by efc8d-admin | Jan 26, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Climate Crisis, Ecological Justice, Palestine
Today I am delighted to speak with Andrew Ross about his new book, The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates. In this study, Ross revisits areas of the world that he has written about before—Palestine, the United Arab Emirates, Phoenix, Arizona, and...
by efc8d-admin | Jan 19, 2026 | Abolition, Activism and Actions, Human Rights, Migration and Borders, Politics and Culture
Today I am happy to speak with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky about their co-edited volume, Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion, which was based on a Sawyer Seminar they convened at UCLA. The essays collected in this book are international in scope...
by efc8d-admin | Jan 15, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Climate Crisis, Ecology, Environment and Biosphere, Labor
I am delighted to talk with scholar, journalist, and activist Thea Riofrancos about her new book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. She takes us deep into the mining of lithium and the production of lithium batteries, which have been welcomed as a key...
by efc8d-admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Art and Cultural Resistance, Capitalism, Labor, Political Economies, Politics and Culture, Technologies
Today I am delighted to welcome activist and scholar Erin McElroy to the podcast. She is the author of a remarkable book, Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies in Postsocialist Times. At the center of this rich and provocative study is the Romanian city of...
by efc8d-admin | Dec 4, 2025 | Feminism, Human Rights, Iran, War
Today I am honored to speak with Nilo Tabrizy, co-author of a remarkable and powerful book, For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising. This interview complements another episode I did with her collaborator, Fatemeh Jamalpour. Ms...
