Tag: politics
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Book Review: “Revolution in These Times” by Dhoruba Bin-Wahad
Revolution in These Times by Dhoruba Bin-Wahad, edited by Kalonji Jama Changa. Dhoruba Bin-Wahad in Revolution in These Times offers incredibly lucid commentary on the current moment we find ourselves in the United States. As a veteran of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Dhoruba offers key insights into the history of the revolutionary militant…
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The Palestinian Festival of Literature
Originally posted on December 9th, 2024 on Medium I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Palestine Festival of Literature in Philadelphia on November 26th. The event, “Palestine, Philly & the Urgent Word”, featured critical and emotional readings by Nicki Kattoura and Sarah Hagi and a discussion on history, academic repression, and resistance with Ahmad Shokr and…
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Why I am not voting for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris
I refuse to vote for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris due to their stance on the ongoing genocide of Palestinians at the hand of Israel. I instead propose breaking with the two-party system to build an alternative, mass workers’ party to effectively challenge the status quo.
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A Double Feature: War Criminals Speak
The premiere of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress and President Biden’s address to the nation is merely a whisper to the cacophonic discourse unleashed by recent events surrounding both. We cannot but define this current inflection point in American politics as critical, yet no matter what happens in November the current state of affairs will…
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Palestine is Everywhere
Students across the US are protesting their academic institutions’ involvement in the Palestinian genocide. Inspired by past movements, they demand disclosure and divestment of funds. The movement has gained solidarity worldwide, with Palestinians expressing support. The protests have led to over 2,000 arrests, revealing the connection between the struggle for Palestinian liberation and global resistance…
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Deleuze, Guattari, and the Coming Post-Neoliberal Age
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce that Deleuze, Guattari and the Schizoanalysis of Post-Neoliberalism will be released on July 25th, 2024 by Bloomsbury. My contribution comes in the form of a chapter I wrote with my brilliant professor, mentor, and colleague Samuel Weeks. Our chapter, “From Deleuze and Guattari’s Interregnum to…
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A quick Preface
It is a kind of misnomer to declare that the United States for only 70 days has had to reckon with their established and unabashed support for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine at the hands of Israel; the United States has neither faced any repercussions nor made sweeping policy decisions securing any semblance of freedom…
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