‘The Crown’ Star: ‘It’s Never Too Late to Stand up for Gaza’
Khalid Abdalla, a British-Egyptian actor who starred in The Crown, joins the show to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the critical role of public figures in condemning it. Recently questioned by British police after attending a Palestine rally in London, Abdalla explains why this intimidation won’t silence him– or the growing global movement demanding […]
Analyst: Trump’s Middle East Trip Isn’t For Peace. It’s a Turn Towards Fighting China
Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, joins the show to break down Trump’s Middle East tour. During his four-day trip, Trump struck a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, met with Syria’s new head of state and former al-Qaeda leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, and made a […]
Marine Veteran: ‘What Did I Get Myself Into?’
“What did I get myself into?” Savannah joined the Marine Corps to get her life on track. She left as an anti-imperialist veteran. Hear her story:
Pentagon Strategy Increases Risk of Nuclear War with China
China & Russia released a joint declaration on the need for global strategic stability, which included an explicit condemnation of the US’s nuclear counterforce strategy. Historian Peter Kuznik and filmmaker Regis Tremblay join us to discuss the risks of nuclear war in the current moment and the historical implications of the Russia-China alliance. Our understanding […]
Europe’s Subservience to US & NATO: Inside the EU Parliament with MEP Marc Botenga
The European Union isn’t just complicit in the U.S. empire — it’s helping drive it. In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with Marc Botenga, a Belgian Member of the European Parliament with the Workers’ Party of Belgium, about how Europe became a willing footsoldier for NATO’s wars, U.S. economic domination, and Israel’s genocide […]
‘UMich Spied On Me’: Crackdown on Student Palestine Activists Fails
Drin Shapiro, one of seven University of Michigan students targeted for participating in the campus Gaza Encampment last spring, joins the show to discuss the repression. In a win for the students, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dropped the felony charges. Shapiro describes the chilling effect of the surveillance, jail time, and other repression […]
100 Years of Malcolm X: The War on His Revolutionary Legacy
Professor Jared A. Ball, host of the podcast iMiXWHATiLIKE and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, joins the show to discuss the centennial of Malcolm X’s birth. He discusses Malcolm’s revolutionary fight for Black liberation, his critique of capitalism and imperialism, and the ongoing effort to whitewash and distort Malcolm and […]
China’s Belt & Road Initiative Expands in Latin America, as Trump’s Bullying Backfires
China has pledged $9 billion toward investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Colombia signs onto the Belt and Road Initiative. These are just two major developments from last week’s China-CELAC Forum held in Beijing. Zoe Alexandra, journalist and editor of People’s Dispatch, joins Amanda Yee to discuss the significance of this summit, the […]