New from Portolan: "The Ontological Impasse: Stasis, and the Courage of the Unknown" by Kamran Baradaran Link below

I'll be off socials for a while to finish up some projects. In the meantime you can catch me on a couple of eps. of Guerrilla History Podcadt (at least 1 w/ Dr. Horne), & of course there'll be some eps. [email protected] & De Facto, & a couple publications as well. I'll try to post links✌️

I don't have a lot of followers on this app, so shares are more than appreciated. ICYMI, here's the latest episode of Cold War Cinema, with guest Adam McKay. It's a good one!

We chopped it up with the director Adam McKay (@ghostpanther.bsky.social) on the pod this week, examining John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (1966), Cold War paranoia, medical horror, climate change, Adams's film career and more. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-sec...

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You can also check out our interview with Adam McKay over at the De Facto Podcast YouTube Channel. Link below 👇

You can also check out our interview with Adam McKay over at the De Facto Podcast YouTube Channel. Link below 👇

Director, writer & producer Adam McKay (@ghostpanther.bsky.social) sat down w/ the @coldwarcinema.com crew to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1966 psychological thriller SECONDS. McKay talks about his political & cinematic influences, the paranoid style, climate apocalypse, Ho Chi Minh, & much more.

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Here comes trouble! Over on @coldwarcinema.com, special guest @ghostpanther.bsky.social (The Big Short, Anchorman) joins us to discuss John Frankheimer’s Seconds, the shifting politics and aesthetics of Cold War paranoia in the 1960s, and the movies and politics that influence McKay’s work today.

Director, writer & producer Adam McKay (@ghostpanther.bsky.social) sat down w/ the @coldwarcinema.com crew to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1966 psychological thriller SECONDS. McKay talks about his political & cinematic influences, the paranoid style, climate apocalypse, Ho Chi Minh, & much more.

I am excited to report that the 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement is due out this June, inside which you will find entries on Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and John Coltrane by yours truly.

On Dimanche Gras, I wrote about how imperialism in the Caribbean feels from Trinidad’s North Coast. Blessings to the Joseph and Samaroo families and the people of Las Cuevas. portolan-journal.org?post=a-carib...

New from Portolan: "A Caribbean Crucifixion: The Odyssey of Rishi & Charpo" by @ryanceciljobson.bsky.social Link below

My co-hosts @ptklein.com, @jasonachristian.bsky.social & I have a very exciting special guest on deck for the next episode of Cold War Cinema... I wonder who it be??? To find out, make sure to follow @coldwarcinema.com and stay tuned because the new episode drops next week!

New episode is live! The CWC team discusses the brilliant Soviet film LETTER NEVER SENT (1959), dir. by Mikhail Kalatozov. We explain the tenets of socialist realism, the function of the Western genre in the US context vs. the USSR context, and more. coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-let...

ICYMI For @blackagendareport.bsky.social, Gerald Horne & I explore the history & political economy of boxing & US race relations, recontextualizing the so-called "Jake Paul phenomenon" geopolitically as a cultural expression of MAGA & thus as uniquely symptomatic of imperial decadence US-style

New piece by myself & Gerald Horne for @blackagendareport.bsky.social: "Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism" Link below 👇

New piece by myself & Gerald Horne for @blackagendareport.bsky.social: "Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism" Link below 👇

New episode of is live! This week we discuss Grigory Chukhray's 1959 war drama, BALLAD OF A SOLDIER. We loved this movie and had a lot to say about it's formal choice and themes. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-9-ball...

For the latest ep. of @coldwarcinema.com, @jasonachristian.bsky.social, @ptklein.com, and I discuss Grigori Chukrai's 1959 classic, "The Ballad of a Soldier." Link below!

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🚨📢 New De Facto drops today at Noon EST!🚨 Ep23: Gerald Horne on Blows Against the Empire, Reactionary Internationalism & Ultra-leftism Dr. Horne covers the crisis of US imperialism, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Haiti & more. He also updates us on the FIVE books he is working on

Reminder: the deadline to propose a paper for the "Fredric Jamesen & The Future of Critical Theory" conference is a little over 2 weeks away To submit a proposal, please fill out the form below by 15 December Keynotes have been announced! (see below) We hope to see you there!

new miniseries underway

BIG announcement! Pre-order "Claudia Jones: From Young Communist Review to the Daily Worker": www.intpubnyc.com/browse/claud...

It's time to give thanks! THANK YOU! Without you, we couldn't do what we do! So, now through the end of 2025 ALL IP titles are 40% off (except pre-orders and merch). Only at intpubnyc.com

"Imperialism bends toward irrationality" —Gerald Horne** **New De Facto interview w/ Dr. Horne on his new edition of "Blows Against the Empire" drops this weekend, stay tuned! @intpub.bsky.social

Happy to report that you can now add Justin Leroy to this list as well; his book "The Lowest Freedom" is due out April 2026. Looking forward to our conversation.

Wonderful on you and Gerald - thanks for letting me know, Tony! 🤗 And I'm tagging @sjzimmerman.bsky.social! She recently posted that her book is now in open access: bsky.app/profile/sjzi...

Dear De Facto supporters, Forgive me🙏although I've been very busy w coursework recently & unable to conduct many interviews I have some on deck for the near future, including: Gerald Horne, Ryan Jobson, Zeyad el Nabolsy, & @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social & Franz Knappik Updates soon! Stay tuned!✌️ —T

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"Punitive Environments and the Anti-Immigration Authoritarian Commonsense" by Martina Tazzioli & Maurice Stierl 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 portolan-journal.org?post=punitiv... #immigration #HumanRights alt-text for quoted post: protesters with signs in German (?); image of mostly men, possibly immigrants

"Punitive Environments and the Anti-Immigration Authoritarian Commonsense" by Martina Tazzioli & Maurice Stierl 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 portolan-journal.org?post=punitiv...

"We Are All 'Illegal' Now: Border Despotism, Authoritarianism, Civil War" by Nicolas De Genova portolan-journal.org?post=we-are-... #immigration #HumanRights alt-text for quoted post: image of wall of police in riot gear

New from Portolan: "Punitive Environments and the Anti-Immigration Authoritarian Commonsense" by Martina Tazzioli & Maurice Stierl

Why do I have so many followers on here? I rarely even post???

New episode is live! This week we discuss Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, unpacking the complicated (and often contradictory) political allegories from both the left and the right. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-8-inva...

Pod people pod! Pod people pod!! I’m back on @coldwarcinema.com with @jasonachristian.bsky.social and @tonyjballas.bsky.social this month talking about Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the blacklist, conformity, and communism. Give us a listen:

New from PortolanSAQ: "We Are All 'Illegal' Now: Border Despotism, Authoritarianism, Civil War" by Nicolas De Genova

For the issue #6 of Peace, Land, & Bread, Gerald Horne and I wrote about "Ho Chi Minh and Black Liberation." We discuss Garveyism, Malcolm X, Robert F. Williams & more. Check it out! Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.

New from Portolan: "Property as Warfare: Building on Genocide in Gaza" by Brenna Bhandar & Alberto Toscano Link 🔗 below

Very exciting new volume: CHINA CHANGES EVERYTHING with contributions by @Jacqueline Luqman, @pawel.bsky.social, @margaretkimberley.bsky.social, Danny Haiphong, and Gerald Horne w/ @AspenBallas, @webduboisclub, & myself, as well as many others.

Happy to launch Portolan, an internationalist journal associated with Duke UP's South Atlantic Quarterly, edited by Michael Hardt, Sandro Mezzadra, Niccolò Cuppini, & myself "Capital & the Global War Regime" by Michael & Sandro is now available on the site. Please spread the word! (Link below)

Honored to have a poem in the latest issue of Peace, Land, and Bread. My cemetery poem, just in time for Halloween week. Download a free copy of the stunningly designed issue here: www.iskrabooks.org/plb6