Rania Khalek joined me again to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon, including traitorous normalization efforts by the corrupt US-empire lackey government, on the ground organizing efforts, and continued resistance--yes, the fiber optic kind and more. We had so much to talk about, as you might imagine! Rania Khalek is a journalist for Breakthrough News, where she hosts the show Dispatches. She also co-hosts the weekly Freedom Side livestream with Eugene Puryear. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy For pre-releases and all the announcements, consider becoming a patron at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy And follow us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod to keep up to date with every livestream before they become audio episodes like this!

This was the ultimate lovefest between me and my comrade Nora!! We had a lot to look forward to in this episode which came about as a joke between us after Nora got proposed to in the chat during our first livestream of Tankie Group Therapy. So, in addition to us talking politics and resistance (because of course), we also made a cheeky deal: if Nora got *ten* live proposals during the livestream (narrator: she did not), she would sing a song for us all (narrator: she still did!)…and perhaps also a special guest showed up? This lovefest was meant to (and did) sustain us in the ongoing struggle! Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and has been a reporter and broadcaster focusing on Palestine for more than 20 years. She is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine." Make sure to catch Nora (and all our other comrades) and subscribe to the Electronic Intifada here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy and follow us on social media. You can find us on IG at: @psychicmilitancypod & UpScrolled: @psychicmilitancy  To stay up to date on all announcements and get early releases, consider becoming a member at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

In this episode, I sit down with Nick Estes, our comrade from The Red Nation! We had a lot to talk about, as expected, but I was especially excited to talk to Nick about formative moments in his life that have shaped how he maintains militant alignment with anti-imperialist politics despite the extensive pressures to disidentify from this struggle. We also into his incredible book, "Our History is the Future"; the pitfalls to be aware of as revolutionary energies are siphoned off by systems of power; and, importantly, the commitment to our future as clearly as our present. The conversation felt like a balm, and I hope it wil feel the same to you! Nick Estes is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and is an Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. He studies colonialism and global Indigenous histories, focusing on decolonization, oral history, U.S. imperialism, environmental justice, anti-capitalism, and the Oceti Sakowin. Estes is the author of the award-winning book Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance (2019), which places the Indigenous-led movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline into historical context. He co-edited with Jaskiran Dhillon Standing with Standing Rock: Voices from the #NoDAPL Movement (2019), which draws together more than thirty contributors, including leaders, scholars, and activists of the Standing Rock movement, for a reflection of Indigenous history and politics and on the movement's significance. Estes was the American Democracy Fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in History at Harvard University (2017-2018), the Lannan Literary Fellow for non-fiction (2019), and a Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Fellow (2020-2021). He is a National Archives Distinguished Scholar at Boston University (2022-2023). Estes co-hosts the Red Nation podcast and is the lead editor of Red Media, an Indigenous-run non-profit media organization that publishes books, videos, and podcasts. Don't forget to subscribe to our comrades' channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRedNation and our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy For exclusive pre-releases and other content, consider joining as a paid member at: www.patreion.com/psychic militancy. You can find us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod  

In this episode I am joined by longtime comrade and colleague, Carter J. Carter to talk about their analysis of fascism in psychoanalysis, including why the field was so readily primed for fascistic infiltration. And, as Carter and I always do, we  riff, making good fun of the antiquated ways of our field--and the people who believe in neutrality--and all the ways in which we need to be ready for the long struggle. Carter Carter (they/them) is, in no particular order, a: union organizer; mediocre farmer; psychology professor; local elected official in a tiny town; psychotherapist; writer in various venues, including their Substack Psycho Analyst. Check out and subscribe to Carter's substack here: https://carterjcarter.substack.com/ And, if you're curious about who those fascistic pscyhoanalysts are, check out Carter's talk here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nny_r5w-0cY Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy  And follow us on social media. You can find us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod and on UpScrolled: @psychicmilitancy. And for pre-releases of non-livestream videos and all the updates, consider joining as a member at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

Between the so-called Middle-East and Latin America, oh my, we had a lot to talk about how this empire implodes, psychically and otherwise, in the face of sovereign nations refusing to bend to its violence. Who better to help us unpack this than three of the most fierce anti-imperialist comrades I know--all of whom have a lot to say about sovereignty, empire, and, importantly, resistance. Helyeh Doutaghi is scholar of international law and geopolitical economy. Her research explores the intersections of the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), encompassing postcolonial critiques of law, sanctions, and international political economy. Dr. Doutaghi's research draws on the mechanisms, harms, and beneficiaries of the sanctions regime imposed on Iran, centering questions of value transfer and wealth drain. Additionally, she is interested in International Humanitarian Law (IHL), having written about its history, practice, and the production of knowledge (and ignorance), particularly in the context of the US military. She was expelled from Yale Law School and the LPE project for speaking up for Palestinian liberation last year. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Tehran, where she will focus on completing her manuscript on the Iranian sanctions regime and neoliberalism. Bikrum Gill is a scholar of international political economy, and author of "The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism: Race, Nature, and Accumulation", published by Manchester University Press. Alex Aviña is an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University. He is a historian of Mexico and Latin America.

In this episode I was joined by Calla Walsh and Hussein Assaf to talk about the urgent situation in Lebanon and the ongoing resistance against Zionist violence and imperial violence. We discussed how we can continue to orient ourselves to the long struggle against empire and all textures of its violence. Calla Walsh is a freelance journalist and anti-imperialist organizer who was one of the founders of Palestine Action US and formerly co-chair of the National Network on Cuba. You can find Calla on "X", @callawalsh Hussein Assaf is a journalist from southern Lebanon based in Beirut. You can find Hussein on "X", @eyesonsouth1 Here is the fundraiser link for mutual aid, in coordination with al Tanseqeye Alshaabeye Lebanon https://www.chuffed.org/project/171933-lebanon-emergency-relief Don't forget to subscribe to our channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy Make sure to follow us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod & UpScrolled: @psychicmilitancy  And to keep up with all announcements and pre-releases, consider becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

In this episode, I spoke with Palestinian psychotherapist, Maria Fakhouri, about the lies the field of psychology peddles in the name of so-called neutrality. She and I have quite a bit of experience being on the receiving end of accusations related to being "too political". We discussed what this means against the backdrop of an ongoing genocide, rising fascism, and imperial violence—and we also laughed at the field and our so-called colleagues, a lot. Because if any of you have heard Maria speak, well, you know she brings it! Maria Fakhouri is a Palestinian psychotherapist based in Ontario, Canada (Turtle Island). She is a public educator, speaker, and fierce advocate for Palestine through her social media and community engagements. She intertwines her therapeutic practice with anti-oppressive, cross-movement liberatory, and social justice principles. You can follow her work on her Instagram @mar._unfiltered and @mariafakhouripsychotherapy Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy and follow us on IG @psychicmilitancypod and Upscrolled @psychicmilitancy. And consider becoming a patron for pre-releases and to stay up to date with all episodes! www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

This was a livestream collaboration with Psychic Militancy and the Adnan Hussein Show discusses an important document "Toward a Revolutionary Charter for Comprehensive Liberation" released recently that takes an adamant and uncompromising critique of contemporary Arab intelligentsias and calls for a radical realignment against colonial knowledges and with the masses. This is a critical juncture in West Asia; the convulsions of the Gaza genocide, the war on Iran, and the reshaping of its political boundaries, economies and societies in violent colonial war and resistance demand that all social groupings and classes address themselves to revolutionary anticolonial struggle. Adnan and I speak with one of the authors of this radical manifesto, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, the famous Palestinian surgeon, academic, activist, and Rector of Glasgow University in Scotland. We take up the questions of why "pessimism of the intellect" has not been accompanied by "optimist of the will" among the intellectual classes, the manifestations of "defeatist" and comprador thought, and how to revive the courageous role of intellectuals organically in the people's struggle as a resource for liberation. Centered on the question of Palestine but addressed to the wider Arab peoples confronting Zionism, colonialism, and imperialism, the conversation will explore the document's six key principles and concepts like rooted knowledge, intellectual sovereignty, democratizing knowledge and how ideology can be turned into a material force for liberation. This was a fascinating discussion! Join us. You can read a translation of the document here: https://en.al-akhbar.com/news/toward-a-revolutionary-charter-for-comprehensive-liberation1 Follow Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah on X: https://x.com/GhassanAbuSitt1 Subscribe to Psychic Militancy: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy Subscribe to Adnan Hussein Show: https://www.youtube.com/@adnanhusainshow    

In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Françoise Vergès. We had a beautiful conversation about how the politics of Réunion has animated her life's work, how she was brought up in the struggle alongside the revolutionaries in her family, about her time in Algeria and Paris, decolonial feminisms (of course!), and the centrality of psychic life to our ongoing fight against fascism and oppressive systems. We honestly talked about so so much more, so I am excited for you to hear it! It was such an honor to sit down with a sister-comrade who has shaped so much of my thinking and political orientation to scholarship. Françoise Vergès is a political theorist, curator and writer. She writes on the racist fabrication of premature death, decolonial feminism, the impossible decolonization of the western museum, climate disaster and antiracist, anticapitalist politics of vital needs. She works with artists and curates, since 2015, public performances with artists and activists. She is currently working on a film about anti colonial struggles in Reunion Island through her parents' personal archives and her own. For more information and on and links to Françoise's powerful work, see her website: https://francoiseverges.com/ This is the passage I read from Françoise's landmark A Decolonial Feminism (Pluto, 2019): "I used a familiar fruit, the banana, to shed light on a number of analogies and elective affinities: the banana's dispersion from New Guinea to the rest of the world, the banana and slavery, the banana and US imperialism (banana republics), the banana and agribusiness (pescticides, insecticides--the chlordecone scandal in the Antilles), the banana and working conditions (the plantation regimes, sexual violence, repression), the banana and the environment (monocultures, pilluted water and land), the banana and sexuality (Josephine Baker), the banana and branding (Banana Republic), the banana and racism (when did the association of bananas and Negrophobia begin?), the banana and science (researching the 'perfect' banana), the banana and consumption (bringing bananas into the home, suggesting recipes), the banana and rituals for ancestors, and the banana and contemporary art. The method is simple: starting from one element to uncover a political, economic, cultural, and social ecosystem in order to avoid segmentation that the Western social-sciece method has imposed." p. 21-22 Make sure to like this episode and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy You can also find us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod and UpScrolled: @psychicmilitancy For exclusive pre-releases and all the announcements, consider becoming a member at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

In this episode, I sit down with ‪@MakdisiStreet‬  podcast hosts and brothers, Karim, Ussama and Saree Makdisi to discuss the current situation in Lebanon. We get into a lot, as you can imagine, including the US and Zionist interventionism in Lebanon, their attempt to foment sectarian hate and violence, internalized Arabophobia (and other potential explanations) and, importantly, how we believe they have not succeeded in whittling away solidarity or resistance. Watch the video edition on the YouTube channel Follow Makdisi Street on their socials: X: @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Insta: @Makdisist TikTok: @Makdisistreet Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access all the bonus content, including the latest brothers-only conversation. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy and follow us on social media for all the latest updates. You can find us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod & UpScrolled: @psychicmilitancy And consider supporting us on Patreon for pre-releases: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy