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Luqman Nation
by Jacqueline Luqman
Luqman Nation connects history, politics, and evolving social issues to today's pressing current events and analyzes them through an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, internationalist, class-conscious, Black, Liberation Theology, and pan-African radical perspective. You can find more Luqman Nation content, including videos and articles, in Luqman Nation on Patreon and Substack.
Episodes
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Nikole Hannah-Jones' Essay Didn't Explain The History of "School Choice", So I Have To
In light of the long, highly individualistic New York Times Magazine essay by Nicole Hannah-Jones about her regret over putting her child in public elementary and middle schools, the real history behind what we call "school choice" today was not explained. If it had been, the essay wouldn't have...
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Talking Points Ep. 2: When A Coincidence Isn't One
Well of course this story has gotten weirder. First, sadly the death toll of this attack in New Orleans is now 15 people, with 30 injured. But some things aren’t adding up, and then there are other things that have been added, so you know…I have questions. Like on Wednesday, the media was…
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Talking Points Ep. 1: Don’t Look At New Orleans In A Vacuum
What Do The Chickens Bring Back With Them When They Come Home To Roost? Don’t Look At New Orleans In A Vacuum The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism and said it does not believe the driver acted alone. An Islamic State group flag was found on the vehicle’s trailer hitch, the…
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The Duplicitous Legacy Of Bipartisan Compromise Obscured From The History Of Juneteenth
Never let the corporations and US politicians truncate the history of Juneteenth, and the enduring legacy of bipartisan "compromise" on our human rights that yanked away the freedom we fought for. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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We Can Defeat The Anti-Trans Bigots By Out-Organizing Them
We can absolutely defeat the anti-trans bigots who are mad that transgender people drink their crummy beer (there are better beers out there, trans friends, you're better than Bud Light), conservative organizations trying to put trans youth and people back in the closet in public schools, and...
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Biden's Document Dilemma Grows, And So Should The Scrutiny Around It
Well, well, well the plot thickens!!! As MORE classified documents are found in Biden's possession, explain to me how this is different from what Trump did in any way except volume? I smell Democratic hypocrisy... You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack…
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Biden's Document Scandal Could Be Even Bigger Than Trump's
The discovery of classified White House documents in Joe Biden's civilian post-administration office could cause a stink for him, especially if those documents contain evidence of US imperialistic plans for regime change in Iran, Ukraine, and collusion with the UK to persecute Julian Assange.…
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The GOP Shows Up Progressives Again
The saga of the empty Speaker's chair is over for the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. But lessons abound for the so-called Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and every alleged "progressive" in the Democratic Party. The GOP just showed up Progressives on what should be…
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The Legacy Of Wounded Knee Will Not Be Buried
Until the United States does right by Indigenous Peoples, nothing good will come to it. And the continued resistance of those Original People will never allow the legacy of atrocities like Wounded Knee to be buried and forgotten. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on...
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The US-Backed Eight Year Fascist War In Ukraine The US Media Ignores
Everyone is appalled at Russia allegedly invading Ukraine without provocation...except the US and NATO did plenty of provoking, and they armed and legitimized neo-nazis to do it. And the eight-year civil war that resulted is completely ignored by US media. You can find the video or article for…
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Epic Performances By Black Artists Cannot Cover Up The NFL's Hateration
Yes, Mary J. Blige did the damn thang. But maybe this SuperBowl needs to be the last time Black artists do any damned thang with the NFL. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Neil Young, Joe Rogan and Spotify Are All Garbage
Yeah none of them is worth cheering for and nobody got deplatformed and why does the left defent assholes so much damn. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Do Not Erase The Clear Line Between MLK, Nkruma, Lumumba And African Liberation
On the anniversary of Patrice Lumumba's assassination, let us not forget that the great Pan-African leaders who were killed or deposed by western forces have also tried to erase the connection between Martin Luther King, Jr. and these great men and their movements. Never forget that they are all...
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Kamala Harris Says To Google Location of Non-Existent Gov COVID Tests
Kamala Harris told y'all to put some Robitussin on that COVD, but to use Google to find it. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Biden's Jan 6 Speech Is Full Of Neoliberal & Imperialist Contradictions We Should Not Ignore
For all of Biden's tough talk about fighting the fascists who rioted in the US Capitol last year, the glaring contradictions about the neoliberal, anti-progressive, imperialist policies the US is infamous for should not be ignored. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on...
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Elizabeth Holmes' Conviction Proves You Can Endanger The People Unpunished, But Stealing From The Rich Is A Crime
Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos WERE dangerous, and nobody can tell me she isn't evil. But she's doe-eyed, blonde and attractive, so... You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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The Most Revolutioanry Thing We Can Do For The Coming Year
Happy Revolutionary New Year! You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Biden Just Told America To Put Some Robitussin On That Omicron, Because He Has Nothing For You
In declaring that there is no federal solution to the spread of the omicron variant and the persistence of COVID-19, Biden basically kicked the can to the states and told the country to put some Robitussin on that omicron, 'cuz he's got nothing for you. You can find the video or article for this...
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Fort Negro, Seminole Nation, Mankato Massacre And How This History Informs The Need For An Uprising Of A Proletariat Nation
In remembering the atrocoties committed against Africans enslaved in this land and the Native peoples the land was stolen from, we have to focus on the victories in that shared struggle against white supremacist settler colonialism in this country that were won. Because it was those victories…
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Maybe We Can Defeat White Christian Capitalist Supremacy With Some Horrifying Christmas Monsters!
First, the nativity scene Christians idolize is incorrect on several points. Second, Christian supremacy is based in white supremacy, settler colonialism and the love of capitalism and oppression. Last, I think the answer to this is horrifying Christmas monsters!! Or maybe just fight for each...
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Manchin And His Family Got All The Perks They Want From Biden While We Get Crumbs
The depth of the nepotism and corruption between Jose Manchin, his family, and Joe Biden is appalling. And that's why it needs to be aired out. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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President Joe Manchin Has Spoken - No Build Back Better For You
We see who holds the power of the presidency, and it ain't Joe Biden. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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This Is Where Our Healthcare, Housing & Education Money Went
Want to know where our healthcare, housing & education money went? Look no further than the 2021 NDAA. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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If You're Going To Be An Ally - Be Like John Brown
If you're going to be an ally, be like John Brown...and be a co-conspirator for liberation. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Britain's Legacy of Brutal Slavery On Barbados Deserves More Than A Mention In A Speech
It was nice that Britain's Prince Charles mentioned the brutal legacy of slavery in his speech at Barbados's independence ceremony. But that legacy deserves more than a mention in a speech. Britain owes Barbados much, much more than words. You can find the video or article for this episode and…
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Biden Quitely Signed Three Bills to Help Cops, But Bills To Help You And Me Get Whittled Down To Nearly Nothing
Did you hear about the three bills Biden signed to help cops? Of course you didn't, because the media didn't cover the signing. Nor did it cover the DOJ giving law enforcement agencies more money to hire more cops. No argument, no fillibuster, no compromises. But bills for you and me? They get...
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US Media's Lies About Nicaraguan Elections Are Easily Debunked If We Care To, But They're So Dangerous Because Most People Don't
The US media is hard at work trying to delegitimize Nicaragua's elections, with lies so easily debunked it would be laughable if the propensity for those who believe imperialist US media weren't to always believe the party line. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on...
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US Envoy To Haiti Raises US Imperialism In His Resignation Without Saying The Word
You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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9/11 Commemorations Ignore How The US Has Been At War With Its Own People In The Aftermath
I don't commemorate 9/11, but I have personal reasons to never forget it and how this country waged a war with its own people. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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The Hypocrisy Of The Latest White Rage Capitol Arrest
The latest white rage arrest at the US Capitol exposes the hypocrisy of this system and the difference between the right-wing revolt they want and the real people's revolution we actually need. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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No, I Don't Celebrate The 19th Amendment, And The Ones Before It Were Garbage, Too
I'm not sure what about the 19th Amendment I'm supposed to celebrate when it - and the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments before it - did little to guarantee unrestricted ballot access to Black people. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Biden's Blame The Afghans Speech Was US Imperialist White Supremacist Garbage
Biden's speech about Afghanistan oozed with the contempt for Afghans that the US has shown the entire time they've been dropping bombs in the country. Afghanistan may not be his fault, but the defense of US imperialism with white supremacist tropes about lazy, cowardly, ignorant Afghans is. You…
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The US Inovlvement In Afghanistan Isn't A Hollywood Comedy Drama, But It is An Obscene Tragedy
How a Hollywood movie turned the obscene tragedy of US imperialist involvement in Afghanistan into the lighthearted comedy-drama, while the truth was the tragedy of a pointless 20-year war and the creation of the Taliban. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon,...
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The US Census As A Weapon of White Suprmeacy
How the Trump Administration's meddling in the 2020 Census may still pay off for the GOP, especially since they had help from the inside...that's still there. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Nina Turner Scuttled By Cabal of Reactionaries; Progressive Politicians Shouldn't Shut Down Dissent Like The Establishment Does
Why Nina Turner lost, and was Cori Bush's sleepout political theater? You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Update on Baba Bear's Revolutionary Garden And More!
How's the garden doing, you ask? Well, I'll tell you! And I'll tell you why it's important. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Simone Biles, The Luxury of Putting Your Physical & Mental Health First, And The Revolutionary Catch 22 In Between
Simone Biles putting her physical and mental health first is the exception to that we all should have the luxury of partaking in. And this is especially true of us radicals trying to fight the system that makes it this way. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon,...
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Daniel Hale Is A Hero Who Will Be Treated Like An Enemy of The State - Pt 2.
Daniel Hale was sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison. Let's be very clear about why, and it wasn't because he violated any law about spying. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Daniel Hale Is A Hero Who Will Be Treated Like An Enemy Of The State - Pt. 1
Daniel Hale is a hero for exposing the continued callous disregard of life by the imperialist US regime. But he will be treated as an enemy of the state for exposing that truth. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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US Propaganda Against China Exposes Its Own Hypocrisy More Than It Condemns China
US corporate media's propaganda against China doesn't hide the true megalomaniacal oppressive despot on the planet. And it's not Xi Jingping. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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The United Snakes Continues Its Viscious Racist Lie Against Assata Shakur On Her Birthday And Its Attacks On Cuba
On Assata's birthday, let's remember what she taught us - that she is a freedom fighter not a terrorist, and she taught us how to fight. For her and for Cuba against the United Snakes attacking them both. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Billionaire Space Race Is Gil Scott-Heron's "Whitey's On The Moon" In Real Life. Again
You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Haiti and Hawai'i Reflect Long History Of US Business Interests Profiting From Oppression
What do Haiti and Hawai'i have in common? US business interests backing fascist violence and imperialist oppression. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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I'll Fly True, Abdus Luqman
My tribute to my beloved Papa Bear Lugman, who charted this course that led us to Luqman Nation. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Kamala Harris Disaster Trip & Seed Sovereignty for Self Determination
Kamala's trip to Guatemala was a disaster that we hope follows her around like a bad smell for the rest of her political career! And growing a garden is a great relaxation, but it is also a deeply political act of self-determination. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on...
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You Can't Expect US Settler Colonists To Do Anything Other Than Support Israeli Settler Colonialism
What is happening in Palestine isn't a religious clash, it's settler colonialism with white supremacy at its root. You can't expect US officials who defend settler colonialism here to do anything other than support it there. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon,...
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If Some Of Y'all Think Ma'Khia Bryant Deserved To Die, Then I Shouldn't Be Here Either
Some of y'all's colonized thinking and cop copping is dangerous and disgusting. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.
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Chauvin's Conviction Isn't The Progress It's Being Framed As
Of course it's good that Derek Chauvin was punished for his crime. But let's not fall for the liberal framing of his conviction as any kind of progress for eliminating the racial terrorism of the cops. Because that's still happenine. You can find the video or article for this episode and more on...
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As We Wait For The Chauvin Trial Verdict, Conservatives Remember What Insurrection Is, For Racist Reasons Of Course
As the tension mounts in the country as we wait for the jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, Maxine Waters' comments are being framed as the spark that could light the tinderbox. Of course they aren't, but the politicians who want to start an "Anglo Saxon Caucus" believe they are. And the...
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Where Adam Toleda's Parents Were Is Irrelevant, and How I Keep My Sanity In The Midst of All This Trauma
All these questions about where Adam Toleda's parents were are some white conservative respectability BS that they didn't ask about Kyle Rittenhouse, who actually murdered two people. And amid all the horror of this week, how I keep myself grounded and still plot a little mini revolution in the...
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Luqman Nation connects history, politics, and evolving social issues to today's pressing current events and analyzes them through an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, internationalist, class-conscious, Black, Liberation Theology, and pan-African radical perspective.
You can find more Luqman Nation content, including videos and articles, in Luqman Nation on Patreon and Substack.
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