Political Prisoners and the American Carceral State w/ Chase Madar

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Political Prisoners and the American Carceral State w/ Chase Madar

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Chase Madar is an attorney, author, and journalist in New York. He is the author of The Passion of [Chelsea] Manning: The Story Behind the WikiLeaks Whistleblower (Verso, 2013) and part-time faculty at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com

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A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)

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The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 3) - The Gulf Crisis: a Palestinian Perspective: Another unabridged interview from the archives of Alternative Views, the legendary cable access show based in Austin, TX. Recorded on Sept. 19, 1990, Said is being interviewed by Douglas Kellner and the late Barbara Harlow. Please support... by The East is a Podcast
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Leila Khaled goes to South Africa: In 1969, Leila Khaled's face became etched into the global political imaginary as one of the leading militants of the (PFLP). She visited South Africa in 2015 and reflected on her experiences. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode19/... by The East is a Podcast
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The indefatigable Robert Fisk: “Goodbye, Mr Sykes! Adieu, Monsieur Picot!’ How the ISIS ‘caliphate’ frightens the Middle East – and us." (2015) by The East is a Podcast
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Resistance is not a hashtag w/ Fatima Bhutto: 's new novel is called . Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com by The East is a Podcast
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Political Prisoners and the American Carceral State w/ Chase Madar

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