Rania Khalek Dispatches
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsCatch Rania Khalek's Dispatches for insight, analysis, investigations, interviews and on the ground reports on global issues from a left perspective.
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How Israel Weaponizes the Holocaust to Justify Killing Palestinians
April 25, 2024 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBRania Khalek was joined by Tony Greenstein, a longstanding Jewish anti-Zionist, Marxist and anti-fascist activist from the UK and author of the book “Zionism During the Holocaust.” This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.
Axis of Genocide: US Doublespeak Can’t Hide Israel’s Blatant War Crimes
April 11, 2024 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBRania Khalek was joined by Assal Rad, who holds a PhD in Modern Middle East History and is the author of “State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran.” This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.
Europeans Have No Right to Tell Palestinians How to Escape Their Prison w/ Yanis Varoufakis
April 08, 2024 17:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBRania Khalek was joined by Yanis Varoufakis, economist, political leader, former Finance Minister of Greece and the author of many books including his latest “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism,” to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Exposing the Ruling Class’s Cartoonish History of Socialism, Stalin and WW2
April 03, 2024 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBPro-capitalist ideologues in politics, media and academia have been hard at work slandering the left in an effort to subvert any true understanding of socialist history. They do this by constructing narratives around socialism, communism and leaders of socialist states to lead people to dismiss the idea that there can ever be an alternative to capitalism. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Henry Hakamaki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, co-translators and editors of Domenico...
Hyperimperialism: US/NATO’s Dangerous and Decadent New Stage, w/ Vijay Prashad
March 26, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWhat is this new era of “Hyperimperialism” for the US/NATO Empire? Where do Gaza, Ukraine, and the Cold War on China fit in? How is the decline of Global North hegemony shifting the geopolitical landscape? Are there new possibilities for emergent organizations of the Global South? How do we maintain hope as we watch an exterminationist campaign unfold in Gaza? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by author, historian and journalist Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of The Tric...
Demolishing Israel’s Colonial Feminism In Gaza, w/ Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi
March 21, 2024 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBTo discuss colonial feminism in the context of Gaza, Rania Khalek was joined by Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, the founding Director and Senior scholar of the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Program at San Francisco State University and head of the oral history project Teaching Palestine. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and ot...
Israel’s Pathological Lies & How Gaza Changed the World, w/ Ali Abunimah
March 20, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBRania Khalek hosts a special live episode of Dispatches w/ Ali Abunimah, executive director of the Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine.
Humiliated In Ukraine, Exposed In Gaza: What It Means for Decline of the West, w/ Arnaud Bertrand
March 18, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDespite facing defeat in Ukraine, Western powers are determined to continue fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. They insist on antagonizing China in ridiculous ways, with US members of Congress now demanding TikTok be banned. They have zero shame about the genocide in Gaza, even as it’s making the world hate the US and Israel, hardening the battle between the Global North and Global South while laying bare the atrocious reality of the so-called “rules-based international order.” To disc...
Israel’s Descent Into Madness & the Holocaust Comparison, w/ Tarik Cyril Amar
March 11, 2024 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBRania Khalek was joined by Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany and associate professor at Koc University in Istanbul, to discuss Israel’s descent into genocidal fascism. Prof. Amar addresses whether it’s useful to make Holocaust and Nazi comparisons and the real reason behind the West’s unshakeable loyalty attitude when it comes to Israel’s barbarism.
Michigan Shocks DNC: Will Gaza Genocide Cost Biden the Election?
March 04, 2024 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBOver 100,000 Michigan Democrats sent an unmistakeable message that the genocide against the Palestinians would not be forgotten in November. Rania Khalek is joined by Prem Thakker, politics reporter for The Intercept, to discuss the potential political fallout of Biden’s unconditional backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to acce...
‘If You Have A Platform Use It’: Why Pop Stars Should Speak Up For Palestine, w/ Singer Leila Hegazy
February 26, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThroughout Israel’s genocide in Gaza, those who care have used their skills in beautiful and inspiring ways to help bring attention to the struggle for justice in Palestine. One of those people is musician Leila Hegazy, an Egyptian-Italian-American solo artist and activist as well as a member of the twin sister duo HEGAZY. Leila joined Rania Khalek to discuss her viral adaptations of popular songs to help battle the absurdity of Western propaganda and challenge the pop stars who have stayed ...
Blacklisting and Bullying Won’t Stop Us from Saying ‘Free Palestine’ w/ Alana Hadid
February 20, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBFashion icon Alana Hadid joined Rania Khalek to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the importance of speaking out against it despite the costs. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.
Israel’s Industrial-Scale Cruelty in Gaza is Made in USA & UK, w/ Lowkey
February 19, 2024 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBRania Khalek was joined by rapper and activist Lowkey to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He’s also host of 'The Watchdog' podcast on MintPress News. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.
The Struggle to Liberate Palestine is a Battle for the Future of Humanity, w/ Matteo Capasso
February 18, 2024 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThe fight against western-financed mass slaughter in Gaza isn’t just a struggle to liberate Palestine but rather a battle for the future of humanity and a battle to liberate us all. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Matteo Omar Capasso, the Marie Curie Research Fellow at Columbia University and the University of Venice, Italy; author of “Everyday politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya”; and editor of Middle East Critique. His work focuses on the nature and impact of U.S....
Why Does Iran Support Palestine & the “Axis of Resistance?”
February 13, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBWhat is Iran’s role in the resistance axis? Why does Iran support Palestine? Is it anti-imperialism or self-interest? And how do average Iranians feel about it? To discuss this Rania Khalek was joined by Navid Zarrinal, a Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Tehran. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive co...
Israel is a European Invention & Gaza Genocide Was Made in West, w/ MEPs Clare Daly & Mick Wallace
February 01, 2024 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBListen to the entire episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-is-in-97649308 Why does Europe support Israel so much? What does Europe gain from the occupation of Palestine and further escalation across the Middle East? How much of this is Europe following its own interests versus being subservient to US imperial designs in the region, as we’ve seen with Ukraine? Is Europe actually united on this or are there segments of the body politic that disagree with the US and Isra...
Lesser Evilism and Gaza Genocide: Vote Blue No Matter Who? w/ Briahna Joy Gray
January 26, 2024 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBListen to the full interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-and-w-97253263 Democratic leadership said in 2020 that people needed to vote for Joe Biden because another Trump term would bring about the worst case scenario. But Joe Biden is facilitating a genocide in Gaza. What happens when the so-called “lesser evil” is responsible for the worst case scenario? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Briahna Joy Gray, host of Bad Faith Podcast and co-host of Risin...
Horn of Africa: Unity and Disintegration in 2024? w/ Eugene Puryear
January 25, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBRania Khalek will be joined by Eugene Puryear for a special live episode of Dispatches to discuss developments across the Horn of Africa.
Confronting the Biden Admin’s Lies About Israel & Gaza, w/ Reporter Said Arikat
January 23, 2024 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBListen to the full episode on the BreakThrough News Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-biden-97012634 Rania Khalek was joined by Palestinian journalist Said Arikat who has been regularly holding the Biden administration's feet to the fire by challenging his spokespeople. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclus...
Accumulation of Death: How Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Serves U.S. Imperialism, w/ Prof. Ali Kadri
January 18, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBWhere does Israel’s genocide in Gaza fit in to our late stage global imperialist order? What does it mean about the role of Zionism in the Middle East? How do the U.S. wars on other Middle Eastern countries factor in? How has China managed to escape this and the neoliberal rot that has consumed so much of the world? And how come some Western Marxists get it so wrong? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Ali Kadri, author of many books including “Arab Development Denied: Dyn...
UN Official: Gaza Genocide is ‘Monstrosity That Will Mark Our Century’
January 12, 2024 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDoes Israel really have the “right to defend itself” against people it occupies? What about Palestinians, don’t they have a right to defend themselves from their occupiers? How serious is South Africa’s case charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice? Is there even any meaning to international law anymore? Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, joined Rania Khalek Dispatches to discuss this and more.
Failing in Gaza, Escalating in Lebanon: Will Israel Set Fire to Entire Region? w/ Elijah Magnier
January 05, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBAs Israel continues its genocide on Gaza, it is ramping up its attacks in Lebanon and Syria while the US strikes Iraq and Yemen, bringing the Middle East closer to the brink of regional war. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.
Israel Is Using Infectious Disease & Starvation to Make Gaza Unlivable
December 22, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBBy targeting hospitals and doctors while cutting off water, food and electricity and concentrating Palestinians into smaller and smaller zones of death in Gaza, the Israelis are creating a public health crisis that will kill even more Palestinians with infectious diseases. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Lebanese medical doctor and public health researcher Anis Germany.
Will Israel’s Gaza Genocide Reshuffle the Regional & Global Order?
December 22, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBWhat does the genocide in Gaza mean for the surrounding Arab states? Do their oppositional responses even matter or is it all just symbolic? How will this impact the Abraham Accords and other normalization efforts? Why won’t the Gulf states use their oil as leverage to pressure the United States? How does the genocide in Gaza impact countries like Jordan and Syria? How is it affecting America’s standing in the world? What does it mean for Russia and China in an emerging multipolar world? T...
The history of Antisemitism, Zionism & Palestinian Resistance to Colonization, w/ As’ad Abukhalil
December 20, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBIsrael has been stealing Palestine for more than 100 years. What are the roots of the genocide in Gaza? How did Zionism form? What has Palestinian resistance to the Zionist project looked like throughout history and how has it impacted Palestinian resistance today? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by Professor As’ad Abukhalil for a special live episode of Dispatches.
Israel’s Never-Ending Wars on Its Neighbors & What Comes Next, w/ Ghadi Francis
December 14, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBListen to the entire episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-never-94662711 There appear to be no “red lines” for what Israel can do as U.S. officials twist themselves in knots to justify genocide in Gaza with racist and dehumanizing tropes. To help us understand the view from West Asia about the genocide in Gaza and the racist behavior of the so-called “civilized” West, Rania Khalek was joined by influential Lebanese journalist Ghadi Francis. This is just part of th...
Horrors In Gaza & Israel’s Sloppy Propaganda
December 05, 2023 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBTwo months into the genocide in Gaza, Israel’s propaganda has never been more transparent and sloppy. To discuss this and critical historical context, Rania Khalek is joined by Mouin Rabbani, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies.
Resistance Axis: Israel Can’t Fight All Fronts at Same Time, w/ Al-Jazeera Correspondent
December 04, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat is the “resistance axis” and why does it matter in Israel’s genocide on Gaza? What is it like on the ground in Lebanon’s south where Hezbollah has been fiercely confronting the Israeli army in support of Gaza? What are the red lines for Iran and for Hezbollah? Does Yemen pose a threat and are they all coordinating or acting independently? And what would a regional war look like for the Americans and Israelis? To answer these questions and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Al Jazeera Eng...
Israel’s Global Operation to Bully Students and Silence Anti-Genocide Jews, w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman
November 27, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBIsrael’s war on Palestine isn’t limited to Gaza. It’s global. In the US it takes the form of censorship, bullying, intimidation, doxxing, accusations of antisemitism, attacking people’s livelihoods, and increasingly lobbying for the state to prosecute anyone who dares to stand up for the rights of Palestinians. But even in the face of all this, solidarity is growing across the US and around the globe. To discuss this and more Nora Barrows-Friedman, staff writer and associate editor at The E...
Israel Vows Extermination, Ignoring World Demand to End Gaza Genocide, w/ As’ad Abukhalil
November 21, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThe Israelis and their US sponsors have created a world where it’s normal to fire on hospitals, journalists and UN workers while killing 5,500 children in 45 days. Rania Khalek will be joined by Prof. As’ad Abukhalil for a special live episode of Dispatches to discuss the genocide in Gaza, western double standards and racism towards Palestinians, Israel’s bad propaganda, and growing resistance from the Middle East to the streets of the US.
Renewed Fascism: In Gaza Western Elites Live Out Genocidal Fantasy Against Global South
November 17, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-in-93064780 This is a mask off moment for the imperialist West. All of the sociopathic narcissism that underpins the dystopian global order they created is on display for everyone to see. They have made a mockery of international humanitarian law and killed any pretense of the freedom and democracy they claim to represent. Meanwhile they turn inward to repress their own populations from protesting against Isra...
UN Official Who Resigned in Disgust: Gaza is ‘Textbook Case Of Genocide’
November 13, 2023 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-un-in-92827009 Craig Mokhiber worked at the UN for three decades and recently resigned from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights over its failure to address what he called a “textbook case of genocide in Gaza.” He joined Rania Khalek to discuss what prompted him to leave when he did, the current Israeli assault on Gaza, the genocide label, challenges inside the UN on the issue of Palestine, and...
Gaza Exposes Naked Brutality and Deeper Crisis of US-Led World Order
November 10, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBListen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-gaza-92659388 To discuss the implications of Israel’s onslaught on global politics in an increasingly multipolar world, how the rift between the imperialist countries and the rest of the world has never been more stark, the US’s frightening reaction to the decline of American hegemony and what it means for Gaza and the rest of us, Rania Khalek was joined by Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany who is curre...
Ukraine to Gaza, Europe is on a Self-Destructive War Drive w/ Prof Wolfgang Streeck
November 07, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBListen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ukraine-to-gaza-92464031 So what’s new with the war in Ukraine? Is anyone winning? How will it impact the future of Europe and NATO? What are the similarities to the war on Gaza? How will escalation in the Middle East impact Ukraine? And how is the war on Gaza exposing all the hypocrisy of the EU in particular? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by prolific writer and author Wolfgang Streeck, Emeritus Direc...
Genocidal Onslaught on Gaza Shocks Conscience of the World, w/ Abby Martin
October 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBListen to the extended version of this interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-genocidal-91798227 Israel’s genocide in Gaza has shocked the conscience of the entire world, with an endless flow of videos and images of Palestinian children cut into pieces by American bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes deliberately intended to destroy a civilian population. Despite the explicitly genocidal rhetoric of Israeli officials, Western leaders continue to proclaim their support for I...
Hamas Rep Responds: Will There Be a Ceasefire, or is Regional War Coming?
October 21, 2023 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBWith the death toll climbing by the hour in Gaza, including over 1000 children, the whole world is wondering if there will be a ceasefire or if a larger war is likely. Rania Khalek asked Osama Hamdan, a senior representative of Hamas located in Lebanon, about what happens next. Watch the full interview for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hamas-rep-will-91415177
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza at Fever Pitch & Potential for Regional War w/ Ali Abunimah & Rania Khalek
October 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBAs Israel’s war on Gaza heats up with the potential to escalate into a regional fight, Rania Khalek hosts a special live episode of Dispatches w/ Ali Abunimah, executive director of the @TheElectronicIntifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine. Link to Ali Abunimah's article discussed in the interview: https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-forces-shot-their-own-civilians-kibbutz-survivor-says/38861
Not Just Coups: Meet the People’s Movements in the Streets of West Africa w/ Kambale Musavuli
October 02, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBListen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-not-w-90192326 The West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are in rebellion against their former colonial masters, while the imperialists of the Global North try desperately to contain the situation. But the portrayal of these developments as mere “coups” hides the depth of popular anger, particularly against the French? What almost no one else is telling is the story of popular movements and org...
The China Factor: Why Four Middle East Countries Are Joining BRICS
September 21, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-china-89625885 Four of the six new BRICS countries - Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE - are in the Middle East. What does this mean for the region, for multipolarity, for the Cold War between the US and China and for the future of the Saudi-Iran rivalry? How does a country like Saudi Arabia, which has such a long record in service of the West, fit in? How might it impact Israel? How will Washington react...
Can BRICS Be Anti-Imperialist With Countries Like India and Saudi Arabia? w/ Prabhat PatnaikEpisode
September 01, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBListen to the full interview on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-can-w-88623146 How much of a challenge to Western hegemony does the expansion of BRICS actually pose? How much of this has been brought on by the West’s own hubris? What should we make of the ideological differences among the BRICS countries? Could India and Saudi Arabia act as spoilers? Or are we witnessing the symptomatic decline of American hegemony, with US allies turning toward Washington’s rivals? W...
Untitled Episode
September 01, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBListen to the full interview on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-can-w-88623146 How much of a challenge to Western hegemony does the expansion of BRICS actually pose? How much of this has been brought on by the West’s own hubris? What should we make of the ideological differences among the BRICS countries? Could India and Saudi Arabia act as spoilers? Or are we witnessing the symptomatic decline of American hegemony, with US allies turning toward Washington’s rivals? W...
Can BRICS Be Anti-Imperialist With Countries Like India and Saudi Arabia? w/ Prabhat Patnaik
September 01, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBListen to the full interview on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-can-w-88623146 How much of a challenge to Western hegemony does the expansion of BRICS actually pose? How much of this has been brought on by the West’s own hubris? What should we make of the ideological differences among the BRICS countries? Could India and Saudi Arabia act as spoilers? Or are we witnessing the symptomatic decline of American hegemony, with US allies turning toward Washington’s rivals? W...
How Old Colonial Narratives Are Used to Denigrate Africa’s Ties with China & Russia
August 26, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBListen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-how-88285425 We’re told that countries across the Global South are poor and plagued by violence not because of colonialism, imperialism, never ending Western wars, resource theft and destabilization campaigns. Rather, it’s because they’re ruled by corrupt and greedy people who seem to be innately authoritarian and backwards due to some sort of cultural deficiency that prevents respect for human rights and cause...
Russia’s Communist Party on Ukraine: ‘If We Lose This Conflict, We Will Be Destroyed’
August 20, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-party-88241590 The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) is the second largest party in Russia, yet their views are often ignored in Western media. How do they view the war in Ukraine, the nature of the Russian state under Putin, and the character of the Ukrainian state under Zelensky? What’s their position on Russia’s foreign policy more generally? How about domestic policy? Where do they stand o...
History of NATO Destruction of Global South & CIA Infiltration of Third World Textbooks
August 18, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBListen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-of-of-87855875 To discuss the brutal history of NATO intervention in the Third World and CIA infiltration of education in targeted countries, Rania Khalek was joined by Essam Elkorghli, a Libyan PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he researches the impact of contemporary imperialism on education with a particular focus on Libya. This is just the first half of this episode. The se...
Fortress Imperialism: Border Industrial Complex Is Meant to Kill, from the U.S. to Europe
August 12, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBBorder policy in the Global North has been crafted to intentionally cause people to die of thirst in the Arizona desert and drown in the Mediterranean sea as a form of deterrence. But why are people picking up and leaving their countries in the first place? Why are they being subjected to so much cruelty on their journey no matter who’s in charge in Europe or the U.S.? Where does the Israeli occupation of Palestine fit in? How about climate change? And how is this feeding in to the rise of t...
Will US & France Intervene in Niger? Anti-Colonial Sentiment Explodes Across West Africa, w/ Eugene Puryear
August 08, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBBreakthrough News journalist Eugene Puryear joins Rania Khalek for a special live episode of Dispatches on Tuesday August 8 at 12pm ET to discuss the latest developments in Niger following threats of military intervention by Western governments and their regional allies meant to reverse an explosion of anti-colonial sentiment across Africa’s Sahel.
East Germany Re-Examined: Why Its Legacy of Socialism & Anti-Imperialism Still Matters
August 03, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-east-87132481 East Germany, or the German Democratic Republic (GDR), is remembered in the West as the antithesis to freedom and democracy. But the history and reality of the GDR was far more complex. Not only was the GDR a socialist state built on antifascist principles following the Second World War. It also practiced solidarity with other socialist states, countries and liberation movements fighting for inde...
East Germany Re-Examined: Why It’s Legacy of Socialism & Anti-Imperialism Still Matters
August 03, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBListen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-east-87132481 East Germany, or the German Democratic Republic (GDR), is remembered in the West as the antithesis to freedom and democracy. But the history and reality of the GDR was far more complex. Not only was the GDR a socialist state built on antifascist principles following the Second World War. It also practiced solidarity with other socialist states, countries and liberation movements fighting for inde...
Is the US Proxy War in Ukraine Making Europe Poorer? w/ Tarik Cyril Amar
July 31, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBListen to the entire interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-is-us-86956303 Western sanctions on Russia, previously Europe’s biggest natural gas supplier, has lowered European living standards in the sweltering heat while exacerbating fuel and food shortages around the world. And that’s not all — military spending has increased while social budgets have been cut. To discuss this downplayed aspect of the war in Ukraine and its horrific consequences, Rania Khalek is a...