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A #RepressionWatch upload to The Dugout.For this RepressionWatch episode, I talk with organizer Sammie (they/them) about the 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Michigan, the police raid that broke it up, and the lasting toll of being sprayed with a chemical agent called Deep Freeze. We get into the felony charges that followed, misogynoir in organizing spaces, and what it means to keep showing up for a movement after the state has already come for you.EPISODE CORRECTION: Sammie refers to a co-defendant as an "Arab person", but meant to say he's "Pakistani".GUEST: Sammie (they/them) is a Michigan-based community organizer whose work spans the George Floyd 2020 protests, housing organizing, and Palestine solidarity activism.Instagram: @inkanduprisingLinktree: https://www.linktr.ee/InkanduprisingSubstack: https://www.inkanduprising.substack.comWatch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkmlEmy8Z8--------------------------------Resources MentionedThe Guardian, Oct 2024 — "Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel pushed to prosecute campus Gaza protesters"The Guardian, May 2025 — "Michigan drops charges against pro-Palestinian protesters"The Guardian, Apr 2025 — "Lawyer's phone searched at US border" —The Guardian, Sep 2025 — "Teargas and menstruation: the health effects of protest policing"EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) — statement of material facts, Alasaad v. Mayorkas--------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode of The Dugout, we speak with Lebanese anarchists about organizing and surviving through war, occupation, sectarianism, displacement, and economic crisis. We discuss what brought them to anarchism, how they understand Lebanon’s history, and why the experiences of South Lebanon and Beirut can look so different.We talk about the realities of Israel’s attacks, the conditions facing migrant and kafala workers, and the everyday needs people are confronting as communities are displaced and homes are destroyed. At the center of the conversation is a simple principle: abandon nobody.What does solidarity look like when people are already overwhelmed? How do you provide relief without becoming another NGO? And how can anarchists build relationships, share skills, and meet people’s needs without taking control away from the communities they are trying to support?Chapters00:00 Intro06:35 What motivated you to get into organizing13:11 How do you get to anarchism and what does anarchism mean to you?17:08 How would you introduce Lebanon to our listeners24:33 How is south Lebanon’s history been shaped differently?33:02 How is Beirut or the north different?36:51 How has the day to day changed in recent attacks by Israel41:05 How have condition changed for Migrant or Kafala workers?43:15 What are people in Lebanon worried about right now and what are people doing to address those needs?48:38 What are some misconception you see online about Lebanon?58:28 How do you fight against disenfranchisement01:05:36 What lessons or structures from previous uprising are at play today?01:09:39 Details on a Lebanese anarchist organizing project01:17:52 How are Lebanese anarchist working on relief efforts without becoming like typical NGO’s01:24:55 What are conversation of healing or justice sounding like right now?01:29:43 What solidarity efforts have you seen to be useful for your efforts01:41:23 Last thoughts---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What does it mean to defend your community when the state has already decided it won't? Today we sit down with Alex, Manuel, and Solaris of Atlas Defense, a Twin Cities community defense collective. We get into what community defense actually means, how they built a cadre with no hierarchy, and how Indigenous sovereignty and death work shape the way they think about safety. We also talk about how their organizing shifted once ICE occupied the Twin Cities, and what it takes to keep each other safe under repression. Show Notes on Patreon------------------------------------------------Guests: Alex, Manuel, and Solaris of Atlas Defense📷 Alex: @alex_does80🛡️ Atlas Defense: atlasdefensemn.com📷 Atlas Defense: @atlasdefensemn🖨️ Atlas Defense Print Subscription (People's Printer): atlasdefensemn.com/product/people-s-printer🌐 Solaris: solarisism.orgOn Atlas Defense: Atlas Defense is a Twin Cities community defense collective founded in 2016, built on the idea that abolition means abundance; training neighbors in everything from verbal de-escalation to firearms so that safety becomes a shared responsibility, not something outsourced to police or the state.-------------------------------------------------📚 Mentioned MediaBooks & Texts📚 Black Liberation Army dictionary/resource — referenced re: "group and split" organizing model📚 George Jackson's work: Historical Reference🔗 Minneapolis General Strike of 1934 — Teamsters Local 574, referenced as historical precedent for general strikesOther Media🔗 Solarism — Solaris's website🔗 A Black Child's Lament — Solaris's essay🔗 SWOP MPLS — sex worker organizing partner referenced re: firearm training-----------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Guests:Cal & Isaac, two of the Minnesota 15 defendantsIn this episode of The Dugout, we sit down with Cal and Isaac, two of the fifteen people indicted following Operation Metro Surge, the federal immigration occupation of the Twin Cities. We trace their political histories, from labor organizing and anti-cult work to anti-fascist organizing, and get a firsthand account of the ICE occupation of Minneapolis-St. Paul: the killing of Renee Goode, the general strike of January 23rd, and the federal raids that led to their arrest and indictment. We discuss the specific repression they're facing (including a pre-dawn SWAT raid): months-long surveillance, and federal charges that they argue amount to "thought crimes" and what kind of support actually matters right now.Show notes on Patreon (free): https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod/posts/interview-with-165218458------------------------------📣 Calls for SupportLegal defense fundraiser is active on Chuffed, funds go toward legal costs and material support for people who have lost jobs due to the prosecution: 🔗 https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fundMinnesota 15 Defense Page: https://minnesota15.org/Minnesota 15 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Minnesota.15----------------------------------Where To Learn MoreUnicorn Riot: https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/government-says-terabytes-of-signal-chats-are-central-to-the-case-against-minnesota-15/'Minnesota 15' Defendants Cal & Ike Speak Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gek4xLNgi_8-----------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Intro01:12 Audio disclaimer + support links02:31 "What was young you like?"03:26 "What brought you to the Twin Cities?"11:41 "What has the last year been like organizing through the ICE surge?"27:07 "What have you learned about state violence and solidarity?"32:41 "Can you explain what a Starlight Tour is?"41:22 "How did you learn about the indictment?"51:43 "Where can people find reliable info and support?"53:45 Outro

In this episode of The Dugout, we sit down with organizers Noura and F12 for a conversation about Palestine, abolition, Afropessimism, international solidarity, and what it actually takes to sustain struggle.What does it mean to travel to Palestine without romanticizing struggle? What is “protective presence,” and what can international organizers actually offer communities living under occupation? How does the occupation control not only land and movement, but people's relationship to time, planning, and the future itself?--------------------------------------About the GuestsNoura is an Oakland-based Palestinian American organizer. The daughter of refugees from the 1967 War, she has spent over two decades in international solidarity and non-violent direct action. She spent years organizing with the Stop Urban Shield Coalition to successfully dismantle militarized police expos in California.Noura Instagram: @bint_fulusteenFaz3a Pal Instagram: @faz3a_palF12 is a Sacramento-based Black radical organizer, writer, and abolitionist. After spending 14 years incarcerated, they expanded their work into internationalist solidarity, engaging in hands-on protective presence work in the West Bank, and much more.F12 Substack: https://substack.com/@toussaintf12F12 Instagram: @toussaintf12--------------------------------------------BOOKS & MEDIA MENTIONEDGeorge Jackson — Blood in My EyeAnarcho-BlacknessStolen Youth: The Politics of Israel’s Detention of Palestinian ChildrenThe Life and Work of George Jackson — Anasi’s Library documentary--------------------------------------------0:00 — Intro: What does solidarity actually demand of us in moments of crisis?2:37 — Introductions: Nora and F123:04 — "What was young you like?"11:39 — Follow-up: Was your depoliticization tied to familial trauma and survival/assimilation?17:24 — What brought you into a deeper, lifelong organizing practice?26:47 — How did you each first start getting involved with the Palestinian liberation movement?43:52 — Can you talk about how the opportunity to go to Palestine came about, and what that material work looked like?56:28 — What sort of traps do activists get caught in when thinking about traveling for solidarity work?1:01:18 — Reflection: local privilege in solidarity movements and the "romanticism" of solidarity1:06:40 — What's it like to travel as a decolonial organizer engaged in a cause so heavily based in land struggles, and how does that translate to organizing on Turtle Island?1:14:28 — What does actionable decolonization look like, and why do people romanticize other struggles but not see their own lives as part of it?1:25:26 — What alternative systems or decolonial economic practices have you seen in Palestine?1:29:58 — How does anti-Blackness show up in movement spaces, and how do we build past aesthetic radicalism?1:37:42 — What does state repression look like, and what does care work for each other look like?1:37:58 — "How are you staying sane?"---------------------------------------------

Modibo Kadalie and Andrew Zonneveld sit down for a conversation about the moments that shaped their politics over decades of organizing. Modibo reflects on the decision to resist the Vietnam draft and leave the United States, while both discuss what it was like raising children alongside anti-war organizing, how the history of Georgia and the Black South continues to influence their thinking, and where they see Pan-Africanism today. They also share what’s next for On Our Own Authority Publishing and close by reflecting on the movements, struggles, and everyday acts of resistance that continue to give them hope for the future.--------------------------------00:00 Intro00:50 what was it live to make the decision to leave the USA13:37 how was engaging in social movements as a new parent22:18 how does being in Georgia impact your politics31:34 what is the state of Pan-Africanism in your eyes34:16 what are some new books or projects On Our Own Authority is planning?43:14 What is giving you hope----------------------------------------------Community Bookshttps://community-books.com/Support Community Books on PatreonOn Our Own Authorityhttps://on-our-own-authority-publishing.square.site/www.oooabooks.org---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What does it take to build revolutionary institutions that last? In Part 1 of this interview, we’re joined by Andrew and Modibo of On Our Own Authority, a radical publishing collective and community bookstore in metro Atlanta. Together, we discuss the politics of publishing, preserving movement history, and creating spaces where revolutionary ideas can be studied, debated, and put into practice.The conversation explores Black radical traditions, oral history, direct democracy, social ecology, independent bookstores, and why movements need physical spaces that outlive social media and political trends. Along the way, we reflect on writing history from below, the role of archives in liberation struggles, and what it means to build intellectual and cultural infrastructure rooted in collective power rather than hierarchy.01:26 Intro05:14 what was a young you like10:51 Origins of The Dugout14:13 How does the Dugout see our work being preserved or impactful17:53 what have you learned through the process of having a bookstore29:36 how has your approach to publishing evolved?35:57 what key changed have you made to make model ore sustainable10:46 Atlanta Radical Book fair44:57 what does de-centering heroes in history look like?Community Bookshttps://community-books.com/Support Community Books on PatreonOn Our Own Authorityhttps://on-our-own-authority-publishing.square.site/www.oooabooks.org---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, we ask a simple question: what does America mean to those living through its violence today? From expanding state repression and political prisoners to the mythology of the Fourth of July, we reflect on what it means to reject nationalism while committing ourselves to solidarity, community, and revolutionary struggle. Along the way, we discuss the Prairie Land defendants, Baldwin's complicated relationship to America, the future of resistance, and what it takes to build movements that can survive the years ahead.--------------------------------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00 Intro09:53 Why do we care17:01 What are ways to engage with the propaganda of July 4th36:46 Reading and discussion of Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin42:53 Reading Gord Hill49:40 Reflection----------------------------------------------Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚The Counter Revolution of 1836 Texas slavery & Jim Crow and the roots of American Fascism by Gerald Horne 🔗⁠ In The Belly Magazine: https://inthebelly.squarespace.com/Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-at-the-dugout OTHER MEDIA🔗 Defending Dissent In Texas: An Interview with DFW Prairieland Defense Committee—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

🔗 Support the fundraiser for Lorenzo Araujo's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-...I saw this news story and knew I had to make this video.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three who was shot and killed by an ICE officer during an immigration operation in Houston. We look at the contradictions in the case, why Lorenzo's family is demanding an independent investigation, and how ICE keeps relying on familiar claims about "perceived threats" and vehicles being used as weapons to justify deadly force. I also place this case in the broader history of policing, immigration enforcement, and the expanding power of the carceral state.-------------------Watch on Prince's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkzWK1MDJjwShow Notes on Prince's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prshakur/posts/i-c-e-just-again-163343424--------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:08 Details of the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo02:59 Discrepancies in state and I.C.E. narrative13:44 Why this matters so much TO ME - growing up with an incarcerated undocumented father18:06 Angela Davis in BLACK POWER MXTAPE on the hypocrisy of state and white supremacist violence21:50 How the state and I.C.E. justified lethal force24:40 Considerations for a path forward - independent investigations, abolition and beyond---------------------Show NotesPrimary sources on Lorenzo Salgado Araujo case:PBS NewsHour – "A Mexican father was shot and killed by an ICE officer, his son is demanding an independent probe"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-mexican-father-was-shot-and-killed-by-an-ice-officer-his-son-is-demanding-an-independent-probeThe Guardian – Coverage of the son's response and calls for an independent investigation, includes the Sosa-Celis and Ruben Ray Martinez caseshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/texas-ice-shooting-victim-sonThe Intercept – "ICE, DHS, and social media / white supremacist violence"https://theintercept.com/2026/05/21/ice-dhs-social-media-white-supremacist-violence/-----------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What was STAR, and why does its legacy still matter today? In this episode, we dive into the history of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), the radical organization founded by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. We trace STAR's origins, its mutual aid and housing programs, and its role in the broader struggle for queer and trans liberation. We also examine the realities of state repression, discuss current conditions facing LGBTQ+ communities, and reflect on what organizers today can learn from STAR's vision of collective care and survival.Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚THE STONEWALL READER📚STAR BookletMediaPay It No Mind - The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnsonafterlivespod.com/Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, Fawaz and Dr. Mohamed Abdou continue their conversation on anarchism, authoritarianism, and the future of resistance in Sudan and beyond. Beginning with the question “Do we need anarchism?”, the discussion explores anarchism not as a rigid ideology or replacement religion, but as a living culture of freedom, mutual aid, and resistance to domination. Together, they examine how authoritarianism reproduces itself through the modern state, capitalism, propaganda, nationalism, and even within revolutionary movements themselves.The episode dives into the limits of armed struggle in Sudan, the failures of nationalist and Marxist movements, and the dangers of revolutionary groups becoming authoritarian structures of their own. Fawaz reflects on the Sudanese revolution, the collapse of resistance committees, the rise of militias like the RSF, and why many armed movements ultimately become absorbed into the systems they claim to fight. The conversation also explores spirituality, Islamic anarchism, anti-colonial struggle, and the importance of building counter-propaganda and grassroots systems rooted in solidarity rather than hierarchy.From the Zapatistas to Palestine, from the Makhnovists to Sudan’s local mutual aid networks, this episode asks what real liberation could look like in a world shaped by empire, war, and centralized power. Rather than offering easy answers, the conversation challenges listeners to think critically about revolution, culture, violence, and how communities can build alternatives beyond the state.English Transcript: https://tdugout.substack.com/p/eng-the-anarchist-group-in-sudan-934-----------------------------------------CHAPTERS00:00 Episode Intro and Links01:22 Why We Need Anarchism05:16 Belonging and Practice06:31 Martyrdom and Organization09:01 Islamic Anarchism and State Power12:54 Counter Propaganda in Revolution17:00 Goals of Anarchism18:22 Armed Struggle in Sudan20:48 Janjaweed and Brutalization23:25 Global Struggles and Identity25:57 Closing Thanks and Farewell--------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, Sudanese anarchist organizer Fawaz joins Dr. Mohamed Abdou for a wide-ranging conversation on the war in Sudan, authoritarianism, colonialism, and the struggle for liberation beyond the state. Together, they unpack the roots of the conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, tracing how colonial borders, militarized tribal divisions, resource extraction, and regional powers have shaped decades of violence and displacement. The discussion explores how authoritarian systems manufacture chaos in order to sustain control, while ordinary people are left to survive genocide, war economies, and social fragmentation.The episode also examines the relationship between spirituality, anarchism, and resistance, questioning how religion, nationalism, and identity are weaponized by both colonial and post-colonial states. Fawaz and Dr. Abdou reflect on the construction of violence, the manipulation of children and communities through fear, and the failures of both capitalist and authoritarian leftist projects across the world. At the same time, they highlight traditions of mutual aid, self-organization, and local survival networks already emerging in Sudan through community-run schools, hospitals, and grassroots support systems.Rather than offering simple answers, this conversation challenges dominant narratives around “stability,” international law, and liberation politics, while arguing for a “third line” independent of both military factions and foreign powers. From Darfur to Gaza, from the Arab Spring to anarchist organizing in Sudan, this episode is a deep discussion on resistance, dignity, pluralism, and what it means to build genuinely liberatory movements in the shadow of empire.TRANSCRIPT: https://tdugout.substack.com/p/eng-the-anarchist-group-in-sudanCHAPTERS00:00 Show Intro And Links00:41 Meet Kandake01:34 Episode Setup Third Line02:42 Sudan War Overview04:17 Darfur Roots And RSF06:02 Chaos Economy And Genocide07:47 Modern State And Colonialism11:02 Authoritarianism And Spirituality15:10 Children Violence And Identity19:11 Pluralism Against Centralization22:45 Movement Status And Support24:06 Anarchist Vision Third Line26:58 Closing Call For Coalition—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, Fawaz and Dr. Mohamed Abdou continue their conversation on anarchism, authoritarianism, and the future of resistance in Sudan and beyond. Beginning with the question “Do we need anarchism?”, the discussion explores anarchism not as a rigid ideology or replacement religion, but as a living culture of freedom, mutual aid, and resistance to domination. Together, they examine how authoritarianism reproduces itself through the modern state, capitalism, propaganda, nationalism, and even within revolutionary movements themselves.The episode dives into the limits of armed struggle in Sudan, the failures of nationalist and Marxist movements, and the dangers of revolutionary groups becoming authoritarian structures of their own. Fawaz reflects on the Sudanese revolution, the collapse of resistance committees, the rise of militias like the RSF, and why many armed movements ultimately become absorbed into the systems they claim to fight. The conversation also explores spirituality, Islamic anarchism, anti-colonial struggle, and the importance of building counter-propaganda and grassroots systems rooted in solidarity rather than hierarchy.From the Zapatistas to Palestine, from the Makhnovists to Sudan’s local mutual aid networks, this episode asks what real liberation could look like in a world shaped by empire, war, and centralized power. Rather than offering easy answers, the conversation challenges listeners to think critically about revolution, culture, violence, and how communities can build alternatives beyond the state.Read English transcript on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-196826773Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this debut episode, Sudanese anarchist organizer Fawaz joins Dr. Mohamed Abdou for a wide-ranging conversation on the war in Sudan, authoritarianism, colonialism, and the struggle for liberation beyond the state. Together, they unpack the roots of the conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, tracing how colonial borders, militarized tribal divisions, resource extraction, and regional powers have shaped decades of violence and displacement. The discussion explores how authoritarian systems manufacture chaos in order to sustain control, while ordinary people are left to survive genocide, war economies, and social fragmentation.The episode also examines the relationship between spirituality, anarchism, and resistance, questioning how religion, nationalism, and identity are weaponized by both colonial and post-colonial states. Fawaz and Dr. Abdou reflect on the construction of violence, the manipulation of children and communities through fear, and the failures of both capitalist and authoritarian leftist projects across the world. At the same time, they highlight traditions of mutual aid, self-organization, and local survival networks already emerging in Sudan through community-run schools, hospitals, and grassroots support systems.Rather than offering simple answers, this conversation challenges dominant narratives around “stability,” international law, and liberation politics, while arguing for a “third line” independent of both military factions and foreign powers. From Darfur to Gaza, from the Arab Spring to anarchist organizing in Sudan, this episode is a deep discussion on resistance, dignity, pluralism, and what it means to build genuinely liberatory movements in the shadow of empire.Read English transcript on our Substack: open.substack.com/pub/tdugout/p/arabic-the-anarchist-group-in-sudan—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Recorded live at Rafales (the anarchist learning camp hosted by ORA (Organisation Révolutionnaire Anarchiste) in Montreal).We sat down with Zoya, one of the organizers, to dig into what Black autonomy actually looks like in practice: as theory, as daily organizing, and as a framework that refuses to wait for someone else's revolution to be finished first. From prefigurative politics to Afro-pessimism, from the Black Liberation Army to Cooperation Jackson, from Standing Rock to the Anarchist Group in Sudan, this conversation traces the lineage of Black radical struggle across generations and geographies. We also get into what it means to show up as Black folks in a diaspora full of contradictions; navigating immigrant families, queer identity, settler land, and the ever-present question of who solidarity is actually for.Edited by BadgerWant extended show notes? Check out our Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rafales-black-in-157439680About Rafales: https://ora-rao.org/rafales-en/Organisation Révolutionnaire Anarchiste: https://www.instagram.com/ora.rao.rev/Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-at-the-dugout Media MentionedBooksLose Your Mother — Saidiya HartmanAfropessimism — Frank B. Wilderson IIITip of the Spear — Orisanmi BurtonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X — Malcolm X & Alex HaleyAssata: An Autobiography — Assata ShakurIn Defense of Looting — Vicky OsterweilFear of the Black Nation — David AustinAn Afro-Indigenous History of the United States — Kyle T. MaysSeven Fallen Feathers — Tanya TalagaHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa — Walter RodneyDocumentariesDope Is Death — dir. Mia Donovan (Young Lords & acupuncture in North America)The Takeover — on the Young Lords' hospital occupationThinkers & Figures ReferencedKuwasi Balagoon (New Afrikan anarchist, BLA, Panther 21)Saidiya Hartman & Sylvia WynterRuth Wilson GilmoreJames BaldwinAmílcar CabralW.E.B. Du Bois & Marcus GarveyKwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)C.L.R. JamesOrganizations & ProjectsRafales / ORA — the conferenceCooperation Jackson: https://cooperationjackson.org/Malcolm X Grassroots Movement: https://freethelandmxgm.org/Anarchist Group in Sudan (fundraiser at opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comrades)In the Belly — abolitionist prison media publication: https://transformharm.org/ab_resource/in-the-belly/Black Queer and Intersectional Collective (Columbus, OH): https://bqic.net/-------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug--------------------------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00 Intro09:33 – What Does Black Autonomy Actually Mean to You?19:29 – How Does Black Autonomy Push Beyond Liberal Inclusion Politics?30:01 – What Are Prefigurative Politics and Why Do They Matter?35:30 – What Does Prefigurative Organizing Look Like in Real Life?40:53 – How Do Black Autonomy and Indigenous Sovereignty Connect?47:48 – What Does Real Solidarity Look Like Beyond Symbolic Support?52:06 – Which Political Thinkers Shape Your Vision of Black Liberation?56:43 – What Does Afro-Pessimism Get Right—and Where Does It Fall Short?01:00:54 – How Do Gender, Queerness, and Disability Shape Liberation Struggles?

In this episode, we sit down with James Stout, a conflict reporter and author of Against the State: Anarchists and Comrades at War in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava, to talk about solidarity, journalism, and what it means to document struggle without reproducing the logic of the state.We begin with solidarity with Sudan and trace James’s path from growing up rural to finding anarchism and becoming a conflict reporter. From Venezuela to the Darién Gap, we explore what it looks like to practice kindness in conflict zones and why mainstream media so often misses the role of love, care, and mutual aid in struggle.The conversation moves through communes, gardens, and the small everyday ways people resist, before digging into solidarity journalism and rejecting the myth of objectivity. From there, we get into the core ideas behind his book, including lessons from Myanmar’s decentralized resistance, debates around anarchist military formations, and what history teaches us from Spain to today. We unpack questions of violence, accountability, dual power, alongside reflections on internationalism and unity under pressure.We close with advice for ethical journalists, thoughts on revolutionary strategy, and a reminder that even in the harshest conditions, kindness and solidarity remain central to building a different world.-------------------------------------------------------Read more of James Stout's work....📚Against The State By James Stoutpatreon.com/Jamesstoutjamesstout.net-------------------------------------------------------01:00 Meet James Stout02:10 Growing Up Rural04:32 Finding Anarchism11:54 Kindness in Conflict Zones14:38 Venezuela Lessons19:31 Communes and Gardens23:23 Small Ways of Saying No27:53 Solidarity Journalism34:28 Rejecting Objectivity Myths36:58 Darien Gap Reporting37:44 Solidarity In The Darien38:30 Why Media Misses Love40:24 Becoming A Conflict Reporter41:54 Decolonizing Outdoor Journalism43:47 Cool Zone Origin Story44:48 Myanmar 3D Printed Revolution46:55 Editors Miss The Context48:43 Podcasting Into Mutual Aid53:37 What The Book Covers53:51 Gen Z Army Consensus56:48 Against The State Explained01:02:44 Tech Mill And Critique01:12:51 Internationalism And Unity01:14:18 No Monopoly on Violence01:15:43 Revolution Under Pressure01:18:29 Mushroom Organizing and Dual Power01:22:22 Why Anarcho Syndicalism Declined01:27:08 Spain Timing and Counterfactuals01:30:16 Afterlives of the Revolution01:35:49 Accountable Armed Formations01:39:21 Advice for Ethical Journalists01:42:19 Anarchist Military Innovations01:47:22 Closing Kindness and Where to Find—-------------------------------Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚Against The State By James StoutSupport independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Ever wondered how an episode of The Dugout comes together?We take you behind the scenes of how we make The Dugout: from how the podcast started, to researching topics, booking guests, recording, editing, and posting episodes online. We break down our full process, talk about the challenges of building independent media, and share what goes into making a Black anarchist podcast with limited resources.Like, comment, and subscribe for more behind-the-scenes content from The Dugout.-----------------------00:00 Intro02:21 How We Started THE DUGOUT06:35 How we PLAN podcast episodes10:13 Behind The Scenes - How We Interview 15:04 How we RECORD the podcast21:01 On POST PRODUCTION (editing audio, programs, etc)30:24 Uploading our podcast to platforms35:04 Outro---------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

This episode traces a powerful political and personal journey, from early childhood memories and family roots in Missouri to a deep engagement with Black radical politics, incarceration, and revolutionary thought. Beginning with formative lessons from family and life on the land, the conversation moves through experiences of schooling, racial identity, and the impact of media in shaping self image and political awareness.Support Zolo! https://www.patreon.com/zoloazaniaA turning point emerges during Black History Week, opening the door to a broader understanding of history, resistance, and imagination. From there, we explore the influence of civil rights struggles, the demographic and political landscape of Gary, Indiana, and the role of figures like Malcolm X in shaping a generation’s consciousness. The episode dives into the rise of the Black Panther Party, why it resonated so deeply, and how state repression, especially through COINTELPRO, targeted radical movements.We also examine the role of prison as a site of political education, the importance of reading and self reeducation, and the challenges of confronting propaganda and internalized narratives. The conversation expands outward to connect Black liberation struggles with global movements, including the Spanish Civil War and broader communist traditions.Support Zolo! https://www.patreon.com/zoloazania-----------------------------------------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS01:03 Early Childhood Memories 01:59 Grandfather Finger Lesson 04:10 Family Roots in Missouri 05:59 New Madrid and the Earthquake 07:14 Moving to Gary Indiana 07:32 School Testing and Fear 12:03 Black History Week Awakening 13:54 Imagination Einstein and Daydreaming 16:48 Farm Life and Learning Nature 18:19 First Politics and Civil Rights TV 18:59 Race Language and Identity 22:34 Parents Work and Numbers Racket 24:31 Racist Books and Colorism 25:49 Freedom Riders and Gary Demographics 29:11 Malcolm X Guns and Media 32:20 Cartoons and Stereotypes 38:29 Trouble Draft and Panthers 44:02 Why the Panthers Resonated 46:11 Panthers on the News 48:25 Citizen Arrests and Armed Patrols 50:47 Prison Mentors and Fred Hampton 52:53 COINTELPRO Exposed 54:49 Reeducation Through Reading 55:24 TV, Propaganda, and Self Image 01:06:33 Teaching Youth Behind Bars 01:09:07 Writing in Plain Language 01:12:21 Schooling and Hidden History 01:20:38 Republic of New Africa Roots 01:21:56 Spanish Civil War and Communism 01:30:23 People Senate Call to ActionSupport Zolo! https://www.patreon.com/zoloazania----------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What does it mean to become a revolutionary as a teenager—and live long enough to reflect on it?In this episode of The Dugout, we sit down with Panther veterans Jamal Joseph and Ashanti Alston for a rare, intergenerational conversation on struggle, survival, and political transformation. Both joined the Black Panther Party as teenagers—15 and 17—shaped by the political urgency of their time: rebellion in the streets, the assassination of Malcolm X, and the global fight for Black liberation.-------------------------------------GuestsAshanti Omowali Alston is a writer, speaker, and member of the steering committee of the Jericho Movement, which advocates for U.S. political prisoners. Born in Plainfield, NJ in 1954, he joined the BPP at 17 before moving into the Black Liberation Army. His years in prison sparked a deep political evolution away from hierarchical organization and toward Black Anarchism — a philosophy he has spent decades developing and teaching. His forthcoming book, Anarchist Panther, is out August 2026.Jamal Joseph grew up in the Bronx and joined the Panthers at 15. He was one of the Panther 21 — activists arrested in 1969 on conspiracy charges and ultimately acquitted. After serving time in Leavenworth, he transformed prison time into education and creative work, earning two degrees and writing plays. He is now a Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and the first Black chair of its Graduate Film Division, as well as founder of IMPACT Repertory Theatre in Harlem. He has been nominated for both an Oscar and an Emmy.Books DiscussedAnarchist Panther by Ashanti Omowali Alston (August 2026)Panther Baby by Jamal JosephFind these books on our affiliate Bookshop list for THE DUGOUT: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-at-the-dugout----------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode of The Dugout, we’re joined by Lebanese writer, researcher, and podcast host Elia Ayoub, founder of The Fire These Times. Together we unpack Lebanon’s sectarian political system, the long shadow of the Lebanese Civil War, and the global political frameworks that shape how people interpret struggles in SWANA today.Elia reflects on growing up in post–civil war Lebanon and how events like the 2006 Israeli invasion and the 2019 October uprising shaped his political thinking. The conversation explores how sectarian governance, regional geopolitics, and foreign intervention—from the United States to Iran—intersect with grassroots organizing and everyday survival.We also dive into campism, a political tendency that reduces global politics to simplistic “sides,” often erasing local movements and struggles. Elia explains why this framework has distorted how many Western audiences understand conflicts in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.Throughout the conversation, we discuss memory, nostalgia, and political “hauntings” in post-conflict societies—drawing on thinkers like James Baldwin and the concept of hauntology to understand how nations shape identity through the stories they tell about the past.Finally, we explore the possibilities of international solidarity, asking how Black radical traditions, abolitionist politics, and anti-imperialist movement--------------------------Check out Elia's workhttps://eliaayoub.com/about-2/https://thefirethesetimes.com/https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass/--------------------------Chapters00:43 What is a Young Elia like01:17 what were some formative experiences for you?02:16 What is writing like for you03:39 What languages were the book you were reading in?04:26 what did expanding your writing and The Fire These Times into a media ecosystem look like? James Baldwin influence06:08 how has your relationship to Baldwin changed over the years?07:47 Back ground on Lebanese political order10:38 Perspective of Lebanese grassroots11:45 a breakdown of Hauntology's and nostalgia23:18 How do you see memory being used in different communities when self identifying with or beyond oppressors?37:47 What of Baldwin's pieces does Elia have an affinity for?40:59 What about campism limits solidarity and engagement in international struggles53:51 how do you engage with the "Axis of Resistance" labeling?1:00:08 Has grassroots formations begun challenging Hezbollah's monopoly on resistance 1:02:50 how should people imagine organized armed actors in local civil society?1:05:39 How do you root you anti-imperialism and what other frameworks has that led you to?1:12:51 what are some roles of the diaspora in local struggles. what ways to they show up1:20:17 What is the state of ecological conditions Lebanon is facing? especially with Israel ecocidal tendencies1:24:26 Context on southern Lebanon1:30:18 What is the impart of the war on migrant workers?1:33:10 Some ways migrant workers are organizing themselves1:36:10 What are the characteristic of the ruling classes and authorities?1:40:15 How does non sectarian thought show up in resistance movement spaces1:43:31 Elia's masterclasses on Lebanon--------------------------Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism – Benedict Anderson📚Interlopers of Empire: The Lebanese Diaspora in Colonial French West Africa – Andrew Arsan 📚Anarchist Modernity: Cooperatism and Japanese-Russian Intellectual Relations in Modern Japan – Sho Konishi📚The Mnemonic Imagination: Remembering as Creative Practice – Emily Keightley & Michael Pickering Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.--------------------------NEWS ARTICLES🔗The Holocaust, the Nakba and Reparative Memory🔗Condemned to Be an Optimist: Celebrating James BaldwinOTHER MEDIA MEDIASleepless Nights (2012)

We spend some time unpacking the recent US/Israel strike on Iran and Lebanon.With tensions rising between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, many are getting pulled into spewing out takes that delegitimize the complexity of diaspora and the struggles of folks on the ground opposing authoritarian regimes . In this episode, we slow things down and ask some questions: what's happening in this moment? What are the dangers of campism and how can it be reaction to imperial guilt? And what does international solidarity look like?00:00 Intro02:15 Why we waited to record this episode05:40 The escalation around Iran and U.S. aggression11:10 Feeling powerless under empire17:30 Naming powerlessness and reclaiming collective power25:50 Internationalist solidarity and accountability34:20 Why this conversation requires long-term thinking42:00 Closing reflections------------------------------------------------------------------Folks we follow to get more info rn...https://www.instagram.com/anarchofggt/https://www.instagram.com/decolonize_anarchism/https://www.instagram.com/eliajayoub/Read from this episode…How Campism Mirrors the Fascist Geopolitics by Hein Htet Kyawhttps://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/hein-htet-kyaw-how-campism-mirrors-the-fascist-geopoliticsIran:  Campism and the Erasure of Theocracyhttps://anticapitalistresistance.org/iran-campism-and-the-erasure-of-theocracy/Why the Left Is Failing Iranians: Against Campism, by Paria Rahimi – 15 January 2026https://leftrenewal.org/articles-en/why-the-left-is-failing-iranians/Places to Supporthttps://linkin.bio/migrantworkersaction/www.instagram.com/p/DVb6iULCXKl/https://www.patreon.com/qmalebanon

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Peyman Vahabzadeh, Iranian-born sociologist, theorist of radical phenomenology, and author of For Land and Culture, about the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the largely erased Turkmen Council (Shura) movement that briefly flourished in its wake. Having participated in the revolution at age 17, Vahabzadeh reflects on the intoxicating rupture of revolutionary time—when the state’s grip loosens and new possibilities emerge—and asks whether freedom can exist outside such moments of upheaval.We center the Turkmen Shuras: nearly 300 grassroots councils that organized land redistribution, education, women’s participation, and self-defense during a fleeting dual-power moment before being crushed by converging forces of the nascent Islamic Republic, vanguardist leftists, and counter-revolutionary actors. The conversation bridges revolutionary Iran, Kurdish autonomy in Rojava, Black self-defense traditions, and global anti-imperialist struggles—offering a meditation on nonviolence, violence, autonomy, and what a truly free society might look like.At a time when nationalist rhetoric once again disguises authoritarian consolidation across the globe, this episode reminds us: anti-imperialism without autonomy can reproduce tyranny at home.-------------------------------------------------------------READ HIS HOOK - For Land and Culture: The Grassroots Council Movement of Turkmens in Iran, 1979-1980https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781773636658“Internationalism, Anti-Imperialism, and the Origins of Campism” — Dan La Botzhttps://anticapitalistresistance.org/internationalism-anti-imperialism-and-the-origins-of-campism/-------------------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug----------------------------------------------------------------Keywords:Iran politics, Iran protests, Iran authoritarianism, US imperialism, US–Iran relations, Israel Iran conflict, Israel Hezbollah conflict, Lebanon politics, Middle East geopolitics, campism explained, anti-imperialism, international solidarity, global left politics, authoritarian regimes, grassroots resistance movements, Middle East history, radical political analysis, anti-authoritarian politics, Black internationalism, The Dugout podcast

ABOUT THIS EPISODE | Sudan’s current way is the latest chapter in a decades-long fight between grassroots revolution and military power. In this episode, we break down how women, workers, and resistance committees built a movement from below — and how it was pushed into counter-revolution.-----------------------To donate to comrades in Sudan...https://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comradesWatch our ON SUDAN playlist on Youtube to learn more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTSf-b7rj7Kierq08hactDYbqI6qTDiPy&si=f8kc15xiBPvdq_9yWhat's Happening In Sudan | Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL0nz1ZeX_kThe Role of Women in the Struggle for Sudan: Activists and Leadershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqF9-TqOD4Sudan: the women at the heart of the revolution | FIFDH 2020:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRhotPnNofU

This episode we examine antisemitism in the black community. What is antisemitism, how does it function, and how does it show up within Black communities?We begin with a reading and reaction to James Baldwin’s essay “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White.” Baldwin challenges us to think about proximity to power, resentment, and how racial hierarchy shapes perception. His analysis helps clarify how anger at structural oppression can become misdirected toward visible groups rather than systems.We then turn to contemporary controversies, including recent comments from Kanye West and narratives about “Jewish media.” We discuss how conspiracy thinking simplifies complex systems of power into ethnic blame and how this connects to certain strands of Black conservatism0:00 – Opening / Cold Open0:49 – Introduction2:24 – What Is Your Relationship to Antisemitism?9:37 – Reading & Reaction: “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White” By James Baldwin15:26 – How Do We Approach Standing Up to Antisemitism in Our Communities?16:26 – More Reflection on the Baldwin Piece21:57 – Kanye Interview27:11 – Reflection on Clip30:49 – Kanye’s Point on BLM and Where It Misses32:18 – Prince’s Party Story36:34 – Black Antisemitism and Black Conservatism43:39 – OutroMentioned Media:James Baldwin Essay“Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White”https://nykolami.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/12/James-Baldwin-Article.pdfKanye West Interview ClipStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgChapters

This episode centers on Zolo Agona Azania, a former political prisoner, artist, and organizer who spent more than three decades incarcerated before his release in 2017. Drawing from an interview published as a zine, the episode follows Zolo’s account of his early life, imprisonment, political study, and the challenges of reentry.Support Zolo at https://www.patreon.com/zoloazania/Cahshapp: $ZoloAzaniaStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, we reflect on recent rapid response movements, what it's felt like to process the rising state violence (especially the threats of more I.C.E. raids in Springfield, OH). Then we move on to unpack community defense and rapid response movements in Twin Cities area and beyond with the following pieces...Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (CrimethInc) – How organizers built decentralized, trust-based networks to respond quickly to ICE raids and police escalation.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-modelFrom Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy) – A firsthand account of collective refusal and mutual aid under federal repression.https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/from-minneapolis-ive-never-seen-unityCrossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (CrimethInc) – On crowd defense, solidarity, and confronting ICE and federal agents together.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/29/crossing-the-line-it-really-is-safer-in-the-front-surrounding-the-portland-ice-facilityThe Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc) – Why unpredictability and escalation matter in confronting federal power.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/the-noise-demonstrations-keeping-ice-agents-awake-at-their-hotels-a-model-from-the-twin-citiesEight Things You Can Do to Stop ICE / Seven Steps to Stop ICE (CrimethInc) – Practical guides for resisting deportation and building collective defense.https://crimethinc.com/zines/8-things-you-can-do-to-stop-icehttps://crimethinc.com/zines/seven-steps-to-stop-iceWhen the Feds Come to Your City (CrimethInc) – Lessons from Chicago organizers on preparing for federal escalation.https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizersOur Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy) https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighbors-in-minneapolis------------------------------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS07:50 READING & REFLECTIONS onRapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (Crimethinc)30:49 READING & REFLECTIONS on Crossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (Crimethinc)39:08 READING & REFLECTIONS on The Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc) 50:00 READING & REFLECTIONS on From Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy)55:30 READING & REFLECTIONS on Our Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy)--------------------------------------------Topics include:ICE surges and repression • TPS and immigration enforcement • Rapid response networks • Protest tactics and escalation • Solidarity under state violence • Organizing in moments of crisis--------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, we’re joined by Isabella, an internationalist who has been involved in multiple institutions of the Rojavan Revolution and is currently on the ground in Syria. Together, we trace her personal journey into the revolution and explore the political, social, and feminist structures that have sustained Rojava through years of war, pressure, and transformation.We discuss the foundations of the Rojavan Revolution and DAANES, the role of Mala Jin, Jinwar, and Jineology, and the development of Kongra Star as the vanguard of the women’s revolution. Isabella shares insights into how revolutionary structures endure, how patriarchal attitudes are challenged in practice, and what strategies have proven effective over time.The conversation also turns to the present moment: the media ecosystem in Rojava, the role of democratic confederalism, current conditions on the ground, and the evolving political landscape involving the Syrian Transitional Government, DAANES, and the SDF. We close with reflections on lessons from the Kurdish Freedom Movement and where listeners can go to stay informed.02:59 — Who Is Isabella04:04 — What Was Isabella’s Youth Like04:54 — What Is the Rojavan Revolution & DAANES10:25 — Mala Jin Introduced11:35 — Jinwar Introduced14:38 — Introduction to Jineology19:53 — Jineology as Structure & Publication23:24 — Kongra Star as the Vanguard of the Women’s Revolution27:11 — How Kongra Star Started27:22 — What Structures Have Helped the Revolution Survive / How Do You Get Men to Listen?31:54 — Strategies for Shifting Patriarchal Attitudes35:05 — The Media Ecosystem in Rojava38:00 — How Independent Media Is Being Received40:32 — Democratic Confederalism in the Region48:22 — Current Conditions in Rojava55:56 — The Syrian Transitional Government & Its Relation to Syria and Kurdistan60:00 — DAANES / SDF Narratives & Conditions Under the Assad Regime01:03:09 — Response to STG Decree on Kurdish Rights & Political Demands of DAANES/SDF01:04:23 — Final Reflections & Lessons from the Kurdish Freedom Movement01:07:00 — Where to Stay InformedThe Women’s War (iHeartRadio)https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-womens-war-59464911/(Includes reporting on Jinwar and the women’s revolution in Rojava)Kongra Star (Women’s Movement)https://kongra-star.org/eng/homepage/Mala Jin (Women’s Houses)https://kongra-star.org/eng/mala-jin/Jinwar – Women’s Villagehttps://mesopotamia.coop/coops/jinwar/ https://jinwar.net/Kurdish Red Crescent (Heyva Sor a Kurd)https://heyvasor.com/en/Rojava Information Centerhttps://rojavainformationcenter.org/Revolution in Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women’s Liberationhttps://www.plutobooks.com/product/revolution-in-rojava/Rojava: Revolution, War and the Future of Syria’s Kurdshttps://pmpress.org.uk/product/rojava-revolution-war-and-the-future-of-syrias-kurds/Rojava in Focus (AK Press)https://www.akpress.org/rojava-in-focus.htmlSyrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – Twitter/Xhttps://twitter.com/SDF_SyriaStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgChaptersResources & Further ReadingPodcastsOrganizations & ProjectsMedia & InformationBooks Social / Updates

In this episode of The Dugout, we start with a mental health check-in and reflections on our goals for 2026, then move straight into the chaos of the moment: ICE activity in Central Ohio, shifting global conflicts, and what non-campist solidarity actually looks like when empires, states, and militias all claim to be the answer.We talk about Venezuela, Iran, Kurdistan, Greenland, and Sudan — including scenes from El Fasher — to make sense of how one system of domination shows up across many places and in many forms. We dig into new developments in repressive technology, the rumored DEA–ATF merger, and what it means to organize under expanding surveillance and policing.Finally, we sit with the psychological weight of living inside constant crisis: how to process endless media, how to stay grounded, and why “retreat” is different from surrender. We close with reflections on Diane di Prima’s Revolutionary Letter #18 and what it offers those trying to remain human while resisting empire.One war. Many fronts. The same fight for dignity, survival, and freedomTime Codes01:20 Intro and mental health check-in 10:33 Goals for 2026 and The Dugout 14:05 What the fuck has been going on 14:32 ICE in Central Ohio 16:00 International non-campist news: Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, and Kurdistan 33:02 Why non-campist solidarity matters and how 36:39 Scenes from El Fasher, Sudan 37:45 Repressive tech updates 49:51 DEA and ATF merger?? 51:31 How do we process so much media and stay sane 54:49 What we’re seeing right now that’s making us concerned 59:19 Do not flee America — retreat 1:05:48 Closing: Revolutionary Letter #18 (Diane di Prima)Mentioned MediaCrimethInc – Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (2026)https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-model“Being ready for the incoming surge of ICE enforcement in your city… means studying the terrain… Start studying, planning, connecting, and experimenting now.”404 Media – ICE contracts company making “bounty hunter” AI agentshttps://www.404media.co/ice-contracts-company-making-bounty-hunter-ai-agents/ACLU – DHS is circumventing the Constitution by buying location datahttps://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/dhs-is-circumventing-constitution-by-buying-data-it-would-normally-need-a-warrant-to-accessFOIA documents page:https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-v-department-homeland-security-commercial-location-data-foia#legal-documents404 Media – Inside ICE’s tool to monitor phones in entire neighborhoods (geofencing)https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/Texas Observer – Texas police invest in Tangles surveillance softwarehttps://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/Texas Observer – Texas DPS $5.3 million Tangles contracthttps://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/LA Times – ICE / Border Patrol operations (Dodger Stadium example)https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-04/ice-border-patrol-dodger-stadium-parking-lotStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgAnti-ICE organizing / MinneapolisICE, AI, and surveillance techICE operations context

In this episode of The Dugout, we talk to Germán Gonzalez, one of the Stanford 11 and one of five students facing felony charges after intense repression during the pro-Palestine encampment movement at Stanford University. We break down how Gonzalez’s family background in El Salvador radicalized them to be in solidarity with Palestine, the rising tide of 2023/2024 student encampment movements, the university and local repression leading to trumped up charges, and what it means to hold your ground in the face of genocide, war profiting, and censorship.To stay up to date on Stanford 11 case….To support the Stanford 11 and folks going on trial, there is a support/action tool-kit:https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRlHj6fh3wc7nmMaaXppZetvYG4A0gqCH8IIlht8XuPs8yTMtc39zPOw-MXXn3ndgON9_Id6zhceblx/pubStanford Students for Justice in Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/stanfordsjp/-----------------------------------------To learn more about resources mentioned in the episode:Bay Area for Gaza Mutual Aid Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bayarea4gazaTrial begins for Stanford students for occupying offices in pro-Palestinian protest:https://apnews.com/article/propalestinian-stanford-protesters-trial-c62bba681be05a52cc50b5bd78f8ec58Pro-Israel Advocates Are Weaponizing “Safety” on College Campuseshttps://theintercept.com/2024/03/28/safety-college-columbia-stanford-antisemitism-israel-palestine/One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is a 2025 non-fiction book by Omar El Akkad that serves as a memoir and manifesto, exploring Western hypocrisy, imperialism, and the disillusionment of marginalized communities, particularly in the context of the Gaza genocide.https://www.nationalbook.org/books/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this/The Battle of Algiers (dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) A searing, semi-documentary account of Algeria’s anti-colonial struggle against French occupation, showing how urban insurgency and state repression feed each other. Long treated as a manual by both revolutionaries and counterinsurgents, it exposes how “security” becomes a language of colonial control.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpn4Htfrv88&pp=ygUVVGhlIEJhdHRsZSBvZiBBbGdpZXJz0gcJCU0KAYcqIYzvThe Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (2020) [affiliate link] A sweeping political history of Palestine told through lived experience, tracing a century of settler colonialism, dispossession, and resistance from 1917 to the present. Khalidi frames Palestine not as a “conflict,” but as an ongoing colonial war backed by Western power.https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781250787651Morning in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (2010) A multigenerational novel following a Palestinian family displaced by the Nakba, capturing how loss, memory, and love survive under occupation. The book humanizes Palestinian life beyond headlines, showing how violence reverberates across decades.https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781608190461Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (“The Little Red Book,” 1964) A collection of Mao’s writings on revolution, discipline, and mass struggle that shaped 20th-century liberation movements worldwide. Widely read by anti-imperialist and Black radical organizers, it emphasized political education, collective discipline, and resistance to imperial domination.https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781088280515Want to read books we’ve covered or have been talked about on THE DUGOUT? Check out our affiliate link Reading List to support the podcast: https://bookshop.org/lists/what-we-re-reading-at-the-dugout

This year, we've put out over 50 episodes, almost double what we did in Season 1, and we learned a lot. From interviews with Ohio organizers/farmers to political thinkers online to former Black Panther Party and Black Liberation army members; to breakdowns of 101 topics like PROPERTY, CAPITALISM, and beyond.Now we want to reflect and thank you all for listening! Season 2 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3op9939LV5uWX3tYSkISfs?si=1cc2f360135b42b1-----------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, we sit down with members of the DFW Defense Committee to break down the state and federal repression facing local organizers and community members. We begin with who the defendants are and their relationship to the defense work, then move into what’s happening on the ground beyond the state’s narrative.Our guests reflect on the lives and commitments of the defendants before their arrests and trace how state repression has materially shaped their lives and the broader community. They outline major takeaways from this moment, including how the state is revealing its hand, and explain the differences between state and federal charges.We also explore how prosecutors, the DOJ, ICE, and the media have misled the public, what defense committee work actually looks like, and the moments of clarity that have emerged throughout this process. As the episode closes, our guests share what support is most needed for the defendants and the committee, followed by final reflections from Hannah and Xavier.This conversation offers a grounded, first-hand look at criminalization, solidarity, and the work required to hold each other through targeted repression.Chapters00:00 Intro01:33 Who are you and what is your relation to the DFW defense work?02:43 How would you describe what is happening beyond the states narrative?05:03 What kind of community members and organizers were some of the defendants before their arrest?12:09 How has the repression from the state played out materially?16:05 What are important takeaways form this moment and how they state is paying their hand?18:37 What is the difference in the state and federal charge20:51 What are thing that the prosecution, doj, ice, and media have been doing to mislead people in this case?29:23 What has the defense committee work been like?36:15 Have you found any moments of clarity in this process that you want to share?38:44 What forms of support do the defendants and defense committee need currently?42:22 Hannah's last thoughts45:01 Xavier's last thoughts-----------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What happens when war becomes something you can ‘like’ on Instagram? When war becomes a brand? We live in a world where violence is curated aesthetically in more ways than we can imagine. INSPIRED BY  @uncivilized_media - "how israel uses sex to sell Zionism"...https://youtu.be/OHJEpnCL5nE?si=zugNnzR6kx540lpdWATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Wo4e3SnKkjg------------------LEARN MORE FROM THIS VIDEO ESSAY1. “The Naked Faces of Israel” — (Book Chapter / Academic)Analyzes the Brand Israel campaign and how the state used sexuality, tech aesthetics, and Western liberalism to reframe Zionism.https://artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2017/09/04/the-naked-face-of-israel-ilan-pappe-on-rebranding-zionism/Explores the erotic imagery and sexual politics embedded within Zionist ideology, and how it shaped modern Israeli nationalism.https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520221499/eros-and-the-jews2. “Zionism as an Erotic Revolution” by David BialeExplores the erotic imagery and sexual politics embedded within Zionist ideology, and how it shaped modern Israeli nationalism.https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520221499/eros-and-the-jews3. Sam Biddle — “Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril” (The Intercept)https://theintercept.com/2025/07/09/trump-big-beautiful-bill-anduril/4. Belén Fernández — “Hollywood’s Israel Problem” (Al Jazeera / Analysis)Examines how the U.S. entertainment machine collaborates with Zionist branding strategies.https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/12/7/hollywoods-israel-problemBreakdown of Israel’s propaganda strategy, its failures, and how it adjusts narratives for Western audiences.https://jcfa.org/article/why-are-israels-public-relations-so-poor/5. “Why Israel’s Public Relations Are So Poor?” by Dr. Dan DikerBreakdown of Israel’s propaganda strategy, its failures, and how it adjusts narratives for Western audiences.https://jcfa.org/article/why-are-israels-public-relations-so-poor/---------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug---------------CHAPTERS00:00 Intro02:12 The Sinister Marketing of BRAND ISRAEL07:27 Bikini Diplomacy, Gal Gadot, and Maxim11:19 MEANSTV Announcement12:45 The Mifgash during Birthright and Zionism as Sex Tourism?19:25 Having a Black friend move to Israel 21:29 How ANDRUIL Markets War With Language and Aesthetics27:10 Trump, Andruil, Palmer, Lucky, and The Illusion of Language29:10 How To Become a WAR BRAND33:57 On JUST WAR theory36:49 The Internetification of Violence and War

In this expansive conversation, writer and creator Prince Shakur traces the evolution of his political, creative, and personal journeys from being a precocious kid entering college early to becoming a sharp, imaginative voice on YouTube and in contemporary literature. Prince reflects on the early days of his channel, how experimenting online shaped his storytelling, and how technical growth allowed him to more fully realize his creative vision.Across the episode, we examine the pressures of the attention economy, the shifting terrain of journalism and truth-telling, and the responsibilities that come with documenting one’s own life. Prince breaks down the framework and goals behind his memoir, the role primary sources played in shaping his archive, and what he is exploring in his new essay collection. He outlines how hope, discipline, and political intuition shape his decisions, what he looks for in liberatory or emergent spaces, and how he navigates communities that fall short of the futures he imagines.BOOKS 📚When they tell You To Be Good by Prince Shakur https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781953534934📚Black Reader I: On Searching for Radical Connections by Prince Shakur www.amazon.com/Black-Reader-Searching-Radical-Connections/dp/B0D7JPVXN9/Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.Chapters00:00 Intro03:43 Who are you?05:04 what was a young you like?06:14 How was going into college younger than your classmates?09:45 what was your early YouTube career like?11:54 what has your been your journey crafting your channel?14:56 What made you focus on YouTube as an outlet for your creative vision?17:01 How has your technical growth impacted implementing your vision for your work?18:34 How do you feel attention economy side effect are impacting the writing and blogging scene21:29 what is your read on the Journalistic and truth telling part of the world right now for creators and consumers24:30 Prince's memoir goals and framework26:37 When doing memoir research, what primary resources did you find useful and how does that impact the archive you leave for yourself now?29:02 With your new essay collection, what are two major themes or questions your exploring30:02 What are you hoping to be surprised by or encounter in this writing process?31:58 Role of Hope in your decision making34:30 How do you approach discipline36:48 What structures and dynamics do you look for in new political and social spaces?38:41 How do you move through a space that doesn't have what you like to see40:06 What kind of media scenes do you see The Dugout existing within and in community with?44:05 What does being a revolutionary mean to you and what impact does that have on your planning?45:55 What does rising up mean to you?48:12 what question do you want answered before you pass?48:23 What do you envision for your late years?52:15 What infrastructure is needed to make the life you want to happen?53:44 If you could time travel but only one way when are you going?1:00:05 Bank Heist Roster: Celebrity & Fictional Character Edition1:02:08 Last Thoughts—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

I (Prince) sat down with my co-host, Jordan, to talk about how they came into politics — not as theory first, but through life, loss, and the chaos of 2020.We talked about what it means to get assigned Marx by a professor, their upbringing and early anti-authoritarianism. About being radicalized by police violence during the George Floyd protests. Jordan opens up about the moments that shaped him: studying revolutionary texts for the first time, organizing on the ground, and trying to make sense of what martyrdom means.------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

I decided to sit down after hours of research to map out the elite puppets behind Trump's base. Here's what I learned.Available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kbuDui_Y4qg---------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

We sit down to break down what actually happened at the White House’s recent “anti-fa roundtable” — what was discussed, what it reveals about government priorities, and what it could mean for activists and organizers on the ground.We talk through how this moment fits into a longer history of surveillance and repression on Turtle Island. The conversation looks at both the risks ahead and how movements can prepare, stay grounded, and keep building power.------------------Show NotesTrump takes aim at Antifa — and the press — in White House roundtable | READhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/antifa-white-house-roundtableTrump Holds a Roundtable on Antifa, but There Is Little Legal Ground for the Terrorist Designation | READhttps://www.cato.org/blog/trumps-anti-antifa-executive-orderAs Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger | READhttps://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5587726/trump-antifa-terrorist-group--------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this conversation, we sit down with an organizer and fighter from the internationalist front in Myanmar to explore the lived realities of the Spring Revolution and the autonomous women’s struggle rising from within it. Moving from poetry to political analysis, we discuss what it means to take up internationalism in practice, not as an idea, but as a commitment carved through shared danger, discipline, and deep love for the people.We trace the formation of the AIF (Anti-Fascist Internationalist Front), the roots of women’s autonomous power in the hills, and the political and cultural contradictions that shape collective life under war. We talk about comradeship, grief, and joy as the emotional infrastructure of revolution, the role of art and memory, and how different cultural understandings of gender and liberation collide, transform, and re-form through struggle.This episode is a meditation on building political consciousness in motion, forging international solidarity without romanticization, and creating structures capable of holding not only power, but freedom itself-----------------------------------------01:33 Intro02:24 Poem05:59 What does being an internationalist mean to you?08:42 What is context did the AIF come from within the Spring Revolution?15:15 Context cont. Spring Revolution17:22 Context cont. AIF18:22 Q: What is the context of the Women's Revolution as you've been able to participate?24:01 Q: How does the AIF participate in this Women's struggle27:29 Q: How does cultural differences within the Internationalist bring their own patriarchal tensions around collective development30:29 Q: What kind of autonomous structure are you coming into contact with or seeing created?32:16 Q: Organization's in Myanmar with positions on Women and Queer struggle34:25 Q: Are there any intentional spaces or structures for political development, education and knowledge sharing?38:28 Q: What does building comradery look like for you?41:44 Q: How does the struggle in Myanmar teach you to navigate cultures of choosing commitment to struggle or to your comrades?47:07 Q: How is grief addressed in the struggle? How does grief influence the martyr culture and vice versa 54:02 Q: What audience did you have in mind when writing Lessons From The Hills56:15 Q: Are there lots of artist in the revolution? How does that influence the culture?50:01 Q: Were there any lesson you left out of the text59:57 How to Support and last thoughts-----------------------------------Support The AIFhttps://aifmyanmar.noblogs.org/https://ko-fi.com/aifmyanmarInstagram@AIFMyanmar@RachelRamLenMawi@Azad_afa —---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Do what you can to support Sudanese comrades!!HOW TO DONATE: https://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comradesTo read the statement in full...On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/statement-from-142419034On Substack: https://tdugout.substack.com/p/statement-from-the-anarchist-groupOn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQcH4VAjlAz/?img_index=1

In this reading of Jailbreak Out of History: The Re-Biography of Harriet Tubman By Butch Lee, we trace the revolutionary roots of one of the most misrepresented figures in U.S. history. From the violent backdrop of slavery and colonial war to the specific burdens—and power—carried by New Afrikan women, we explore the formation of Harriet Tubman’s militant spirit. Chapters00:53 Introduction to the Episode01:32 Harriet Tubman's Early Life and Escape04:20 The Underground Railroad and Harriet's Role05:25 The Revolutionary War and African Resistance11:43 Harriet Tubman's Guerrilla Warfare18:51 The Battle of Troy and Harriet's Leadership24:33 Conclusion Buy Book⁠⁠Jailbreak Out of History: The Re-Biography of Harriet Tubman By Butch Lee⁠—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this in-depth conversation with Ashanti Alston — former Black Panther, political prisoner, and life long learner — we explore the radical meaning of life, death, and liberation. Ashanti reflects on the personal and collective sacrifices demanded by struggle, the weight of “social death,” and the spiritual grounding found in honoring ancestors.Drawing from his years in the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Ashanti discusses the challenges of underground life, the lessons of past resistance movements, and the ongoing need for ideological diversity within revolutionary spaces. He shares insights on embracing anarchism through an Indigenous and communal lens, doing the internal work necessary for healing, and building movements rooted in love, accountability, and inclusion.This episode offers both historical depth and practical wisdom — a reflection on what it means to live, resist, and build freedom together in the face of empire.Listen to ASHANTI ALAGON INTERVIEW | Part 1... https://open.spotify.com/show/15CpGdYF2IyVBHe3GCt2Lc----------------------------------------CHAPTERS00:00 Intro08:30 What Does It Mean to Be a “Doomed” Revolutionary?10:56 Family, Duty, and the Cost of Going Underground18:49 The Concept of Social Death21:39 Honoring the Dead: The BLA, Camus, and Continuity29:16 Life Underground & Lessons from Prison33:28 Exploring Historical Resistance Movements34:22 The Importance of Diverse Ideologies36:48 Embracing Anarchism and Indigenous Perspectives39:37 Internal Work and Healing in Activism45:40 Building Inclusive and Diverse Communities38:04 Reflections on Revolutionary Structures53:46 Future Projects and Community Engagement—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this in-depth conversation with revolutionary organizer Ashanti Alston, former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, we trace a life committed to struggle, freedom, and community. From his early experiences during the Civil Rights era and the 1967 Plainfield Rebellion to his radicalization through Black Power and anti-imperialist movements, Ashanti reflects on the lessons, tensions, and commitments that defined a generation of liberation fighters. He discusses the work of building Panther chapters, community defense, and the realities of underground struggle—offering powerful reflections on discipline, solidarity, and the meaning of revolutionary love. Through personal stories and political insight, this episode captures both the historical and ongoing spirit of Black liberation and anarchist resistance.Listen to PART 2: https://open.spotify.com/show/15CpGdYF2IyVBHe3GCt2Lc📚 Dive deeper into Ashanti Alston’s journey — full show notes, history, and resources are up now on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140939055----------------------------------BOOKS, READING, AND MEDIA MENTIONED [some affiliate links]🔗 The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1848) – Introduced Alston to class analysis. | ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780140447576⁠🔗 Revolutionary Catechism by Sergey Nechayev (1869) – Text on revolutionary commitment that influenced Alston’s thinking when transitioning underground. | ⁠http://marxists.org/subject/anarchism/nechayev/catechism.htm⁠🔗 The Battle of Algiers (film, 1966) – A revolutionary film required viewing for Panthers, showing urban anti-colonial warfare.----------------EPISODE CHAPTERS01:48 Introduction and Welcoming Ashanti02:11 Ashanti's Early Life and Family Background03:23 Experiencing the Civil Rights Movement04:13 The 1967 Plainfield Rebellion06:53 Influence of Black Power and Revolutionary Ideologies12:23 Joining the Black Panther Party16:25 Organizing and Community Support21:55 Challenges and Pushback31:15 Creating the Black Panther Chapter30:18 Daily Life and Responsibilities of Panthers32:36 Weapons Training and Discipline35:18 Community Engagement and Support39:14 Frame-Up Charges and Legal Battles49:18 Life in Jail and Continued Activism53:34 Transition to Underground Work56:21 Reflections on Sacrifice and Commitment---------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this video, we delve into the life, legacy, and impact of Assata Shakur. We start with a gripping excerpt from her autobiography, exploring her childhood, the influences of her family, her radicalization, and her involvement with the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. We also discuss her experiences with systemic oppression, her imprisonment, and her eventual escape to Cuba. Join us as we honor and celebrate the life of this revolutionary figure.—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What can Malcolm X’s journey teach us about freedom today?In this collaboration episode, host israa’ is joined with Jordan and Prince from The Dugout Podcast and Dr. Mohamed Abdou. We got together to talk about Malcolm X, his evolution over time, his commitment to the below, and the role and impact of Islam on his journey towards collective liberation. Along the way, we talk about Malcolm’s impact on our lives and our politics and share insights on how we think Malcolm would be showing up today.------------------------------------------Episode Summary01:27 Introduction and Host Introductions03:13 Personal Connections to Malcolm X06:19 Malcolm X’s Influence and Evolution10:15 Reflections on Malcolm X’s Teachings12:58 Malcolm X’s Legacy and Modern Relevance21:06 Organizational Structures and Revolutionary Responsibility30:46 Global Impact and Pan-Africanism47:44 Evolving Governance and Lessons from the Zapatistas49:34 Exploring Malcolm X’s Intersectional Analysis50:14 Malcolm X and James Baldwin: A Shared Journey52:12 Decolonization and Internationalism53:57 Contextualizing Malcolm X’s Strategies56:01 Malcolm X’s Methodology and Ethics01:00:05 Malcolm X’s Legacy and Modern Implications01:19:36 The Role of Spirituality and Self-Critique01:30:47 Final Reflections on Malcolm X’s Influence------------------------------------------Mohamed Bio:Dr. Mohamed Abdou is a Muslim anarchist scholar and organizer. He’s a student of the muqawama (the resistance) and author of Islam and Anarchism: Relationships and Resonances (Pluto Press, 2022). His work centers on Palestinian, Indigenous, Black, and people of colour liberation, and draws on the Indigenous Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico, as well as his participation in the Egyptian uprisings of 2011.substack: ⁠End TimesWritings and Communiqués in the End-TimesBy Dr. Mohamed Abdou مُحَمَّد⁠website: ⁠mabdou.net⁠.Twitter: @minuetinGmajorInstagram: @slightlydrifting------------------------------------------israa’ bio:israa’ (they/them) is an activist scholar in a committed relationship with collective liberation. They are part of From the Periphery Media collective where they are hosts of The Mutual Aid Podcast, The Fire of these Times, and From the Periphery Podcast. They’re working towards building a world where all worlds fit through their activism and scholarship.israa’ is on Bluesky and IGThe Fire These Times is a podcast created by Lebanese writer and researcher Elia Ayoub and friends connecting academics, writers, artists and activists from around the world to “build the new in the shell of the old.”From The Periphery is on ⁠Patreon⁠, YouTube⁠, Instagram, and has a website⁠------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgHow to Support Our Work:Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠: You’ll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive audio and video episodes, an invitation to join ⁠⁠⁠⁠our monthly hangouts⁠⁠⁠⁠, and more.Donations: https://fromtheperiphery.com/donate/Check out our merch: https://fromtheperiphery.com/shop/

I’ve always loved movies—not just for the storytelling, but for the way they’ve shaped how I see the world. In this video, I break down a few films that radicalized me and pushed me to think differently about history, power, and resistance: Malcolm X, The East, Selma, and The Black Power Mixtape.Watch more RADICAL MOVIES on the ANARCHISM ON FILM list.. https://letterboxd.com/thedugoutpod/list/anarchism-on-film-w-the-dugout-a-black-anarchist/---------------------CHAPTERS00:00 ANARCHISM ON FILM Intro02:00 The Black Power Mixtape11:00 The Dreamers14:36 The East 16:58 Malcom X19:28 Selma---------------------TO WATCH... Black Power Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSnAheeqO4&t=1s&pp=ygUTYmxhY2sgcG93ZXIgbWl4dGFwZQ%3D%3D—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Why do I identify as an anarchist—specifically, a Black anarchist? I share my journey from early organizing and labor work to international protest. From the Black Panther Party’s survival programs to my time at Standing Rock, in France during Nuit Debout, and traveling through the Philippines, I’ve seen how mutual aid, decolonization, and direct action can transform our understanding of freedom.✏️ What radical moment shaped your politics? Drop it in the comments. Let’s build together.MOVIE CLIPS FEATURED: Better Mus Come, Malcolm X, The Dreamers📚 Recommended if you’re curious (affiliate links and more) 📚 📚 As Black As Resistance by Zoé Samudzi & William C. Anderson: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781849353168📚 Black Seed Journal – anti-colonial anarchist thought: 🔗 https://blackseed.anarchyplanet.org/📚 The Belly of the Beast by Da’Shaun L. Harrison: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781623175979📚 Anything by or about Ashanti Alston, the “Anarchist Panther”; Let Freedom Ring: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781604860351—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this reupload of a collaboration between The Dugout Podcast and In the Mix Prisoner Podcast, we sit down with historian and organizer Garrett Felber to explore the life, politics, and legacy of Martin Sostre. From defense committees and anarchist theory to gender politics and prison abolition, this conversation traces Sostre’s journey through incarceration, radicalization, and post-release activism. We reflect on the lessons his struggles offer for today’s movements—on prefigurative politics, horizontal organizing, and the fight for liberation inside and outside prison walls.00:50 Introduction and Host Introductions02:11 Garrett Felber's Journey with Martin03:34 Historical Context and Defense Committees06:56 Decentralization and Horizontalism11:48 Prefigurative Politics and Anarchist Theory16:43 Martin's Legal Struggles and Organizing29:44 Debates on Prisoner Rights and Martyrdom36:19 Linking Personal Struggles to Broader Movements36:33 Reevaluating the Attica Rebellion37:18 Prefigurative Politics and Individual Liberation39:15 Martin's Journey to Anarchism41:33 Gender Politics and Bodily Autonomy42:24 Influences and Radicalization52:37 Martin's Post-Incarceration Activism56:38 Reflections on Prefigurative Politics59:34 Personal Stories and Political Awakening01:02:00 Current Struggles and Historical Lessons01:05:31 Concluding Thoughts and Future DirectionsMentioned Media:BOOKS 📚 A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre by Garret Felber - Buy Here -https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781849355902Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

It’s been a year since Trump’s return to the White House. We look at the chaos of his second term—from attacks on birthright citizenship to sweeping emergency powers and foreign policy shocks. We break down the fallout at home: labor pushback, a fractured left, and the rise of fascist movements. Most of all, we ask what resilience, solidarity, and new forms of anti-fascist organizing look like in this moment.---------------------------------What To Read To Learn More...Peter Thiel is delivering 4 private sold-out lectures at a club in San Francisco—about the Antichristhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peter-thiel-is-hosting-4-private-sold-out-lectures-about-the-antichrist-at-a-club-in-san-francisco/ar-AA1LJgzu?ocid=UP97DHPChaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation pushhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/chaotic-showdown-over-guatemalan-children-exposes-fault-lines-in-trumps-deportation-push/Army extends orders for DC National Guard through Nov. 30: Officialshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/army-extends-orders-dc-national-guard-nov-30/story?id=125266247—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Let's unpack the recent happenings with the assassination of Charles Kirk, and what this means for this moment of rising fascism.What is Turning Point USA? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/turning-point-usa-charlie-kirk.htmlHow Kirk Earned Trump’s Admiration? https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/relationship-charlie-kirk-donald-trumpKirk Build The MAGA Youth Movement | https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/charlie-kirk-shot-dead-in-utah-trump-granddaughter-kai-trump-mourns-close-family-friend/—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this Security Culture 101 episode, we uncover COINTELPRO’s ongoing tactics—from the Black Panthers to recent cases like the Cleveland 5—showing how the state uses infiltration, entrapment, and surveillance to disrupt activism. We highlight why Black, queer, Indigenous, and abolitionist organizers are targeted and share strategies to protect each other without fear. Essential listening for anyone resisting state repression.-----------------------------------------------📚 RESOURCES & READING LIST📖 War at Home – Brian Glick | A must-read guide to COINTELPRO’s history and tactics—and how movements can respond.➡️ PDF included for Patrons: https://we.riseup.net/assets/77713/hambone10001.pdf📖 Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police. | Journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy case and UK undercover spying. Their work became the book Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police.➡️ https://www.abebooks.com/9780571302178/Undercover-True-Story-Britains-Secret-0571302173/plp—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, we sit down with Anastasia bat Lilith to explore the intersections of Jewish anarchism, spirituality, and organizing. From the roots and lineages that shaped her text Teshuva to the ways Jewish ritual, decolonial thought, and anarchist praxis inform her daily life, Anastasia offers a deep and vulnerable conversation on building liberatory community.Together we dig into themes of teshuva as both practice and zine, the dangers of “unity” rhetoric, the struggle against hierarchy and piety, and how dysphoric and decolonial anarchist lineages guide organizing beyond settler secularism. We also journey through the history of the Jewish Zine Fest—its origins, intentions, and role as ritual space—while grounding in questions of family, antizionist study, and collective transformation.This episode is a call to rethink what grounds us, what questions we hold, and what it means to organize spiritually, politically, and communally in the face of empire.TIMESTAMPS00:58 Who are you?03:11 What lineage of Jewish anarchism are you drawing from for you text Teshuva and your active praxis?06:30 How does the blending of Jewish and anarchist spiritual and political life show up for you10:31 The past get a vote note a veto14:17 What does teshuva mean to you and how is it explore din the zine20:18 What sort of intervention is this zine having in the discourse25:36 The abuse of unity in political rhetoric29:47 Relationship with hierarchy and piety33:38 How does dysphoric and decolonial anarchist lineages inform you current organizing42:25 How do you approach building outside settler secularism with an anarchist spiritual ethic45:53 what guides and grounds you when you in more mass organizing spaces47:48 what sparked the organizing for the Jewish zine fest and how was the first one?51:26 Anti-zionist Talmud history lesson56:10 How has zine making and the culture you organizing around become a space for ritual or a ritual itself?1:00:38 What intention are going into this years Jewish Zine Fest1:03:36 After the zine fest can people still get merch or get involved in your efforts1:04:37 How has this journey in organizing community impacted your thoughts on family1:06:40 What do you want the readers of teshuva to carry with them after reading it?1:07:51 What question are you sitting with after writng Teshuva?1:09:34 Last thoughts for our listenersFUNDRAISER For Sudanese Comradeshttps://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comradesStay up to date with our guest!Stormbringer press - @Stormbringer_press on InstagramJewish Zine Fest - @pgh_jzf on Instagram Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug