiser’s offer of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico to Carranza and why Carranza didn’t want them; why Japan thought German proposals “simply … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt4: Schemes of the Great Powers"Justin PodurWhile the Mexican Revolutionaries fought for the land, the Great Powers tried to pick the winner. Germany and Britain, Japan and of course the US, all schemed and intrigued. We talk about the Kaiser’s offer of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico to Carranza and why Carranza didn’t want them; why Japan thought German proposals “simply … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt4: Schemes of the Great Powers"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/09/aer-125-maori-sovereignty-or-death/ Tue, 09 May 2023 18:26:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3703 Continue reading "AER 125: Maori Sovereignty or Death!"]]> full 1:19:23 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe New Zealand Parliament Protest inspired by Canada’s Trucker Convoy and with similarly hard-to-read politics; the continuing urgency of Maori sovereignty; An in-depth discussion of Donna Awatere’s extraordinary 1984 text, Maori Sovereignty; the connection between Chile and New Zealand; and a history of the Maori struggle since colonialism. With Simon Barber, Gabriella Brayne, and Arama … Continue reading "AER 125: Maori Sovereignty or Death!"Justin PodurThe New Zealand Parliament Protest inspired by Canada’s Trucker Convoy and with similarly hard-to-read politics; the continuing urgency of Maori sovereignty; An in-depth discussion of Donna Awatere’s extraordinary 1984 text, Maori Sovereignty; the connection between Chile and New Zealand; and a history of the Maori struggle since colonialism. With Simon Barber, Gabriella Brayne, and Arama … Continue reading "AER 125: Maori Sovereignty or Death!"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/08/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-11-atlantas-cop-city-and-anti-climate-legislation/ Mon, 08 May 2023 01:20:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3700 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 11: Atlanta’s Cop City and Anti-Climate Legislation"]]> full 41:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan and I talk about two of his articles from April: the first on Atlanta’s “Cop City”, which one activist has already been killed by police over, and why it’s an environmental disaster as well as other kinds; and another article on Republicans trying to locally legislate to prevent any climate action from happening at … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 11: Atlanta’s Cop City and Anti-Climate Legislation"Justin PodurStan and I talk about two of his articles from April: the first on Atlanta’s “Cop City”, which one activist has already been killed by police over, and why it’s an environmental disaster as well as other kinds; and another article on Republicans trying to locally legislate to prevent any climate action from happening at … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 11: Atlanta’s Cop City and Anti-Climate Legislation"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/05/05/the-mexican-revolution-pt3-the-downfall/ Fri, 05 May 2023 15:16:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3695 Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt3: The Downfall"]]> full 58:15 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noObregon defeats Zapata and Villa in battle. Carranza betrays the workers’ unions. The Morelos commune lives on, though its leaders fall one by one until Zapata himself. Villa too. And Obregon. And Carranza. We ask, what was it all for? And we give you the answers of some historians of the revolution: it was not … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt3: The Downfall"Justin PodurObregon defeats Zapata and Villa in battle. Carranza betrays the workers’ unions. The Morelos commune lives on, though its leaders fall one by one until Zapata himself. Villa too. And Obregon. And Carranza. We ask, what was it all for? And we give you the answers of some historians of the revolution: it was not … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt3: The Downfall"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/28/mexican-revolution-pt2-villa-and-zapata-take-mexico-city/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:06:54 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3691 Continue reading "Mexican Revolution pt2: Villa and Zapata take Mexico City"]]> full 1:41:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPorfirio is out, Madero is in, but he has the same problem: how to stop the invincible peasant revolution now in motion? And the answer is, he can’t! Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata take the capital, but the seeds of their downfall and of their glorious peasant revolution are already laid. Part 2 of our … Continue reading "Mexican Revolution pt2: Villa and Zapata take Mexico City"Justin PodurPorfirio is out, Madero is in, but he has the same problem: how to stop the invincible peasant revolution now in motion? And the answer is, he can’t! Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata take the capital, but the seeds of their downfall and of their glorious peasant revolution are already laid. Part 2 of our … Continue reading "Mexican Revolution pt2: Villa and Zapata take Mexico City"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/23/the-mexican-revolution-pt1-the-end-of-the-porfiriato/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:49:48 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3686 Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt1: The end of the Porfiriato"]]> full 1:20:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Mexican Revolution was an extraordinary event in 20th century history. In part 1 of our miniseries on the revolution we give the background from the Mexican-American war to the end of the quarter decade of Porfirio Diaz. The class balance of forces leading to the revolution and the dramatic events. We also talk about … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt1: The end of the Porfiriato"Justin PodurThe Mexican Revolution was an extraordinary event in 20th century history. In part 1 of our miniseries on the revolution we give the background from the Mexican-American war to the end of the quarter decade of Porfirio Diaz. The class balance of forces leading to the revolution and the dramatic events. We also talk about … Continue reading "The Mexican Revolution pt1: The end of the Porfiriato"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/17/world-war-civ-14b-anglo-german-naval-race-pt2-the-dreadnoughts/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:19:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3682 full 1:30:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe talk about the fearsome dreadnought, the race to build it, the Le Queax novels that were the Red Dawn of the 19th century, the Heartland theory of history, and conclude our discussion of the naval race. The tensions are getting high…Justin PodurWe talk about the fearsome dreadnought, the race to build it, the Le Queax novels that were the Red Dawn of the 19th century, the Heartland theory of history, and conclude our discussion of the naval race. The tensions are getting high…Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/07/aer-124-chinas-use-of-telepathy-and-wechat-to-control-canadian-elections-with-carl-zha/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 02:54:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3677 Continue reading "AER 124: China’s use of telepathy and WeChat to control Canadian elections, with Carl Zha"]]> full 52:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCarl Zha is back and I try to explain to him the hysteria of the accusations by the CSIS leaker in Canada of Chinese electoral interference. He can’t find a word of it in Chinese media which leads to the horrible possibility that Canada doesn’t matter very much to China. I try to explain to … Continue reading "AER 124: China’s use of telepathy and WeChat to control Canadian elections, with Carl Zha"Justin PodurCarl Zha is back and I try to explain to him the hysteria of the accusations by the CSIS leaker in Canada of Chinese electoral interference. He can’t find a word of it in Chinese media which leads to the horrible possibility that Canada doesn’t matter very much to China. I try to explain to … Continue reading "AER 124: China’s use of telepathy and WeChat to control Canadian elections, with Carl Zha"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/06/world-war-civ-14a-anglo-german-naval-race-pt1-theorists-and-practitioners-of-world-domination/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 02:33:45 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3673 Continue reading "World War Civ 14a: Anglo-German Naval Race pt1 – Theorists and Practitioners of World Domination"]]> full 1:22:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPart 1 of 2 on the Anglo-German Naval Race. We start with a modern theorist, Paul Kennedy, and his thesis that industrial power translates to military power. Then some earlier imperialist theorists we’ve mentioned before: Mahan and Mackinder, who Justin finally read. Then, the practitioners of naval power, Admiral Tirpitz on the German side and … Continue reading "World War Civ 14a: Anglo-German Naval Race pt1 – Theorists and Practitioners of World Domination"Justin PodurPart 1 of 2 on the Anglo-German Naval Race. We start with a modern theorist, Paul Kennedy, and his thesis that industrial power translates to military power. Then some earlier imperialist theorists we’ve mentioned before: Mahan and Mackinder, who Justin finally read. Then, the practitioners of naval power, Admiral Tirpitz on the German side and … Continue reading "World War Civ 14a: Anglo-German Naval Race pt1 – Theorists and Practitioners of World Domination"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/04/04/in-real-time-10-a-5-year-and-a-50-year-farm-bill/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:04:04 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3666 Continue reading "In Real Time 10: A 5-year and a 50-year farm bill"]]> full 35:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBack with Stan Cox on the environmental file. Stan’s written a dispatch on the Farm Bill. How the 5-year Farm Bills used to have consensus but how even that might be breaking, and then we talk about Wes Jackson’s ideas about a 50-year farm bill, thinking on the scale we probably need to be thinking … Continue reading "In Real Time 10: A 5-year and a 50-year farm bill"Justin PodurBack with Stan Cox on the environmental file. Stan’s written a dispatch on the Farm Bill. How the 5-year Farm Bills used to have consensus but how even that might be breaking, and then we talk about Wes Jackson’s ideas about a 50-year farm bill, thinking on the scale we probably need to be thinking … Continue reading "In Real Time 10: A 5-year and a 50-year farm bill"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/03/26/aer-123-the-fruit-of-5-years-of-demonizing-china-in-canada/ Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:37:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3661 Continue reading "AER 123: The fruit of 5 years of demonizing China in Canada"]]> full 1:12:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Dock Currie with another episode on the gift that keeps on giving, the CSIS-leaking China panic in Canadian politics. We talk about the recent walk-back from the most ridiculous allegations against Han Dong, the pivot to more aggressive demonization of China in Canadian culture starting in 2018, the Meng Wanzhou case and … Continue reading "AER 123: The fruit of 5 years of demonizing China in Canada"Justin PodurI’m joined by Dock Currie with another episode on the gift that keeps on giving, the CSIS-leaking China panic in Canadian politics. We talk about the recent walk-back from the most ridiculous allegations against Han Dong, the pivot to more aggressive demonization of China in Canadian culture starting in 2018, the Meng Wanzhou case and … Continue reading "AER 123: The fruit of 5 years of demonizing China in Canada"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/03/17/aer-122-attempts-to-arrest-imran-khan-and-the-lahore-high-court-rallies/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:02:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3651 Continue reading "AER 122: Attempts to arrest Imran Khan and the Lahore High Court rallies"]]> full 32:34 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWaqas is back to keep us up to date on the Imran Khan file. The entire Pakistan establishment is united in trying to keep Imran Khan from returning to power in an election through court cases, violent repression, and electoral delay; but the people’s protests don’t seem to stop. Pakistan and Imran Khan at an … Continue reading "AER 122: Attempts to arrest Imran Khan and the Lahore High Court rallies"Justin PodurWaqas is back to keep us up to date on the Imran Khan file. The entire Pakistan establishment is united in trying to keep Imran Khan from returning to power in an election through court cases, violent repression, and electoral delay; but the people’s protests don’t seem to stop. Pakistan and Imran Khan at an … Continue reading "AER 122: Attempts to arrest Imran Khan and the Lahore High Court rallies"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/03/16/aer-121-multiculturalism-is-over-in-canada/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:21:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3644 Continue reading "AER 121: Multiculturalism is over in Canada"]]> full 43:38 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noSina’s back to talk to me about my latest Substack article, “Multiculturalism is over in Canada. It’s back to Sinophobia.” It’s about the scandal unfolding in the Canadian media since Fife & Chase broke their anonymous CSIS-leak-sourced story about Chinese interference in Canadian elections in February. I’m worried about racist incitement and scandal-mongering. Sina thinks … Continue reading "AER 121: Multiculturalism is over in Canada"Justin PodurSina’s back to talk to me about my latest Substack article, “Multiculturalism is over in Canada. It’s back to Sinophobia.” It’s about the scandal unfolding in the Canadian media since Fife & Chase broke their anonymous CSIS-leak-sourced story about Chinese interference in Canadian elections in February. I’m worried about racist incitement and scandal-mongering. Sina thinks … Continue reading "AER 121: Multiculturalism is over in Canada"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/03/07/world-war-civ-13-the-bosnian-crisis-1908/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:46:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3636 Continue reading "World War Civ 13: The Bosnian Crisis 1908"]]> full 2:00:30 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFirst we announce Civ Books, where you can buy some of the best Civilizations Podcast transcripts in hard copy. Then, we reveal two of the most long-standing geopolitical disagreements that Dave and Justin have hitherto unresolved: one on the rights and wrongs of the Yugoslav war of 1999, and the other on the status of … Continue reading "World War Civ 13: The Bosnian Crisis 1908"Justin PodurFirst we announce Civ Books, where you can buy some of the best Civilizations Podcast transcripts in hard copy. Then, we reveal two of the most long-standing geopolitical disagreements that Dave and Justin have hitherto unresolved: one on the rights and wrongs of the Yugoslav war of 1999, and the other on the status of … Continue reading "World War Civ 13: The Bosnian Crisis 1908"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/03/03/aer-120-russia-ukraine-year-1-who-is-winning-who-is-lying-with-scott-ritter/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:41:19 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3630 Continue reading "AER 120: Russia Ukraine Year 1: Who is winning? Who is lying? With Scott Ritter"]]> full 1:59:25 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noScott Ritter is back after a year as we build a chronology of events of the Russia-Ukraine war so far. What were Russia’s goals? Did they succeed or fail? What were NATO’s goals? Why did Russia’s initial offensive not bring a negotiation? Why did sanctions on Russia fail? How can we determine who is winning … Continue reading "AER 120: Russia Ukraine Year 1: Who is winning? Who is lying? With Scott Ritter"Justin PodurScott Ritter is back after a year as we build a chronology of events of the Russia-Ukraine war so far. What were Russia’s goals? Did they succeed or fail? What were NATO’s goals? Why did Russia’s initial offensive not bring a negotiation? Why did sanctions on Russia fail? How can we determine who is winning … Continue reading "AER 120: Russia Ukraine Year 1: Who is winning? Who is lying? With Scott Ritter"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/02/28/aer-119-that-time-when-britain-killed-10-million-indian-people-with-amaresh-mishra/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:41:30 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3624 Continue reading "AER 119: That time when Britain killed 10 million Indian people, with Amaresh Mishra"]]> full 1:09:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTalking to Amaresh Mishra, author of the giant book India 1857: War of Civilisations about the immense scale of the Indian revolution against British imperialism that year: the scale of Hindu-Muslim unity, the class aspect of the revoution, the scale of the genocidal British massacres that followed (Mishra’s estimate is that the British killed 10 … Continue reading "AER 119: That time when Britain killed 10 million Indian people, with Amaresh Mishra"Justin PodurTalking to Amaresh Mishra, author of the giant book India 1857: War of Civilisations about the immense scale of the Indian revolution against British imperialism that year: the scale of Hindu-Muslim unity, the class aspect of the revoution, the scale of the genocidal British massacres that followed (Mishra’s estimate is that the British killed 10 … Continue reading "AER 119: That time when Britain killed 10 million Indian people, with Amaresh Mishra"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/02/27/the-brief-episode-32-west-bank-escalation/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:45:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3619 full justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI joined Nora and Jon from The Brief to talk about the new Resistance in the West Bank and Israel’s ongoing spiral out of control.Justin PodurI joined Nora and Jon from The Brief to talk about the new Resistance in the West Bank and Israel’s ongoing spiral out of control.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/02/19/world-war-civ-12-the-1908-revolution-in-turkey/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:39:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3613 full 1:22:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Young Ottomans and then the Young Turks make a constitutional revolution in Turkey in 1908. We talk about them, the ideas (science, constitutionalism) that motivated them as well as the ideas that didn’t (socialism, equality). And of course how what’s happening in the Ottoman empire is an antecedent for WWI.Justin PodurThe Young Ottomans and then the Young Turks make a constitutional revolution in Turkey in 1908. We talk about them, the ideas (science, constitutionalism) that motivated them as well as the ideas that didn’t (socialism, equality). And of course how what’s happening in the Ottoman empire is an antecedent for WWI.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/02/17/in-real-time-9-attacks-on-the-us-electrical-grid-defenses-of-us-gas-stoves/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:40:38 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3609 Continue reading "In Real Time 9: Attacks on the US electrical grid, defenses of US gas stoves"]]> full 40:25 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe are back on the environment file with Stan Cox, to discuss his latest two dispatches. January’s on who is attacking the US electrical grid? February’s on the curious defense of gas stoves from the fearful lobby, Big Indoor Air Quality. Justin starts us off with some discussion on the growing body of evidence of … Continue reading "In Real Time 9: Attacks on the US electrical grid, defenses of US gas stoves"Justin PodurWe are back on the environment file with Stan Cox, to discuss his latest two dispatches. January’s on who is attacking the US electrical grid? February’s on the curious defense of gas stoves from the fearful lobby, Big Indoor Air Quality. Justin starts us off with some discussion on the growing body of evidence of … Continue reading "In Real Time 9: Attacks on the US electrical grid, defenses of US gas stoves"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/02/06/world-war-civ-11-the-morocco-crisis-of-1905/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:08:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3591 full 1:56:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrance’s incremental takeover of Morocco based on their colonization of Algeria; Germany declares that it will protect Morocco’s sovereignty, which it doesn’t actually do. See how Morocco’s colonization became another cause of World War 1. Also listen to Dave’s mic improve in the last half hour! Justin PodurFrance’s incremental takeover of Morocco based on their colonization of Algeria; Germany declares that it will protect Morocco’s sovereignty, which it doesn’t actually do. See how Morocco’s colonization became another cause of World War 1. Also listen to Dave’s mic improve in the last half hour! Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/01/28/world-war-civ-10-the-last-years-of-austria-hungary/ Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:58:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3585 full 1:01:03 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted hundreds of years but could not survive WWI. We look at its makeup, its economy, its socialist movement, at Franz Josef and the glamorous empress Sissi, and wonder whether the end of Austria-Hungary was inevitable.Justin PodurThe Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted hundreds of years but could not survive WWI. We look at its makeup, its economy, its socialist movement, at Franz Josef and the glamorous empress Sissi, and wonder whether the end of Austria-Hungary was inevitable.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/01/16/aer-118-emergency-broadcast-on-the-attempted-coup-in-brazil/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:04:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3579 Continue reading "AER 118: Emergency broadcast on the Attempted Coup in Brazil!"]]> full 27:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIt’s just me on this emergency broadcast in the spirit of “do a coup, get a pod”. Angry opponents of the Lula’s newly elected government in Brazil (with some security forces help) stormed government buildings on January 8 claiming fraud. Lula’s government survived and is now taking measures against future coups. These are being called … Continue reading "AER 118: Emergency broadcast on the Attempted Coup in Brazil!"Justin PodurIt’s just me on this emergency broadcast in the spirit of “do a coup, get a pod”. Angry opponents of the Lula’s newly elected government in Brazil (with some security forces help) stormed government buildings on January 8 claiming fraud. Lula’s government survived and is now taking measures against future coups. These are being called … Continue reading "AER 118: Emergency broadcast on the Attempted Coup in Brazil!"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2023/01/07/wwciv-9-imperial-resentment-industrial-power-inevitable-socialism-germany-before-ww1/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:37:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3573 Continue reading "WWCiv 9: Imperial Resentment, Industrial Power, Inevitable Socialism: Germany before WW1"]]> full 2:38:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOf all the mysteries of the World Wars, Germany’s is perhaps the most mysterious. We discuss this country with the fastest growing industrial power, the largest and most powerful socialist movement, and (perhaps) the most arrogant imperialist at the helm. We conclude with some notes on some interesting (but not especially well liked by us) … Continue reading "WWCiv 9: Imperial Resentment, Industrial Power, Inevitable Socialism: Germany before WW1"Justin PodurOf all the mysteries of the World Wars, Germany’s is perhaps the most mysterious. We discuss this country with the fastest growing industrial power, the largest and most powerful socialist movement, and (perhaps) the most arrogant imperialist at the helm. We conclude with some notes on some interesting (but not especially well liked by us) … Continue reading "WWCiv 9: Imperial Resentment, Industrial Power, Inevitable Socialism: Germany before WW1"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/12/27/world-war-civ-8-the-1905-russian-revolution/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:04:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3564 Continue reading "World War Civ 8: The 1905 Russian Revolution"]]> full 1:44:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe 1905 Russian Revolution was, though no one knew it at the time, the rehearsal for the 1917 Russian Revolution. Dave takes us from Bloody Sunday to the calculations and miscalculations of the Tsar; Justin uses everyone from Lars Lih to Isaac Deutscher to Simon Sebag Montefiore to draw some pictures of what Lenin, Trotsky, … Continue reading "World War Civ 8: The 1905 Russian Revolution"Justin PodurThe 1905 Russian Revolution was, though no one knew it at the time, the rehearsal for the 1917 Russian Revolution. Dave takes us from Bloody Sunday to the calculations and miscalculations of the Tsar; Justin uses everyone from Lars Lih to Isaac Deutscher to Simon Sebag Montefiore to draw some pictures of what Lenin, Trotsky, … Continue reading "World War Civ 8: The 1905 Russian Revolution"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/12/16/world-war-civ-7-the-russo-japanese-war-1905/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:12:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3557 Continue reading "World War Civ 7: The Russo-Japanese War 1905"]]> full 1:05:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe earth-shaking event where an Asian power defeated a European power in a war, leading to a revolution in Russia and a major shakeup in world affairs. We talk about the role education played in Japan’s victory; the Russian fleet that had to sail around the world; and the qualities of Tsar Nicholas that made … Continue reading "World War Civ 7: The Russo-Japanese War 1905"Justin PodurThe earth-shaking event where an Asian power defeated a European power in a war, leading to a revolution in Russia and a major shakeup in world affairs. We talk about the role education played in Japan’s victory; the Russian fleet that had to sail around the world; and the qualities of Tsar Nicholas that made … Continue reading "World War Civ 7: The Russo-Japanese War 1905"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/12/10/aer-117-perus-president-pedro-castillo-overthrown-in-a-coup/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:27:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3546 Continue reading "AER 117: Peru’s President Pedro Castillo overthrown in a coup"]]> full 24:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPeru’s president Pedro Castillo has been overthrown in a coup and is in Peruvian jail while the former Vice President Dina Boluarte has taken over, vowing NOT to hold an election any time soon. People have taken to the streets in Lima to protest and demand new elections and a constitutional referendum. Meanwhile in Argentina, … Continue reading "AER 117: Peru’s President Pedro Castillo overthrown in a coup"Justin PodurPeru’s president Pedro Castillo has been overthrown in a coup and is in Peruvian jail while the former Vice President Dina Boluarte has taken over, vowing NOT to hold an election any time soon. People have taken to the streets in Lima to protest and demand new elections and a constitutional referendum. Meanwhile in Argentina, … Continue reading "AER 117: Peru’s President Pedro Castillo overthrown in a coup"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/12/03/world-war-civ-6-russia-in-1900/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 19:14:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3540 Continue reading "World War Civ 6: Russia in 1900"]]> full 1:01:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFirst one of a mini-series about the 1905 Russian Revolution, we talk about the economic, political, and social conditions of Russia on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War. Foreign investment, infrastructural deficits, the question of nationalities. We also talk about the disastrous summer of 1874 when the revolutionaries went down to the countryside, debates about … Continue reading "World War Civ 6: Russia in 1900"Justin PodurFirst one of a mini-series about the 1905 Russian Revolution, we talk about the economic, political, and social conditions of Russia on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War. Foreign investment, infrastructural deficits, the question of nationalities. We also talk about the disastrous summer of 1874 when the revolutionaries went down to the countryside, debates about … Continue reading "World War Civ 6: Russia in 1900"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/11/27/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-8-no-red-wave-plenty-of-red-flags/ Sun, 27 Nov 2022 01:19:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3536 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 8: No Red Wave, Plenty of Red Flags"]]> full 39:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox is back with his November dispatch about the US midterm elections, in which the feared Red Wave didn’t materialize — but Stan wastes no time in warning us that 2024 is also going to be scary. We geek out on the election results, look at a shocking admission by a conservative that big … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 8: No Red Wave, Plenty of Red Flags"Justin PodurStan Cox is back with his November dispatch about the US midterm elections, in which the feared Red Wave didn’t materialize — but Stan wastes no time in warning us that 2024 is also going to be scary. We geek out on the election results, look at a shocking admission by a conservative that big … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 8: No Red Wave, Plenty of Red Flags"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/11/17/world-war-civ-5-the-dreyfus-affair/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:14:21 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3527 full 2:01:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThere is no better entree into pre-WWI France than the sordid Dreyfus Affair. The whole story in all its gory detail including its implications for the France-Russia alliance and the echoes of 1871 casting a cloud over 1895 France. Anti-semitism, frame ups, spies, corruption, incompetence, trials, retrials, people of conscience, and echoes a century later.Justin PodurThere is no better entree into pre-WWI France than the sordid Dreyfus Affair. The whole story in all its gory detail including its implications for the France-Russia alliance and the echoes of 1871 casting a cloud over 1895 France. Anti-semitism, frame ups, spies, corruption, incompetence, trials, retrials, people of conscience, and echoes a century later.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/11/11/anti-empire-radio-episode-116-the-assassination-attempt-on-imran-khan/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:15:13 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3509 Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio episode 116: The Assassination Attempt on Imran Khan"]]> full 48:40 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWaqas is back to talk about the Nov 3 attempt on Imran Khan’s life; the assassination in Kenya of journalist Arshad Sharif; Similarities and differences between the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the attempt on Imran Khan; the possibility that the Pakistani military might find a way out of this (by having Bajwa step down … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio episode 116: The Assassination Attempt on Imran Khan"Justin PodurWaqas is back to talk about the Nov 3 attempt on Imran Khan’s life; the assassination in Kenya of journalist Arshad Sharif; Similarities and differences between the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the attempt on Imran Khan; the possibility that the Pakistani military might find a way out of this (by having Bajwa step down … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio episode 116: The Assassination Attempt on Imran Khan"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/11/03/aer-115-lulas-back-will-there-be-another-coup/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:12:50 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3501 Continue reading "AER 115: Lula’s back! Will there be another coup?"]]> full 47:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn October 30, Lula was elected to the presidency after surviving a political persecution that threw him behind bars and kept him from running in 2018, paving the way for Bolsonaro’s disastrous term. Brazilian scholar-activist Diana Aguiar is back to answer questions like: is Lula’s government coup-proof? What will he be able to do in … Continue reading "AER 115: Lula’s back! Will there be another coup?"Justin PodurOn October 30, Lula was elected to the presidency after surviving a political persecution that threw him behind bars and kept him from running in 2018, paving the way for Bolsonaro’s disastrous term. Brazilian scholar-activist Diana Aguiar is back to answer questions like: is Lula’s government coup-proof? What will he be able to do in … Continue reading "AER 115: Lula’s back! Will there be another coup?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/10/29/wwc-4-causes-of-wwi-britains-slow-and-gentle-decline/ Sat, 29 Oct 2022 21:59:24 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3494 Continue reading "WWC 4 – Causes of WWI – Britain’s slow and gentle decline"]]> full 1:30:00 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noReading Corelli Barnett, David Cannadine, and others, our stop today on the pre-WWI Europe tour is Britain, which has reached the very heights of world domination only to discover that they are being out-innovated and out-educated by rising imperial rivals. While social imperialists begged for consolidation of the white Anglosphere, a strategy given the old … Continue reading "WWC 4 – Causes of WWI – Britain’s slow and gentle decline"Justin PodurReading Corelli Barnett, David Cannadine, and others, our stop today on the pre-WWI Europe tour is Britain, which has reached the very heights of world domination only to discover that they are being out-innovated and out-educated by rising imperial rivals. While social imperialists begged for consolidation of the white Anglosphere, a strategy given the old … Continue reading "WWC 4 – Causes of WWI – Britain’s slow and gentle decline"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/10/22/wwc-3-causes-of-ww1-pt-3-life-ideas/ Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:02:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3488 Continue reading "WWC 3 – Causes of WW1 pt 3 – Life & Ideas"]]> full 2:32:00 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn this long episode we ask the question: what in the intellectualism of the early 20th century may have contributed to the climate that led to WW1? After reading Losurdo’s long book about Nietzsche, Justin does a deep dive into Nietzschean thinking about Great Men and genius and mediocrity; Dave covers militarism and nationalism; Justin … Continue reading "WWC 3 – Causes of WW1 pt 3 – Life & Ideas"Justin PodurIn this long episode we ask the question: what in the intellectualism of the early 20th century may have contributed to the climate that led to WW1? After reading Losurdo’s long book about Nietzsche, Justin does a deep dive into Nietzschean thinking about Great Men and genius and mediocrity; Dave covers militarism and nationalism; Justin … Continue reading "WWC 3 – Causes of WW1 pt 3 – Life & Ideas"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/10/19/in-real-time-7-a-thousand-rebellious-communities/ https://podur.org/2022/10/19/in-real-time-7-a-thousand-rebellious-communities/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:33:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3481 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 7: A Thousand Rebellious Communities"]]> https://podur.org/2022/10/19/in-real-time-7-a-thousand-rebellious-communities/feed/ 1 full 39:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox is back for In Real Time episode 7, where we track the climate crisis and do other environmental talk. Stan reports back from some interviews he did with activists who are working locally on the climate crisis as we head towards two touchstones in November – the COP 27 conference in Egypt, from … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 7: A Thousand Rebellious Communities"Justin PodurStan Cox is back for In Real Time episode 7, where we track the climate crisis and do other environmental talk. Stan reports back from some interviews he did with activists who are working locally on the climate crisis as we head towards two touchstones in November – the COP 27 conference in Egypt, from … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 7: A Thousand Rebellious Communities"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/09/26/wwc-2-causes-of-world-war-1-pt2-the-alliance-system/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:49:36 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3475 Continue reading "WWC 2 – Causes of World War 1 pt2 – The Alliance System"]]> full 1:15:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noHow do you turn a local conflict into a world war? Create an intricate set of alliances that guarantees it! Dave takes us on a tour of the construction of the alliance system from the Emperors’ Leagues to the Congress of Berlin to the Triple Alliance to the Reinsurance Treaty and more. How British and … Continue reading "WWC 2 – Causes of World War 1 pt2 – The Alliance System"Justin PodurHow do you turn a local conflict into a world war? Create an intricate set of alliances that guarantees it! Dave takes us on a tour of the construction of the alliance system from the Emperors’ Leagues to the Congress of Berlin to the Triple Alliance to the Reinsurance Treaty and more. How British and … Continue reading "WWC 2 – Causes of World War 1 pt2 – The Alliance System"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/09/21/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-6-challenging-co2-pipelines/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:44:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3470 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 6: Challenging CO2 Pipelines"]]> full 35:07 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCO2 pipelines are proof of the principle that “the greatest source of problems is solutions”. Stan Cox is back to shoot down the notion that CO2 pipelines are going to save us. Justin, meanwhile, has finally read Rachel Carson’s 1962 classic Silent Spring, which as an environmental prof he should have read decades ago. Find … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 6: Challenging CO2 Pipelines"Justin PodurCO2 pipelines are proof of the principle that “the greatest source of problems is solutions”. Stan Cox is back to shoot down the notion that CO2 pipelines are going to save us. Justin, meanwhile, has finally read Rachel Carson’s 1962 classic Silent Spring, which as an environmental prof he should have read decades ago. Find … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 6: Challenging CO2 Pipelines"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/09/09/world-war-civ-1-the-intro/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:49:01 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3464 Continue reading "World War Civ 1: The Intro"]]> full 1:02:48 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Scramble for Africa is over. Greedy European powers can now only expand at one another’s expense. Du Bois and Lenin both thought this made a big European war inevitable. But others at the time thought it impossible. After two years we are ready to begin the 20th century with something your history classes never … Continue reading "World War Civ 1: The Intro"Justin PodurThe Scramble for Africa is over. Greedy European powers can now only expand at one another’s expense. Du Bois and Lenin both thought this made a big European war inevitable. But others at the time thought it impossible. After two years we are ready to begin the 20th century with something your history classes never … Continue reading "World War Civ 1: The Intro"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/09/05/aer-114-why-democracy-tm-fails-the-global-south/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:49:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3458 Continue reading "AER 114: Why Democracy (TM) Fails the Global South"]]> full 1:35:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noDemocracy means “the people rule”. But do the people rule in the “democratic” systems that form governments all over the world? Are these democratic governments less repressive or authoritarian than those without the democratic certification? And does the democratic system of frequent multiparty elections deliver the developmental goods? Talking to Vik Sohonie, former journalist who … Continue reading "AER 114: Why Democracy (TM) Fails the Global South"Justin PodurDemocracy means “the people rule”. But do the people rule in the “democratic” systems that form governments all over the world? Are these democratic governments less repressive or authoritarian than those without the democratic certification? And does the democratic system of frequent multiparty elections deliver the developmental goods? Talking to Vik Sohonie, former journalist who … Continue reading "AER 114: Why Democracy (TM) Fails the Global South"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/08/26/aer-113-pakistan-government-threatens-to-arrest-imran-khan/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 02:03:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3452 Continue reading "AER 113: Pakistan government threatens to arrest Imran Khan"]]> full 39:56 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAn update on the unfolding post-coup in Pakistan. Talking to Waqas Ahmad again about the threat to arrest Imran Khan, the remarkable result of the election in Punjab where PTI won 15/20 seats, the arrest and torture of Shehbaz Gill and many others, the articles in the NYT and Time Magazine about how the coup … Continue reading "AER 113: Pakistan government threatens to arrest Imran Khan"Justin PodurAn update on the unfolding post-coup in Pakistan. Talking to Waqas Ahmad again about the threat to arrest Imran Khan, the remarkable result of the election in Punjab where PTI won 15/20 seats, the arrest and torture of Shehbaz Gill and many others, the articles in the NYT and Time Magazine about how the coup … Continue reading "AER 113: Pakistan government threatens to arrest Imran Khan"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/08/16/scramble-for-oceania-3-polynesia-melanesia-micronesia/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:53:06 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3443 Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 3: Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia"]]> full 1:54:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the peak of global colonialism no island however small was exempted from European greed. We conclude our Scramble for Oceania series with the scrambles for the many islands in the Pacific. Many of these are still colonies today, given names like “special overseas territory” to hide the fact. ALSO: I’m trying to do loudness … Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 3: Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia"Justin PodurAt the peak of global colonialism no island however small was exempted from European greed. We conclude our Scramble for Oceania series with the scrambles for the many islands in the Pacific. Many of these are still colonies today, given names like “special overseas territory” to hide the fact. ALSO: I’m trying to do loudness … Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 3: Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/08/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-5-on-the-inflation-reduction-bill-and-on-optimism/ https://podur.org/2022/08/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-5-on-the-inflation-reduction-bill-and-on-optimism/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:44:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3439 https://podur.org/2022/08/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-5-on-the-inflation-reduction-bill-and-on-optimism/feed/ 3 full 37:42 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur August 2022 dispatch with Stan Cox. Stan presents us this month with a discussion of the “Inflation Reduction Bill” – is climate change solved? Can Stan finally relax? We also get into a discussion of optimism and pessimism and which one is called for at this moment.Justin PodurOur August 2022 dispatch with Stan Cox. Stan presents us this month with a discussion of the “Inflation Reduction Bill” – is climate change solved? Can Stan finally relax? We also get into a discussion of optimism and pessimism and which one is called for at this moment.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/08/06/scramble-for-oceania-2-the-land-wars-of-new-zealand/ Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:23:36 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3426 Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 2: The Land Wars of New Zealand"]]> full 1:10:55 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe take advantage of some new scholarship of New Zealand history (Keenan, Wars Without End; Belch, New Zealand Wars; Simons, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies) to give you a hopefully fresh look at the 19th century scramble for colonies in New Zealand, which took the form of British wars against the Maori. Also featured – comparisons … Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 2: The Land Wars of New Zealand"Justin PodurWe take advantage of some new scholarship of New Zealand history (Keenan, Wars Without End; Belch, New Zealand Wars; Simons, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies) to give you a hopefully fresh look at the 19th century scramble for colonies in New Zealand, which took the form of British wars against the Maori. Also featured – comparisons … Continue reading "Scramble for Oceania 2: The Land Wars of New Zealand"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/07/21/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-4-a-discussion-of-violence-and-policy-murder/ https://podur.org/2022/07/21/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-4-a-discussion-of-violence-and-policy-murder/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:48:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3418 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 4: A discussion of violence and policy murder"]]> https://podur.org/2022/07/21/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-4-a-discussion-of-violence-and-policy-murder/feed/ 2 full 31:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe fourth discussion with Stan Cox about his latest dispatch, “They’ll Show Up Armed – Countering Policy Murder and the Rising Violence of the Right”. We talk about a nonviolent march Stan participated in and a few of the historic movement debates about violence and nonviolence that we’ve seen over the decades. And we conclude … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 4: A discussion of violence and policy murder"Justin PodurThe fourth discussion with Stan Cox about his latest dispatch, “They’ll Show Up Armed – Countering Policy Murder and the Rising Violence of the Right”. We talk about a nonviolent march Stan participated in and a few of the historic movement debates about violence and nonviolence that we’ve seen over the decades. And we conclude … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 4: A discussion of violence and policy murder"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/07/17/scramble-for-oceania-1-the-theft-of-australia/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 15:58:16 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3413 full 1:31:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the same time that the European empires were scrambling for Africa, they held a scramble in the Pacific. For the British Empire the base was Australia, and we begin with the scramble for Australia, the story of the theft of (another) continent beginning in 1788. Always was, always will be, aboriginal land.Justin PodurAt the same time that the European empires were scrambling for Africa, they held a scramble in the Pacific. For the British Empire the base was Australia, and we begin with the scramble for Australia, the story of the theft of (another) continent beginning in 1788. Always was, always will be, aboriginal land.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/07/06/scramble-for-africa-21-mini-scramblers-portugal-italy-spain-sweden-belgium-denmark/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:24:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3407 full 1:31:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe biggest player in the Scramble for Africa was England. Second place to France, third to Germany. But there were many other European powers at the Berlin Conference in 1884 and the plunder of Africa was shared among even the smallest of European countries. Who and how, in this episode of the Scramble for Africa.Justin PodurThe biggest player in the Scramble for Africa was England. Second place to France, third to Germany. But there were many other European powers at the Berlin Conference in 1884 and the plunder of Africa was shared among even the smallest of European countries. Who and how, in this episode of the Scramble for Africa.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/07/02/aer-112-bds-boston-makes-a-map-and-chaos-ensues/ Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:36:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3401 Continue reading "AER 112: BDS Boston makes a map and chaos ensues"]]> full 1:03:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn June 2022 a small activist group in Boston created mapliberation.org, a project mapping primarily policing institutions in Massechussetts and their connections to corporations, organizations, and politicians who are implicated in the prison-industry complex, in throwing people out of their homes to create investment opportunities, in grabbing Indigenous land, in colonizing Palestinian land, and other … Continue reading "AER 112: BDS Boston makes a map and chaos ensues"Justin PodurIn June 2022 a small activist group in Boston created mapliberation.org, a project mapping primarily policing institutions in Massechussetts and their connections to corporations, organizations, and politicians who are implicated in the prison-industry complex, in throwing people out of their homes to create investment opportunities, in grabbing Indigenous land, in colonizing Palestinian land, and other … Continue reading "AER 112: BDS Boston makes a map and chaos ensues"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/06/24/scramble-for-africa-20-germany-pt3-genocides-the-nama-1908/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:26:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3395 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 20: Germany (pt3) genocides the Nama, 1908"]]> full 1:19:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn September 1904 several Nama scouts slipped away from the Germans after the battle of Waterberg and the genocide of the Herero, to warn their leader, Hendrik Witbooi, of what the Germans were capable of. Hendrik Witbooi then called all the Nama leaders to war, a war where they used guerrilla tactics to confound the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 20: Germany (pt3) genocides the Nama, 1908"Justin PodurIn September 1904 several Nama scouts slipped away from the Germans after the battle of Waterberg and the genocide of the Herero, to warn their leader, Hendrik Witbooi, of what the Germans were capable of. Hendrik Witbooi then called all the Nama leaders to war, a war where they used guerrilla tactics to confound the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 20: Germany (pt3) genocides the Nama, 1908"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/06/14/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-3-the-people-vs-petrocracy/ https://podur.org/2022/06/14/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-3-the-people-vs-petrocracy/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:14:06 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3385 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 3: The People vs Petrocracy"]]> https://podur.org/2022/06/14/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-3-the-people-vs-petrocracy/feed/ 5 full 42:28 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStan Cox joins us for June’s dispatch of In Real Time. As he prepares to travel to Washington DC for a protest (the report on that will follow next dispatch) Stan actually talks to us about local struggles: Indigenous struggles against pipelines, and the remarkable story of the LA Bus Riders Union. All that and … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 3: The People vs Petrocracy"Justin PodurStan Cox joins us for June’s dispatch of In Real Time. As he prepares to travel to Washington DC for a protest (the report on that will follow next dispatch) Stan actually talks to us about local struggles: Indigenous struggles against pipelines, and the remarkable story of the LA Bus Riders Union. All that and … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 3: The People vs Petrocracy"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/06/07/scramble-for-africa-19-germany-pt2-genocides-the-herero-1904/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:53:12 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3377 full 1:56:40 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe devastating story of the Herero genocide, complete with von Trotha’s extermination order, Samuel Maharero’s resistance, the battle at the Waterberg, and the concentration camps at Swakopmund and elsewhere. We’re using Erichsen and Olusoga 2011, The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism.Justin PodurThe devastating story of the Herero genocide, complete with von Trotha’s extermination order, Samuel Maharero’s resistance, the battle at the Waterberg, and the concentration camps at Swakopmund and elsewhere. We’re using Erichsen and Olusoga 2011, The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/06/01/aer-111-imran-khans-long-march-in-pakistan/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:59:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3373 Continue reading "AER 111: Imran Khan’s Long March in Pakistan"]]> full 26:48 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAn update on the dynamic situation in Pakistan. Fan favorite Waqas Ahmad (@worqas on twitter) is back to talk about the massive march and nationwide protest of May 25 in Pakistan, which ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan called. Imran Khan called the protest off on May 26 in the face of escalation and repression, giving … Continue reading "AER 111: Imran Khan’s Long March in Pakistan"Justin PodurAn update on the dynamic situation in Pakistan. Fan favorite Waqas Ahmad (@worqas on twitter) is back to talk about the massive march and nationwide protest of May 25 in Pakistan, which ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan called. Imran Khan called the protest off on May 26 in the face of escalation and repression, giving … Continue reading "AER 111: Imran Khan’s Long March in Pakistan"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/05/11/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-2-can-the-oily-authoritarians-be-stopped/ https://podur.org/2022/05/11/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-2-can-the-oily-authoritarians-be-stopped/#comments Wed, 11 May 2022 00:55:42 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3368 https://podur.org/2022/05/11/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-2-can-the-oily-authoritarians-be-stopped/feed/ 4 full 38:09 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noInstalment 2 of our monthly discussion on environmental topics with Stan Cox – this week Justin talks about some problems with what he calls “western environmentalism”; then we go over Stan’s latest dispatch (which will be up May 16 at citylights.com/blog) about voter suppression and protest suppression and how it’s changing US politics.Justin PodurInstalment 2 of our monthly discussion on environmental topics with Stan Cox – this week Justin talks about some problems with what he calls “western environmentalism”; then we go over Stan’s latest dispatch (which will be up May 16 at citylights.com/blog) about voter suppression and protest suppression and how it’s changing US politics.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/05/10/scramble-for-africa-18-germany-in-the-scramble-pt1-from-karl-peters-to-the-war-on-mkwawa-and-the-wahehe/ Tue, 10 May 2022 03:19:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3363 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 18: Germany in the Scramble pt1 – from Karl Peters to the war on Mkwawa and the Wahehe"]]> full 1:52:37 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe begin the story of Germany in the Scramble for Africa with the question: was Germany really as bad as their enemies say they were? (spoiler: worse) We talk about Bismarck’s reluctance to own colonies, about why he started to change his mind as Germany caught a growing colonial fever; we talk about the harrowing … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 18: Germany in the Scramble pt1 – from Karl Peters to the war on Mkwawa and the Wahehe"Justin PodurWe begin the story of Germany in the Scramble for Africa with the question: was Germany really as bad as their enemies say they were? (spoiler: worse) We talk about Bismarck’s reluctance to own colonies, about why he started to change his mind as Germany caught a growing colonial fever; we talk about the harrowing … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 18: Germany in the Scramble pt1 – from Karl Peters to the war on Mkwawa and the Wahehe"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/05/01/anti-empire-radio-110-karachi-university-bombing-balochistan-and-china/ Sun, 01 May 2022 02:38:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3358 Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 110: Karachi University Bombing – Balochistan and China"]]> full 50:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the latest episode of Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha, we talk about the bombing at Karachi University where a suicide bomber killed herself, three Chinese teachers, and a driver. The Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility. We ask: what does bombing Chinese teachers in Karachi have to do with Baloch liberation? What is going … Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 110: Karachi University Bombing – Balochistan and China"Justin PodurIn the latest episode of Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha, we talk about the bombing at Karachi University where a suicide bomber killed herself, three Chinese teachers, and a driver. The Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility. We ask: what does bombing Chinese teachers in Karachi have to do with Baloch liberation? What is going … Continue reading "Anti Empire Radio 110: Karachi University Bombing – Balochistan and China"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/29/scramble-17-brazza-fashoda-and-cesaires-discours-france-in-the-scramble-concluded/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:17:50 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3352 Continue reading "Scramble 17: Brazza, Fashoda, and Cesaire’s Discours – France in the Scramble concluded"]]> full 1:11:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe start with a quick history of France’s theft of Congo-Brazzaville, centering on Brazza himself and ending with the Toque-Gaud Trial. Then on to the nearly early start of WWI – the Fashoda Crisis between Britain and France. Finally, we give the floor to Aime Cesaire to give us some commentary on what French colonialism … Continue reading "Scramble 17: Brazza, Fashoda, and Cesaire’s Discours – France in the Scramble concluded"Justin PodurWe start with a quick history of France’s theft of Congo-Brazzaville, centering on Brazza himself and ending with the Toque-Gaud Trial. Then on to the nearly early start of WWI – the Fashoda Crisis between Britain and France. Finally, we give the floor to Aime Cesaire to give us some commentary on what French colonialism … Continue reading "Scramble 17: Brazza, Fashoda, and Cesaire’s Discours – France in the Scramble concluded"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/25/aer-109-%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bcim/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:05:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3343 Continue reading "AER 109: Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan – coup or reconfiguration of power?"]]> full 1:07:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe ouster of Imran Khan continues to play out. We’re asking: 1. Was it a coup? 2. How can we understand Imran Khan’s foreshortened time in government and his ruling coalition? 3. How important are these events for the people of Pakistan – are they just elite maneuvering or do they have deeper implications? 4. … Continue reading "AER 109: Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan – coup or reconfiguration of power?"Justin PodurThe ouster of Imran Khan continues to play out. We’re asking: 1. Was it a coup? 2. How can we understand Imran Khan’s foreshortened time in government and his ruling coalition? 3. How important are these events for the people of Pakistan – are they just elite maneuvering or do they have deeper implications? 4. … Continue reading "AER 109: Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan – coup or reconfiguration of power?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/23/scramble-for-africa-16-female-caligula-destroys-madagascar/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:21:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3338 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 16: Female Caligula DESTROYS Madagascar!"]]> full 1:33:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noClickbait title aside, this episode continues to follow the French as they Scramble for Africa. In this case, how France managed to steal the enormous island of Madagascar from its powerful African rulers. We of necessity do tell the story of Queen Ranavalona, but also the outrageous deeds of the French military, the dastardly things … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 16: Female Caligula DESTROYS Madagascar!"Justin PodurClickbait title aside, this episode continues to follow the French as they Scramble for Africa. In this case, how France managed to steal the enormous island of Madagascar from its powerful African rulers. We of necessity do tell the story of Queen Ranavalona, but also the outrageous deeds of the French military, the dastardly things … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 16: Female Caligula DESTROYS Madagascar!"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-1-the-us-environmental-and-political-crisis/ https://podur.org/2022/04/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-1-the-us-environmental-and-political-crisis/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:31:28 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3331 Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 1: The US environmental and political crisis"]]> https://podur.org/2022/04/15/in-real-time-with-stan-cox-1-the-us-environmental-and-political-crisis/feed/ 4 full 33:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe have hatched a new plan for a series on the Anti-Empire Project, a monthly discussion of (mainly) environmental issues with Stan Cox. Stan is the author of quite a few environmental books and is going to be writing a monthly dispatch about US politics and environmental movements moving into the next US presidential election. … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 1: The US environmental and political crisis"Justin PodurWe have hatched a new plan for a series on the Anti-Empire Project, a monthly discussion of (mainly) environmental issues with Stan Cox. Stan is the author of quite a few environmental books and is going to be writing a monthly dispatch about US politics and environmental movements moving into the next US presidential election. … Continue reading "In Real Time with Stan Cox 1: The US environmental and political crisis"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/13/anti-empire-radio-108-pakistan-i-think-it-was-a-coup/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:01:50 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3326 Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 108: Pakistan – I think it was a coup!"]]> full 49:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWas Imran Khan ousted in a US-backed regime change, or is Imran Khan crying conspiracy over a routine non-confidence vote? Was the memo real or exaggerated? Are the mass protests a sign of a cult-like following or a repudiation of a sleazy change of power? Was Imran Khan not a part of the very establishment … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 108: Pakistan – I think it was a coup!"Justin PodurWas Imran Khan ousted in a US-backed regime change, or is Imran Khan crying conspiracy over a routine non-confidence vote? Was the memo real or exaggerated? Are the mass protests a sign of a cult-like following or a repudiation of a sleazy change of power? Was Imran Khan not a part of the very establishment … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 108: Pakistan – I think it was a coup!"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/11/aer-107-interviewed-by-the-cadre-journal-about-the-dr-congo-and-rwanda/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:19:45 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3321 Continue reading "AER 107: Interviewed by the Cadre Journal about the DR Congo and Rwanda"]]> full 1:17:45 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA new youtube channel, the Cadre Journal, has been publishing hour-long in-depth interviews with Communist party activists and others on and largely from the Global South. I was happy to be invited on to talk to them about the history of the US in the DR Congo and Rwanda. Check out their channel – they’re … Continue reading "AER 107: Interviewed by the Cadre Journal about the DR Congo and Rwanda"Justin PodurA new youtube channel, the Cadre Journal, has been publishing hour-long in-depth interviews with Communist party activists and others on and largely from the Global South. I was happy to be invited on to talk to them about the history of the US in the DR Congo and Rwanda. Check out their channel – they’re … Continue reading "AER 107: Interviewed by the Cadre Journal about the DR Congo and Rwanda"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/06/scramble-for-africa-15-france-seizes-west-africa/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:31:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3316 full 1:41:54 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn this episode France seizes the territories of the Tukolors (overthrowing Sultan Ahmadu), battles Samori Toure, and fights a long war with King Benanzin of Dahomey. Some observations about the differences between France’s notions of colonialism and those of the British, in whose footsteps the French colonizers hoped to follow.Justin PodurIn this episode France seizes the territories of the Tukolors (overthrowing Sultan Ahmadu), battles Samori Toure, and fights a long war with King Benanzin of Dahomey. Some observations about the differences between France’s notions of colonialism and those of the British, in whose footsteps the French colonizers hoped to follow.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/04/05/anti-empire-radio-106-how-the-us-started-the-war-on-syria-in-2011-with-william-van-wagenen/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:03:13 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3312 Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 106: How the US started the war on Syria in 2011, with William van Wagenen"]]> full 1:56:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noMore than a decade later it is well past time to look at how the Syrian Civil War really started – with a US-orchestrated regime change campaign with continuities going back to European colonialism and with continuous US regime change efforts against Syria from 1949 on. I’m talking with William Van Wagenen, who has written … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 106: How the US started the war on Syria in 2011, with William van Wagenen"Justin PodurMore than a decade later it is well past time to look at how the Syrian Civil War really started – with a US-orchestrated regime change campaign with continuities going back to European colonialism and with continuous US regime change efforts against Syria from 1949 on. I’m talking with William Van Wagenen, who has written … Continue reading "Anti-Empire Radio 106: How the US started the war on Syria in 2011, with William van Wagenen"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/26/scramble-for-africa-14-france-saves-sadok-bey-of-tunis-from-a-nonexistent-threat-and-steals-the-country-1881/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:39:17 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3306 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 14: France saves Sadok Bey of Tunis from a nonexistent threat and steals the country 1881"]]> full 1:08:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAfter a bit of comparing and contrasting French colonialism with the British type, Dave tells us about the French Foreign Legion; Then we’re on to a key piece in France’s Scramble for Africa, the theft of Tunis from the Bey, Muhammad Sadok. In the process, the French colonizers insisted they were saving Sadok Bey from … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 14: France saves Sadok Bey of Tunis from a nonexistent threat and steals the country 1881"Justin PodurAfter a bit of comparing and contrasting French colonialism with the British type, Dave tells us about the French Foreign Legion; Then we’re on to a key piece in France’s Scramble for Africa, the theft of Tunis from the Bey, Muhammad Sadok. In the process, the French colonizers insisted they were saving Sadok Bey from … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 14: France saves Sadok Bey of Tunis from a nonexistent threat and steals the country 1881"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/19/aer-105-are-your-favorite-academic-theorists-really-cia-spooks-with-gabriel-rockhill/ Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:31:54 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3302 Continue reading "AER 105: Are your favorite academic theorists really CIA spooks? With Gabriel Rockhill"]]> full 1:01:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTalking to Gabriel Rockhill, professor and director of the Critical Theory Workshop. Ever wonder why the CIA thought it was worthwhile to sponsor European left-wing academic theories? We talk about Derrida, Foucault, Arendt, and why even if you think obscure academic theory isn’t important, you might be mistaken. Author or editor of nine books, Rockhill … Continue reading "AER 105: Are your favorite academic theorists really CIA spooks? With Gabriel Rockhill"Justin PodurTalking to Gabriel Rockhill, professor and director of the Critical Theory Workshop. Ever wonder why the CIA thought it was worthwhile to sponsor European left-wing academic theories? We talk about Derrida, Foucault, Arendt, and why even if you think obscure academic theory isn’t important, you might be mistaken. Author or editor of nine books, Rockhill … Continue reading "AER 105: Are your favorite academic theorists really CIA spooks? With Gabriel Rockhill"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/16/scramble-for-africa-13-france-in-the-scramble-the-algeria-precedent-and-abdelkaders-resistance/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 18:57:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3296 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 13: France in the Scramble – the Algeria Precedent and Abdelkader’s Resistance"]]> full 1:17:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe talked about France’s colonization of Algeria back in Civilizations Episode 15 (in August 2020). We revisit it now, as France’s entry point into the Scramble for Africa. Algeria was France’s template for colonizing Africa and many of the dynamics of France’s African colonial crimes can be seen developing in Algeria. We end up focusing … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 13: France in the Scramble – the Algeria Precedent and Abdelkader’s Resistance"Justin PodurWe talked about France’s colonization of Algeria back in Civilizations Episode 15 (in August 2020). We revisit it now, as France’s entry point into the Scramble for Africa. Algeria was France’s template for colonizing Africa and many of the dynamics of France’s African colonial crimes can be seen developing in Algeria. We end up focusing … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 13: France in the Scramble – the Algeria Precedent and Abdelkader’s Resistance"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/11/scramble-for-africa-12b-the-british-sack-benin-in-1897/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:50:25 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3291 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12b: The British Sack Benin in 1897"]]> full 1:22:26 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noUsing Dan Hicks’s 2020 book The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution, Justin tells the story of how the British destroyed Benin, stole their stuff, and put it in museums. It’s part of the story of the British Scramble for West Africa, but we give it its own episode to show … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12b: The British Sack Benin in 1897"Justin PodurUsing Dan Hicks’s 2020 book The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution, Justin tells the story of how the British destroyed Benin, stole their stuff, and put it in museums. It’s part of the story of the British Scramble for West Africa, but we give it its own episode to show … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12b: The British Sack Benin in 1897"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/05/aer-104-will-ukraine-be-putins-afghanistan-with-scott-ritter/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:00:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3283 Continue reading "AER 104: Will Ukraine be Putin’s Afghanistan? With Scott Ritter"]]> full 1:10:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI interviewed Scott Ritter, former Marine, weapons inspector, and current author and writer about the war in Ukraine. We start with his experiences as a young member of the US military studying the Soviet Union and preparing for war with Russia; then talk about the surprises when he actually met Russians under conditions of detente. … Continue reading "AER 104: Will Ukraine be Putin’s Afghanistan? With Scott Ritter"Justin PodurI interviewed Scott Ritter, former Marine, weapons inspector, and current author and writer about the war in Ukraine. We start with his experiences as a young member of the US military studying the Soviet Union and preparing for war with Russia; then talk about the surprises when he actually met Russians under conditions of detente. … Continue reading "AER 104: Will Ukraine be Putin’s Afghanistan? With Scott Ritter"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/03/03/aer-103-vaccine-mandates-and-dispersed-convoys/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:52:28 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3275 Continue reading "AER 103: Vaccine Mandates and Dispersed Convoys"]]> full 47:20 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by AER’s favorite doctor Tarek Loubani and by another doctor (this time a doctor of history), Dorotea Gucciardo, a lecturer in the history of medicine. I ask Tarek why he believes vaccine mandates work; I ask Dorotea how, as a non-scientist, she evaluates medical information. Then we talk about the Ottawa convoy, which … Continue reading "AER 103: Vaccine Mandates and Dispersed Convoys"Justin PodurI’m joined by AER’s favorite doctor Tarek Loubani and by another doctor (this time a doctor of history), Dorotea Gucciardo, a lecturer in the history of medicine. I ask Tarek why he believes vaccine mandates work; I ask Dorotea how, as a non-scientist, she evaluates medical information. Then we talk about the Ottawa convoy, which … Continue reading "AER 103: Vaccine Mandates and Dispersed Convoys"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/02/27/scramble-for-africa-12-the-british-scramble-for-west-africa/ Sun, 27 Feb 2022 03:18:47 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3272 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12: The British Scramble for West Africa"]]> full 2:06:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe start this episode with a few minutes of reading reviews – from fans and not-fans! Perhaps this will inspire you to review us too. Then we’re on to the British Scrambling for West Africa. Some of the Africans who fought back, of course, notably Bai Bureh and Yaa Asentewaa. Lord Lugard’s ideas of the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12: The British Scramble for West Africa"Justin PodurWe start this episode with a few minutes of reading reviews – from fans and not-fans! Perhaps this will inspire you to review us too. Then we’re on to the British Scrambling for West Africa. Some of the Africans who fought back, of course, notably Bai Bureh and Yaa Asentewaa. Lord Lugard’s ideas of the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 12: The British Scramble for West Africa"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/02/19/aer-102-are-we-in-a-multipolar-world-and-the-trucker-convoy-with-ben-norton/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 03:01:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3268 Continue reading "AER 102: Are we in a multipolar world? And the trucker convoy, with Ben Norton"]]> full 1:20:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBen Norton of the new site multipolarista.com joins me to talk about a wide range of anti-imperialist topics, from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to Ortega and Maduro. We end up trying to figure out “patriotic socialism”, support for the “trucker convoy” (which is opposed by most truckers and which has very few truckers). Towards … Continue reading "AER 102: Are we in a multipolar world? And the trucker convoy, with Ben Norton"Justin PodurBen Norton of the new site multipolarista.com joins me to talk about a wide range of anti-imperialist topics, from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to Ortega and Maduro. We end up trying to figure out “patriotic socialism”, support for the “trucker convoy” (which is opposed by most truckers and which has very few truckers). Towards … Continue reading "AER 102: Are we in a multipolar world? And the trucker convoy, with Ben Norton"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/02/04/scramble-for-africa-11-theodore-herzl-the-uganda-plan-and-the-zionist-scramble-for-east-africa/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:29:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3263 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 11: Theodore Herzl, the Uganda Plan, and the Zionist Scramble for East Africa"]]> full 1:25:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the first Zionist Congress in 1897, delegates agreed to pursue the colonization of Palestine. But at the Sixth Zionist Congress in 1903, Theodor Herzl presented a proposal for a colony in East Africa – he presented it as a mere stepping stone to Zion, but it caused bitter divisions among the delegates. We tell … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 11: Theodore Herzl, the Uganda Plan, and the Zionist Scramble for East Africa"Justin PodurAt the first Zionist Congress in 1897, delegates agreed to pursue the colonization of Palestine. But at the Sixth Zionist Congress in 1903, Theodor Herzl presented a proposal for a colony in East Africa – he presented it as a mere stepping stone to Zion, but it caused bitter divisions among the delegates. We tell … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 11: Theodore Herzl, the Uganda Plan, and the Zionist Scramble for East Africa"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/01/25/scramble-for-africa-10-saving-souls-and-stealing-cattle-the-british-take-uganda-and-kenya/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:54:36 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3257 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 10: Saving souls and stealing cattle – the British take Uganda and Kenya"]]> full 1:43:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrom the Imperial British East Africa Company to the British East Africa Protectorate, we trace the missionary mischief that led to the British taking Uganda and the many wars (called “expeditions”) that led to the British taking Kenya. In the process you’ll meet Mwanga of Buganda, Kabarega of Bunyoro, and the treacherously assassinated Arap Samoei … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 10: Saving souls and stealing cattle – the British take Uganda and Kenya"Justin PodurFrom the Imperial British East Africa Company to the British East Africa Protectorate, we trace the missionary mischief that led to the British taking Uganda and the many wars (called “expeditions”) that led to the British taking Kenya. In the process you’ll meet Mwanga of Buganda, Kabarega of Bunyoro, and the treacherously assassinated Arap Samoei … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 10: Saving souls and stealing cattle – the British take Uganda and Kenya"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/01/15/scramble-for-africa-9e-south-africa-pt5-the-boer-war-1899-1902/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:17:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3254 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9e: South Africa pt5 – The Boer War 1899-1902"]]> full 2:01:34 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur fifth and concluding episode on the Scramble in South Africa is on the (Second) Boer War from 1899-1902. We talk about how it started and why, the military details, the concentration camps, the struggle to keep it a “White Man’s War” for fear of a Lincoln showing up, and the implications (it’s clear who … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9e: South Africa pt5 – The Boer War 1899-1902"Justin PodurOur fifth and concluding episode on the Scramble in South Africa is on the (Second) Boer War from 1899-1902. We talk about how it started and why, the military details, the concentration camps, the struggle to keep it a “White Man’s War” for fear of a Lincoln showing up, and the implications (it’s clear who … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9e: South Africa pt5 – The Boer War 1899-1902"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2022/01/13/aer-101-china-and-imperialist-media-strategies-with-vijay-prashad/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:59:00 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3248 Continue reading "AER 101: China and Imperialist Media Strategies with Vijay Prashad"]]> full 57:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noSooner or later every anti-imperialist is smeared as a “tankie” and this week was Vijay’s turn. First his views were falsified, then he used the word “modernization” in a tweet! So, in this interview, we take a deep dive into debates about “modernization”. Repudiating liberal and colonizer’s attacks on Indigenous societies (which they falsely claim … Continue reading "AER 101: China and Imperialist Media Strategies with Vijay Prashad"Justin PodurSooner or later every anti-imperialist is smeared as a “tankie” and this week was Vijay’s turn. First his views were falsified, then he used the word “modernization” in a tweet! So, in this interview, we take a deep dive into debates about “modernization”. Repudiating liberal and colonizer’s attacks on Indigenous societies (which they falsely claim … Continue reading "AER 101: China and Imperialist Media Strategies with Vijay Prashad"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/12/28/scramble-for-africa-9d-south-africa-pt4-the-hubris-of-cecil-rhodes/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:57:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3243 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9d: South Africa pt4 – The Hubris of Cecil Rhodes"]]> full 1:59:35 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Scramble for Africa cannot be encapsulated in the career of any single imperialist, but if it could, that imperialist would be Cecil Rhodes. From the Rhodes Scholarship to the falling statues, Rhodes’s impact is still ubiquitous today. We look at the words and deeds of the exemplar of the Scramble, from his beginnings to … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9d: South Africa pt4 – The Hubris of Cecil Rhodes"Justin PodurThe Scramble for Africa cannot be encapsulated in the career of any single imperialist, but if it could, that imperialist would be Cecil Rhodes. From the Rhodes Scholarship to the falling statues, Rhodes’s impact is still ubiquitous today. We look at the words and deeds of the exemplar of the Scramble, from his beginnings to … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9d: South Africa pt4 – The Hubris of Cecil Rhodes"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/12/16/scramble-for-africa-9c-south-africa-pt3-the-boers-before-the-war/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 04:59:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3239 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9c: South Africa pt3 – The Boers before the War"]]> full 1:48:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noContinuing the history of the Scramble for South Africa, we talk about the Boers, the Dutch settlers and their attacks on the Africans and then on the British conflicts with them, up to the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley that might just be the event that set off the entire scramble. South Africa’s unbelievable mineral … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9c: South Africa pt3 – The Boers before the War"Justin PodurContinuing the history of the Scramble for South Africa, we talk about the Boers, the Dutch settlers and their attacks on the Africans and then on the British conflicts with them, up to the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley that might just be the event that set off the entire scramble. South Africa’s unbelievable mineral … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9c: South Africa pt3 – The Boers before the War"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/12/02/scramble-for-africa-9b-south-africa-pt2-the-zulus-from-shaka-to-cetshwayo/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:23:45 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3231 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9b: South Africa pt2 – The Zulus from Shaka to Cetshwayo"]]> full 1:27:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPart 2 of our series on the Scramble in South Africa takes us back to the Zulu modernizer, Shaka, in the early 19th century, all the way to the end of the Anglo-Zulu War between the British imperialists and the Zulus ruled by Cetshwayo. The land theft and swindling you’ve come to expect from the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9b: South Africa pt2 – The Zulus from Shaka to Cetshwayo"Justin PodurPart 2 of our series on the Scramble in South Africa takes us back to the Zulu modernizer, Shaka, in the early 19th century, all the way to the end of the Anglo-Zulu War between the British imperialists and the Zulus ruled by Cetshwayo. The land theft and swindling you’ve come to expect from the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9b: South Africa pt2 – The Zulus from Shaka to Cetshwayo"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/11/29/aep-100-debriefing-the-indian-farmers-victory-with-navyug-gill/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:43:48 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3227 Continue reading "AEP 100: Debriefing the Indian Farmers’ Victory with Navyug Gill"]]> full 43:14 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Navyug Gill from William Paterson University to talk about the historic victory of the Indian Farmers who, after demonstrating for a whole year at the cost of 750 lives, succeeded in forcing the repeal of three laws that would have immiserated agriculture in India, done away with the government procurement system, and … Continue reading "AEP 100: Debriefing the Indian Farmers’ Victory with Navyug Gill"Justin PodurI’m joined by Navyug Gill from William Paterson University to talk about the historic victory of the Indian Farmers who, after demonstrating for a whole year at the cost of 750 lives, succeeded in forcing the repeal of three laws that would have immiserated agriculture in India, done away with the government procurement system, and … Continue reading "AEP 100: Debriefing the Indian Farmers’ Victory with Navyug Gill"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/11/25/scramble-for-africa-9a-south-africa-pt1-frontier-wars-and-settler-colonialism/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:57:14 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3222 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9a: South Africa pt1 – Frontier Wars and Settler-Colonialism"]]> full 1:35:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe wealthiest and most powerful state in Africa is South Africa, and its fate has been pivotal to the whole continent. This was no less true during the Scramble for Africa, which is why this series will have multiple episodes on South Africa. In this one, the so called “frontier wars” between the Europeans and … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9a: South Africa pt1 – Frontier Wars and Settler-Colonialism"Justin PodurThe wealthiest and most powerful state in Africa is South Africa, and its fate has been pivotal to the whole continent. This was no less true during the Scramble for Africa, which is why this series will have multiple episodes on South Africa. In this one, the so called “frontier wars” between the Europeans and … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 9a: South Africa pt1 – Frontier Wars and Settler-Colonialism"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/11/09/lin3r-notes-1-on-the-racist-who-wrote-lest-we-forget/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:36:59 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3218 Continue reading "Lin3r Notes 1: On the racist who wrote “Lest We Forget”"]]> full 53:42 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noEpisode 1 of Dan Freeman Maloy’s series Lin3r Notes. Frequent guest and collaborator Dan Freeman-Maloy (@lin3rnotes on twitter) has a new substack, “Check the Liner Notes” (https://freemanmaloy.substack.com/), and will be podcasting on related topics here on AEP. This episode is about the Canadian / British imperial WWI commemoration, Remembrance Day, and some of the literary … Continue reading "Lin3r Notes 1: On the racist who wrote “Lest We Forget”"Justin PodurEpisode 1 of Dan Freeman Maloy’s series Lin3r Notes. Frequent guest and collaborator Dan Freeman-Maloy (@lin3rnotes on twitter) has a new substack, “Check the Liner Notes” (https://freemanmaloy.substack.com/), and will be podcasting on related topics here on AEP. This episode is about the Canadian / British imperial WWI commemoration, Remembrance Day, and some of the literary … Continue reading "Lin3r Notes 1: On the racist who wrote “Lest We Forget”"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/11/07/scramble-for-africa-8-belgium-steals-congo/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 21:06:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3215 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 8: Belgium Steals Congo"]]> full 1:20:48 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThis one is about the precolonial African powers in the Congo – Zanzibar’s representative Tippu Tip, Msiri of Katanga, and a few others (but mainly these two). We talk about their rise in the context of growing European power, and their eventual fall to Belgium – although as you’ll see it wasn’t exactly Belgium, but … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 8: Belgium Steals Congo"Justin PodurThis one is about the precolonial African powers in the Congo – Zanzibar’s representative Tippu Tip, Msiri of Katanga, and a few others (but mainly these two). We talk about their rise in the context of growing European power, and their eventual fall to Belgium – although as you’ll see it wasn’t exactly Belgium, but … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 8: Belgium Steals Congo"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/10/30/scramble-for-africa-7-the-continent-carved-up-at-the-berlin-conference-1884/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:04:01 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3211 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 7: The Continent Carved Up at the Berlin Conference 1884"]]> full 1:38:50 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAfter six episodes of preparation we are ready to talk about the famous Berlin Conference of 1884 where Africa was actually carved up. Along the way you meet some of the most legendary villains – Stanley and Leopold (though you still haven’t met Rhodes), also Livingstone and Brazza. We end in Berlin itself and at … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 7: The Continent Carved Up at the Berlin Conference 1884"Justin PodurAfter six episodes of preparation we are ready to talk about the famous Berlin Conference of 1884 where Africa was actually carved up. Along the way you meet some of the most legendary villains – Stanley and Leopold (though you still haven’t met Rhodes), also Livingstone and Brazza. We end in Berlin itself and at … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 7: The Continent Carved Up at the Berlin Conference 1884"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/10/23/scramble-for-africa-6-sudan-the-fall-of-gordon-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-mahdi/ Sat, 23 Oct 2021 22:17:27 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3207 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 6: Sudan – the fall of Gordon and the rise and fall of the Mahdi"]]> full 2:06:46 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe British imperialists take Sudan. First, they send Gordon, acting in the name of the Khedive of Egypt. That doesn’t go so well. The next expedition culminates in the brutal battle of Omdurman in 1898, the quintessential colonial military mismatch and the demonstration for the colonial use of the machine gun. We tell Gordon’s story … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 6: Sudan – the fall of Gordon and the rise and fall of the Mahdi"Justin PodurThe British imperialists take Sudan. First, they send Gordon, acting in the name of the Khedive of Egypt. That doesn’t go so well. The next expedition culminates in the brutal battle of Omdurman in 1898, the quintessential colonial military mismatch and the demonstration for the colonial use of the machine gun. We tell Gordon’s story … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 6: Sudan – the fall of Gordon and the rise and fall of the Mahdi"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/10/18/scramble-for-africa-5-how-menelik-kept-ethiopia-independent-at-the-battle-of-adwa-1896/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:54:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3204 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 5: How Menelik Kept Ethiopia Independent at the Battle of Adwa, 1896"]]> full 1:30:11 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFifth instalment in our Scramble for Africa series is the story of Abyssinia (aka Ethiopia), which managed to maintain its independence during the Scramble for Africa despite all the efforts of the would-be Italian colonizers (who would be back in the 20th century, but not during the Scramble). We focus on the rulers of Abyssinia … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 5: How Menelik Kept Ethiopia Independent at the Battle of Adwa, 1896"Justin PodurFifth instalment in our Scramble for Africa series is the story of Abyssinia (aka Ethiopia), which managed to maintain its independence during the Scramble for Africa despite all the efforts of the would-be Italian colonizers (who would be back in the 20th century, but not during the Scramble). We focus on the rulers of Abyssinia … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 5: How Menelik Kept Ethiopia Independent at the Battle of Adwa, 1896"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/10/11/scramble-for-africa-4-britain-takes-egypt-with-finance-and-war-1882/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 01:13:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3200 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 4: Britain Takes Egypt with Finance (and War), 1882"]]> full 1:42:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn 1882 at the battle of Tel el Kabir, Garnet Wolesley (who had suppressed the Riel Resistance in 1870) defeated the Egyptian nationalists led by al-Arabi. This was the final blow in a long imperialist campaign to take Egypt from the ambitious modernizers that had ruled it from the 1820s. The epic financial swindle involved … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 4: Britain Takes Egypt with Finance (and War), 1882"Justin PodurIn 1882 at the battle of Tel el Kabir, Garnet Wolesley (who had suppressed the Riel Resistance in 1870) defeated the Egyptian nationalists led by al-Arabi. This was the final blow in a long imperialist campaign to take Egypt from the ambitious modernizers that had ruled it from the 1820s. The epic financial swindle involved … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 4: Britain Takes Egypt with Finance (and War), 1882"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/29/aep-99-the-meng-wanzhou-victory-lap/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:52:24 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3197 Continue reading "AEP 99: The Meng Wanzhou Victory Lap"]]> full 1:14:40 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI am back with journalist and activist KJ Noh, retired SF Judge Julie Tang, and activist/writer Dan Freeman-Maloy. Meng Wanzhou is free and back in China! We painted a pretty pessimistic picture for you in AEP 95 before the ruling, then poof! The Canadian election happened and Meng was on a plane back to China! … Continue reading "AEP 99: The Meng Wanzhou Victory Lap"Justin PodurI am back with journalist and activist KJ Noh, retired SF Judge Julie Tang, and activist/writer Dan Freeman-Maloy. Meng Wanzhou is free and back in China! We painted a pretty pessimistic picture for you in AEP 95 before the ruling, then poof! The Canadian election happened and Meng was on a plane back to China! … Continue reading "AEP 99: The Meng Wanzhou Victory Lap"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/28/scramble-for-africa-3-theories-of-imperialism/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:01:26 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3194 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 3: Theories of Imperialism"]]> full 2:05:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOur third instalment before we really dig into the actual scramble for Africa is to give you a flavor for how we’re interpreting what we read. Lenin wrote Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism as an explanation for WWI, but much of what he wrote was about Africa; WEB Du Bois wrote an essay with … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 3: Theories of Imperialism"Justin PodurOur third instalment before we really dig into the actual scramble for Africa is to give you a flavor for how we’re interpreting what we read. Lenin wrote Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism as an explanation for WWI, but much of what he wrote was about Africa; WEB Du Bois wrote an essay with … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 3: Theories of Imperialism"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/22/aep-98-on-the-canada-files-with-aidan-jonah/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:25:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3191 Continue reading "AEP 98: On the Canada Files, with Aidan Jonah"]]> full 54:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Aidan Jonah, editor of the new media outlet The Canada Files, which has an anti-imperialist point of view and an investigative journalism methodology. We talk about some of the Canada Files’s recent investigations, about the relative paucity of anti-imperialist perspectives on Canada (with noble exceptions of course), and about the ambitions plans … Continue reading "AEP 98: On the Canada Files, with Aidan Jonah"Justin PodurI’m joined by Aidan Jonah, editor of the new media outlet The Canada Files, which has an anti-imperialist point of view and an investigative journalism methodology. We talk about some of the Canada Files’s recent investigations, about the relative paucity of anti-imperialist perspectives on Canada (with noble exceptions of course), and about the ambitions plans … Continue reading "AEP 98: On the Canada Files, with Aidan Jonah"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/15/aep-97-special-siegebreakers-spoiler/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:50:13 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3187 Continue reading "AEP 97: Special Siegebreakers Spoiler"]]> full 13:04 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn this special short episode, the whole plot summary of Siegebreakers, a pro-Palestine thriller novel that imagines how the Palestinians will eventually break the siege on Gaza, is SPOILED. If you don’t like spoilers, you should skip this one. If you’re the type who needs to know what happens in a book or movie before … Continue reading "AEP 97: Special Siegebreakers Spoiler"Justin PodurIn this special short episode, the whole plot summary of Siegebreakers, a pro-Palestine thriller novel that imagines how the Palestinians will eventually break the siege on Gaza, is SPOILED. If you don’t like spoilers, you should skip this one. If you’re the type who needs to know what happens in a book or movie before … Continue reading "AEP 97: Special Siegebreakers Spoiler"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/11/scramble-for-africa-2-africa-resists-the-slave-trade/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:33:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3184 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 2: Africa resists the slave trade"]]> full 51:19 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTake a tour with us of a few of the African kingdoms that tried to resist the slave trade – before, in some cases, giving in. King Affonse of Kongo, Queen Nzinga of Matamba, Agaja of Dahomey (and others from that kingdom), the Asante in the west, and then east we have Abyssinia, the Bachwezi, … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 2: Africa resists the slave trade"Justin PodurTake a tour with us of a few of the African kingdoms that tried to resist the slave trade – before, in some cases, giving in. King Affonse of Kongo, Queen Nzinga of Matamba, Agaja of Dahomey (and others from that kingdom), the Asante in the west, and then east we have Abyssinia, the Bachwezi, … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 2: Africa resists the slave trade"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/09/03/aep-96-universities-are-plundering-cities-with-davarian-baldwin/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:27:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3180 Continue reading "AEP 96: Universities are Plundering Cities, with Davarian Baldwin"]]> full 1:01:57 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Davarian Baldwin, who is Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College, to talk about his new book In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities. Davarian’s book helped a lot of ideas about the university and where it’s been headed click in my … Continue reading "AEP 96: Universities are Plundering Cities, with Davarian Baldwin"Justin PodurI’m joined by Davarian Baldwin, who is Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College, to talk about his new book In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities. Davarian’s book helped a lot of ideas about the university and where it’s been headed click in my … Continue reading "AEP 96: Universities are Plundering Cities, with Davarian Baldwin"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/08/27/scramble-for-africa-1-pre-scramble-africa-the-slave-trade-and-the-gold-coast/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:15:25 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3176 Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 1: Pre-Scramble Africa – the Slave Trade and the Gold Coast"]]> full 1:19:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA new Civilizations series on the Scramble for Africa. We begin our series on this decisive event in world history with a multi-episode survey of pre-colonial Africa. In this episode we talk about the devastation wrought by the European slave trade and focus on Africa’s West Coast (then known as the Gold Coast) before the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 1: Pre-Scramble Africa – the Slave Trade and the Gold Coast"Justin PodurA new Civilizations series on the Scramble for Africa. We begin our series on this decisive event in world history with a multi-episode survey of pre-colonial Africa. In this episode we talk about the devastation wrought by the European slave trade and focus on Africa’s West Coast (then known as the Gold Coast) before the … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 1: Pre-Scramble Africa – the Slave Trade and the Gold Coast"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/08/25/aep-95-waiting-for-heather-holmess-judgment-in-the-meng-wanzhou-case/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:54:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3172 Continue reading "AEP 95: Waiting for Heather Holmes’s judgment in the Meng Wanzhou case"]]> full 1:06:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJournalist KJ Noh and retired SF Superior Court judge Julie Tang join me to talk about the Meng Wanzhou case, in which Canada has kidnapped a Chinese executive at US request in 2018. As we await judgement which may come in October or November after the September Federal Election, British Columbia judge Heather Holmes has … Continue reading "AEP 95: Waiting for Heather Holmes’s judgment in the Meng Wanzhou case"Justin PodurJournalist KJ Noh and retired SF Superior Court judge Julie Tang join me to talk about the Meng Wanzhou case, in which Canada has kidnapped a Chinese executive at US request in 2018. As we await judgement which may come in October or November after the September Federal Election, British Columbia judge Heather Holmes has … Continue reading "AEP 95: Waiting for Heather Holmes’s judgment in the Meng Wanzhou case"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/08/22/aep-94-taliban-takes-over/ Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:54:40 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3168 Continue reading "AEP 94: Taliban Takes Over"]]> full 46:10 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoe Emersberger and I discuss some questions about Afghanistan after the Taliban take over the country and the US leaves. Was this really a defeat or a controlled handover for the US?  What is Pakistan’s role? China’s? What is with the mystique around the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, whose UK-trained son is now claiming to … Continue reading "AEP 94: Taliban Takes Over"Justin PodurJoe Emersberger and I discuss some questions about Afghanistan after the Taliban take over the country and the US leaves. Was this really a defeat or a controlled handover for the US?  What is Pakistan’s role? China’s? What is with the mystique around the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, whose UK-trained son is now claiming to … Continue reading "AEP 94: Taliban Takes Over"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/08/13/aep-93-take-back-the-fight-with-nora-loreto/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 01:27:25 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3163 Continue reading "AEP 93: Take Back the Fight with Nora Loreto"]]> full 50:07 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI talk to Nora Loreto – podcaster, journalist, and author of Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age and Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Epidemic. We talk about Nora’s journalism on COVID-19, about anti-feminist backlashes of various kinds, about contemporary feminism and the continuing relevance of organizing in … Continue reading "AEP 93: Take Back the Fight with Nora Loreto"Justin PodurI talk to Nora Loreto – podcaster, journalist, and author of Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age and Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Epidemic. We talk about Nora’s journalism on COVID-19, about anti-feminist backlashes of various kinds, about contemporary feminism and the continuing relevance of organizing in … Continue reading "AEP 93: Take Back the Fight with Nora Loreto"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/08/09/civilizations-38-what-is-history-and-have-we-been-doing-critical-race-theory-all-along/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:44:05 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3154 Continue reading "Civilizations 38: What is history? And have we been doing Critical Race Theory all along?"]]> full 1:15:21 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA year and a half ago I approached my high school history teacher with the idea of launching a podcast with a massively expanded version of the content of the “Modern Western Civilization” course he taught me in high school in the 1990s, to include the whole world and the people’s histories. We’re just about … Continue reading "Civilizations 38: What is history? And have we been doing Critical Race Theory all along?"Justin PodurA year and a half ago I approached my high school history teacher with the idea of launching a podcast with a massively expanded version of the content of the “Modern Western Civilization” course he taught me in high school in the 1990s, to include the whole world and the people’s histories. We’re just about … Continue reading "Civilizations 38: What is history? And have we been doing Critical Race Theory all along?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/22/aep-92-q-a-on-extraordinary-threat-our-new-book-on-venezuela/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:00:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3150 Continue reading "AEP 92: Q/A on Extraordinary Threat, our new book on Venezuela"]]> full 47:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoe and I answer some questions listeners sent in about our new book about Venezuela, Extraordinary Threat, from Monthly Review. Questions include: Was Venezuela “once-prosperous” before Chavez? Has Maduro been true to Chavez’s vision? What’s the COVID vaccination situation? Can we comment on Hong Kong? What is the internal social base of US imperialism in … Continue reading "AEP 92: Q/A on Extraordinary Threat, our new book on Venezuela"Justin PodurJoe and I answer some questions listeners sent in about our new book about Venezuela, Extraordinary Threat, from Monthly Review. Questions include: Was Venezuela “once-prosperous” before Chavez? Has Maduro been true to Chavez’s vision? What’s the COVID vaccination situation? Can we comment on Hong Kong? What is the internal social base of US imperialism in … Continue reading "AEP 92: Q/A on Extraordinary Threat, our new book on Venezuela"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/20/aep-91-kung-fu-yoga-us-withdraws-from-afghanistan-and-panics-about-china-with-carl-zha/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:19:54 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3147 Continue reading "AEP 91: Kung Fu Yoga – US withdraws from Afghanistan and panics about China, with Carl Zha"]]> full 59:37 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAnother episode of Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha, where we talk about the Indian and Chinese angles on world events. With the US withdrawing from Afghanistan like thieves in the night, the greatest agent of chaos may be gone (or mostly gone, for now) and country’s neighbours (Iran, Russia, the Central Asian republics, Pakistan, … Continue reading "AEP 91: Kung Fu Yoga – US withdraws from Afghanistan and panics about China, with Carl Zha"Justin PodurAnother episode of Kung Fu Yoga with Carl Zha, where we talk about the Indian and Chinese angles on world events. With the US withdrawing from Afghanistan like thieves in the night, the greatest agent of chaos may be gone (or mostly gone, for now) and country’s neighbours (Iran, Russia, the Central Asian republics, Pakistan, … Continue reading "AEP 91: Kung Fu Yoga – US withdraws from Afghanistan and panics about China, with Carl Zha"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/19/civilizations-37f-yankee-imperialism-pt6-the-more-you-burn-and-kill-the-more-it-will-please-me-the-us-assault-on-the-philippines/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:45:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3142 Continue reading "Civilizations 37f – Yankee Imperialism pt6 – “The more you burn and kill the more it will please me”: The US assault on the Philippines"]]> full 2:07:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noGeneral Jacob Smith was reprimanded for his order to commit atrocities in the war against the Philippine Republic, but he was not alone in giving such orders. The US war in the Philippines set the stage for more than a century of counterinsurgency, atrocities, and pretexts like the civilizing mission and the responsibility to protect. … Continue reading "Civilizations 37f – Yankee Imperialism pt6 – “The more you burn and kill the more it will please me”: The US assault on the Philippines"Justin PodurGeneral Jacob Smith was reprimanded for his order to commit atrocities in the war against the Philippine Republic, but he was not alone in giving such orders. The US war in the Philippines set the stage for more than a century of counterinsurgency, atrocities, and pretexts like the civilizing mission and the responsibility to protect. … Continue reading "Civilizations 37f – Yankee Imperialism pt6 – “The more you burn and kill the more it will please me”: The US assault on the Philippines"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/15/aep-90-cuba-demonstrations-and-cuba-blockade-with-reed-lindsay/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:58:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3138 Continue reading "AEP 90: Cuba demonstrations and Cuba blockade, with Reed Lindsay"]]> full 34:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoe Emersberger and I talk to Reed Lindsay, journalist and filmmaker with Belly of the Beast, a media organization focusing on Cuba and Cuba-US relations. Among their films is a 3-part series called the War on Cuba available on YouTube. Reed was at the recent demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in Havana and talks about how the … Continue reading "AEP 90: Cuba demonstrations and Cuba blockade, with Reed Lindsay"Justin PodurJoe Emersberger and I talk to Reed Lindsay, journalist and filmmaker with Belly of the Beast, a media organization focusing on Cuba and Cuba-US relations. Among their films is a 3-part series called the War on Cuba available on YouTube. Reed was at the recent demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in Havana and talks about how the … Continue reading "AEP 90: Cuba demonstrations and Cuba blockade, with Reed Lindsay"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/11/aep-89-haiti-assassination-aftermath-cherizier-hero-or-villain-with-kim-ives/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 02:15:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3135 Continue reading "AEP 89: Haiti Assassination Aftermath – Cherizier: Hero or Villain? With Kim Ives"]]> full 57:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noKim Ives from Haiti Liberte joins me and Joe Emersberger to analyze Haiti two days after the assassination of President Jovenal Moise by Colombian and Haitian-American mercenaries. We talk about the new details that have emerged about their Nissan vehicles (from whose dealership?), the class antagonisms inside Haiti, and US interests in re-occupying the country. … Continue reading "AEP 89: Haiti Assassination Aftermath – Cherizier: Hero or Villain? With Kim Ives"Justin PodurKim Ives from Haiti Liberte joins me and Joe Emersberger to analyze Haiti two days after the assassination of President Jovenal Moise by Colombian and Haitian-American mercenaries. We talk about the new details that have emerged about their Nissan vehicles (from whose dealership?), the class antagonisms inside Haiti, and US interests in re-occupying the country. … Continue reading "AEP 89: Haiti Assassination Aftermath – Cherizier: Hero or Villain? With Kim Ives"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/09/aep-88-my-comments-at-the-teaching-palestine-say-palestine-event-june-30-2021/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:28:57 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3131 Continue reading "AEP 88: My comments at the Teaching Palestine / Say Palestine event June 30, 2021"]]> full 17:05 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn June 30, 2021, I was honored to be among the speakers on a panel for educators called “Say Palestine”. The entire panel, which was moderated by the wonderful Javier Davila (who I address directly at the beginning of the talk), is available on YouTube. I talk about the dilemmas faced by educators who want … Continue reading "AEP 88: My comments at the Teaching Palestine / Say Palestine event June 30, 2021"Justin PodurOn June 30, 2021, I was honored to be among the speakers on a panel for educators called “Say Palestine”. The entire panel, which was moderated by the wonderful Javier Davila (who I address directly at the beginning of the talk), is available on YouTube. I talk about the dilemmas faced by educators who want … Continue reading "AEP 88: My comments at the Teaching Palestine / Say Palestine event June 30, 2021"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/08/aep-87-haitis-president-jovenal-moise-assassinated-with-chris-bernadel/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 01:01:38 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3128 Continue reading "AEP 87: Haiti’s president Jovenal Moise assassinated, with Chris Bernadel"]]> full 25:54 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAn emergency joint broadcast with The East is a Podcast about the assassination of Haiti’s president Jovenal Moise on July 7, 2021.  Chris Bernadel is on the Haiti Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. We talk a little bit about the assassination and the background of protests and massacres in Haiti that have gone … Continue reading "AEP 87: Haiti’s president Jovenal Moise assassinated, with Chris Bernadel"Justin PodurAn emergency joint broadcast with The East is a Podcast about the assassination of Haiti’s president Jovenal Moise on July 7, 2021.  Chris Bernadel is on the Haiti Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. We talk a little bit about the assassination and the background of protests and massacres in Haiti that have gone … Continue reading "AEP 87: Haiti’s president Jovenal Moise assassinated, with Chris Bernadel"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/03/civilizations-37e-yankee-imperialism-pt5-the-theft-of-panama-out-of-colombia/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:19:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3125 Continue reading "Civilizations 37e: Yankee Imperialism pt5 – the theft of Panama out of Colombia"]]> full 23:10 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA complex multinational megaproject with layers of government corruption and massive government funds. A separatist movement created and sponsored by the US. A chunk of territory carved out of an existing country for imperialist use. Workers exploited to death. And a shining imperialist possession at the end. We talk about the creation of Panama and … Continue reading "Civilizations 37e: Yankee Imperialism pt5 – the theft of Panama out of Colombia"Justin PodurA complex multinational megaproject with layers of government corruption and massive government funds. A separatist movement created and sponsored by the US. A chunk of territory carved out of an existing country for imperialist use. Workers exploited to death. And a shining imperialist possession at the end. We talk about the creation of Panama and … Continue reading "Civilizations 37e: Yankee Imperialism pt5 – the theft of Panama out of Colombia"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/03/civilizations-37d-yankee-imperialism-pt4-puerto-ricos-thwarted-autonomy/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:01:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3122 Continue reading "Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy"]]> full 28:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThrough their own efforts, Puerto Rican revolutionaries won a charter of autonomy from Spain and were on their way to winning independence. Then Spain handed its colony over to the US, and the US has colonized it ever since. We talk about how the US invented the concept of “odious debt” to avoid paying Spain’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy"Justin PodurThrough their own efforts, Puerto Rican revolutionaries won a charter of autonomy from Spain and were on their way to winning independence. Then Spain handed its colony over to the US, and the US has colonized it ever since. We talk about how the US invented the concept of “odious debt” to avoid paying Spain’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/07/03/civilizations-37c-yankee-imperialism-pt3-cuban-independence-vs-the-us-empire/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 01:42:15 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3119 Continue reading "Civilizations 37c – Yankee Imperialism pt3 – Cuban Independence vs the US Empire"]]> full 1:37:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe tell the story of Cuba’s movement for independence from Spain following the remarkable career of Jose Marti from his teenage years to his unlucky demise. We pick up the story of the Spanish American War in Cuba from the USS Maine incident (“To Hell With Spain! Remember the Maine!”) and the possibility that it … Continue reading "Civilizations 37c – Yankee Imperialism pt3 – Cuban Independence vs the US Empire"Justin PodurWe tell the story of Cuba’s movement for independence from Spain following the remarkable career of Jose Marti from his teenage years to his unlucky demise. We pick up the story of the Spanish American War in Cuba from the USS Maine incident (“To Hell With Spain! Remember the Maine!”) and the possibility that it … Continue reading "Civilizations 37c – Yankee Imperialism pt3 – Cuban Independence vs the US Empire"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/06/29/special-broadcast-canada-in-the-world-with-tyler-shipley-and-the-brief/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:13:55 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3115 Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Canada in the World with Tyler Shipley and The Brief"]]> full 59:57 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA Canada Day reckoning as Indian Residential School properties become crime scenes with the (re)-discovery of mass graves of Indigenous children. We are joined by author of Canada in the World, TYLER SHIPLEY to discuss Canada’s first foreign policy – its genocide of the Indigenous nations in the path of capitalist settlement. This broadcast is a co-production … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Canada in the World with Tyler Shipley and The Brief"Justin PodurA Canada Day reckoning as Indian Residential School properties become crime scenes with the (re)-discovery of mass graves of Indigenous children. We are joined by author of Canada in the World, TYLER SHIPLEY to discuss Canada’s first foreign policy – its genocide of the Indigenous nations in the path of capitalist settlement. This broadcast is a co-production … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Canada in the World with Tyler Shipley and The Brief"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/06/28/aep-86-a-peoples-green-new-deal-with-max-ajl-and-stan-cox/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:32:50 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3112 full 1:28:07 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noMax Ajl has a new book, A People’s Green New Deal; Stan Cox, author of The Green New Deal and Beyond and the upcoming book The Path, joins me as a co-host as we talk about Green New Deals and imagine dealing with Climate Change as if the rest of the world existed (and mattered).Justin PodurMax Ajl has a new book, A People’s Green New Deal; Stan Cox, author of The Green New Deal and Beyond and the upcoming book The Path, joins me as a co-host as we talk about Green New Deals and imagine dealing with Climate Change as if the rest of the world existed (and mattered).Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/06/25/civilizations-37b-yankee-imperialism-pt2-regime-change-1893-the-us-overthrow-of-queen-liliuokalani-in-hawaii/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:27:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3103 Continue reading "Civilizations 37b – Yankee Imperialism pt2 – Regime Change 1893: The US overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii"]]> full 1:12:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStarting in earnest in the early 1880s the US embarked on a prototypical regime change operation: propaganda demonizing the targeted regime, financial control of the targeted state, suborning of key government officials, deactivation and destruction of the sovereign military force from within, a coup, followed by an invasion disavowing any US ambition or interest, and … Continue reading "Civilizations 37b – Yankee Imperialism pt2 – Regime Change 1893: The US overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii"Justin PodurStarting in earnest in the early 1880s the US embarked on a prototypical regime change operation: propaganda demonizing the targeted regime, financial control of the targeted state, suborning of key government officials, deactivation and destruction of the sovereign military force from within, a coup, followed by an invasion disavowing any US ambition or interest, and … Continue reading "Civilizations 37b – Yankee Imperialism pt2 – Regime Change 1893: The US overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/06/12/civilizations-37a-yankee-imperialism-pt1-the-robber-barons/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 02:59:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3096 Continue reading "Civilizations 37a: Yankee Imperialism pt1 – the Robber Barons"]]> full 1:09:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the end of the 19th century the US acquired a substantial overseas empire – Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, as well as imperialist relations all around the world. In this miniseries we look at this Yankee Imperialism, focusing on the Spanish-American War. But first, the post-Reconstruction domestic situation in the US … Continue reading "Civilizations 37a: Yankee Imperialism pt1 – the Robber Barons"Justin PodurAt the end of the 19th century the US acquired a substantial overseas empire – Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, as well as imperialist relations all around the world. In this miniseries we look at this Yankee Imperialism, focusing on the Spanish-American War. But first, the post-Reconstruction domestic situation in the US … Continue reading "Civilizations 37a: Yankee Imperialism pt1 – the Robber Barons"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/06/05/civilizations-36b-islam-imperialism-3b-the-rest-of-the-anglo-afghan-wars/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 02:34:48 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3087 Continue reading "Civilizations 36b: Islam & Imperialism 3b – the rest of the Anglo-Afghan Wars"]]> full 1:04:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA strategically bankrupt expedition by a vindictive, racist, imperialist power to conduct a series of genocidal atrocities on a Muslim population solely because they dared to fight back. And no, we aren’t talking about last week – we conclude the Islam & Imperialism segment of Civilizations with the Anglo-Afghan wars starting with the Army of … Continue reading "Civilizations 36b: Islam & Imperialism 3b – the rest of the Anglo-Afghan Wars"Justin PodurA strategically bankrupt expedition by a vindictive, racist, imperialist power to conduct a series of genocidal atrocities on a Muslim population solely because they dared to fight back. And no, we aren’t talking about last week – we conclude the Islam & Imperialism segment of Civilizations with the Anglo-Afghan wars starting with the Army of … Continue reading "Civilizations 36b: Islam & Imperialism 3b – the rest of the Anglo-Afghan Wars"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/28/aep-85-the-rise-of-the-right-in-india-and-elsewhere-with-prof-apoorvanand/ Fri, 28 May 2021 20:41:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3083 Continue reading "AEP 85: The Rise of the Right in India and Elsewhere, with Prof. Apoorvanand"]]> full 1:04:22 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn early May 2021, I had the honor of being on a panel on the Rise of the Right with Prof. Apoorvanand of Delhi University (and some other great speakers as well). I asked Apoorvanand to have a follow-up discussion with me here to analyze how the far-right ecosystem of organizations and institutions infiltrated Indian … Continue reading "AEP 85: The Rise of the Right in India and Elsewhere, with Prof. Apoorvanand"Justin PodurIn early May 2021, I had the honor of being on a panel on the Rise of the Right with Prof. Apoorvanand of Delhi University (and some other great speakers as well). I asked Apoorvanand to have a follow-up discussion with me here to analyze how the far-right ecosystem of organizations and institutions infiltrated Indian … Continue reading "AEP 85: The Rise of the Right in India and Elsewhere, with Prof. Apoorvanand"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/27/special-broadcast-ceasefire-in-gaza/ Thu, 27 May 2021 01:23:12 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3081 Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Ceasefire in Gaza"]]> full 51:13 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe reconvene the roundtable to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an editor at the Electronic Intifada, Jon Elmer is a journalist who lived for years in Gaza, Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, and Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor, often at Shifa, Gaza’s main hospital. This broadcast is a … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Ceasefire in Gaza"Justin PodurWe reconvene the roundtable to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an editor at the Electronic Intifada, Jon Elmer is a journalist who lived for years in Gaza, Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, and Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor, often at Shifa, Gaza’s main hospital. This broadcast is a … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: Ceasefire in Gaza"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/25/aep-84-kung-fu-yoga-china-india-and-israel-palestine-with-carl-zha/ Tue, 25 May 2021 02:53:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3077 Continue reading "AEP 84: Kung Fu Yoga – China, India, and Israel/Palestine with Carl Zha"]]> full 49:56 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the wake of Israel’s 2021 massacres in Gaza and violence elsewhere in Palestine, and a few days into the ceasefire, Carl Zha and I talk about the histories of India and China with Israel and Palestine. We speculate about what the future of a multipolar world with a stronger China might portend for the … Continue reading "AEP 84: Kung Fu Yoga – China, India, and Israel/Palestine with Carl Zha"Justin PodurIn the wake of Israel’s 2021 massacres in Gaza and violence elsewhere in Palestine, and a few days into the ceasefire, Carl Zha and I talk about the histories of India and China with Israel and Palestine. We speculate about what the future of a multipolar world with a stronger China might portend for the … Continue reading "AEP 84: Kung Fu Yoga – China, India, and Israel/Palestine with Carl Zha"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/22/monsters-in-our-midst-4-would-gandhi-support-hamas/ Sat, 22 May 2021 00:52:40 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3065 full 17:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noConcluding the miniseries by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Gandhi’s slogan was “Do or Die”, following Byron’s poem about the (pointless) Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. He emphasized that he would prefer violent resistance to cowardice or surrender. So, the question arises: would Gandhi have supported armed resistance in Palestine?Justin PodurConcluding the miniseries by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Gandhi’s slogan was “Do or Die”, following Byron’s poem about the (pointless) Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. He emphasized that he would prefer violent resistance to cowardice or surrender. So, the question arises: would Gandhi have supported armed resistance in Palestine?Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/21/monsters-in-our-midst-3-what-is-the-gaza-strip-why-support-the-resistance/ Fri, 21 May 2021 01:50:49 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3057 Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 3: What is the Gaza Strip? Why Support the Resistance?"]]> full 21:04 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe focus on Hamas is a product of the rolling amnesia of empire, as if the history of Israeli attacks on Palestinians can be narrowed to the last few decades, then distorted further. Against this tendency, this episode reviews the basic historical and geographic background to this crisis, showing the place of Palestine and the … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 3: What is the Gaza Strip? Why Support the Resistance?"Justin PodurThe focus on Hamas is a product of the rolling amnesia of empire, as if the history of Israeli attacks on Palestinians can be narrowed to the last few decades, then distorted further. Against this tendency, this episode reviews the basic historical and geographic background to this crisis, showing the place of Palestine and the … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 3: What is the Gaza Strip? Why Support the Resistance?"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/20/monsters-in-our-midst-2-anti-black-and-anti-palestinian-racism-are-connected/ Thu, 20 May 2021 01:30:22 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3054 Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 2: Anti-Black and Anti-Palestinian Racism are Connected"]]> full 32:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noEpisode 2 of a mini-series on Israel/Palestine by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Sometimes the connections are obvious. The American-Israeli Meir Kahane, for example, worked as a white-backlash activist in the United States, targeting Black-led social movements, before moving to Palestine and coaching settlers to kill Palestinians, with what Jewish organizations across the world then denounced as racist … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 2: Anti-Black and Anti-Palestinian Racism are Connected"Justin PodurEpisode 2 of a mini-series on Israel/Palestine by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Sometimes the connections are obvious. The American-Israeli Meir Kahane, for example, worked as a white-backlash activist in the United States, targeting Black-led social movements, before moving to Palestine and coaching settlers to kill Palestinians, with what Jewish organizations across the world then denounced as racist … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst 2: Anti-Black and Anti-Palestinian Racism are Connected"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/19/monsters-in-our-midst-israels-descent-into-fascism-1-what-yeshayahu-leibowitz-meant-by-judeo-nazis/ Wed, 19 May 2021 00:48:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3050 Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst: Israel’s Descent into Fascism 1"]]> full 28:31 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noEpisode 1 of a new mini-series by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Since the Israeli elections of March 2021, a political philosophy, Kahanism, that was once banned even by Israeli law is openly proclaimed in the Israeli legislature. To the quieter brutality of Israeli colonial rule have been added firebombing Israeli hate crimes against Palestinians – horribly reminiscent … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst: Israel’s Descent into Fascism 1"Justin PodurEpisode 1 of a new mini-series by Dan Freeman-Maloy. Since the Israeli elections of March 2021, a political philosophy, Kahanism, that was once banned even by Israeli law is openly proclaimed in the Israeli legislature. To the quieter brutality of Israeli colonial rule have been added firebombing Israeli hate crimes against Palestinians – horribly reminiscent … Continue reading "Monsters in our Midst: Israel’s Descent into Fascism 1"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/18/special-broadcast-war-in-palestine-2021/ Tue, 18 May 2021 03:51:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3040 Continue reading "Special Broadcast: War in Palestine 2021"]]> full 1:00:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noRecorded on Day 7 of the war in Palestine, this roundtable brings together decades of experience working in Palestine. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an editor at the Electronic Intifada, Jon Elmer is a journalist who lived for years in Gaza, Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, and Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor, often … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: War in Palestine 2021"Justin PodurRecorded on Day 7 of the war in Palestine, this roundtable brings together decades of experience working in Palestine. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an editor at the Electronic Intifada, Jon Elmer is a journalist who lived for years in Gaza, Justin Podur is the author of Siegebreakers, and Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor, often … Continue reading "Special Broadcast: War in Palestine 2021"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/15/civilizations-36a-islam-imperialism-pt3-the-first-anglo-afghan-war-aka-the-invasion-of-afghanistan/ Sat, 15 May 2021 04:03:03 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3037 Continue reading "Civilizations 36a: Islam & Imperialism pt3 – The First Anglo Afghan War aka the Invasion of Afghanistan"]]> full 2:39:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe British imperialists made much of the bad experiences they had invading and pillaging Afghanistan beginning in 1839, coining terms like the “Graveyard of Empires” and inspiring racist poets like Kipling. We tell the story straight – a bloody imperialist aggression designed to set back Afghan society. Still, the story has some unforgettable characters – … Continue reading "Civilizations 36a: Islam & Imperialism pt3 – The First Anglo Afghan War aka the Invasion of Afghanistan"Justin PodurThe British imperialists made much of the bad experiences they had invading and pillaging Afghanistan beginning in 1839, coining terms like the “Graveyard of Empires” and inspiring racist poets like Kipling. We tell the story straight – a bloody imperialist aggression designed to set back Afghan society. Still, the story has some unforgettable characters – … Continue reading "Civilizations 36a: Islam & Imperialism pt3 – The First Anglo Afghan War aka the Invasion of Afghanistan"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/08/aep-83-update-on-colombiaresiste-with-manuel-rozental/ Sat, 08 May 2021 02:55:36 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3034 Continue reading "AEP 83: Update on #ColombiaResiste with Manuel Rozental"]]> full 34:30 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAn urgent update on the massive protests in Colombia andAn urgent update on the massive protests in Colombia and the criminal response by the regime, which has massacred dozens of protesters and disappeared hundreds of people. Nonetheless, protesters have returned to the streets day after day in spite of every attempt to terrorize them into … Continue reading "AEP 83: Update on #ColombiaResiste with Manuel Rozental"Justin PodurAn urgent update on the massive protests in Colombia andAn urgent update on the massive protests in Colombia and the criminal response by the regime, which has massacred dozens of protesters and disappeared hundreds of people. Nonetheless, protesters have returned to the streets day after day in spite of every attempt to terrorize them into … Continue reading "AEP 83: Update on #ColombiaResiste with Manuel Rozental"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/06/aep-82-a-briefing-on-indias-covid-crisis/ Thu, 06 May 2021 02:30:27 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3032 full 19:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA briefing about India’s COVID-19 crisis – its immediate causes in the premature declaration of victory, and its longer-term causes in the privatized and underfunded health system and the global system of vaccination production and distribution for private profit.Justin PodurA briefing about India’s COVID-19 crisis – its immediate causes in the premature declaration of victory, and its longer-term causes in the privatized and underfunded health system and the global system of vaccination production and distribution for private profit.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/05/01/civilizations-35-islam-and-imperialism-pt2-persias-wars-with-russia/ Sat, 01 May 2021 01:20:49 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3022 Continue reading "Civilizations 35: Islam and Imperialism pt2 – Persia’s wars with Russia"]]> full 1:12:47 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPart 2 of our series on Islam and Imperialism in the 19th century: the Persian Empire’s struggles with the imperialists. In this period Persia was dominated by the Qajjars. We talk about their rise, the multiple wars with Russia, the attempts to modernize, the unequal treaties. We tell the story of Griboyedev’s demise from both … Continue reading "Civilizations 35: Islam and Imperialism pt2 – Persia’s wars with Russia"Justin PodurPart 2 of our series on Islam and Imperialism in the 19th century: the Persian Empire’s struggles with the imperialists. In this period Persia was dominated by the Qajjars. We talk about their rise, the multiple wars with Russia, the attempts to modernize, the unequal treaties. We tell the story of Griboyedev’s demise from both … Continue reading "Civilizations 35: Islam and Imperialism pt2 – Persia’s wars with Russia"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/29/aep-81-the-loss-of-hindustan-with-manan-ahmed-and-sina-rahmani/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 02:10:07 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3020 Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"]]> full 52:22 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA podcast event! I teamed up with a co-host, Sina Rahmani of The East is a Podcast, to interview Manan Ahmed, author of The Loss of Hindustan – The Invention of India. The interview is about history, identity, imperialism – the usual! – but all centered on the concept of Hindustan and the way history … Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"Justin PodurA podcast event! I teamed up with a co-host, Sina Rahmani of The East is a Podcast, to interview Manan Ahmed, author of The Loss of Hindustan – The Invention of India. The interview is about history, identity, imperialism – the usual! – but all centered on the concept of Hindustan and the way history … Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/24/civilizations-34-islam-imperialism-pt1-the-ottoman-empire-and-decline/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:35:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3017 Continue reading "Civilizations 34: Islam & Imperialism pt1 – The Ottoman Empire and “decline”"]]> full 1:22:51 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFor however long the construct of “Modern Western Civilization” has existed, its Eastern foil has been the Ottoman Empire. And for as long as we’ve been taught the glories of the West, we’ve been taught about Ottoman “decline”. We talk about the Ottoman Empire, show that the history is a little bit more complicated than … Continue reading "Civilizations 34: Islam & Imperialism pt1 – The Ottoman Empire and “decline”"Justin PodurFor however long the construct of “Modern Western Civilization” has existed, its Eastern foil has been the Ottoman Empire. And for as long as we’ve been taught the glories of the West, we’ve been taught about Ottoman “decline”. We talk about the Ottoman Empire, show that the history is a little bit more complicated than … Continue reading "Civilizations 34: Islam & Imperialism pt1 – The Ottoman Empire and “decline”"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/17/civilizations-33c-how-racists-rewrote-history-and-literature/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 02:43:30 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=3011 full 58:46 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJustin reads the Afrocentrists and makes a pitch; David hangs on to the universalist perspective, as we talk about all the racist rewriting of history, the famous racist literature of imperialism, and the stunningly racist statements by public figures of the 19th century, from Kipling to Roosevelt and more.Justin PodurJustin reads the Afrocentrists and makes a pitch; David hangs on to the universalist perspective, as we talk about all the racist rewriting of history, the famous racist literature of imperialism, and the stunningly racist statements by public figures of the 19th century, from Kipling to Roosevelt and more.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/12/episode-46-of-in-the-context-of-empire/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:04:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2997 full 1:29:45 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI was a guest on the fantastic podcast, In the Context of Empire, where I spoke with co-host Matt McKenna about lots of things, but mainly about how imperialist propaganda works. Justin PodurI was a guest on the fantastic podcast, In the Context of Empire, where I spoke with co-host Matt McKenna about lots of things, but mainly about how imperialist propaganda works. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/10/civilizations-33b-scientific-racism/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 04:37:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2994 Continue reading "Civilizations 33b: Scientific Racism"]]> full 1:19:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe old saying goes that Science ain’t an exact science, and nowhere is that more true than with the Scientific Racism of the 19th century. From its predecessors in the 18th century, we get into the unholy trinity of Pearson, Galton, and Fisher. We talk about craniometry, phrenology, IQ testing, “race development” (now called International … Continue reading "Civilizations 33b: Scientific Racism"Justin PodurThe old saying goes that Science ain’t an exact science, and nowhere is that more true than with the Scientific Racism of the 19th century. From its predecessors in the 18th century, we get into the unholy trinity of Pearson, Galton, and Fisher. We talk about craniometry, phrenology, IQ testing, “race development” (now called International … Continue reading "Civilizations 33b: Scientific Racism"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/04/06/civilizations-33a-darwin-and-19th-century-scientific-advances/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:44:38 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2991 Continue reading "Civilizations 33a: Darwin and 19th century scientific advances"]]> full 1:30:50 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCharles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species was read by Lord Elgin before he burned down the palace in Beijing and by Marx, who was so excited he asked Darwin if he could dedicate a volume of Capital to him (Darwin politely declined, not wanting to offend religious sentiment). We talk Darwin and the … Continue reading "Civilizations 33a: Darwin and 19th century scientific advances"Justin PodurCharles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species was read by Lord Elgin before he burned down the palace in Beijing and by Marx, who was so excited he asked Darwin if he could dedicate a volume of Capital to him (Darwin politely declined, not wanting to offend religious sentiment). We talk Darwin and the … Continue reading "Civilizations 33a: Darwin and 19th century scientific advances"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/27/civilizations-32-still-a-bit-victorian-arent-we/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 02:04:17 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2986 full 1:43:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noRacism, imperialism, repression of sexuality, hypocrisy, pugilism, world fairs, parades, animals on display, worship of a royal family… we look at the Victorian era and the Queen herself. Good thing we’ve come so far since those days… right?Justin PodurRacism, imperialism, repression of sexuality, hypocrisy, pugilism, world fairs, parades, animals on display, worship of a royal family… we look at the Victorian era and the Queen herself. Good thing we’ve come so far since those days… right?Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/24/aep-80-my-comments-on-the-arrest-of-meng-wanzhou-and-the-new-cold-war-on-china/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:06:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2982 Continue reading "AEP 80: My comments on The Arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the New Cold War on China"]]> full 18:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn March 1, I was on a panel hosted by the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, the Canadian Peace Congress, World Beyond War, the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, and Just Peace Associates. The topic was “the Arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the New Cold War on China”. Other panelists were Radhika Desai, William Ging … Continue reading "AEP 80: My comments on The Arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the New Cold War on China"Justin PodurOn March 1, I was on a panel hosted by the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, the Canadian Peace Congress, World Beyond War, the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, and Just Peace Associates. The topic was “the Arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the New Cold War on China”. Other panelists were Radhika Desai, William Ging … Continue reading "AEP 80: My comments on The Arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the New Cold War on China"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/20/civilizations-31-the-first-anti-imperialist-uprising-of-the-20th-century-yi-ho-tuan-or-boxer-rebellion-of-1900/ Sat, 20 Mar 2021 02:32:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2979 Continue reading "Civilizations 31: The first anti-imperialist uprising of the 20th century: Yi Ho Tuan, or Boxer Rebellion of 1900"]]> full 1:29:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBy pure coincidence, we are publishing this episode on the day the world contrasted the the Alaska Summit – a US-China meeting in March 2021, in which China told the US to stop posturing, to the humiliations of the Boxer Protocol of 1901. In this episode, we talk about the terrible famines of 1876 and … Continue reading "Civilizations 31: The first anti-imperialist uprising of the 20th century: Yi Ho Tuan, or Boxer Rebellion of 1900"Justin PodurBy pure coincidence, we are publishing this episode on the day the world contrasted the the Alaska Summit – a US-China meeting in March 2021, in which China told the US to stop posturing, to the humiliations of the Boxer Protocol of 1901. In this episode, we talk about the terrible famines of 1876 and … Continue reading "Civilizations 31: The first anti-imperialist uprising of the 20th century: Yi Ho Tuan, or Boxer Rebellion of 1900"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/13/civilizations-30-koreas-dilemmas-from-donghak-uprising-to-sino-japanese-war-1894/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 03:53:56 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2970 full 54:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBy the 1860s it was Korea’s turn to face the dilemma of how to deal with the imperialists. Qing China and Meiji Japan had a lot to say about what they thought Korea should do. We talk about the attempts to reform, Donghak Uprising in Korea, and the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5.Justin PodurBy the 1860s it was Korea’s turn to face the dilemma of how to deal with the imperialists. Qing China and Meiji Japan had a lot to say about what they thought Korea should do. We talk about the attempts to reform, Donghak Uprising in Korea, and the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/09/aep-79-sorry-for-using-the-word-corbyn-in-canada/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:00:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2967 Continue reading "AEP 79: Sorry for using the word “Corbyn” (in Canada)"]]> full 1:04:12 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley, both of the Electronic Intifada podcast. We’re piecing together the story of how lifelong anti-racist Jeremy Corbyn of the UK Labour Party was taken down by a smear campaign, which began by targeting those around him. Having taken him down, the smear campaign continued and managed to … Continue reading "AEP 79: Sorry for using the word “Corbyn” (in Canada)"Justin PodurI’m joined by Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley, both of the Electronic Intifada podcast. We’re piecing together the story of how lifelong anti-racist Jeremy Corbyn of the UK Labour Party was taken down by a smear campaign, which began by targeting those around him. Having taken him down, the smear campaign continued and managed to … Continue reading "AEP 79: Sorry for using the word “Corbyn” (in Canada)"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/03/06/civilizations-29-japan-joins-the-imperialists-1853/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 03:08:30 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2963 Continue reading "Civilizations 29: Japan joins the imperialists, 1853"]]> full 1:30:17 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIndia had Plassey in 1757, China had Opium War 1 in 1839, and Japan had Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853. After centuries of keeping the imperialists at bay, Japan found them knocking down the gates. And in a series of events studied by everyone in Asia but never imitated, Japan went from having a brief … Continue reading "Civilizations 29: Japan joins the imperialists, 1853"Justin PodurIndia had Plassey in 1757, China had Opium War 1 in 1839, and Japan had Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853. After centuries of keeping the imperialists at bay, Japan found them knocking down the gates. And in a series of events studied by everyone in Asia but never imitated, Japan went from having a brief … Continue reading "Civilizations 29: Japan joins the imperialists, 1853"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/28/aep-78-a-look-at-canada-as-it-declares-genocide-in-xinjiang/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 02:52:31 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2961 Continue reading "AEP 78: A look at Canada, as it declares genocide in Xinjiang"]]> full 1:09:54 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI bring Carl Zha on for another Kung Fu Yoga episode, this time about Canada. We discuss the unanimous declaration by the Canadian parliament (followed by the Netherlands parliament days later) in February 2021 that a genocide is taking place in Xinjiang. What’s really behind this declaration, and how can Canadian history, and Chinese history, … Continue reading "AEP 78: A look at Canada, as it declares genocide in Xinjiang"Justin PodurI bring Carl Zha on for another Kung Fu Yoga episode, this time about Canada. We discuss the unanimous declaration by the Canadian parliament (followed by the Netherlands parliament days later) in February 2021 that a genocide is taking place in Xinjiang. What’s really behind this declaration, and how can Canadian history, and Chinese history, … Continue reading "AEP 78: A look at Canada, as it declares genocide in Xinjiang"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/27/civilizations-28c-taiping-rebellion-pt3-the-fall-of-the-rebels/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:47:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2957 Continue reading "Civilizations 28c: Taiping Rebellion pt3 – the fall of the rebels"]]> full 1:06:50 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noHaving burned the palace of the ruling Qing dynasty, the imperialists decided to take their side and help them defeat the Taiping. As Zeng Guofan’s encirclement strategy takes hold, the imperialists are running the Ever Victorious Army with figures like Garnet Wolesley (who fought Louis Riel in Canada) and Charles Gordon (who we’ll meet again … Continue reading "Civilizations 28c: Taiping Rebellion pt3 – the fall of the rebels"Justin PodurHaving burned the palace of the ruling Qing dynasty, the imperialists decided to take their side and help them defeat the Taiping. As Zeng Guofan’s encirclement strategy takes hold, the imperialists are running the Ever Victorious Army with figures like Garnet Wolesley (who fought Louis Riel in Canada) and Charles Gordon (who we’ll meet again … Continue reading "Civilizations 28c: Taiping Rebellion pt3 – the fall of the rebels"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/25/aep-77-talking-epidemic-empire-with-anjuli-raza-kolb/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 02:07:16 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2954 Continue reading "AEP 77: Talking Epidemic Empire, with Anjuli Raza Kolb"]]> full 59:21 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAnjuli Raza Kolb is the author of Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion, and Terror 1817-2020, new from University of Chicago Press. It’s a huge book with many threads, so in this discussion we pick up one: the idea of “colonial science”, how imperialism manages to co-opt and use every type of knowledge; and the question of … Continue reading "AEP 77: Talking Epidemic Empire, with Anjuli Raza Kolb"Justin PodurAnjuli Raza Kolb is the author of Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion, and Terror 1817-2020, new from University of Chicago Press. It’s a huge book with many threads, so in this discussion we pick up one: the idea of “colonial science”, how imperialism manages to co-opt and use every type of knowledge; and the question of … Continue reading "AEP 77: Talking Epidemic Empire, with Anjuli Raza Kolb"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/20/civilizations-28b-opium-war-2-1856-1860/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:36:06 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2951 Continue reading "Civilizations 28b: Opium War 2, 1856-1860"]]> full 1:05:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn the midst of the most destructive war in China’s history, the imperialists decided it was time to sack and burn China a second time. In this episode, on the Second Opium War, we talk about the deepening imperialism, get you into the bizarre imperialist mind of Lord Elgin as he rationalizes the burning of … Continue reading "Civilizations 28b: Opium War 2, 1856-1860"Justin PodurIn the midst of the most destructive war in China’s history, the imperialists decided it was time to sack and burn China a second time. In this episode, on the Second Opium War, we talk about the deepening imperialism, get you into the bizarre imperialist mind of Lord Elgin as he rationalizes the burning of … Continue reading "Civilizations 28b: Opium War 2, 1856-1860"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/13/civilizations-28a-the-worst-civil-war-in-history-taiping-rebellion-pt1-1850-1856/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:15:26 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2947 Continue reading "Civilizations 28a: The worst civil war in history – Taiping Rebellion pt1 1850-1856"]]> full 1:04:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe end of the first Opium War was just the beginning of the horrors China faced under imperialism. Beginning in 1850, China was rocked by a 10-year long civil war that took an estimated 20-30 million lives. You read that correctly. In the middle of that war, the imperialists attacked China again and fought a … Continue reading "Civilizations 28a: The worst civil war in history – Taiping Rebellion pt1 1850-1856"Justin PodurThe end of the first Opium War was just the beginning of the horrors China faced under imperialism. Beginning in 1850, China was rocked by a 10-year long civil war that took an estimated 20-30 million lives. You read that correctly. In the middle of that war, the imperialists attacked China again and fought a … Continue reading "Civilizations 28a: The worst civil war in history – Taiping Rebellion pt1 1850-1856"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/02/06/civilizations-27-opium-war-1-1839-40/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 04:14:22 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2944 Continue reading "Civilizations 27: Opium War 1, 1839-40"]]> full 2:41:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe reach back in time a little bit to start the Civilizations Series on 19th century China – now known as the century of humiliation. The Opium War was one of the moments that turbo-charged imperialism. We tell the story the way Civilizations does – going back and forth between the imperialists and the local … Continue reading "Civilizations 27: Opium War 1, 1839-40"Justin PodurWe reach back in time a little bit to start the Civilizations Series on 19th century China – now known as the century of humiliation. The Opium War was one of the moments that turbo-charged imperialism. We tell the story the way Civilizations does – going back and forth between the imperialists and the local … Continue reading "Civilizations 27: Opium War 1, 1839-40"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/01/21/civilizations-26c-canada-pt3-canadian-colonialism-reserves-pass-system-residential-schools/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:17:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2939 full 1:26:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBy 1885, the Indian Act was in place, most Indigenous people were forced onto reserves, and the nadir of Canadian colonialism (so far) was set. Part 3 of 3 our series on Canada takes us through the residential school system and the racialist ideologies openly expressed throughout this phase of Canadian history.Justin PodurBy 1885, the Indian Act was in place, most Indigenous people were forced onto reserves, and the nadir of Canadian colonialism (so far) was set. Part 3 of 3 our series on Canada takes us through the residential school system and the racialist ideologies openly expressed throughout this phase of Canadian history.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/01/16/civilizations-26b-canada-pt2-disease-extinctions-and-colonialism-up-to-the-riel-resistance/ Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:15:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2930 Continue reading "Civilizations 26b – Canada pt2: disease, extinctions, and colonialism up to the Riel Resistance"]]> full 1:35:55 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAlong with colonialism, smallpox and the driving to extinction of the beaver and then the buffalo played an immense role in the creation of what is now Canada. We tell the story of these factors in the development of Canadian colonialism from the days of New France and the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Riel … Continue reading "Civilizations 26b – Canada pt2: disease, extinctions, and colonialism up to the Riel Resistance"Justin PodurAlong with colonialism, smallpox and the driving to extinction of the beaver and then the buffalo played an immense role in the creation of what is now Canada. We tell the story of these factors in the development of Canadian colonialism from the days of New France and the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Riel … Continue reading "Civilizations 26b – Canada pt2: disease, extinctions, and colonialism up to the Riel Resistance"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/01/13/civilizations-26a-canada-pt1-devolution-confederation-and-immigration-stories/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:45:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2927 full 1:41:00 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noPart 1 of at least 3 on Canada, this one sets up the story of Canadian colonialism with some required historical touchpoints about Canada’s devolution into independence from Britain, the story of Confederation as a series of business deals, and the role of racism in Canadian immigration policy. Justin PodurPart 1 of at least 3 on Canada, this one sets up the story of Canadian colonialism with some required historical touchpoints about Canada’s devolution into independence from Britain, the story of Confederation as a series of business deals, and the role of racism in Canadian immigration policy. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2021/01/04/civilizations-25-the-1870-paris-commune-as-told-by-karl-marx/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:50:09 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2920 Continue reading "Civilizations 25: The 1870 Paris Commune, as told by Karl Marx"]]> full 1:21:38 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Paris Commune was so much more than a short bloody two-month interlude in European politics. In this episode, the story of the Paris Commune as related by Karl Marx in his address to the International Workingmen’s Association. From passing debt relief programs to tearing down militarist statues, the Paris Commune was a real revolution, … Continue reading "Civilizations 25: The 1870 Paris Commune, as told by Karl Marx"Justin PodurThe Paris Commune was so much more than a short bloody two-month interlude in European politics. In this episode, the story of the Paris Commune as related by Karl Marx in his address to the International Workingmen’s Association. From passing debt relief programs to tearing down militarist statues, the Paris Commune was a real revolution, … Continue reading "Civilizations 25: The 1870 Paris Commune, as told by Karl Marx"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/12/27/civilizations-24-jamaica-1865-morant-bay-uprising-shakes-the-british-empire/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 04:50:59 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2916 Continue reading "Civilizations 24: Jamaica 1865 – Morant Bay Uprising shakes the British Empire"]]> full 1:24:02 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn 1865, Paul Bogle led an uprising in Jamaica that was repressed with extreme violence by the British, led by Jamaica’s Governor Eyre. The reaction was disproportionate and the story was big news in Britain, leading to a committee questioning Eyre’s brutality and a counter-committee forming to defend him. Both committees have some big names … Continue reading "Civilizations 24: Jamaica 1865 – Morant Bay Uprising shakes the British Empire"Justin PodurIn 1865, Paul Bogle led an uprising in Jamaica that was repressed with extreme violence by the British, led by Jamaica’s Governor Eyre. The reaction was disproportionate and the story was big news in Britain, leading to a committee questioning Eyre’s brutality and a counter-committee forming to defend him. Both committees have some big names … Continue reading "Civilizations 24: Jamaica 1865 – Morant Bay Uprising shakes the British Empire"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/12/12/civilizations-23d-american-civil-war-pt4-the-rise-and-fall-of-reconstruction/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:07:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2910 Continue reading "Civilizations 23d: American Civil War pt4 – the Rise and Fall of Reconstruction"]]> full 1:27:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe conclude our 4 part series on the American Civil War following WEB Du Bois’s book Black Reconstruction in America, talking about the brief, glorious moment of potential for genuine racial equality in the United States. In some ways, despite the gains made a century later, we still live with the consequences of the fall … Continue reading "Civilizations 23d: American Civil War pt4 – the Rise and Fall of Reconstruction"Justin PodurWe conclude our 4 part series on the American Civil War following WEB Du Bois’s book Black Reconstruction in America, talking about the brief, glorious moment of potential for genuine racial equality in the United States. In some ways, despite the gains made a century later, we still live with the consequences of the fall … Continue reading "Civilizations 23d: American Civil War pt4 – the Rise and Fall of Reconstruction"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/12/09/aep-76-punjab-farmers-movement-confronts-the-modi-juggernaut/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:40:30 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2907 Continue reading "AEP 76: Punjab Farmer’s Movement Confronts the Modi Juggernaut"]]> full 1:09:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOpposing a series of Farm bills that will render them destitute and further enrich India’s billionaires, a farmer’s movement has converged on Delhi demanding that the legislation (passed in September) be repealed. I talk to historian Navyug Gill about the laws, the history, and the politics of the Farmer’s movement in India, a sustained opposition … Continue reading "AEP 76: Punjab Farmer’s Movement Confronts the Modi Juggernaut"Justin PodurOpposing a series of Farm bills that will render them destitute and further enrich India’s billionaires, a farmer’s movement has converged on Delhi demanding that the legislation (passed in September) be repealed. I talk to historian Navyug Gill about the laws, the history, and the politics of the Farmer’s movement in India, a sustained opposition … Continue reading "AEP 76: Punjab Farmer’s Movement Confronts the Modi Juggernaut"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/12/08/aep-75-the-dec-6-venezuelan-legislative-elections/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:35:42 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2903 Continue reading "AEP 75: The Dec 6 Venezuelan Legislative Elections"]]> full 32:23 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noMaria Victor and I talk about the December 6 legislative elections in Venezuela. Turnout was low at 31%, but that’s normal for legislative elections* in a pandemic (Romania had around the same turnout on the same day, as others have pointed out). We talk about the electoral system in Venezuela, why it’s more fair than … Continue reading "AEP 75: The Dec 6 Venezuelan Legislative Elections"Justin PodurMaria Victor and I talk about the December 6 legislative elections in Venezuela. Turnout was low at 31%, but that’s normal for legislative elections* in a pandemic (Romania had around the same turnout on the same day, as others have pointed out). We talk about the electoral system in Venezuela, why it’s more fair than … Continue reading "AEP 75: The Dec 6 Venezuelan Legislative Elections"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/29/civilizations-23c-the-american-civil-war-pt3-the-war/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:48:51 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2897 full 2:18:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe American Civil War from Lincoln’s election in 1860 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomatox Court House. The major events, the commanders, and the decisive role of what Du Bois called the General Strike of the Black Worker. Part 3 of 4 on the US Civil War.Justin PodurThe American Civil War from Lincoln’s election in 1860 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomatox Court House. The major events, the commanders, and the decisive role of what Du Bois called the General Strike of the Black Worker. Part 3 of 4 on the US Civil War.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/20/aep-74-the-fighting-intellectual-with-sayf-carman/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 04:28:48 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2889 Continue reading "AEP 74: The Fighting Intellectual, with Sayf Carman"]]> full 1:24:19 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noSayf Carman runs the Ummah Fight Camp martial arts youtube channel and has recently started Mindscrub, an intellectual channel. Carman teaches martial arts in New Jersey. He has been in the Nation of Islam, the Communist Party, has studied Buddhism and Western Philosophy. We talk about different approaches to thinking, teaching, and techniques and approaches … Continue reading "AEP 74: The Fighting Intellectual, with Sayf Carman"Justin PodurSayf Carman runs the Ummah Fight Camp martial arts youtube channel and has recently started Mindscrub, an intellectual channel. Carman teaches martial arts in New Jersey. He has been in the Nation of Islam, the Communist Party, has studied Buddhism and Western Philosophy. We talk about different approaches to thinking, teaching, and techniques and approaches … Continue reading "AEP 74: The Fighting Intellectual, with Sayf Carman"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/17/civilizations-23b-this-question-is-still-to-be-settled-john-brown-and-the-civil-war-pt2/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:54:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2885 Continue reading "Civilizations 23b: “This question is still to be settled”: John Brown and the Civil War pt2"]]> full 1:26:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJohn Brown routed 75 men with 14, defended Lawrence from raiders, wrote a manual for the Underground Railroad, and began the war that ended slavery. Frederick Douglass, talking about Brown’s actions in Kansas, wrote that one could not read the history “without feeling that the man who in all this bewildering broil was least the … Continue reading "Civilizations 23b: “This question is still to be settled”: John Brown and the Civil War pt2"Justin PodurJohn Brown routed 75 men with 14, defended Lawrence from raiders, wrote a manual for the Underground Railroad, and began the war that ended slavery. Frederick Douglass, talking about Brown’s actions in Kansas, wrote that one could not read the history “without feeling that the man who in all this bewildering broil was least the … Continue reading "Civilizations 23b: “This question is still to be settled”: John Brown and the Civil War pt2"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/14/aep-73-pakistans-hybrid-civil-military-regime-with-saadia-toor/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 05:01:14 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2877 Continue reading "AEP 73: Pakistan’s Hybrid Civil-Military Regime, with Saadia Toor"]]> full 1:48:00 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by the Anti-Empire Project’s special correspondent for Pakistan, Saadia Toor, professor at CSI CUNY and author of the State of Islam: Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan. Saadia gives us a quick sweep of Pakistan’s history including the key role of the left in the many twists and turns. We get caught … Continue reading "AEP 73: Pakistan’s Hybrid Civil-Military Regime, with Saadia Toor"Justin PodurI’m joined by the Anti-Empire Project’s special correspondent for Pakistan, Saadia Toor, professor at CSI CUNY and author of the State of Islam: Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan. Saadia gives us a quick sweep of Pakistan’s history including the key role of the left in the many twists and turns. We get caught … Continue reading "AEP 73: Pakistan’s Hybrid Civil-Military Regime, with Saadia Toor"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/10/civilizations-23a-american-civil-war-part-1-abolition-and-distant-causes/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:21:43 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2871 Continue reading "Civilizations 23a – American Civil War Part 1: Abolition and distant causes"]]> full 1:19:46 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noCivilizations begins our study (at least four parts) of the American Civil War. We start with the abolitionist movement in the decades before the war, and the conflict between the British Empire and the United States over abolition. This episode relies on (among other sources) Kellie Carter Jackson’s book Force and Freedom, and Gerald Horne’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 23a – American Civil War Part 1: Abolition and distant causes"Justin PodurCivilizations begins our study (at least four parts) of the American Civil War. We start with the abolitionist movement in the decades before the war, and the conflict between the British Empire and the United States over abolition. This episode relies on (among other sources) Kellie Carter Jackson’s book Force and Freedom, and Gerald Horne’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 23a – American Civil War Part 1: Abolition and distant causes"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/04/aep-72-artificial-whiteness-with-yarden-katz/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:13:45 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2867 Continue reading "AEP 72: Artificial Whiteness with Yarden Katz"]]> full 1:13:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStep off of the Artificial Intelligence hype train with me and my guest Yarden Katz. Yarden is the author of Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in Artificial Intelligence. AI is a squishy concept, and under scrutiny it is full of imperialist and racial assumptions. We go over some of the many ideas in this idea-packed … Continue reading "AEP 72: Artificial Whiteness with Yarden Katz"Justin PodurStep off of the Artificial Intelligence hype train with me and my guest Yarden Katz. Yarden is the author of Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in Artificial Intelligence. AI is a squishy concept, and under scrutiny it is full of imperialist and racial assumptions. We go over some of the many ideas in this idea-packed … Continue reading "AEP 72: Artificial Whiteness with Yarden Katz"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/11/01/civilizations-22-german-unification-and-otto-von-bismarck/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:30:03 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2863 full 1:27:50 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe name most associated with the unification of Germany is that of Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck was the great puppet master of Europe in the 1860s, but he may just have set things up for future conflagrations.Justin PodurThe name most associated with the unification of Germany is that of Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck was the great puppet master of Europe in the 1860s, but he may just have set things up for future conflagrations.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/27/aep-71-the-colonial-determinist-world-view-with-sameer-dossani/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 03:53:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2858 Continue reading "AEP 71: The Colonial Determinist World View, with Sameer Dossani"]]> full 1:26:04 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by scholar and campaigner Sameer Dossani. A PhD student at the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) in South Africa and an activist at PeaceVigil.net, Sameer wrote the paper “Ecological Catastrophe, Capitalist Excess or Ongoing Colonialism – How should we understand the crisis?” – which outlines what I call “colonial determinism“, a … Continue reading "AEP 71: The Colonial Determinist World View, with Sameer Dossani"Justin PodurI’m joined by scholar and campaigner Sameer Dossani. A PhD student at the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) in South Africa and an activist at PeaceVigil.net, Sameer wrote the paper “Ecological Catastrophe, Capitalist Excess or Ongoing Colonialism – How should we understand the crisis?” – which outlines what I call “colonial determinism“, a … Continue reading "AEP 71: The Colonial Determinist World View, with Sameer Dossani"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/24/civilizations-21-italian-unification/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 02:17:17 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2854 full 56:45 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noTwo very different characters – Cavour and Garibaldi – were instrumental in orchestrating the unification of Italy in the 1860s. We talk unification and consequences, and give a mention to Garibaldi’s famous letters to Abraham Lincoln of 1861 and 1863. Justin PodurTwo very different characters – Cavour and Garibaldi – were instrumental in orchestrating the unification of Italy in the 1860s. We talk unification and consequences, and give a mention to Garibaldi’s famous letters to Abraham Lincoln of 1861 and 1863. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/13/civilizations-20b-india-1857-pt-2-the-revolution-defeated/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:29:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2823 Continue reading "Civilizations 20b: India 1857 pt 2 – the Revolution Defeated"]]> full 1:02:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Delhi Liberated Zone under Bahadur Shah Zafar falls; Tatia Tope and others fight on for another two years; the British kill perhaps 10 million Indian people (7% of the population); the 1857 has some victories even in defeat. But what does it all mean? We conclude our discussion with the concept of a point-of-view … Continue reading "Civilizations 20b: India 1857 pt 2 – the Revolution Defeated"Justin PodurThe Delhi Liberated Zone under Bahadur Shah Zafar falls; Tatia Tope and others fight on for another two years; the British kill perhaps 10 million Indian people (7% of the population); the 1857 has some victories even in defeat. But what does it all mean? We conclude our discussion with the concept of a point-of-view … Continue reading "Civilizations 20b: India 1857 pt 2 – the Revolution Defeated"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/10/civilizations-20a-1857-indias-war-of-independence-pt1/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 02:52:06 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2820 Continue reading "Civilizations 20a: 1857 – India’s War of Independence, pt1"]]> full 1:11:02 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAre we really doing this? One podcaster with Indian roots and another with British roots, trying to do the history of 1857 India? This is the Civilizations podcast, so yes we are! I’m arguing that 1857 is up there with the other great revolutions of this time – 1848 or 1870 in Europe, or Bolivar’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 20a: 1857 – India’s War of Independence, pt1"Justin PodurAre we really doing this? One podcaster with Indian roots and another with British roots, trying to do the history of 1857 India? This is the Civilizations podcast, so yes we are! I’m arguing that 1857 is up there with the other great revolutions of this time – 1848 or 1870 in Europe, or Bolivar’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 20a: 1857 – India’s War of Independence, pt1"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/06/aep-70-reading-chomskys-statement-to-the-assange-trial/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:23:52 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2816 full 17:55 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noOn the last day of defense evidence in the Assange Trial (September 30/20), a statement from Chomsky was read into the record. This is a solo episode where I go over Chomsky’s succinct, remarkable statement about power, propaganda, and the importance of Assange’s work.Justin PodurOn the last day of defense evidence in the Assange Trial (September 30/20), a statement from Chomsky was read into the record. This is a solo episode where I go over Chomsky’s succinct, remarkable statement about power, propaganda, and the importance of Assange’s work.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/10/02/aep-69-the-methods-of-empire-with-isa-blumi/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:53:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2813 full 57:22 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIsa Blumi is a professor at Stockholm University in Sweden and a scholar of the Empire. We talk about a range of imperial methods, including the creation of a ‘traditional-modern’ or ‘backward-forward’ dichotomy; humanitarianism; debt; depopulating villages; recruiting some classes of colonials to administer the imperial project, and survey the bleak landscape for anti-imperialists today.Justin PodurIsa Blumi is a professor at Stockholm University in Sweden and a scholar of the Empire. We talk about a range of imperial methods, including the creation of a ‘traditional-modern’ or ‘backward-forward’ dichotomy; humanitarianism; debt; depopulating villages; recruiting some classes of colonials to administer the imperial project, and survey the bleak landscape for anti-imperialists today.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/30/civilizations-19-the-crimean-war/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:18:46 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2810 full 1:13:55 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noHow did a military debacle lead to the abolition of serfdom in Russia? How did a disagreement over the nature of breakfast lead to a military loss? How bad was the Charge of the Light Brigade, really? Civilizations goes to the Crimean War, where Britain, France, and Turkey fought Russia from 1853-1856.Justin PodurHow did a military debacle lead to the abolition of serfdom in Russia? How did a disagreement over the nature of breakfast lead to a military loss? How bad was the Charge of the Light Brigade, really? Civilizations goes to the Crimean War, where Britain, France, and Turkey fought Russia from 1853-1856.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/24/civilizations-18-the-mexican-american-war-1846-8/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 03:58:04 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2806 full 1:11:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThis episode is about how the US became the territorial empire that it is. We cover the Mexican-American War 1846-8, as well as the repeat performance when France invaded under Louis Napoleon. We end talking about US expansionism and its many 19th century wars with Indigenous nations.Justin PodurThis episode is about how the US became the territorial empire that it is. We cover the Mexican-American War 1846-8, as well as the repeat performance when France invaded under Louis Napoleon. We end talking about US expansionism and its many 19th century wars with Indigenous nations.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/18/aep-68-the-donziger-case-and-the-assange-trial/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:59:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2801 Continue reading "AEP 68: The Donziger Case and the Assange Trial"]]> full 56:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noJoe Emersberger and I talk about the Steve Donziger case, in which an environmental lawyer who won a landmark settlement against one of the world’s most powerful oil corporations (Chevron) is now disbarred and under house arrest, persecuted by a pro-business judge and the entire US corporate-legal nexus. In the second half, we talk about … Continue reading "AEP 68: The Donziger Case and the Assange Trial"Justin PodurJoe Emersberger and I talk about the Steve Donziger case, in which an environmental lawyer who won a landmark settlement against one of the world’s most powerful oil corporations (Chevron) is now disbarred and under house arrest, persecuted by a pro-business judge and the entire US corporate-legal nexus. In the second half, we talk about … Continue reading "AEP 68: The Donziger Case and the Assange Trial"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/12/civilizations-17-the-1848-revolutions-in-europe/ Sat, 12 Sep 2020 02:12:40 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2797 full 1:02:01 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThere were many revolutions in Europe in 1848, with complex and contradictory results and lessons learned by all parties for future revolutionary rounds. We spend most of the time in France, a bit of time in Prussia, and do a quick tour of the rest.Justin PodurThere were many revolutions in Europe in 1848, with complex and contradictory results and lessons learned by all parties for future revolutionary rounds. We spend most of the time in France, a bit of time in Prussia, and do a quick tour of the rest.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/10/aep-67-haiti-arms-trade-and-the-us-state-department/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:57:18 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2788 Continue reading "AEP 67: Haiti Arms Trade and The US State Department"]]> full 20:36 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI’m joined by Kira Paulemon of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR.net), co-author with Jake Johnston of a recent report about a State Department contract to a politically-connected firm in Haiti. We talk about the contract, the two years of demonstrations in Haiti, the current president’s rule by decree, contrasts with the US … Continue reading "AEP 67: Haiti Arms Trade and The US State Department"Justin PodurI’m joined by Kira Paulemon of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR.net), co-author with Jake Johnston of a recent report about a State Department contract to a politically-connected firm in Haiti. We talk about the contract, the two years of demonstrations in Haiti, the current president’s rule by decree, contrasts with the US … Continue reading "AEP 67: Haiti Arms Trade and The US State Department"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/05/civilizations-16-chartism-reformism-police-origins-irish-famine/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 03:23:08 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2785 full 1:17:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe investigate Britain around 1848. Why was there no revolution? We look at the Chartist and Reform movements in Britain and in Canada, Robert Peel and the origins of modern policing, Australia and the early debates about how to create misery in prisons, the Irish famines and their repercussions.Justin PodurWe investigate Britain around 1848. Why was there no revolution? We look at the Chartist and Reform movements in Britain and in Canada, Robert Peel and the origins of modern policing, Australia and the early debates about how to create misery in prisons, the Irish famines and their repercussions.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/09/01/aep-66-lopez-obrador-takes-on-the-zapatistas/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:58:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2781 Continue reading "AEP 66: Lopez Obrador takes on the Zapatistas"]]> full 53:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn Chiapas, Mexico, the Indigenous Zapatista rebels have raised the alarm about an intensification of paramilitary attacks on their communities. Manuel Rozental and I are joined by author John Gibler to talk about Mexican politics and how it is that a Mexican government led by a leftist president continues the historical pattern of dirty war … Continue reading "AEP 66: Lopez Obrador takes on the Zapatistas"Justin PodurIn Chiapas, Mexico, the Indigenous Zapatista rebels have raised the alarm about an intensification of paramilitary attacks on their communities. Manuel Rozental and I are joined by author John Gibler to talk about Mexican politics and how it is that a Mexican government led by a leftist president continues the historical pattern of dirty war … Continue reading "AEP 66: Lopez Obrador takes on the Zapatistas"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/28/civilizations-15-1830-2-french-revolution-algeria-colonization-muhammad-ali-of-egypt-and-slave-revolts-in-the-americas/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:42:42 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2778 full 1:58:26 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noYour Western Civilization course covers the French Revolution of 1830. But the Civilizations Series gives you that and Muhammad Ali of Egypt, France’s colonizing Algeria, and the slave rebellions of Denmark Vesey in South Carolina, Nat Turner in Virginia, and Sam Sharpe in Jamaica. Justin PodurYour Western Civilization course covers the French Revolution of 1830. But the Civilizations Series gives you that and Muhammad Ali of Egypt, France’s colonizing Algeria, and the slave rebellions of Denmark Vesey in South Carolina, Nat Turner in Virginia, and Sam Sharpe in Jamaica. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/26/aep-65-thinking-about-teaching-through-martial-arts-with-shawn-zirger/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:48:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2775 Continue reading "AEP 65: Thinking about teaching, through martial arts, with Shawn Zirger"]]> full 1:21:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA different angle this episode: my guest is my martial arts instructor, Shawn Zirger, who teaches Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do and other martial arts at the Zirger Academy. We talk about Bruce Lee’s approach to knowledge, how martial artists think about cultural appropriation, the problem of trying to “find geniuses” when teaching, our own … Continue reading "AEP 65: Thinking about teaching, through martial arts, with Shawn Zirger"Justin PodurA different angle this episode: my guest is my martial arts instructor, Shawn Zirger, who teaches Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do and other martial arts at the Zirger Academy. We talk about Bruce Lee’s approach to knowledge, how martial artists think about cultural appropriation, the problem of trying to “find geniuses” when teaching, our own … Continue reading "AEP 65: Thinking about teaching, through martial arts, with Shawn Zirger"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/20/aep-64-rwanda-threatens-congolese-doctor/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:56:53 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2773 Continue reading "AEP 64: Rwanda threatens Congolese doctor"]]> full 17:41 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noA sixteen minute solo episode about James Kabarebe, special presidential advisor in Rwanda, and his recent threatening comments towards Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege. Read my profile of Mukwege from 2013 Why is Rwanda so afraid of Dr. Mukwege? france-rwanda August 14, 2020 A petition from Bukavu – end impunity in Congo August 2020 The UN … Continue reading "AEP 64: Rwanda threatens Congolese doctor"Justin PodurA sixteen minute solo episode about James Kabarebe, special presidential advisor in Rwanda, and his recent threatening comments towards Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege. Read my profile of Mukwege from 2013 Why is Rwanda so afraid of Dr. Mukwege? france-rwanda August 14, 2020 A petition from Bukavu – end impunity in Congo August 2020 The UN … Continue reading "AEP 64: Rwanda threatens Congolese doctor"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/15/aep-63-coffee-tourism-and-lithium-imperialism-in-latin-america-with-yanis-iqbal/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 15:47:44 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2770 full 31:33 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIndependent journalist Yanis Iqbal, based in India, has written a series of articles about commodities and imperialism in Latin America. He presents some of his findings on coffee in Colombia, tourism and the displacement of Indigenous people in Honduras, and lithium imperialism in Chile and Bolivia.Justin PodurIndependent journalist Yanis Iqbal, based in India, has written a series of articles about commodities and imperialism in Latin America. He presents some of his findings on coffee in Colombia, tourism and the displacement of Indigenous people in Honduras, and lithium imperialism in Chile and Bolivia.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/11/aep-62-kashmir-and-xinjiang/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 02:39:05 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2764 full 1:16:32 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAnother one in the Kung Fu Yoga series, with Carl Zha.  This time we’re comparing the situations in Kashmir and Xinjiang, reporting what we’ve studied about state violence, censorship, economy, freedom of religion, popular agendas and state agendas of India and China in Kashmir and in Xinjiang.Justin PodurAnother one in the Kung Fu Yoga series, with Carl Zha.  This time we’re comparing the situations in Kashmir and Xinjiang, reporting what we’ve studied about state violence, censorship, economy, freedom of religion, popular agendas and state agendas of India and China in Kashmir and in Xinjiang.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/08/aep-61-mens-self-help-and-propaganda-from-jordan-peterson-to-jocko-willink-with-amish-patel/ Sat, 08 Aug 2020 01:52:06 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2761 Continue reading "AEP 61: Men’s self-help and propaganda from Jordan Peterson to Jocko Willink – with Amish Patel"]]> full 50:39 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWhy do Indian boys love Jordan Peterson? If war is hell, as Jocko Willink says, why do they keep doing it? And is it unfair to consider Joe Rogan conservative? To debate these questions, I’m joined by screenwriter and comedian Amish Patel, who analyzes fake gurus on the coffeezilla podcast. This episode is kind of … Continue reading "AEP 61: Men’s self-help and propaganda from Jordan Peterson to Jocko Willink – with Amish Patel"Justin PodurWhy do Indian boys love Jordan Peterson? If war is hell, as Jocko Willink says, why do they keep doing it? And is it unfair to consider Joe Rogan conservative? To debate these questions, I’m joined by screenwriter and comedian Amish Patel, who analyzes fake gurus on the coffeezilla podcast. This episode is kind of … Continue reading "AEP 61: Men’s self-help and propaganda from Jordan Peterson to Jocko Willink – with Amish Patel"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/06/aep-60-colombian-ex-president-alvaro-uribe-velez-under-house-arrest/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:12:23 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2758 Continue reading "AEP 60: Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe Velez under house arrest"]]> full 1:01:08 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWith Manuel Rozental. On August 4 2020, the Supreme Court of Colombia ordered ex-president Alvaro Uribe Velez, now a senator, under house arrest pending an investigation that he suborned witnesses in a case about paramilitarism. Mayor of Medellin in 1982, governor of Antioquia from 1995-1998, and president of Colombia from 2002-2010, Alvaro Uribe Velez has … Continue reading "AEP 60: Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe Velez under house arrest"Justin PodurWith Manuel Rozental. On August 4 2020, the Supreme Court of Colombia ordered ex-president Alvaro Uribe Velez, now a senator, under house arrest pending an investigation that he suborned witnesses in a case about paramilitarism. Mayor of Medellin in 1982, governor of Antioquia from 1995-1998, and president of Colombia from 2002-2010, Alvaro Uribe Velez has … Continue reading "AEP 60: Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe Velez under house arrest"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/03/aep-59-the-american-trap-sprung-on-tiktok-and-huawei-with-carl-zha/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:21:28 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2753 Continue reading "AEP 59: The American Trap sprung on Tiktok and Huawei, with Carl Zha"]]> full 38:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBack with Carl Zha of Silk & Steel podcast, who we last saw in our episode on the India-China border conflict.  We’re thinking of calling this the Kung Fu Yoga series. In this one, Justin has just finished reading the terrifying book The American Trap by Frederic Pierucci (which Carl notes has 100,000 reviews for … Continue reading "AEP 59: The American Trap sprung on Tiktok and Huawei, with Carl Zha"Justin PodurBack with Carl Zha of Silk & Steel podcast, who we last saw in our episode on the India-China border conflict.  We’re thinking of calling this the Kung Fu Yoga series. In this one, Justin has just finished reading the terrifying book The American Trap by Frederic Pierucci (which Carl notes has 100,000 reviews for … Continue reading "AEP 59: The American Trap sprung on Tiktok and Huawei, with Carl Zha"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/08/02/civilizations-14-early-19th-century-political-ideologies/ Sun, 02 Aug 2020 02:43:17 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2749 Continue reading "Civilizations 14: Early 19th Century Political Ideologies"]]> full 1:35:24 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noChoosing our avatars carefully, we take you through the political ideologies of the 19th century. Conservatism (Burke, Metternich); Liberalism (Paine, Locke); Radicalism (Condorcet, Gregoire); Anarchism (Bakunin, Kropotkin); Communism (Marx & Engels); and we throw a few more in as well (nationalism, humanitarianism, romanticism). This episode will set you up nicely for the next round of … Continue reading "Civilizations 14: Early 19th Century Political Ideologies"Justin PodurChoosing our avatars carefully, we take you through the political ideologies of the 19th century. Conservatism (Burke, Metternich); Liberalism (Paine, Locke); Radicalism (Condorcet, Gregoire); Anarchism (Bakunin, Kropotkin); Communism (Marx & Engels); and we throw a few more in as well (nationalism, humanitarianism, romanticism). This episode will set you up nicely for the next round of … Continue reading "Civilizations 14: Early 19th Century Political Ideologies"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/07/24/civilizations-13-the-industrial-revolution/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:06:15 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2745 Continue reading "Civilizations 13: The Industrial Revolution"]]> full 1:54:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe cover the Industrial Revolution in England, from a few angles. Justin inserts his usual colonial determinism notes, as well as some environmental history about fossil fuels and energy sources for imperialism; Dave takes us through the revolution and what it meant; we talk about the rise of the working class, reveal that the Luddites … Continue reading "Civilizations 13: The Industrial Revolution"Justin PodurWe cover the Industrial Revolution in England, from a few angles. Justin inserts his usual colonial determinism notes, as well as some environmental history about fossil fuels and energy sources for imperialism; Dave takes us through the revolution and what it meant; we talk about the rise of the working class, reveal that the Luddites … Continue reading "Civilizations 13: The Industrial Revolution"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/07/21/aep-58-mafiosity-the-current-stage-of-colombian-capitalism/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 03:16:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2742 Continue reading "AEP 58: Mafiosity, the current stage of Colombian capitalism"]]> full 1:06:56 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noManuel is back on the show for this one. How does an Indigenous community that has recovered land and autonomy end up back under state authority? How does a territory go from winning a life and death struggle for food sovereignty to growing a hemp monoculture? And how do mafias and ultra-rightwing (fascist) political movements … Continue reading "AEP 58: Mafiosity, the current stage of Colombian capitalism"Justin PodurManuel is back on the show for this one. How does an Indigenous community that has recovered land and autonomy end up back under state authority? How does a territory go from winning a life and death struggle for food sovereignty to growing a hemp monoculture? And how do mafias and ultra-rightwing (fascist) political movements … Continue reading "AEP 58: Mafiosity, the current stage of Colombian capitalism"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/07/17/civilizations-12b-bolivar-and-latin-american-independence/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:18:18 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2738 Continue reading "Civilizations 12b: Bolivar and Latin American Independence pt2"]]> full 56:34 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAt the beginning we quickly tell the story of Mexico’s Wars of Independence – Hidalgo, Morelo, and Iturbide. Then we return to Simon Bolivar from the Angostura period to the liberation of Peru and an assessment of Bolivar’s politics and legacy. We conclude by quickly telling the story of Brazil’s Independence and discern some patterns … Continue reading "Civilizations 12b: Bolivar and Latin American Independence pt2"Justin PodurAt the beginning we quickly tell the story of Mexico’s Wars of Independence – Hidalgo, Morelo, and Iturbide. Then we return to Simon Bolivar from the Angostura period to the liberation of Peru and an assessment of Bolivar’s politics and legacy. We conclude by quickly telling the story of Brazil’s Independence and discern some patterns … Continue reading "Civilizations 12b: Bolivar and Latin American Independence pt2"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/07/12/super-wealth-through-the-right-mindset-a-breakdown-of-silicon-valley-ideology/ Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:38:56 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2732 Continue reading "AEP 57: Super-Wealth through the right mindset? A breakdown of Silicon Valley Ideology"]]> full 1:13:13 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI forced Dan to listen to naval (Naval Ravikant)’s twitter stream/podcast about How to Get Rich Without Luck or Inheritance. Naval’s twitterstorm inspired me to create one of my own, about the real strategies used by the super-wealthy (spoiler: they aren’t available to you). But we spend an hour talking about where these “how to … Continue reading "AEP 57: Super-Wealth through the right mindset? A breakdown of Silicon Valley Ideology"Justin PodurI forced Dan to listen to naval (Naval Ravikant)’s twitter stream/podcast about How to Get Rich Without Luck or Inheritance. Naval’s twitterstorm inspired me to create one of my own, about the real strategies used by the super-wealthy (spoiler: they aren’t available to you). But we spend an hour talking about where these “how to … Continue reading "AEP 57: Super-Wealth through the right mindset? A breakdown of Silicon Valley Ideology"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/07/09/civilizations-series-episode-12a-south-american-independence-pt1-miranda-and-bolivar/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:20:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2725 full 1:20:29 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe struggles for Independence against the Spanish Empire rocked the Western Hemisphere at the beginning of the 19th century and changed the world. We focus on Simon Bolivar to tell this story in two parts. In this part, the Precursor, Francisco de Miranda, and the first half of Simon Bolivar’s campaigns.Justin PodurThe struggles for Independence against the Spanish Empire rocked the Western Hemisphere at the beginning of the 19th century and changed the world. We focus on Simon Bolivar to tell this story in two parts. In this part, the Precursor, Francisco de Miranda, and the first half of Simon Bolivar’s campaigns.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/27/civilizations-bonus-episode-the-case-against-the-statues/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 21:26:20 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2709 Continue reading "Civilizations BONUS EPISODE: The case against the statues"]]> full 2:00:18 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noDave and I go over a very long list of the statues that have been torn down or come down over the past month, the historical figures behind them, and the case for tearing down each statue. From Columbus to Colston, from Jefferson to Roosevelt and many in between, we answer the question – why … Continue reading "Civilizations BONUS EPISODE: The case against the statues"Justin PodurDave and I go over a very long list of the statues that have been torn down or come down over the past month, the historical figures behind them, and the case for tearing down each statue. From Columbus to Colston, from Jefferson to Roosevelt and many in between, we answer the question – why … Continue reading "Civilizations BONUS EPISODE: The case against the statues"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/27/the-brief-012-uprising-in-america/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 01:19:37 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2707 full 55:13 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe United States is rocked by protests against police violence as hundreds of thousands march from coast to coast. We are joined from New York by MARGARET KIMBERLEY and from Boston by BENJAMIN DIXON. Episode: 012 Uprising in AmericaDate: 11 June 2020 | Length: 53:45Justin PodurThe United States is rocked by protests against police violence as hundreds of thousands march from coast to coast. We are joined from New York by MARGARET KIMBERLEY and from Boston by BENJAMIN DIXON. Episode: 012 Uprising in AmericaDate: 11 June 2020 | Length: 53:45Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/23/the-haitian-and-french-revolutions-pt5-aftermath/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:15:33 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2702 full 1:12:49 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noDessalines became Emperor of Haiti in 1804, marking the end of the Haitian Revolution. Napoleon’s crowning as Emperor was the end of the French one. We talk about Napoleon’s wars, compare Napoleon’s exile and imprisonment to Toussaint’s, and talk about the momentous consequences of these revolutions.Justin PodurDessalines became Emperor of Haiti in 1804, marking the end of the Haitian Revolution. Napoleon’s crowning as Emperor was the end of the French one. We talk about Napoleon’s wars, compare Napoleon’s exile and imprisonment to Toussaint’s, and talk about the momentous consequences of these revolutions.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/23/the-brief-011-bolsonaros-brazil/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:10:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2696 full 1:10:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noBrazil’s new far-right government plunges the country into fascism. We speak with Brazilian scholar and activist DIANA AGUIAR about the downfall of the Worker’s Party and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Episode: 011 Bolsonaro’s BrazilDate: 2 June 2020 | Length: 71:47Justin PodurBrazil’s new far-right government plunges the country into fascism. We speak with Brazilian scholar and activist DIANA AGUIAR about the downfall of the Worker’s Party and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Episode: 011 Bolsonaro’s BrazilDate: 2 June 2020 | Length: 71:47Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/21/aep-56-the-india-china-border-clash-of-june-2020-with-carl-zha/ Sun, 21 Jun 2020 05:38:30 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2693 Continue reading "AEP 56: The India China Border Clash of June 2020, with Carl Zha"]]> full 2:09:52 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noI talk to the incomparable Carl Zha of the Silk & Steel podcast about the border clashes between India and China in the Galwan Valley. We talked about the many changes in Indian politics with the rise of fascism over the past decade. In the second hour, we go into details of the McMahon line … Continue reading "AEP 56: The India China Border Clash of June 2020, with Carl Zha"Justin PodurI talk to the incomparable Carl Zha of the Silk & Steel podcast about the border clashes between India and China in the Galwan Valley. We talked about the many changes in Indian politics with the rise of fascism over the past decade. In the second hour, we go into details of the McMahon line … Continue reading "AEP 56: The India China Border Clash of June 2020, with Carl Zha"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/18/aep-55-the-meng-wanzhou-case-part-3-with-george-koo/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:43:05 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2689 Continue reading "AEP 55: The Meng Wanzhou case part 3 with George Koo"]]> full 1:07:27 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noWe’ve covered the legal treachery of the Meng Wanzhou case (part 1) and the history of Canadian racism (part 2).  Now in part 3, a deep dive into 5G technology, Huawei, its founder and Meng’s father Ren Zhengfei, the semiconductor industry, and US sabotage of its rivals, with writer and analyst George Koo.  This episode … Continue reading "AEP 55: The Meng Wanzhou case part 3 with George Koo"Justin PodurWe’ve covered the legal treachery of the Meng Wanzhou case (part 1) and the history of Canadian racism (part 2).  Now in part 3, a deep dive into 5G technology, Huawei, its founder and Meng’s father Ren Zhengfei, the semiconductor industry, and US sabotage of its rivals, with writer and analyst George Koo.  This episode … Continue reading "AEP 55: The Meng Wanzhou case part 3 with George Koo"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/16/civilizations-series-episode-11d-haiti-wins-independence-napoleon-becomes-emperor-french-and-haitian-revolutions-pt4/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:50:41 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2686 full 1:27:38 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIt took Dessalines to complete the job of winning Haitian Independence, after Napoleon had Toussaint captured and imprisoned to die in France. Napoleon went on to make himself Emperor of France and start what seemed like an interminable series of wars. This takes us to the end of both revolutions.Justin PodurIt took Dessalines to complete the job of winning Haitian Independence, after Napoleon had Toussaint captured and imprisoned to die in France. Napoleon went on to make himself Emperor of France and start what seemed like an interminable series of wars. This takes us to the end of both revolutions.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/15/civilizations-series-episode-11c-haitian-and-french-revolutions-pt3/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:52:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2683 full 1:21:06 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThis phase of the French and Haitian Revolutions was dominated by two very dominating figures: Toussaint L’Ouverture and Napoleon Bonaparte. We talk about their rise and how they surpassed their rivals and would end up facing one another.Justin PodurThis phase of the French and Haitian Revolutions was dominated by two very dominating figures: Toussaint L’Ouverture and Napoleon Bonaparte. We talk about their rise and how they surpassed their rivals and would end up facing one another.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/13/civilizations-series-episode-11b-haitian-and-french-revolutions-pt2/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:54:10 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2680 Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11b: Haitian and French Revolutions pt2"]]> full 1:10:44 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noThe Haitian Revolution started with a well-planned conspiracy led by a slave named Boukman in 1791. The French Revolutionaries scrambled to figure out how to preserve the crown jewel of their colonies while accommodating their newfound principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. In France, the revolution went from monarchy to Republic to the best-known symbol … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11b: Haitian and French Revolutions pt2"Justin PodurThe Haitian Revolution started with a well-planned conspiracy led by a slave named Boukman in 1791. The French Revolutionaries scrambled to figure out how to preserve the crown jewel of their colonies while accommodating their newfound principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. In France, the revolution went from monarchy to Republic to the best-known symbol … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11b: Haitian and French Revolutions pt2"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/12/civilizations-series-episode-11a-french-and-haitian-revolutions-pt1/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 01:27:34 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2677 Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11a: French and Haitian Revolutions pt1"]]> full 1:27:43 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noChinese diplomat Zhou Enlai may or may not have said 200 years later that it’s too early to tell what the consequences of the French Revolution are, but we are dedicating five full episodes to it and doing it right, which means treating the French and Haitian revolutions together. In part 1 we go from … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11a: French and Haitian Revolutions pt1"Justin PodurChinese diplomat Zhou Enlai may or may not have said 200 years later that it’s too early to tell what the consequences of the French Revolution are, but we are dedicating five full episodes to it and doing it right, which means treating the French and Haitian revolutions together. In part 1 we go from … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 11a: French and Haitian Revolutions pt1"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/05/bonus-colombia-from-the-november-2019-mobilizations-to-the-pandemic-with-manuel-rozental/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:35:35 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2673 full 25:16 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noManuel Rozental talks about the mobilizations of November 2019 in Colombia, through to the pandemic, and the latest news of US troops arriving in Colombia ostensibly to fight “narcotrafficking”. Justin PodurManuel Rozental talks about the mobilizations of November 2019 in Colombia, through to the pandemic, and the latest news of US troops arriving in Colombia ostensibly to fight “narcotrafficking”. Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/05/bonus-colombia-desde-movilizacion-hasta-pandemia-con-manuel-rozental/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:34:02 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2671 full 22:53 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noManuel Rozental nos de un analisis de la coyuntura en Colombia, desde las movilizaciones del noviembre 2019 hasta la pandemia y las noticias de la llegada de tropas de los Estados Unidos en el paisJustin PodurManuel Rozental nos de un analisis de la coyuntura en Colombia, desde las movilizaciones del noviembre 2019 hasta la pandemia y las noticias de la llegada de tropas de los Estados Unidos en el paisPalestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/04/aep-54-on-the-roots-of-structural-racism-in-canada-on-the-meng-wanzhou-case-part-2/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:37:58 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2668 Continue reading "AEP 54 – On the roots of structural racism in Canada: On the Meng Wanzhou case, part 2"]]> full 1:05:34 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noLord Elgin, who gave Canada Responsible Government, also burned the summer palace in China during the British Empire’s Opium War.  Sir John A. MacDonald sung the glories of the Aryan Race from the floor the House of Commons in 1885.  The poem “White Canada Forever” was aimed specifically at the supposed “Yellow Peril”.  And apparently … Continue reading "AEP 54 – On the roots of structural racism in Canada: On the Meng Wanzhou case, part 2"Justin PodurLord Elgin, who gave Canada Responsible Government, also burned the summer palace in China during the British Empire’s Opium War.  Sir John A. MacDonald sung the glories of the Aryan Race from the floor the House of Commons in 1885.  The poem “White Canada Forever” was aimed specifically at the supposed “Yellow Peril”.  And apparently … Continue reading "AEP 54 – On the roots of structural racism in Canada: On the Meng Wanzhou case, part 2"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/06/01/aep-53-the-kidnapping-of-meng-wanzhou-and-what-it-reveals-about-how-the-world-works-part-1-with-kj-noh/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:26:16 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2663 Continue reading "AEP 53: The Kidnapping of Meng Wanzhou and what it reveals about how the world works. Part 1, with KJ Noh"]]> full 43:59 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noAn executive of one of China’s largest tech companies is detained in Canada accused of violating US sanctions against Iran. This story has many threads, and each one reveals something very important about our world. In Part 1, I talk to activist and writer KJ Noh about the BC Supreme Court’s decision to keep Meng … Continue reading "AEP 53: The Kidnapping of Meng Wanzhou and what it reveals about how the world works. Part 1, with KJ Noh"Justin PodurAn executive of one of China’s largest tech companies is detained in Canada accused of violating US sanctions against Iran. This story has many threads, and each one reveals something very important about our world. In Part 1, I talk to activist and writer KJ Noh about the BC Supreme Court’s decision to keep Meng … Continue reading "AEP 53: The Kidnapping of Meng Wanzhou and what it reveals about how the world works. Part 1, with KJ Noh"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/05/31/civilizations-series-episode-10-the-american-counter-revolution/ Sun, 31 May 2020 04:53:03 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2658 Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 10: The American (Counter) Revolution"]]> full 1:10:47 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noIn world history, the American Revolution created a republic that continued slavery and expanded a continuous war against Indigenous nations in North America. We look at the British imperial geopolitics, the propaganda, and the history. Why wasn’t the American Revolution the inspiration that the French Revolution was? Special mention to two sources: John Grenier and … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 10: The American (Counter) Revolution"Justin PodurIn world history, the American Revolution created a republic that continued slavery and expanded a continuous war against Indigenous nations in North America. We look at the British imperial geopolitics, the propaganda, and the history. Why wasn’t the American Revolution the inspiration that the French Revolution was? Special mention to two sources: John Grenier and … Continue reading "Civilizations Series Episode 10: The American (Counter) Revolution"Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/05/29/civilizations-series-episode-9-three-centuries-of-power-politics-16th-18th/ Fri, 29 May 2020 13:56:11 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2655 full 1:26:42 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noFrom the Habsburg marriage alliances to the War of Spanish Succession, to the War of Jenkins’ Ear and the Seven Years War; to the Anarchy in India after Aurangzeb’s death and the founding of Afghanistan by Ahmad Shah Durrani. Some glimpses of three centuries of power politics in world history.Justin PodurFrom the Habsburg marriage alliances to the War of Spanish Succession, to the War of Jenkins’ Ear and the Seven Years War; to the Anarchy in India after Aurangzeb’s death and the founding of Afghanistan by Ahmad Shah Durrani. Some glimpses of three centuries of power politics in world history.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy https://podur.org/2020/05/28/the-anti-empire-project-episode-52-reading-fanon-with-stefan-kipfer/ Thu, 28 May 2020 04:45:25 +0000 https://podur.org/?p=2652 full 58:07 justin@podur.org (Justin Podur)noStefan Kipfer and I talk about the lessons we learned from reading the revolutionary Frantz Fanon, author of The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks.Justin PodurStefan Kipfer and I talk about the lessons we learned from reading the revolutionary Frantz Fanon, author of The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks.Palestine,indigenous,Syria,Middle,east,Politics,Environment,Economy