Omar Al Akkad - Journalism, War, Stories Beyond America (2019), One Day, Everyone Will Have Been Against This (2025)
Release Date: 04/09/2025
Ghassan Kanafani - The Land of Sad Oranges (1962)
The Anti-Imperialist Archive
This is a reading of the Kanafani essay from stonebluerue. big shoutout and thanks to SBR for the recording! Their channel can be found below: As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Nettie Wild, Tom Hansen - Paramilitaries in Mexico (1999)
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Communities sympathetic to the Zapatista cause have been targeted by paramilitary units with tacit support from the Mexican military. On this program, we take a look at what's been described as a "hidden war" against these communities. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Ellen Bernstein - Cuba, Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan (1999)
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A discussion of Cuba, politics and the upcoming "Friendshipment Caravan" to the island nation As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Mauri Saalakhan, Nassima Haddam - Early Beginnings of Secret Evidence Laws (1999)
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A look at the increasing use of "secret evidence laws" to detain, for indefinite periods of times, persons suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations. This flies in the face of all constitutional guarantees and rights of due process. In this program, we take a look at the increasing use of "secret evidence laws" to detain, for indefinite periods of times, persons suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations. Secret evidence, which in some cases includes the nature of the charges and the name of the plaintiff, is available to federal prosecutors but not to the...
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Francis Boyle - Ten Years after Colin Powell (2013)
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Ten Years after former Secretary of State Colin Powell made the case for war against Iraq in front of the UN Security Council, we examine the evidence of war crimes perpetrated by both the George W Bush administration and the Barrack Obama Administration. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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The MOVE Family Compilation (1978-2020)
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MOVE 9, 1978 Powelton Village MOVE headquarter Delbert Africa Chuckie Africa Janine Africa Janet Africa Move Members Press Coverage News Reporting Mayor Rizzo Police Surveillance (1978) Ramona Africa speaks at a demo re: Housing and Human Rights in SF (1997) Brother Delbert Africa speaks to us from SCI Dallas. Simply listen as he tells us about MOVE and what it means to be On A Move! (2019) Today marks the 40th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the siege of the headquarters of the black radical group known as MOVE. The group was founded by John...
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Brother Shep - Free Kamau Sadiki and All Political Prisoners (2022)
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Veteran Black Panther and Zulu King Brother Shep updates the community about the "Free Kamau Sadiki" Campaign, and tells us how we can join the movement to free all political prisoners! For more information: As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
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Mike Ruppert - CIA Drug Smuggling (1997)
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While working for the L.A. Police Dept. in the 1970's, Ruppert discovered evidence of CIA involvement in the drug trade. This talk covers the evidence he has gathered in the 20 years since then.
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BBC - a Jihadi on a Charm Offensive (2023)
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The Syrian militant leader wanted by the West, but who wants to be its friend. With a bounty on his head, Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani spins his propaganda machine in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, wearing Western suits and taking selfies with the locals. What’s behind his transformation? Producers: Anne Dixey, Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Twigg Editor: Judy King Original music: Pete Cunningham Sound engineer: Alan Leer As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out...
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UC-Riverside Student Movement(s) for Justice in Palestine - Palestine and the Assault on Academic Freedom (2015)
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This is a panel discussion by students. Speaker are: Omar Zahzah, Tina Matar, Kristian Bailey, and Loubna Qatumi As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]
info_outlineJoin two journalists who have reported from the Middle East for outlets in the US and Canada for a live conversation on what it takes to make Western audiences care about the lives of people in places they can safely ignore.
Talk hosted by Oregon Humanities.
On March 12, 2025, VPL hosted a conversation with Omar El Akkad about his latest book, moderated by Adel Iskandar. -- description from event listing below -- On October 25 of 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad wrote online: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” This message was viewed over 10 million times. The award-winning writer has now expanded that idea into a book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, where he calls out the hypocrisy of Western ideals, explores the rupture of the “rules-based-order”, and reckons with the implications of the war for all of us. Omar El Akkad will appear in conversation with SFU Professor Adel Iskandar. -- Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. He is a two-time winner of both the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award and the Oregon Book Award. His books have been translated into 13 languages. His debut novel, American War, was named by the BBC as one of 100 novels that shaped our world; his second novel, What Strange Paradise, won the 2021 Giller Prize. Adel Iskandar is a Vancouver-based academic, activist, and public intellectual. He is currently an Associate Professor of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University, where he is also the Chair of Graduate Studies, and the Director of the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS). Iskandar is the author, co-author, and editor of several works including Egypt In Flux: Essays on an Unfinished Revolution; Al-Jazeera: The Story of the Network that is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern Journalism; Edward Said: A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation; Mediating the Arab Uprisings; and Media Evolution on the Eve of the Arab Spring.
As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: [email protected]