Journal of International Solidarity

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation with Ju-Hyun Park regarding the politics of the DPRK. We discuss the central role of the US’ economic warfare in structuring how development takes place; we looked at some of the recent innovations in the DPRK’s socialist development model, including a focus on rural development; finally, we looked at the DPRK’s record on international solidarity, particularly with Iran and in West Asia, as well as the current state of anti-imperialism in Asia.Ju-Hyun is an organizer with Nodutdol, which is a Korean diasporic organization that advocates for Korea’s reunification and national liberation within a broader global horizon for anti-imperialism: https://nodutdol.org/  Ju-Hyun’s article in People’s Dispatch: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/24/defying-sanctions-advancing-socialism-the-dprks-9th-party-congress-begins/  Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/  Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/  Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/  

In this episode, I speak to Mohanad Alsayed about his new memoir titled “Scars and Medals”  released by Iskra Books. This memoir is a granular look at the occupation of Palestine from the perspective of Mohanad and his family. He tells the story of his grandmother who lived before Israeli colonization in 1948 and was forced to flee and rebuild their lives; he tells his story of growing up as a child under military occupation in the West Bank, and the story of finding his long lost uncle who was a resistance fighter that fled Palestine when he was very young and was on the run from Mossad, never to be heard from afterward. This is not just a story of occupation and hardship, but also one of agency, resilience, and resistance.PLEASE DONATE to the Sameer Project's Food and Water Campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need/ Buy/download Scars and Medals: https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/scars-and-medalsMohanad Alsayed's website: https://www.mohanadalsayed.com/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

I was recently a guest on the Resistance is Fertile Podcast to discuss some of my academic research on green development in China. The conversation is rooted in a piece I wrote on the Journal of International Solidarity titled "China's Green Development is Both Anti-Imperialist and Socialist", which can be found here: https://open.substack.com/pub/intlsolidarity/p/chinas-green-development-is-both?r=fbqfe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webResistance is Fertile (Substack): https://resistanceisfertilepodcast.substack.com/Resistance is Fertile (Youtube - Indica's channel): https://www.youtube.com/@indicationsJournal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation on Pakistani politics with Ammar Ali Jan. We look at the role Western imperialism has played in the country and in the region, how Pakistan is viewing this US-Israeli war on Iran, we look at Pakistan’s recent military campaign against Afghanistan, the role of China in Pakistan, as well as the history and contemporary state of the left and progressive forces in Pakistan.Ammar Ali Jan is a historian and the general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan. He is also a cabinet member of the Progressive International.PLEASE SUPPORT:One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/⁠Haqooq-e-Khalq Twitter (X): https://x.com/Haqooq_e_KhalqHaqooq-e-Khalq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haqooq_e_khalqparty/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, we discuss how the terrain of knowledge and information – ranging from the news to social media to academia – is a highly unequal playing field dominated by the capitalists and imperialists, and how those of us on the anti-imperialist left – whether we’re grassroots organizers, scholars, or podcasters – can better understand this unequal terrain and contest it politically. Joining this discussion is Professor Jeannette Graulau from the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective and Charles Xu from Sovereign Media. Co-hosting this episode is Pranay Somayajula, host of the Return to Bandung Podcast.Latest issue of 'The Pen is My Machete': https://www.anti-imperialists.com/magazine/Sovereign Media: https://www.instagram.com/sovereign_media_/Return to Bandung Podcast: https://www.returntobandung.com/Pranay's Substack (Culture Shock): https://www.culture-shock.xyz/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ #capitalism #antiimperialism #media #politics #war #peace #academia #socialism #marxism #worldwar3

In this collaborative episode with Return to Bandung, Pranay Somayajula and I have a conversation with Gabriel Rockill loosely centered around his new book ‘Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?’. We discuss how a distorted, effectively pro-empire form of Marxism, or radical politics more broadly, came to dominate western academia, how to understand academia as an intellectual industry almost just like any other industry, where the space exists for anti-imperialists to intervene in the otherwise bourgeois-dominated intellectual space, and where the ‘battle of ideas’ goes from here onward through the 21st century.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Tejaswini Ganti, who is a Professor of Anthropology at New York University. We discuss the the emergence of the Hindi film industry in India during the era of Indian independence from British rule, how Hindi films during this era became popular across the world from the Soviet Union to North Africa, how the industry later transformed into Bollywood in the 1990s, and how the class character of films and film-going audiences changed during this period. We also look at some of the more recent developments in Indian film, including the rise of South Indian film industries and the saffronization of Bollywood.Dr. Ganti's book "Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry": https://www.dukeupress.edu/producing-bollywoodJournal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, we discuss Torkil Lauesen’s latest book "Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, Future", published by Iskra Books. We take a deep dive into the theory of unequal exchange and how it explains the disparities between the global North and the global South. We look at the life of Arghiri Emmanuel, whose understanding and theorizing of unequal exchange Torkil is drawing on throughout the book. We also discuss the concept of ecological unequal exchange – that the ecological crisis is felt differently across the global North and South. Finally, we explore how unequal exchange is being resisted by China, how it can be resisted in the rest of the global South, but also in the global North.Check out the book here (free PDF available): https://www.iskrabooks.org/ue-past-present-future/ Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity/

In this episode, we look at the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and where they fit in the history of African politics. We discuss the legacy of French colonialism on the region and the enduring neocolonial domination after flag independence, what these countries are doing to continue to defend themselves against the threat of terrorism in the region, what their paths of sovereign economic development is starting to look like, the role of Russia and China in these countries, what the rest of Africa and the global South can learn from the AES, and where the AES fits in the vision of Pan-Africanism.Mikaela Nhondo Erskog is a researcher and editor at the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and co-coordinates the Tricontinental Pan-Africa office. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University. She is a member of Pan-Africanism Today Secretariat, which coordinates the regional articulation of the International People's Assembly. She is also part of the No Cold War coordination committee, a peace platform promoting multipolarity and maximum global cooperation.The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-sahel-alliance-sovereignty/Le Sahel (latest news on Niger and AES - French language): https://www.lesahel.org/'Is Homosexuality 'Un-African'?' (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ink000013_interventions-2_is-homosexuality-unafrican_web.pdfQueer Imperialism Article (Journal of Intl Solidarity): https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/p/queer-imperialism-the-highest-stage'The Actuality of Red Africa' (Mikaela Erskog & Vijay Prashad): https://monthlyreview.org/articles/the-actuality-of-red-africa/The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/the-80th-anniversary-of-the-victory-in-the-world-anti-fascist-war/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, Pranay and I look back at the debate that took place at the Communist International in 1920 between Lenin and Indian Communist M.N. Roy on the national and colonial question. At its heart, the debate sought to figure out what form the struggle for national liberation could take in the colonies as part of a world revolution, and especially, what role the indigenous bourgeoisie would play in this national liberation struggle. In the first half of the episode, we go through Lenin’s and M.N. Roy’s positions on the national question, we look at where there are overlaps, and where there are differences. In the second half of the episode, we fast forward just over a century and explore the resonances of this debate in our current moment, specifically as they relate to China and Palestine.Pranay Somayajula is an Indian-American writer, researcher, and political educator whose work focuses on the structures of global imperialism, as well as questions of decolonization, internationalism, and anti-imperialist resistance—both historically and in the present day. He is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Minnesota, specializing in political theory and international relations from a Third World Marxist perspective, and is the host of the podcast Return to Bandung. Pranay’s writing has appeared in numerous outlets including Protean, Jacobin, and Monthly Review, as well as on his Substack blog, culture shock.Return to Bandung podcast: https://www.returntobandung.com/Pranay's Substack - Culture Shock: https://www.culture-shock.xyz/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging discussion with Adnan Husain tracing the history behind why Islam and Muslims are uniquely demonized in the West, as well as the role Islam has played in anticolonial and anti-imperialist liberation struggles around the world, among other things.Adnan Husain is an Associate Professor at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario specializing in the Medieval Mediterranean and Islamic World. He also hosts the Adnan Husain Show on Youtube and co-hosts the Guerrilla History Podcast.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

PLEASE SUPPORT:Lifeline4Gaza: https://lifeline4gaza.com/ One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerprojectIn this episode of our West Asia series, we discuss the ongoing hunger strike taken up by 6 Palestine solidarity activists being held in prison in the UK, the state of the Palestine solidarity movement in the west, and the need to develop a psychic militancy as part of continuing this internationalist struggle.Filton 24 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethefilton24/Filton 24 on Substack: https://filton23.substack.com/ Prisoners4Palestine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prisoners4palestine/ Calla Walsh’s Substack: https://calla.substack.com/ Raven’s Substack: https://ravensreflections.substack.com/Raven’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/indefenseofliberation/ Journal of Intl Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I talk to Immanuel Ness about his book ‘Migration as Economic Imperialism’. We look at the place of migration in the broader world-system of capitalism and imperialism, and why migration in fact does not contribute to the overall development of the countries people are migrating from.Immanuel Ness is a Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York. He is a Marxist scholar whose work looks at migration and workers’ struggles. He is also a longtime labour organizer.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

PLEASE SUPPORT:Lifeline4Gaza: ⁠https://www.lifeline4gaza.com/One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/  ---In this episode, Carl Zha discusses with me his recent trip to China, and specifically to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We discuss what role tourism plays in the Chinese economy, and specifically in the economy of Xinjiang, how Xinjiang’s economy is increasingly being linked up with the eastern parts of China to share the fruits of development, in addition to the some of the security and separatism challenges faced by those in the region, and more.Carl Zha is the host of the Silk and Steel Podcast.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ 

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Ken Hammond about the place of Chinese culture in the Chinese revolution more broadly. We touch on the role of Confucianism in Chinese history and through different phases of the Chinese revolution until today, we discuss language policy in China, how the study of Marxism is being revitalized, as well as the changing attitudes in China about the west.Ken Hammond is a Professor at the Department of History at New Mexico State University, he is an expert in Chinese and East Asian history, having worked and lived in China for several periods over the past 40 years. He is the author of several books including ‘From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History’ and ‘China’s Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future’.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I talk to Atul Chandra about Kerala becoming the first Indian state that has eradicated extreme poverty. Throughout the conversation, we cover how Kerala’s socialist-oriented model of development over the past seven decades has laid the groundwork for this to take place, how exactly this program was conducted, how it compares to China’s targeted poverty alleviation strategy, and how it can inspire the rest of the global South."Communist-led Kerala is eradicating extreme poverty" – Atul Chandra: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/26/communist-led-kerala-is-eradicating-extreme-poverty/Previous episode on China's poverty alleviation: https://youtu.be/tDjtEeWuFew?si=vXWIiQlIzXP07bXq/Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research: https://thetricontinental.org/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this collaborative episode between Return To Bandung and the Intl Solidarity pod, Pranay Somayajula and I discuss navigating Western academia as Third World Marxists, we try to work through what the aims of our two respective podcasts are, what political education really means, who our respective audiences are, what our methods are, and more.Pranay Somayajula is an Indian-American writer, researcher, and political educator whose work focuses on the structures of global imperialism, as well as questions of decolonization, internationalism, and anti-imperialist resistance—both historically and in the present day. He is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Minnesota, specializing in political theory and international relations from a Third World Marxist perspective, and is the host of the podcast Return to Bandung. Pranay’s writing has appeared in numerous outlets including Protean, Jacobin, and Monthly Review, as well as on his Substack blog, culture shock.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

PLEASE SUPPORT:Lifeline4Gaza: ⁠https://lifeline4gaza.com/⁠One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerprojectIn this episode of our West Asia Series, we’re joined by Tara Alami for a discussion that covers the state of the “ceasefire” thus far, the state of Palestinian politics at this critical juncture, as well as how we must continue to resist against zionism in the west.Tara Alami is an organizer with the Palestinian Feminist Collective and writer. You can find her work at: https://taraalami.substack.com/Raven’s Substack: https://ravensreflections.substack.com/Raven’s Instagram: https:/instagram.com/indefenseofliberation/Journal of Intl Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I talk to Mimi Zhu about what China’s cities are like ad what socialism has to do with the development of these cities. We touch on public infrastructure, women’s safety, urban-rural connectivity, public washrooms, public transit, electric vehicles and more.Mimi Zhu is the host of the Roughly Chinese podcast on Wave Media, which can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCEbOA5sniwG9Wwryc1hwUX7s_wAUg5Y&si=XcJSBH9gsyzTKHaDThis is a collabrative episode between the International Solidarity Podcast and the Roughly Chinese Podcast. The full episode, including the first half where I was interviewed by Mimi about Canada-China relations, Hong Kong’s colonial legacy, and combatting western propaganda about China, can be found here: https://youtu.be/B-jFQ9h2Hhw?si=ggJNTdBecsNC1JeIThank you so much to Wave Media for the high quality editing on this episode and for making it available to cross-post on my channel as well!Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

PLEASE SUPPORT:Lifeline4Gaza: ⁠https://lifeline4gaza.com/⁠One of the Sameer Project's several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerprojectIn this 2nd episode of our West Asia Series, we talk with Max Ajl about Trump's so-called ‘peace’ plan and Hamas’ response to it, we discuss the two year anniversary of October 7, prospects for war with Iran, who is in charge between Israel and the US, and the role of China in West Asia.Max Ajl is a researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. His work focuses on, among other things, settler colonialism, Palestine and the Arab-Iranian region. He is also an associate editor at the Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy and Middle East Critique.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon:   https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram:   https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/   Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation with Zahra Haider on patriarchy in South Asia, particularly Pakistan, its connections with colonialism and imperialism, feminist resistance in South Asia against patriarchy, as well as patriarchy in the west and its connections to capitalism more broadly.Zahra Haider is a multidisciplinary artist from Islamabad, Pakistan. Her work explores state fractures, otherness, nationalism, and identity, particularly in relation to Pakistan and its diaspora. She has been featured on BBC, CNN, VICE, and more, sparking conversations on class, gender, sexuality, and gender-based violence and women’s trauma in Pakistan. You can read her newsletter, Zero Point, on Substack or listen to her podcast, Armpit Intellectuals.'Zero Point' Substack newsletter: https://zahrahaider.substack.com/PLEASE SUPPORT:Lifeline4Gaza: https://lifeline4gaza.com/One of the Sameer Projects several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/InternationalSolidarityPodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

This is the first episode of our new West Asia series, which is dedicated to covering the latest developments out of Palestine and the Arab-Iranian region more broadly.Please support:Lifeline4Gaza: https://lifeline4gaza.com/One of the Sameer Projects several campaigns across the Gaza Strip: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject/In this episode, we cover:Ground invasion of Gaza CityUN Commission of Inquiry concludes genocide is occurring in Gaza CityWhat the airstrike on Qatar means for the ceasefire negotiations and the region. Dimitri Lascaris is an activist and lawyer based between Canada and Greece.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon:   https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/   Instagram:   https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/   Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I’m joined by 2 members of the Qiao Collective to discuss a number of things related to the 80th anniversary of the victory against fascism in Asia. We first discuss the new Chinese film ‘Dead to Rights’ whose story looks at the Nanjing massacre, a key moment of World War 2 in China. We then discuss China’s broader role in WW2 and how its contributions are severely underappreciated in western narratives of the war. Finally we discuss the significance of China's victory day parade that took place on Sept 3, as well as the US’ drive for war against China today.Lifeline4Gaza is a vital resource for getting financial contributions to families that need it the most; please consider making a donation here: https://lifeline4gaza.com/Qiao Collective marks 80th anniversary of World Anti-Fascist War Victory (2 articles): https://www.qiaocollective.com/articles/victory-day-80th-anniversaryMake a contribution to the show: ⁠https://patreon.com/InternationalSolidarityPodcast/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/InternationalSolidarityPodcast/Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/

In this episode, I am joined by renowned Marxist scholar Radhika Desai to discuss India’s place in the world today, and particularly among the global south. We start off the conversation assessing the US threat of tariffs against India for purchasing Russian oil, why this has caused crisis among Indian political circles, why India’s economy is vulnerable to such threats, and whether this is pushing India closer to China, and closer to strengthening the political weight of the global south.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, Carl Zha and I discuss the long trajectory of China’s socialist development, struggles within the Communist Party of China, as well as the US’ attempts so far to ‘contain’ China’s development trajectory.Carl Zha (⁩@carlzha) hosts the Silk and Steel podcast on his Youtube channel; check it out if you haven't already.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this latest episode, I'm joined by Breht O'Shea (who many of you will know as the host of Revolutionary Left Radio) for a pretty wide-ranging discussion.We talk about the state of the left in the global north amidst the Gaza genocide and its inability to effectively do something about it, we talk about broader global shifts taking place at the moment, how the rest of this century is shaping up to look like, the role of spirituality or humanism in our left politics, combatting fear, cynicism, and individualism, the case for hope, and a whole bunch more.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

Jyotishman Mudiar, host of India & Global Left, joins me this episode to discuss the history of the communist movement and the left in India. We discuss the labour and peasant agitations during the colonial period, the splits between the different Indian communist parties, the Maoist movement in India, the successes of people-oriented reforms at the state level, and the path moving forward, among other things.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/JournalofIntlSolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, we look at the history of class struggles on a world scale – including movements for decolonization and building socialism – and how to understand this history from our current moment. We discuss the changes that took place during the neoliberal period, how to understand our current political moment, and how to carry on the process of building socialism on a world scale.The book upon which this discussion is based is called 'The Long Transition to Socialism and the End of Capitalism', published by Iskra Books. This book really serves as a manifesto of sorts for understanding the current historical juncture in order for a socialist movement to advance into the future.You can find a full-length, high-quality PDF of the book on Iskra Books' website, as they do with all of their books: https://www.iskrabooks.org/the-long-transitionJournal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, we look at recent developments in Gaza and the region – including the state of famine imposed by the israeli regime – and attempt to contextualize it within a broader history of colonialism/anti-colonialism. We also discuss the so-called 'ceasefire negotiations' that appear to pop up every now and then, giving people hope, but that never come to fruition. Also discussed is the key role western media plays in upholding the imperialist world-system, as well as the role leaders have played during anti-colonial and liberation struggles of the past, among other things.Note: This was recorded before France and the UK gestured to recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/

In this episode, Jessa McLean of Blueprints of Disruption and I discuss recent developments in Canadian politics since the election of Mark Carney's Liberal government. We start by discussing Carney's two signature bills so far: the colonial and pro-fossil fuel Bill C-5 and the anti-migrant and pro-surveillance Bill C-2. We then discuss Canada's new NATO commitment of spending 5% of GDP per year on military spending and the public spending cuts that will accompany it. Finally, we discuss recent developments related to Palestine, including the the Hague Group's Emergency Conference on Palestine and Canada's continued support of the israeli regime. This episode was jointly developed, produced, and cross-posted between the International Solidarity Pod and Blueprints of Disruption. Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Links of Sources Carney Bends the Knee to Trump: https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/carney-bends-the-knee-to-trump-onBill C-2 Legislation – Parliament of Canada: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-2/first-readingOpenMedia: Withdraw Bill C-2: https://openmedia.org/press/item/over-300-organizations-unite-to-demand-complete-withdrawal-of-bill-c-2Bill C-5 Legislation – Parliament of Canada: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-5/first-readingFraser Institute: Bill C-5 Will Make Things Worse: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/carneys-bill-c-5-will-likely-make-things-worse-not-betterCAPE: Fast-Tracking Bill C-5 Concerns: https://cape.ca/bill-c-5-is-on-the-fast-track-to-federal-passage-here-is-why-it-is-very-concerning/AFN Bulletin on Bill C-5: https://afn.ca/all-news/bulletins/national-virtual-forum-on-bill-c-5-the-building-canada-act/CBC on BC Bill 15: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ndp-bill-15-1.7546636Globe and Mail: FN Challenge to Bill C-5: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-first-nations-constitutional-challenge-bill-5-bill-c-5/CBC: Carney and Major Projects Fast-Tracking: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/major-projects-carney-fast-track-1.7552126CBC: FN Legal Challenge Against Ontario Bill 5: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/first-nations-legal-challenge-against-ontario-bill-five-1.7585361Global News: Carney on US Golden Dome: https://globalnews.ca/news/11190806/carney-golden-dome-us-trump-security/Global News: NATO 5% Target Explained: https://globalnews.ca/news/11260665/nato-five-percent-target-canada-carney-explained/APTN: NATO Target and Critical Minerals: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/carney-says-canada-will-meet-new-nato-spending-target-by-developing-critical-minerals/Ottawa Citizen: Carney and Public Service Cuts: https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/carney-spending-public-service-cuts-pboCMPAC: Commentary on Carney’s Zionist Remarks: https://canadianmuslimpac.ca/2025/06/29/cmpac-commentary-on-prime-minister-carneysremarks-on-zionist-palestine-and-iran/CBC: Carney Clarifies Genocide Remarks: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-clarifies-genocide-remarks-1.7506027The Maple: $19M in Arms Sales to Israel: https://www.readthemaple.com/canada-sold-18-9-million-of-military-goods-to-israel-despite-pause/DIRCO: Joint Statement from Bogotá Palestine Conference: https://dirco.gov.za/joint-statement-by-the-hague-group-on-the-conclusion-of-the-emergency-conference-on-palestine-at-the-bogota-conference-in-bogota-republic-of-colombia-from-15-to-16-july-2025/Esprit de Corps: DND Spared From Cuts: https://www.espritdecorps.ca/feature/dnd-spared-brunt-of-government-wide-cutsNetNewsLedger: $25B in Cuts Ordered by Carney Gov: https://www.netnewsledger.com/2025/07/16/carney-liberal-government-demands-25-billion-in-savings-broad-sweep-puts-departments-and-crown-corporations-on-notice/

Vijay Prashad joins me on this episode of the International Solidarity podcast for a wide-ranging discussion that covers the Iran-Israel conflict, the India-Pakistan conflict, Zohran Mamdani’s recent Democratic primary win, and the tasks of the global left today and prospects for socialism.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarity/ #palestine #israel #israelpalestineconflict #iran #india #pakistan #indiapakistan #zohranmamdani #socialism #antiimperialism #peace #war

This episode features a recent presentation podcast host Ashwin gave at an academic conference earlier in June. The presentation takes a Marxist approach in analyzing how 'Canadian multiculturalism' as a phenomenon came about, its relationship to settler colonialism, what its contradictions are today, and what it reveals about decolonization on this continent and globally.Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

Tings Chak joins me on this episode of the International Solidarity Pod to have a wide-ranging discussion on China's path in the 21st century. We discuss the poverty alleviation campaign in China and how it was conducted, the question of women’s liberation in China, and the future of the One Country, Two Systems policy in Hong Kong and Macau."Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China": https://thetricontinental.org/studies-1-socialist-construction/"China’s Ecological Transition": https://thetricontinental.org/wenhua-zongheng-2024-2-china-ecological-transition/Wenhua Zongheng: https://thetricontinental.org/wenhua-zongheng/Tings Chak on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tingschak/Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

Raven from In Defense of Liberation joins me this episode for a wide-ranging conversation that covers the ongoing ge-nocidal war in Palestine and the global history of resistance and liberation struggles, among other things.In Defense of Liberation Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-defense-of-liberation/id1484422538Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

In this latest episode of the pod, I was joined by lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris to discuss the 2025 Canadian federal election. We touch on Canada’s place in the world, particularly as it relates to both the US and the genocide in Palestine, issues of housing and immigration in Canada, and the state of the Canadian left, and more.Reason2Resist (Dimitri's channel): https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resistJournal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

Pranay Somayajula of Hindus for Human Rights joins me to discuss the global rise of Hindutva and contesting Hinduism from the left. We discuss Islamophobia, the growing connections between Zionism and Hindutva, as well as the caste system and Brahminical patriarchy within Hinduism, among other things.-Hindus for Human Rights: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/Return to Bandung (Pranay's podcast): https://www.returntobandung.com/Culture Shock (Pranay's substack): https://www.culture-shock.xyz/Pranay's website: https://www.pranaysomayajula.com/Why Indians Must See Themselves in Palestine: https://open.substack.com/pub/intlsolidarity/p/why-indians-must-see-themselves-in?r=fbqfe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false-Journal of International Solidarity LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

Jyotishman from India & Global Left joins me this episode to discuss how China and India – two countries with many similarities – ended up developing so differently. We discuss their liberation struggles, patriarchy and class, the agrarian question, neoliberalism, Hindutva, and more. Check out India & Global Left's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IndiaGlobalLeftChina and India: A Sisterhood That Could Have Been: https://open.substack.com/pub/intlsolidarity/p/china-and-india-a-sisterhood-that?r=fbqfe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=falseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

This episode, we discuss how how western imperialism wages hybrid-war against women in the global south, and how this is resisted by them. Guests: Pilar Troya Fernandez, Harleen Kaur (Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research)REPORT (Imperialist War and Feminist Resistance in the Global South): https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-imperialist-war-and-feminist-resistance-in-the-global-south/Tricontinental Institute for Social Research: https://thetricontinental.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/#Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidarity

In this episode, we look at the legacy of Marxism across the global south as an ideology and practice of national liberation against imperialism, as well as the challenges faced by the global south today. In doing so, we cover Palestine, China, India, the Alliance of Sahel States in Africa, and more.Tricontinental Institute for Social Research: https://thetricontinental.org/Hyperimperialism dossier: https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism/Vijay Prashad's Twitter: https://x.com/vijayprashadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofin...Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@journalofintlsolidarityApple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

In this first episode of the International Solidarity Pod, Dr. Phil Henderson discusses the how the confederation of Canada in 1867 marked a new trajectory for the dispossession of Indigenous peoples on the continent, and that the creation of 'whiteness' was an important development at this time.A central takeaway from this conversation is that 'Canada', like any colonial or class project, contains many contradictory elements that continue to require active work to hold together.This conversation is based on a paper written by Dr. Henderson titled "Federalism and Settler Imperialism: Racial Regimes, Whiteness, and Conquest in Canadian Constitutionalism", which can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...You can find Dr. Henderson's work here: https://utoronto.academia.edu/PhilHen...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalofin...Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@JournalofIntlSolidaritySpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pbGw76...Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...

Part 1 of this series outlines the common history of colonialism between Palestine & India, and demonstrates that Indian colonial history serves as a basis to unite with Palestinians. This series is based on an article I wrote on my Substack which can be found here. Follow my Instagram here.