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Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.

Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University.

Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!

Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com.

Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast’s artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.

Latest Episodes:

Why Political Education & Historical Knowledge is KEY for Activism/Organizing - Panel Part 1 Sep 23, 2022

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For this Intelligence Briefing, we gathered a panel of great activists and organizers for a discussion on why political education is crucial to building our movements. This is part one of the conversation, the panel discussion. Part two, the Q&A segment, will come out next week. To follow each of the panelists on Twitter, just click on the link after their name:

James: @GoodVibePolitik, Ilima: @ItsIlima, Isa: @endsanctions, Matt: @MattxRed, Mikey: @karaokecomputer, Mirah: @snackvampire, Sam: @zukosmama, Shatha: @shathawho

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

Sanctions & Nation-Breaking Yugoslavia w/ Gregory Elich - Sanctions As War Sep 16, 2022

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This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (check out the intro episode if you've not already!), and is our first case study of the series. In this episode, we hear the simultaneously heartbreaking and infuriating story of the sanctions on Yugoslavia from Gregory Elich. Gregory, in addition to being a committed anti-imperialist and keen analyst of world events, was on the ground in Yugoslavia to investigate NATO war crimes, and this is truly an excellent conversation! Stay tuned for upcoming episodes of the series as well!

Gregory Elich is a Korea Policy Institute associate and a board member of the Jasenovac Research Institute. He is a member of the Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea and the Task Force to Stop CIJJD in Korea and Militarism in Asia and the Pacific. In 1999, he joined a delegation visiting Yugoslavia to investigate NATO war crimes. His website is https://gregoryelich.org, and you can follow him on twitter @GregoryElich

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

Multipolarity w/ Ben Norton Sep 09, 2022

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In this incredibly fun episode, we talk with Ben Norton about multipolarity, from both theoretical and real-world analytical lenses. Who better to discuss the topic of multipolarity with us than Mr. Multipolarista himself? The conversation itself was excellent, as is Ben's work more generally. If you don't already check out Multipolarista's content regularly, this is your notice to do so!

Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker based in Nicaragua, and is the founder of https://multipolarista.com/. You can also see his work on his personal website https://bennorton.com/ and on Twitter @BenjaminNorton.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!

The Fred Hampton Assassination & Judas and the Black Messiah - From the Archives Sep 02, 2022

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Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on April 2, 2021, and is about the Fred Hampton assassination, some new information that had come out around the time of the recording of the episode, and the docudrama Judas and the Black Messiah. Join us for this very fun conversation!

You can support Guerrilla History by joining us at patreon.com/guerrillahistory, where you will also get bonus content!

Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch Aug 26, 2022

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In this tremendous conversation, we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya for the history and class analysis of the recent elections in Kenya. An absolutely fascinating and enlightening discussion, we could not hope for a better guest than Comrade Booker!

Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro.

Support the Communist Party of Kenya! You can contribute to their fundraising drive on PayPal. You can follow them on Twitter @CommunistsKe or on Facebook HERE

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

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The Fragility of US Power w/ Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad Aug 19, 2022

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In this tremendous episode, we talk with Professor Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad about the topics in their brand new book The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power. An absolutely wonderful conversation with two great guests! The book will be released in 10 days, so be sure to sign up for your copy!

Professor Noam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist and political activist, and is author of numerous books. Whether you are already familiar with his work or not, check out his website https://chomsky.info/.

Vijay Prashad is director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, editor of LeftWord Books, and the chief correspondent for Globetrotter, author of numerous books, and is a multiple-time guest of Guerrilla History. Check out his previous appearances on the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow him on twitter @VijayPrashad.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!

Sanctions As War w/ Immanuel Ness & Stuart Davis Aug 12, 2022

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This episode of Guerrilla History is the introduction to a mini-series we are running for the next couple of months. The topic is Sanctions As War, based off of the book of the same name edited by Professors Immanuel Ness and Stuart Davis. Subsequent episodes will be focused on case studies of countries that have faced sanctions, and this intro will lay some of the theoretical groundwork necessary for us to build a narrative around! And who better to get us underway in this series than Manny and Stuart themselves? The book should be available for preorder from Haymarket very soon!

Immanuel Ness is a Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at University of Johannesburg. He is a multiple-time returning guest on Guerrilla History (so be sure to check out his previous appearances), and he can be found on Twitter @ImmanuelNess.

Stuart Davis is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Baruch College, the City University of New York he focuses on digital media advocacy, protest politics, and digital media and public health, particularly in the Latin American context.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!

Announcements and Recommendations - August 2022 Aug 05, 2022

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Read and subscribe to our free weekly newsletter https://guerrillahistory.substack.com/

Breht's recommendation: The Counterrevolution of 1776 w/ Gerald Horne

Adnan's recommendation: Why Turkey Is Authoritarian w/ Halil Karaveli

Henry's recommendation: Women In Nepal's Civil War w/ Hisila Yami

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The Economics of Imperialism and Inflation w/ Richard Wolff Jul 29, 2022

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In this useful episode, we talk with Professor Richard Wolff about the economics of both imperialism and inflation - two major issues facing nearly everyone today, but that we often don't look at the economic drivers or mechanisms of. An incredibly fun conversation with someone we've wanted to bring on the show for quite some time!

Richard Wolff is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at UMass-Amherst and a Visiting Professor at The New School. He is also the host of Economic Update and the founder of Democracy At Work. You can follow him on Twitter @profwolff.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!

From the Archives - The 1776 Report Jul 22, 2022

Show notes

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on January 29, 2021, and is about the (at the time) recently released, ahistorical 1776 Report by the sham 1776 Commission. Join us as we rant about this report and talk about its potential impact. The report itself can be viewed here.

You can support Guerrilla History by joining us at patreon.com/guerrillahistory, where you will also get bonus content!

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