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The Cadre Journal is a student-run podcast and journal group focused on Interviews and Discussions on Third Worldism, Communism, Anti-Imperialism, and more, featuring original interviews with Communist/Socialist Parties from the Global South.

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Episodes

  1. Socialist and African Literature at the Comrades Book House in Kenya: Interview w/ Njuki Githethwa

    We interview Njuki Githethwa, poet, activist, and organizer with the Comrades Book House in Nairobi. We discussed the need for decolonizing literature, the role of socialist and African literature in modern Kenya, the need for accessibility in theory, and much more. Check out Comrades here:...

  2. Thomas Sankara, 2022 Burkina Faso Coup, Russia in Burkina: Burkinabè Leftist Adama Congo Interview

    We interview Adama Congo, President of the Organisation patriotique de la jeunesse (Organization of Patriotic Youth) of Burkina Faso, a Leftist youth movement, on the legacy of Thomas Sankara, the coup in Burkina in January, ECOWAS sanctions, Russia and more.

  3. Neo-Colonialism, Dollar Hegemony, and Colonial Bourgeoisie in Nigeria/Africa: MAE Interview

    We interview comrades Adeyinka and Adebayo of the Movement for African Emancipation on Neocolonialism, Dollar Hegemony, Colonial Bourgeoisie and Parasitic Elites, in Nigeria and across Africa. Check out MAE's Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxhMOyuAC7otNaOT6QC2Pg/videos Check out...

  4. Marxism in Morocco: Interview with Abdallah El Harif of the Democratic Way, Morocco

    We interview Abdallah El Harif of the Democratic Way of Morocco about the Marxist organization, the repression of the Moroccan Kingdom, the Western Sahara struggle, solidarity with Palestine, NATO, jailing and the Arab Spring, and more.

  5. Armenian Marxism, Armenia in the USSR, and Armenian-Palestinian Solidarity, with Tsul

    We interviewed Tsul (@mltsulisttheory) about Armenian Marxism, the Armenian Communist Party, Armenia's experience in the USSR, and solidarity between Armenians and Palestinians in their national liberation struggle. Check out Tsul on Twitter for more!

  6. Freedom For All Palestinian Prisoners: An Interview with the Samidoun Network

    We interview Laila (Samidoun NY/NJ) and Charlotte (Samidoun International) about the incredible work Samidoun does to advocate for those incarcerated by the Occupation in Palestine, as well as the horrific conditions of mass incarceration in Palestine. We also discuss the case of Ahmed Manasra…

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  7. Alternatives to Capitalist Propaganda: An Interview with the International Magazine

    We talked to comrades Gourab Ghosh and Debojit Banerjee about the International Magazine, a publication dedicated to international communism. Check them out here: https://www.internationalmagz.com/about www.Internationalmagz.com/magazine

  8. Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Al Aqsa: An Interview with Palestinian Journalist Daoud Kuttab

    We talked to Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab about the IOF attacks on the Al Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, the current crisis in Israeli politics, the response of various Arab states to the attacks and the potential impacts during the normalization process, and more.

  9. Steve Biko: His Thought, Writing, Pedagogy, and Legacy for Revolutionaries Today with Kobi Guillory

    We talked to Kobi Guillory (@killerguerilla) about the legacy of Steve Biko, his political and social thoughts, writings, and more, as well as the legacy of Steve Biko in South Africa and how we can intepret him today for Revolution. Thanks so much to Kobi for this great conversation.

  10. A White Supremacist CIA-Backed Invasion (Operation Red Dog), Disaster Aid, and Tourism; US Attempts to Seize Dominica with Kim Miller

    We talk to Kim Miller about the island of Dominica, her research on tourism, disaster aid, environmental sovereignty, and American imperialism such as Operation Red Dog, a CIA-backed white supremacist invasion attempt in 1981. We also learn about attempts at multipolarity such as Venezuela's…

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  11. Walter Rodney's Legacy and Anglosphere Imperialism in the Caribbean (Guyana, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago), with Dr. Tamanisha J. John

    We interview Dr. Tamanisha J. John on the 2022 Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, as well as on her research on Canadian Imperialism and IMF Structural Adjustment in the Caribbean, particularly in Grenada, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. Thanks so much to Dr. John for joining to have this...

  12. Venezuela's Communes and the Bolivarian Process: An Interview with Prof Chris Gilbert (UBV)

    We interview Professor Chris GIlbert, an author and professor in Venezuela, on the communes and Bolivarian process, socialist transitions, and more. Chris Gilbert is professor of political science at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela. He is creator, together with Cira Pascual Marquina, of...

  13. US Empire in Haiti: On the US Overthrow of Aristide and the Assassination of Moïse, with Robert Roth

    We talk to Robert Roth, one of the co-founders of Haiti Action, on the US operation in 2004 to overthrow Jean-Bernard Aristide, a progressive anti-imperialist leader, and the connections to the recent material conditions in Haiti that led to the killing of Jovenel Moïse, a right wing pro-US…

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  14. A Pakistani Marxist Perspective on US Imperialism, the IMF, and Imran Khan: Interview with Adam Pal

    We talk to Adam Pal of Lal Salaam Pakistan about the removal of Imran Khan as Prime Minister, US and IMF Imperialism in Pakistan, the impacts of the wars in Afghanistan and Ukraine, and the resistance of the working class. Follow Adam here: @adampal1 And follow Lal Salaam here:...

  15. An Egyptian Marxist Perspective on the 2011 Egyptian (Counter)Revolution

    We talk to an Egyptian Marxist about the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, el-Sisi's rise to power, repression and arrests, the relationship with Israel and the US Imperialism, tracing it back to Anwar Sadat's neoliberal project in the 70s.

  16. Imperialist Literature: From CIA Books to English Language Neo-Colonialism, with Louis Allday

    We talk to Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) of Liberated Texts (https://liberatedtexts.com) about the project of the group, countering CIA literary propaganda, the restrictions Western linguistic neo-colonialism in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Gulf places on anti-imperialist resistance there, and how...

  17. Iranian Perspective on Sanctions, Conflict with the US, and more: Interview with Ehsan Safarnejad

    We talk to Ehsan Safarnejad, an Iranian anti-imperialist living in Iran, about the conflict between Iran and the USA, Sanctions, the Revolution of 1979, and much, much more. Thanks so much to Ehsan for this great interview.

  18. Morant Bay Uprising, 1865: Paul Bogle and Jamaican Anti-Colonial Resistance with Q. Anthony Omene

    We interview Q. Anthony Omene @qaomene on the Morant Bay Uprising of 1865, Paul Bogle, Jamaican Anti-Colonialism, and more.

  19. NATO, White Supremacy, and American Global Counterrevolution: An Interview with Gerald Horne

    We interview Professor Gerald Horne on his many, many incredible books, as well as his takes on the Ukraine crisis, NATO, American counter-revolution worldwide, and more.

  20. Federation of Young Socialists of Côte d'Ivoire: An Interview with Mikael Dassi

    We interview Mikael Dassi, President of the Federation of Young Socialists of Côte d'Ivoire, on socialist alternatives to French neocolonialism, foreign multinational dominance of the cocoa industry, the mainstream politics of Côte d'Ivoire after two civil wars, and more.

  21. Urgent Statement from Swaziland National Association of Teachers Comrade Mcolisi Ngcamphalala on the Swazi Police Intimidation of Comrade Mbongwa Dlamini

    Yesterday, a critical situation occurred when the SNAT President Mbongwa Dlamini's house at Helemisi was surrounded by the Swazi police. There were shootings outside his house and the paramilitary OSSU was outside the premises. We carry an update on what happened. Comrade Dlamini is safe now.

  22. Anti-Imperialist Critique of the Green New Deal, and Food Sovereignty in Tunisia, with Max Ajl

    We talk to Max Ajl, author of "A People's Green New Deal", who critiques the Green New Deal and First World ecological reformism for its failure to confront imperialism and unequal exchange. We also discuss Tunisia, food sovereignty, agriculture, land, the Arab Spring, and Global South response…

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  23. The Sudanese Communist Party Denounces Coup Government and Continues Revolutionary Struggle

    We hear a statement from the Sudanese Communist party, which is undertaking revolutionary struggle now against the coup government backed by the US. The protests are also driven by the recognition and legitimation of Israel by the forced American Abraham Accords. This continues in the aftermath…

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  24. Panther Internationalism: The Black Panthers in Cuba, North Korea, Algeria, China, and Vietnam: Interview with Sean Malloy, Author of "Out of Oakland"

    We interview Professor Sean Malloy at UC Merced (@Cpt_John_Riley) about his book "Out of Oakland: Black Panther Party Internationalism During the Cold War" where he discusses the Panthers in North Korea, Cuba, Algeria, Vietnam, and China. This was a great conversation about a phenomenal book.

  25. No "Peace" Until the Blockade on Yemen is Lifted: a Discussion with Shireen Al-Adeimi

    We talk to MSU Professor and Yemeni Anti-War activist Shireen Al-Adeimi about the Saudi-led "peace process" which offers no peace while imperialism remains, America's continued participation in the war, the horrors of the ongoing blockade by Saudi Arabia, and more.

  26. Kurdistan Communist Party Statement: History, Politics, Anti-Imperialism, and more

    Nabaz Mustafa of the Kurdistan Communist Party sends a statement on the party's history, relation to the Iraqi Communist Party, policy on Kurdistan, US Imperialism, gender equity, and more.

  27. Patrice Lumumba, Che Guevara, and the U.S. Empire in the Congo, with Justin Podur

    We interview Justin Podur, a Professor at York University and host of the exceptional Anti-Empire Project, on the history of the American Empire meddling in the Congo, as well as the stories of resistance from Patrice Lumumba's vision and assassination and Che Guevara's role in the Simba…

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  28. Indonesia 1965 PKI Massacres, Superexploitation, Beyond Dependency Theory, Combined Development, Samir Amin, and more, with Justin Theodra

    We interview Justin Theodra, a PhD candidate at University of Connecticut, on his Monthly Review article on Indonesia 1965, Indonesian development, his readings of Samir Amin, and more.

  29. The Bandung Conference, DuBois in China, Third Worldism, and Afro-Asian Solidarity: an Interview with Bill Mullen

    We interview Bill Mullen (no relation) on his book "Afro-Orientalism", W.E.B. DuBois's solidarity with Asian revolutions, Black solidarity with Palestine, and much more.

  30. South Sudan Communist Party Statement

    We receive a statement from the South Sudan Communist Party leader, Comrade Thor Tok Khan.

  31. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Interview

    We interview Nishant, a student activist in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) about Kerala politics, the campaign against the BJP, the party stance on Russia and Ukraine, and more.

  32. Unequal Exchange and the Political Economy of Arghiri Emmanuel: A Discussion

    We do an introductory discussion of unequal exchange and the theories of Arghiri Emmanuel with George Anderson.

  33. The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Interview with Donping Han on Mao's Policies During the CR Years

    We interview Professor Donping Han, author of "The Unknown Cultural Revolution", about the progress during the Cultural Revolution, growing up in Mao's China, the benefits of education and infrastructure, rural empowerment, and more.

  34. Urgent: On the Arrest of Comrade Bongi "Bongo" Nkambule of the Communist Party of Swaziland by the King's Police

    An in depth interview on the subject of the arrest of Bongi "Bongo" Nkambule a CPS Activist by the King's police in Swaziland.

  35. An Urgent Statement From The Communist Party of Swaziland on the Arrest of Comrade Bongo

    The Communist Party of Swaziland provides us an urgent update on their struggle, the repression of King Mswati's police, and the arrest of Comrade Bongo, who is likely being tortured right now.

  36. Ajamu Baraka of Black Alliance for Peace Speaks on NATO, AFRICOM, American Imperialism, Militarized Policing, Black Resistance, and More

    BAP National Organizer Ajamu Baraka speaks on NATO, Ukraine, AFRICOM, Black Anti-Imperialism, creating an Anti-Imperialist Left, and more. Thanks to comrade Baraka for this incredible interview on NATO and AFRICOM, and the US Empire's oppression of Black Lives everywhere. Check out BAP here:...

  37. Marx's African Inspirations: Interview with Professor Biko Agozino on the Africana Paradigm in Marx's Capital

    We talk to Professor Biko Agozino about his article "The Africana Paradigm in Capital", on refuting the Eurocentric allegations against Marx and Capital, Africa's inspiration for Marx, and themes of slavery, colonialism, racism, and development in Capital. Read the article...

  38. A Libyan's View on NATO Intervention and Destruction, Gaddafi, the Civil War, Pan-Africanism and Pan-Arabism, and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: an Interview with Ali Mansour

    We interview Ali Mansour, a Libyan, who discusses the NATO demolition and atrocities in Libya, life before, during, and after Gaddafi, Gaddafi's Green Book and Pan-African/Pan-Arab approach, the civil war in Libya today, and many, many other subject. This was an incredibly insightful interview…

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  39. #ENDSARS, Nigerian Refugees in Ukraine, Neocolonialism, Marxism, and Queer Liberation in Nigeria, with Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

    We interview Ani Kayode Somtochukwu on #ENDSARS, Nigerian Refugees in Ukraine, Neocolonialism, Marxism, and Queer Liberation in Nigeria. Ani is the founder of QUEST (Queer Union for Economic and Social Transformation) in Nigeria. Follow Ani here: https://twitter.com/Kayode_ani

  40. On "Proletarian Patriotism", Walter Rodney's Legacy in Jamaica, South-South Cooperation (Cuba, Jamaica, China), and Canada's Role in NATO with Corey (@JamaicanJihadi)

    We talk with Corey (@JamaicanJihadi on Twitter), about the revival of a deeply revisionist "Proletarian Patriotism", South-South Cooperation between Cuba, Jamaica, and China, Canada's role in NATO and the current crisis, Israeli imperialism in Jamaica, and the legacy of Walter Rodney in Jamaica....

  41. José Carlos Mariátegui, Latin America's Forgotten Marxist, with Professor Mike Gonzalez

    We interview Professor Mike Gonzalez (author of In the Red Corner and more) on the life and times of J.C. Mariátegui, a leading Peruvian Marxist thinker of the 1920s, his impact on contemporary Latin American politics in Bolivia and Venezuela, and his deeply thoughtful contribution to an...

  42. On China Abolishing Absolute Poverty, the Chinese Response to COVID, its Place in the World System, and more with Daniel Alan Bey

    We interview Daniel Alan Bey on a number of subjects from China's response to COVID, the campaign to eliminate absolute poverty, China's semi-peripheral status in the World System, reaction to the Ukraine Crisis, changes in the economy, and more. Check out Daniel on Twitter here: @dabcule Thanks…

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  43. On Decolonizing Palestine, Ending Apartheid, and Changing Palestine Solidarity Activism with Decolonial Communist

    We interview Kieron (@decolonialcommi on Twitter) on his research on changing Palestine solidarity activism in the BDS movement, resisting Israeli militarism, the recent Apartheid reports, and the need to decolonize Palestine with radical action. Thanks so much to Kieron for this great discussion...

  44. Discussion on Ethiopian Communism and the Revolution, Mengistu, the Derg, and Development

    We interview @RTSG_Etu on Ethiopian communism, the Revolution, human development, literacy, post-communist Ethiopia, the Civil War and more. This was a great conversation and very eye-opening, so we thank our comrade for the discussion. Check him out on Twitter. Book suggestion: Revolutionary...

  45. Interview with Africa 4 Palestine Board Member Bram Hanekom on South African Solidarity for Palestine

    We interview Bram Hanekom, Board Member of Africa 4 Palestine, on South African solidarity with Palestine, the effort to downgrade Israel at the AU and diplomatically in South Africa, and more. Follow A4P here: @Africa4Pal

  46. Interview with Pan-African Palestine Solidarity Network and BDS South Africa Coalition Organizer Roshan Dadoo on Recent Pan-African Anti-Apartheid Conference

    Cadre interviews Pan-African Palestine Solidarity Network and BDS South Africa Coalition Organizer Roshan Dadoo on the recent Pan-African Anti-Apartheid Conference in Dakar Senegal from March 9th-12th 2022 against Israel's observer status at the African Union and ties with African governments....

  47. The Red Admiral: Madagascar Socialism and Didier Ratsiraka

    We interview Professor Richard Marcus (California State University Long Beach) on Didier Ratsiraka, the "Red Admiral" of Madagascar, and his "Boky Mena" (Red Book). Thanks to Professor Marcus for this great interview.

  48. Statement from Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa Shack Dwellers Movement) on the Killing of Ayanda Ngila (Part 2)

    A special statement from comrade S'bu Zikode on the killing of Ayanda Ngila. Comrade Zikode tells us the history of AbM, the murder of Comrade Ngila, and more. The tragic events in South Africa are a further reminder that communism must be renewed and the revolution refounded before neoliberalism...

  49. Statement from Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa Shack Dwellers Movement) on the Killing of Ayanda Ngila (Part 1)

    A special statement from comrade S'bu Zikode on the killing of Ayanda Ngila. Comrade Zikode tells us the history of AbM, the murder of Comrade Ngila, and more. The tragic events in South Africa are a further reminder that communism must be renewed and the revolution refounded before neoliberalism...

  50. Interview with Professor Radhika Desai on the Pluripolar Manifesto, World System Crisis, and more

    Cadre interviews Professor Radhika Desai of the International Manifesto Group and Geopolitical Economy Research Group on Puripolarity, World System Crisis, Ukraine, China, and more. We're big fans of Professor Desai's writings on Geopolitical Economy, "Hegemony", and political crises, so this was…

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