Assal Rad is a Research Fellow at the National Iranian American Council. Check out her article.

Federico Fuentes is a political analyst and writer based in Australia. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for…

Suchitra Vijayan is the founder and Executive Director of the Polis Project. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would…

Unlocked from behind the paywall Here is a short archival mashup exploring the widely-held belief in Hollywood liberalism and ways in which women/PoC actors are often conscripted into gender/racewashing the not-so-pretty parts of US pop culture history. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, has…

One year ago today we launched our first show. It’s been a lot of fun– and a lot of work. I hope you have been enjoying the show. Please consider donating to keep my work going. You can sign up on Patreonor give…

Three generations of the Turfah family narrate the story of Salha, a Palestinian Shi’a village ethnically cleansed by the Zionists over seven decades ago this week. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can…

A conversation with Syria analyst and blogger Ehsani An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent +…

Ali Kourani is a grad student and political analyst based in Lebanon. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough…

Ben Ehrenreich is an author and journalist. He recently spent time working on a migrant rescue boat. Read his article here. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least…

Jana Nakhal is an urban planner, Marxist feminist organizer, and member of the Central Committee of the Lebanese Communist Party. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can’t do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a…