The Antifada

Part 2 of our April, 2024 discussion with Middle East scholar Arya Zahedi of Insurgent Notes [https://libcom.org/tags/arya-zahedi] about the essay Class Struggle, Autonomy, and the State in Iran [https://libcom.org/article/class-struggle-autonomy-and-state-iran] from Ill Will Editions. He talks about the uprisings in Iran, including the murder of Mahsa Amini [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mahsa_Amini], and his feelings about Iran's role in the proxy wars surrounding the siege of Gaza. Listen to Part 1 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101536326 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/101536326] For all our bonus content support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada [http://patreon.com/theantifada] Read the essay here: https://illwill.com/iran [https://illwill.com/iran] Song: Tudeh Party's Hymn to Socialism [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pcL1k0o528]

Report-back from the streets of LA with Victor Artola, author of Los Angeles, Or the End of Assimilation [https://illwill.com/los-angeles] from Ill Will Editions [https://illwill.com/]. For the full episode subscribe at http://patreon.com/theantifada [http://patreon.com/theantifada] Further reading: https://crimethinc.com/2025/06/08/los-angeles-stands-up-to-ice-a-firsthand-report-on-the-clashes-of-june-6 [https://crimethinc.com/2025/06/08/los-angeles-stands-up-to-ice-a-firsthand-report-on-the-clashes-of-june-6] TACO Trump backing down at behest of farm and hotel lobby: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/politics/trump-ice-raids-farms-hotels.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/politics/trump-ice-raids-farms-hotels.html] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/opinion/ice-protests-la.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/opinion/ice-protests-la.html] Newark ICE facility riot: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/nyregion/newark-ice-detainees-escape.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/nyregion/newark-ice-detainees-escape.html] Song: Doors - LA Woman

Sean and Andy chat with S.H. Fernando Jr., aka Skiz, the author of Chronicles of DOOM Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast [https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-chronicles-of-doom-9781662602184/]. We cover some hip hop history, DOOM's origins in underground hip hop and his emergence as crossover phenomenon in the aughts, his Nuwaubian background, getting kicked out of the US, and much more! Sign up for our Patreon to hear the fun half, [http://patreon.com/theantifada] in which we talk about DOOM's relationship with Kanye and Diddy, his philosophy on art, what baseball team he likes, and hear some of Skiz's music recommendations. Doom's Kanye assassination video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V5jOg_VGMA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V5jOg_VGMA] Songs in order: King Geedorah - No Snakes Left Alive KMD - Humrush KMD - Who Me Madvillain - Late Night Tails DANGERDROOM - Crosshairs

For the full episode (FREE!), sign up at http://patreon.com/theantifada [http://patreon.com/theantifada] The following is the audio from the Independent Labor Club [https://ilclabor.com/] of New York's assembly on Education and Labor [https://ilclabor.com/5-30-25-public-assembly-education-and-labor/]: Education in the US is at a crossroads. In recent months the Trump administration has proposed to abolish the Department of Education, and has threatened to rescind federal grants to universities across the country unless they accede to its demands. Meanwhile public education continues to lose ground to charter and private schools, where unionization rates are much lower, as lawmakers consider providing vouchers and tax credits in the name of “school choice.” Teachers and professors at every level face increased precarity, lower pay, larger class sizes, and deteriorating work conditions, even as their political speech off the job comes under greater scrutiny. Featuring: Susannah Grossman, former private school teacher Alexander King, Assistant Professor (The New School & NYU) | ACT-UAW 7902 Tom Quick, NYC DoE | United Federation of Teachers MCR, charter school teacher Lauren Wolfe, Brooklyn Institute for Social Research Moderated by Jake Kinzey, NYC DoE | United Federation of Teachers Song: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall Pt 2 ( v a p o r w a v e )

John returns for our special miniseries discussing his decades of experience theorizing and organizing, current events and life/work in New York City. On this episode he and Sean talk about this article from Dandy Andy at Three Way Fight [https://threewayfight.org/trumpisms-multiple-factions/], John's historical taxi driver organizing campaign and what it takes for commies to be accepted at the workplace. If you like this episode, want to talk about in our discord, or want access to all our bonus material, please support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada [http://patreon.com/theantifada] Song: Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey