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Luqman Nation
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Luqmans connect history, politics, and evolving social issues to today's pressing current events, and view them through an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, internationalist, class conscious Black and pan-African radical perspective.
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The Duplicitous Legacy Of Bipartisan Compromise Obscured From The History Of Juneteenth
June 19, 2023 22:06 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBNever let the corporations and US politicians truncate the history of Juneteenth, and the enduring legacy of bipartisan "compromise" on our human rights that yanked away the freedom we fought for.
We Can Defeat The Anti-Trans Bigots By Out-Organizing Them
April 18, 2023 00:42 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBWe can absolutely defeat the anti-trans bigots who are mad that transgender people drink their crummy beer (there are better beers out there, trans friends, you're better than Bud Light), conservative organizations trying to put trans youth and people back in the closet in public schools, and liberals who are all too willing to compromise with the people who want to take away the human rights of people who are not like them! We have to OUT-ORGANIZE ALL THESE PEOPLE, AND WE CAN DO IT! Because...
Biden's Document Dilemma Grows, And So Should The Scrutiny Around It
January 12, 2023 18:40 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MBWell, well, well the plot thickens!!! As MORE classified documents are found in Biden's possession, explain to me how this is different from what Trump did in any way except volume? I smell Democratic hypocrisy...
Biden's Document Scandal Could Be Even Bigger Than Trump's
January 12, 2023 18:38 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBThe discovery of classified White House documents in Joe Biden's civilian post-administration office could cause a stink for him, especially if those documents contain evidence of US imperialistic plans for regime change in Iran, Ukraine, and collusion with the UK to persecute Julian Assange. There is definitely something there here...
The GOP Shows Up Progressives Again
January 11, 2023 18:52 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBThe saga of the empty Speaker's chair is over for the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. But lessons abound for the so-called Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and every alleged "progressive" in the Democratic Party. The GOP just showed up Progressives on what should be done with power once you have it, if Progressives really wanted to win anything for the people. But of course, they won't listen and learn because they were never in it to give power to the people. The...
The Legacy Of Wounded Knee Will Not Be Buried
December 29, 2022 18:36 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MBUntil the United States does right by Indigenous Peoples, nothing good will come to it. And the continued resistance of those Original People will never allow the legacy of atrocities like Wounded Knee to be buried and forgotten.
The US-Backed Eight Year Fascist War In Ukraine The US Media Ignores
February 25, 2022 02:49 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBEveryone is appalled at Russia allegedly invading Ukraine without provocation...except the US and NATO did plenty of provoking, and they armed and legitimized neo-nazis to do it. And the eight-year civil war that resulted is completely ignored by US media.
Epic Performances By Black Artists Cannot Cover Up The NFL's Hateration
February 15, 2022 01:53 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBYes, Mary J. Blige did the damn thang. But maybe this SuperBowl needs to be the last time Black artists do any damned thang with the NFL.
Neil Young, Joe Rogan and Spotify Are All Garbage
February 01, 2022 00:04 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBYeah none of them is worth cheering for and nobody got deplatformed and why does the left defent assholes so much damn.
Do Not Erase The Clear Line Between MLK, Nkruma, Lumumba And African Liberation
January 22, 2022 21:33 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBOn the anniversary of Patrice Lumumba's assassination, let us not forget that the great Pan-African leaders who were killed or deposed by western forces have also tried to erase the connection between Martin Luther King, Jr. and these great men and their movements. Never forget that they are all connected in a single garment of struggle and destiny.
Kamala Harris Says To Google Location of Non-Existent Gov COVID Tests
January 14, 2022 23:43 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBKamala Harris told y'all to put some Robitussin on that COVD, but to use Google to find it.
Biden's Jan 6 Speech Is Full Of Neoliberal & Imperialist Contradictions We Should Not Ignore
January 07, 2022 22:19 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBFor all of Biden's tough talk about fighting the fascists who rioted in the US Capitol last year, the glaring contradictions about the neoliberal, anti-progressive, imperialist policies the US is infamous for should not be ignored.
Elizabeth Holmes' Conviction Proves You Can Endanger The People Unpunished, But Stealing From The Rich Is A Crime
January 05, 2022 01:19 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MBElizabeth Holmes and Theranos WERE dangerous, and nobody can tell me she isn't evil. But she's doe-eyed, blonde and attractive, so...
The Most Revolutioanry Thing We Can Do For The Coming Year
January 01, 2022 03:58 - 8 minutes - 8.08 MBHappy Revolutionary New Year!
Biden Just Told America To Put Some Robitussin On That Omicron, Because He Has Nothing For You
December 28, 2021 23:31 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBIn declaring that there is no federal solution to the spread of the omicron variant and the persistence of COVID-19, Biden basically kicked the can to the states and told the country to put some Robitussin on that omicron, 'cuz he's got nothing for you.
Fort Negro, Seminole Nation, Mankato Massacre And How This History Informs The Need For An Uprising Of A Proletariat Nation
December 28, 2021 18:16 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBIn remembering the atrocoties committed against Africans enslaved in this land and the Native peoples the land was stolen from, we have to focus on the victories in that shared struggle against white supremacist settler colonialism in this country that were won. Because it was those victories from that shared struggle that led to more brutal repression - true - but that also informs us how we can defeat this system today. We just have to do it as an enormous Proletariat Nation rising up as one.
Maybe We Can Defeat White Christian Capitalist Supremacy With Some Horrifying Christmas Monsters!
December 23, 2021 23:23 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBFirst, the nativity scene Christians idolize is incorrect on several points. Second, Christian supremacy is based in white supremacy, settler colonialism and the love of capitalism and oppression. Last, I think the answer to this is horrifying Christmas monsters!! Or maybe just fight for each other, instead of fighting over whose belief is right.
Manchin And His Family Got All The Perks They Want From Biden While We Get Crumbs
December 23, 2021 18:53 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBThe depth of the nepotism and corruption between Jose Manchin, his family, and Joe Biden is appalling. And that's why it needs to be aired out.
President Joe Manchin Has Spoken - No Build Back Better For You
December 23, 2021 18:48 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBWe see who holds the power of the presidency, and it ain't Joe Biden.
This Is Where Our Healthcare, Housing & Education Money Went
December 14, 2021 03:35 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBWant to know where our healthcare, housing & education money went? Look no further than the 2021 NDAA.
If You're Going To Be An Ally - Be Like John Brown
December 03, 2021 00:45 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBIf you're going to be an ally, be like John Brown...and be a co-conspirator for liberation.
Britain's Legacy of Brutal Slavery On Barbados Deserves More Than A Mention In A Speech
December 02, 2021 02:22 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBIt was nice that Britain's Prince Charles mentioned the brutal legacy of slavery in his speech at Barbados's independence ceremony. But that legacy deserves more than a mention in a speech. Britain owes Barbados much, much more than words.
Biden Quitely Signed Three Bills to Help Cops, But Bills To Help You And Me Get Whittled Down To Nearly Nothing
November 21, 2021 05:05 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBDid you hear about the three bills Biden signed to help cops? Of course you didn't, because the media didn't cover the signing. Nor did it cover the DOJ giving law enforcement agencies more money to hire more cops. No argument, no fillibuster, no compromises. But bills for you and me? They get whittled down to nothing without much of a fight from Biden at all.
US Media's Lies About Nicaraguan Elections Are Easily Debunked If We Care To, But They're So Dangerous Because Most People Don't
November 09, 2021 02:52 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBThe US media is hard at work trying to delegitimize Nicaragua's elections, with lies so easily debunked it would be laughable if the propensity for those who believe imperialist US media weren't to always believe the party line.
US Envoy To Haiti Raises US Imperialism In His Resignation Without Saying The Word
September 23, 2021 23:41 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MB9/11 Commemorations Ignore How The US Has Been At War With Its Own People In The Aftermath
September 11, 2021 03:13 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBI don't commemorate 9/11, but I have personal reasons to never forget it and how this country waged a war with its own people.
The Hypocrisy Of The Latest White Rage Capitol Arrest
August 21, 2021 02:48 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBThe latest white rage arrest at the US Capitol exposes the hypocrisy of this system and the difference between the right-wing revolt they want and the real people's revolution we actually need.
No, I Don't Celebrate The 19th Amendment, And The Ones Before It Were Garbage, Too
August 20, 2021 03:29 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBI'm not sure what about the 19th Amendment I'm supposed to celebrate when it - and the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments before it - did little to guarantee unrestricted ballot access to Black people.
Biden's Blame The Afghans Speech Was US Imperialist White Supremacist Garbage
August 18, 2021 00:58 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBBiden's speech about Afghanistan oozed with the contempt for Afghans that the US has shown the entire time they've been dropping bombs in the country. Afghanistan may not be his fault, but the defense of US imperialism with white supremacist tropes about lazy, cowardly, ignorant Afghans is.
The US Inovlvement In Afghanistan Isn't A Hollywood Comedy Drama, But It is An Obscene Tragedy
August 17, 2021 01:11 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBHow a Hollywood movie turned the obscene tragedy of US imperialist involvement in Afghanistan into the lighthearted comedy-drama, while the truth was the tragedy of a pointless 20-year war and the creation of the Taliban.
The US Census As A Weapon of White Suprmeacy
August 14, 2021 00:21 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBHow the Trump Administration's meddling in the 2020 Census may still pay off for the GOP, especially since they had help from the inside...that's still there.
Nina Turner Scuttled By Cabal of Reactionaries; Progressive Politicians Shouldn't Shut Down Dissent Like The Establishment Does
August 05, 2021 02:20 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MBWhy Nina Turner lost, and was Cori Bush's sleepout political theater?
Update on Baba Bear's Revolutionary Garden And More!
July 31, 2021 01:10 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MBHow's the garden doing, you ask? Well, I'll tell you! And I'll tell you why it's important.
Simone Biles, The Luxury of Putting Your Physical & Mental Health First, And The Revolutionary Catch 22 In Between
July 29, 2021 23:45 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBSimone Biles putting her physical and mental health first is the exception to that we all should have the luxury of partaking in. And this is especially true of us radicals trying to fight the system that makes it this way.
Daniel Hale Is A Hero Who Will Be Treated Like An Enemy of The State - Pt 2.
July 29, 2021 00:38 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MBDaniel Hale was sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison. Let's be very clear about why, and it wasn't because he violated any law about spying.
Daniel Hale Is A Hero Who Will Be Treated Like An Enemy Of The State - Pt. 1
July 28, 2021 17:37 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBDaniel Hale is a hero for exposing the continued callous disregard of life by the imperialist US regime. But he will be treated as an enemy of the state for exposing that truth.
US Propaganda Against China Exposes Its Own Hypocrisy More Than It Condemns China
July 26, 2021 23:16 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBUS corporate media's propaganda against China doesn't hide the true megalomaniacal oppressive despot on the planet. And it's not Xi Jingping.
The United Snakes Continues Its Viscious Racist Lie Against Assata Shakur On Her Birthday And Its Attacks On Cuba
July 17, 2021 01:44 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBOn Assata's birthday, let's remember what she taught us - that she is a freedom fighter not a terrorist, and she taught us how to fight. For her and for Cuba against the United Snakes attacking them both.
Billionaire Space Race Is Gil Scott-Heron's "Whitey's On The Moon" In Real Life. Again
July 13, 2021 17:03 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBHaiti and Hawai'i Reflect Long History Of US Business Interests Profiting From Oppression
July 12, 2021 02:01 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBWhat do Haiti and Hawai'i have in common? US business interests backing fascist violence and imperialist oppression.
I'll Fly True, Abdus Luqman
July 12, 2021 01:36 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBMy tribute to my beloved Papa Bear Lugman, who charted this course that led us to Luqman Nation.
Kamala Harris Disaster Trip & Seed Sovereignty for Self Determination
June 11, 2021 21:21 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBKamala's trip to Guatemala was a disaster that we hope follows her around like a bad smell for the rest of her political career! And growing a garden is a great relaxation, but it is also a deeply political act of self-determination.
You Can't Expect US Settler Colonists To Do Anything Other Than Support Israeli Settler Colonialism
May 15, 2021 00:01 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBWhat is happening in Palestine isn't a religious clash, it's settler colonialism with white supremacy at its root. You can't expect US officials who defend settler colonialism here to do anything other than support it there.
If Some Of Y'all Think Ma'Khia Bryant Deserved To Die, Then I Shouldn't Be Here Either
April 27, 2021 15:50 - 5 minutes - 5 MBSome of y'all's colonized thinking and cop copping is dangerous and disgusting.
Chauvin's Conviction Isn't The Progress It's Being Framed As
April 21, 2021 23:58 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBOf course it's good that Derek Chauvin was punished for his crime. But let's not fall for the liberal framing of his conviction as any kind of progress for eliminating the racial terrorism of the cops. Because that's still happenine.
As We Wait For The Chauvin Trial Verdict, Conservatives Remember What Insurrection Is, For Racist Reasons Of Course
April 19, 2021 23:34 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBAs the tension mounts in the country as we wait for the jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, Maxine Waters' comments are being framed as the spark that could light the tinderbox. Of course they aren't, but the politicians who want to start an "Anglo Saxon Caucus" believe they are. And the corporate media is finally honest about the brutality of the police - after they were victims of it.
Where Adam Toleda's Parents Were Is Irrelevant, and How I Keep My Sanity In The Midst of All This Trauma
April 17, 2021 13:39 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBAll these questions about where Adam Toleda's parents were are some white conservative respectability BS that they didn't ask about Kyle Rittenhouse, who actually murdered two people. And amid all the horror of this week, how I keep myself grounded and still plot a little mini revolution in the process.
Testimony In The Trial of Derek Chauvin Shows How Racism Traumatizes Entire Communities And The Whole Country
April 01, 2021 17:23 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBThe lasting trauma of what witnesses in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified to show how racism affects entire communities, and ultimately the entire country.
Asian and Black Solidarity In History and The Paris Commune Still Influences Struggles Today
March 21, 2021 01:23 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBThe long history of solidarity among Asians with the Black struggle should inform us of the need to continue and return that solidarity today; and how the Paris Commune still influences movements in the struggle for justice today.