Building Mutual Aid in Lebanon w/ Ayman Makar...

Today we’re joined by Bill Fletcher Jr. Over 2 years ago, this longtime USA-based labor and social justice activist was on TFTT to talk about the threats of what was then a theoretical disaster: a second Trump administration. I’m sorry to say that our predictions came true, and I ...  Show more

Early this year, I had Nicole Bedera, Aydin and Ed on to talk about the resistance against ICE that was happening in their town of Minneapolis and that was making headlines all around the world. Since then, enough time has passed for today’s guest, mags, to have written a powerfu ...  Show more

The criminal and vile escalation of Israel's aggression in Lebanon has forced 10s of thousands to flee the South. In lieu of a government, organizations, grassroots groups, and local communities have been stepping in and doing, essentially, the government's work - to provide for ...  Show more

In episode 12 of The #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Rouba Mhaissen, Economist, activist, community mobilizer, and Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid 00:00 Introduction 00:45 The role of a community mobilizer 01:56 From an economist to a ...  Show more

The discussion of freedom of expression begins at 14:20. Ben and Nizar are joined this week by Ayman Mhanna, director of the Samir Kassir Foundation, a regional press freedom and freedom of expression organization to answer the question of whether there is freedom of expression i ...  Show more