The Malcolm Effect

The Malcolm Effect


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#123 Neoliberalism and the role of the dollar in US imperialism - Professor Radhika Desai?
November 28, 2024

What is neoliberalism? What is the nature of US capitalism today? How does the dollar act as a function of US imperialism? Listen in to the brilliant Radhika Desai.    Dr. Radhika Desai is Professor at the Department of Political Studies, and Director, Ge

#122 The Political Economy of Fascism & the US Election- Dr. Corinna Mullin
November 21, 2024

What is the material basis of fascism? Listen in as Dr. Mullin masterfully details the political economy of fascism and how Palestine fits into US' current juncture of capitalist crisis.Corinna Mullin is an anti-imperialist scholar who teaches politica

#121 Anti imperialism and The Question of Syria - Max Ajl
November 16, 2024

What does an anti-imperialist position on the question of Syria sound like?Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the En

#120 Our role within the imperial core - Dr. Nina Farnia
October 29, 2024

What does our present moment require from us? Listen in as Dr. Nina Farnia and I discuss the responsibility of those who live in the imperial core, particularly the US.Nina Farnia is a law professor and legal historian whose research focuses on US impe

#119 The Problem with Western Marxism - Professor Gabriel Rockhill
October 22, 2024

Why is it the case that so many leftists in the West fail on the question of imperialism? Listen in as Professor Rockhill takes us through the problems with Western MarxismDr. Gabriel Rockhill is the Founding Director of theCritical Theory Workshop / At

#118 Marx's Methodology - Colin Bodayle
October 15, 2024

Listen in to this super informative episode on Marx's methodology and place within the western philosophical canonColin Bodayle teaches philosophy at Villanova University. His main research areas are Marxism, Classical German Philosophy, and anti-colon

#117 An Introduction to Khalil Gibran - Nicolas-Bilal Urick
September 16, 2024

In this episode we take a look at the life and work of Khalil Gibran

#116 The Neoliberal Subject - Arun Kundnani
August 02, 2024

Listen in as we discuss how we build socialism whilst our subjectivities have been constituted under neoliberalism.Arun Kundnani is a writer interested in race, Islamophobia, surveillance, political violence, and radicalism.Born in London, he moved to

#115 French Elections, The Left and Palestinian Organising - Dr. Myriam François
July 16, 2024

Listen in as Dr Myriam Francois and I discuss the recent elections in France.Myriam Franois is a British journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera. She is the founder and CEO of production company mpw

Political Education for Liberation - BLMUK's Project Timbuktu
July 04, 2024

Listen in as we discuss BLMUK's political education program: Project TimbuktuThe full programme for the festival of collective liberation: https://ukblm.org/festival-2024