Palestine Solidarity at East End Co-Op (with Iris and Fritz of UE 667)
Release Date: 10/26/2025
Science, Radical Realism, and Anarchy (with William Gillis)
The Final Straw Radio
This week, we’re sharing an interview with Will Gillis, author of the recently published book , published via where Gillis holds the position as The Voltairine de Cleyre Chair in Centrifugal Studies and technical coordinator. For the hour we talk about the so-called Science Wars of the 1990’s, debates involving scientific approaches and shared understandings of a a measurable physical reality, post-modernism, the roles leftists and anarchists played in the debates and how cults and authoritarians employ anti-realist explanations of the world to limit their subjects’ moves toward...
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Ketino of the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation on Anarchism, Anti-Imperialism & Internationalism
The Final Straw Radio
This week on The Final Straw Radio, we’re featuring a conversation with our guest, Ketino, to speak about Especifist anarchism and anarchist approaches at anti-Imperialism. Ketino is a member in Florida of the Black Rose / Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation and they grew up in Cuba. You can learn more about Black Rosa, or BRRN, at Other links: Black Rose’s by CALA (member groups listed) and sibling, BRRN ICOA -- International Coordination of Organized Anarchism (including ICOA-related signatories) – South Africa CES (a project offering education in Especifismo): First up,...
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Anarchists At War in Spain, Myanmar and Rojava (with James Stout)
The Final Straw Radio
This week, an interview with James Stout on his upcoming AK Press book: , due out early January. You may recognize James as a contributor to the Cool Zone podcast (including the recent four parter, "Darién Gap: One Year Later" December 1-4th episodes, 2025), distributed by IheartMedia. For this episode, we talk about the idea of anarchist armies, discuss those three conflicts, left libertarian approaches to formalized armed resistance beyond a guerrilla unit, some of the novel technologies and international solidarities that have developed and a lot more. Other podcasts James has...
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The Political Repression and Resistance of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, Oaxaca
The Final Straw Radio
This week, an interview we just conducted with Madeleine Wattenbarger and Axel Hernández of the Cooperativa de Periodismo in Mexico and Ambar Ruiz of Radio Zapote about the case of autonomous resistance and repression in the Mazateca community of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón in Oaxaca, Mexico, so named for being the birthplace of the Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón, revolutionary Mexican anarchist who was murdered by medical neglect by the US prison system in 1922 (check out our on the history). PDF (Unimposed) - pending Zine (Imposed PDF) - pending We talk about the rise to economic and...
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Black Arms To Hold You Up (with Ben Passmore)
The Final Straw Radio
In this episode, we have two segments. Ben Passmore First up, Ian talks with Philadelphia-based cartoonist Ben Passmore about his new book, . They discuss the research and making of the book, Passmores anarchism, the themes of inter-generational struggle, contextualizing history through lived experience, and the pitfalls of mythmaking. In addition, they spend some time discussing Ben's martial arts practice and the legacy of Assata Shakur in light of her recent passing. Other titles by Ben: Patreon: Instascam BluesKry: Fedbook Fumblr Mikolo Dziadok Then we’ll hear a brief...
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Leila Al-Shami with Updates from Syria + The Peoples Want
The Final Straw Radio
This week, we’re sharing a recent chat with , co-author of and host of , to give us an assessment and update on situations in Syria since our last episodes on the subject, as well as an introduction to , an initiative towards a new anti-authoritarian internationalism in which Leila is a participant. PDF (Unimposed) – pending Zine (Imposed PDF) – pending Links Our with Leila Al-Shami and Elia Ayoub Last year's interviews with a member of and another with the Leila's on a year since Assad on From The Periphery short film on The Peoples Want Interstices-Fajawat blog (with an...
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Michael DeForge on Art and Organizing + Xinacthli Medical Emergency
The Final Straw Radio
Michael DeForge This week we’re sharing Ian’s talk with cartoonist Michael DeForge about the intersection of organizing and art. The conversation touches on Michael's recent organizing efforts in solidarity with Mskwaasin Agnew, who was among those detained by Israel as part of the Flotilla to bring aid to Gaza. They also discuss the good and bad of instructive political stories and Michael shares details about his upcoming collection ("") from Drawn and Quarterly, scheduled for release in early 2026. Links: Bluesky: @michaeldeforge.bsky.social Instagram:@michaeldeforgecomics...
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Signal Contingency Plan (Delta Chat with Fanny and Mary)
The Final Straw Radio
This week, an interview we did with a couple of smart friends about the question: what would those of us who rely on encrypted messaging do if that service were disabled in the US. First up, all participants in this discussion agree that Signal is amazing and always getting better, so this is not a take down of that app or it’s developers. But the buds do think that the weakest point for Signal is the centralization of infrastructure with US-based companies. My friends did some thinking and research and put it into a website called and made a zine discussing it and what they consider the...
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Palestine Action Prisoner Hunger Strikes, Elbit Systems and UK Complicity In Gaza (with Francesca)
The Final Straw Radio
This week, we’re joined by , a member of who is a former prisoner herself who speaks about Palestine Action, a group proscribed in the UK as a terrorist organization at the behest of the Israeli state and Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems for their successful direct actions against Elbits war profiteering and the UK’s role in assisting the genocide in Gaza. Currently, 6 incarcerated members of Prisoners For Palestine are on an open-ended hunger strike against their conditions and the continued operation of Elbit which has garnered support from around the world. This last week,...
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Voices in Brazil for Radical Ecological Struggle (feat. Peter Gelderloos and Gah Te Iracema)
The Final Straw Radio
This week, we’re featuring three segments. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Peter Gelderloos of Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution First up, you’ll hear from anarchist and author speaking about his ongoing trip to Brazil as a member of Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution to listen to and network with indigenous, anarchist, autonomous, ecological and land reclamation projects in that country, coinciding with the COP30 UN climate conference. Article about Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution: Article about Peters time so far in Brazil: Antimidia: ...
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This week, Ian spoke with member of UE local 667, organized workers at the East End Co-Op in Pittsburgh about the origins and goals of their organization and their divestment campaign to remove products from occupied Palestine from the shelves of their co-op.
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Announcement
Shine White on Hunger Strike
White antiracist prisoner in North Carolina, Shine White, was transferred to a new facility and brutally beaten by guards as punishment for his organizing behind bars. Supporters have released this statement:
On October 7, Joseph “Shine White” Stewart was transferred from Foothills CI to Marion CI as punishment for his organizing efforts. Upon arrival, he was restrained, maced, tased on his face, and beaten by guards, sustaining injuries to his shoulder and ribs. This compounds existing injuries inflicted by guards at Foothills CI, for which he has been denied medical attention, in addition to ongoing medical neglect for preexisting chronic health conditions. In response to this ongoing repression, Shine went on a hunger strike after arriving at Marion CI. He is demanding proper medical treatment and to be transferred outside the jurisdiction of Western Regional Director, LaDonna Browning.
Make calls to the following officials on their direct lines Monday-Friday between 9am - 5pm EST:
- Peter Richard Buchholtz – Deputy Secretary for Institutions (910) 916-0155
- peter.buchholtz@dac.nc.gov
- Josh Painter – Director of Prison Operations (910) 578-0215
- Marquette Alexandra Frierson – Clinical Support Director (919) 828-4000
- Valerie Langley – Chief Nursing Officer (252) 916-5645
Sample Script: “Hello. I am calling with regard to Joseph Stewart, OPUS number 0802041, who is currently on hunger strike after being brutally beaten by guards upon transfer to Marion CI and being denied medical care in retaliation for his organizing for prisoners. We are contacting you to demand that he receive immediate medical attention and be transferred outside the jurisdiction of Western Regional Director, LaDonna Browning. Joseph has made it clear that he will not end his hunger strike until he is transferred. Each day that goes by increases existing risks to his health. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.”
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- The Girl With The Sun In Her Brain by Orbital from In Sides