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The crisis is permanent - MENA after the Arab Spring w/ Gilbert Achcar
Thirteen years have passed since the Arab Spring and the great hopes aroused in 2011 have been overwhelmed by counter-revolution and civil war. And y…
2 years, 3 months ago
PTO Extra! - Richard Seymour answers listeners questions
In the latest PTO Extra! Richard Seymour returns to answer your questions on the impact of the Gaza protest movement, Israel's eroding international …
2 years, 4 months ago
Settler colonialism and doppelganger politics w/ Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein joins PTO to talk about her book, 'Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World'. In the first part of our conversation we talked about why…
2 years, 4 months ago
Excerpt - Sai Englert on BDS and economic democracy
In today's episode of PTO Extra! Sai Englert, author of Settler Colonialism: An Introduction returns to the show to answer listeners' questions. We t…
2 years, 4 months ago
Israel in the dock w/ Noura Erakat
Palestinian-American legal scholar Noura Erakat joins PTO to discuss South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice and the utility of int…
2 years, 5 months ago
Excerpt - Richard Seymour on Yemen, Gaza, and voting for "Genocide Joe"
Richard Seymour returns to answer listeners' questions on the history of Yemen and the emergence of the Houthi militia, comparisons made between Isra…
2 years, 5 months ago
Interregnum - Gaza, regional war, and Israel in the dock
Richard Seymour on the possibility of Israel's assault on Gaza leading to broader escalation in the Middle East. We talked about the strategic calcul…
2 years, 5 months ago
Settler colonialism - from Columbus to Gaza w/ Sai Englert
Israel's assault on Gaza has led to a huge upsurge in discussion of settler colonialism and the extent to which the term accurately describes the Zio…
2 years, 5 months ago
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[UNLOCKED] Unnatural city - Owen Hatherley on the music of 1980s Japan
Around 2010 I became somewhat obsessed with Japanese pop and ambient music of the 1980s - in particular the Yellow Magic Orchestra, the solo records …
2 years, 6 months ago
Excerpt - Richard Seymour on Gaza, the anti-Deutsch, and threat of global war
Richard returns to answer listener's questions on the situation in Gaza, the extent to which Joe Biden's support for Israel is about electoral calcul…
2 years, 6 months ago