Religion and Marxism: Thinking Through the Human Condition

Religion and Marxism: Thinking Through the Hu...

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The Worldwide Family of Militant Women

In this episode, Breht and Alyson sit down with Arlene Eisen to discuss her new memoir, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women. Eisen reflects on her political formation across the upheavals of the 1960s through the early 1980s, her encounters with Black liberation and anti-im ...  Show more

From Palestine: Suffering, Dignity, & Resistance

In this episode, Breht speaks with Mohanad Alsayed about his memoir Scars and Medals (Iskra Books), a powerful and deeply human account of growing up Palestinian under occupation, carrying exile across continents, and trying to make sense of memory, loss, family, and resistance. ...  Show more

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