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Turbulence is a podcast about the end of the American empire, or the end of the world—whichever comes first. Join Dylan Saba, M Ceniza, and friends as they navigate the geopolitical chaos of a world-system in flux.
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- Today1h 25m
Episode 46: Palestine and the War Machine w/ James Crane
James Crane joins us to discuss how Palestine shaped Deleuze & Guattari’s philosophy, and what their concepts of minoritarian politics, the war machine, and lines of flight mean for the practice of revolutionary struggle.James Crane is a PhD candidate working on post-Kantian philosophy and does research on early Frankfurt School Critical Theory. Crane is an editor at the Critical Theory Working Group, who you can find on almost all social media sites. They host bi-annual reading groups on Critical Theory, broadly understood. You can find some of Crane’s translations on his blog, Substudies, on Substack.Works referenced: “The Indians of Palestine” (1982); “The Grandeur of Yasser Arafat” (1983); “Stones” (1988); “Spoilers of Peace” (1978); A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1980); Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972); Two Regimes of Madness: Texts and Interviews 1975–1995; Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari: Intersecting Lives (2010); Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (1970); The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study (2013); “The Author as Producer” (1934)To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world.Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week.Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.comFollow along on Twitter/X and Instagram @turbulence_podTheme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)Art: Vivek Venkatraman This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit turbulencepod.substack.com/subscribe
- Yesterday4 min
BONUS: Trump’s Last Dance w/ Alexander Aviña
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss whether the GOP rout signals the end of the Trump era, how it shapes escalation scenarios in the Iran war, what it would mean for an electoral left to engage seriously with US decline, and the status of the Donroe Doctrine.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain acces…
- 1 weeks ago2h 16m
Episode 45: Ethiopia at War w/ Hassan
Hassan joins us to discuss the making of the modern Ethiopian state, the revolutionary struggles that overthrew the monarchy and the Derg, the rise and fall of TPLF rule, and Abiy Ahmed’s drive toward another war with Eritrea.Works mentioned: American UtopiaAcronym Guide:TPLF — Tigray People’s Liberation Front: Former guerrilla movement that led the coalition governing Ethiopia from 1991 to 2018.EPLF — Eritrean People’s Liberation Front: Movement that led Eritrea’s struggle for independence and took power in 1991.ELF — Eritrean Liberation Front: Earlier Eritrean independence movement, eventually displaced by the EPLF.EPRDF — Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front: TPLF-led ruling coalition that governed Ethiopia from 1991 until its dissolution in 2019.EPRP — Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party: Marxist revolutionary organization that opposed the Derg military regime.AESM (MEISON) — All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement: Marxist organization that initially supported the Derg before being violently suppressed.OLF — Oromo Liberation Front: Oromo nationalist movement advocating self-determination.OPDO — Oromo People’s Democratic Organization: Oromo constituent party of the EPRDF, later renamed the Oromo Democratic Party.OLA — Oromo Liberation Army: Armed Oromo nationalist insurgent organization.ONLF — Ogaden National Liberation Front: Somali nationalist movement seeking self-determination for Ethiopia’s Somali Region.ENDF — Ethiopian National Defense Forces: Ethiopia’s federal military.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world.Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week.Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.comFollow along on Twitter/X and Instagram @turbulence_podTheme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)Art: Vivek VenkatramanResearcher: KC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit turbulencepod.substack.com/subscribe
- 1 weeks ago2 min
BONUS: Miami Vice (Election Special) w/ Alexander Aviña and Salin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss Lula’s victory in Brazil, Flavio’s exile in Miami, the results of the Israeli legislative elections, Bibi’s grand strategy, the Mecca Alliance in Tehran, and how UAE relates to the world-system.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money fro…
- 2 weeks ago3 min
BONUS: The Making of a Global Civil War w/ Hassan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss the widening war in Sudan, the UAE’s destabilization campaigns, the convergence of conflicts across the Horn of Africa, and whether the disintegration of the international order is giving rise to a global civil war.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run …
- 3 weeks ago4 min
BONUS: Bombard the Headquarters w/ Alexander Aviña
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss Mamdani’s capitulation to the NYPD, Indigenous resistance to border militarization, Ansarallah’s war with Saudi Arabia, Trump’s Ukraine problem, and Erik Prince’s mercenary operations in Congo and Haiti.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take …
- 3 weeks ago1h 13m
EPISODE 44: Haiti—State Against Nation, Part 2
We continue our discussion with Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper on the history of popular resistance in Haiti, the contradictions of the Aristide era, the PetroCaribe protests of 2018, and the current struggle for sovereignty from below.Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper is an Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. She is also the director of the Center for Racial Justice at UCI. Dougé-Prosper’s work generally focuses on Black social movements. More specifically, her research centers around protest movements in 21st century Haiti. Dougé-Prosper has published in political magazines such as Black Agenda Report, LeftEast, Phenomenal World, Jacobin and NACLA as well as academic journals such as Women’s Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Kalfou, Small Axe, PoLAR and the Journal of Haitian Studies. She is completing her first manuscript titled Nation Against State: Development Contested in Occupied Haiti. Dougé-Prosper is currently a board member of Grassroots International. Between 2018 and 2024, she served as the coordinator of the Pan-African Solidarity Network with Community Movement Builders.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world.Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week.Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.comFollow along on Twitter/X and Instagram @turbulence_podTheme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)Art: Vivek VenkatramanResearcher: KCMix: Jasper Saba This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit turbulencepod.substack.com/subscribe
- 4 weeks ago1h 18m
Episode 43: Haiti — State Against Nation, Part 1
Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper joins us to discuss the history of foreign intervention in Haiti, the political and economic origins of the country’s so-called gangs, and the centuries-long struggle between the Haitian state and popular sovereignty.Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper is an Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. She is also the director of the Center for Racial Justice at UCI. Dougé-Prosper’s work generally focuses on Black social movements. More specifically, her research centers around protest movements in 21st century Haiti. Dougé-Prosper has published in political magazines such as Black Agenda Report, LeftEast, Phenomenal World, Jacobin and NACLA as well as academic journals such as Women’s Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Kalfou, Small Axe, PoLAR and the Journal of Haitian Studies. She is completing her first manuscript titled Nation Against State: Development Contested in Occupied Haiti. Dougé-Prosper is currently a board member of Grassroots International. Between 2018 and 2024, she served as the coordinator of the Pan-African Solidarity Network with Community Movement Builders.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.Episode Guide:* MINUSTAH — United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (2004–2017). Brazil-led UN peacekeeping mission established following the removal of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.* MINUJUSTH — United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (2017–2019). Successor to MINUSTAH, focused on policing and judicial institutions.* BINUH — United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (2019–present). UN political mission supporting governance, security, and human rights.* MSS — Multinational Security Support Mission (2024–2026). Kenya-led multinational security force authorized by the UN Security Council.* GSF — Gang Suppression Force (2026–present). Multinational force authorized to combat armed groups in Haiti.* FRAPH — Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti. Paramilitary organization implicated in repression following the 1991 coup against Aristide.* PHTK — Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale. Political party associated with former presidents Michel Martelly and Jovenel Moïse.* G9 — G9 an Fanmi e Alye (G9 Family and Allies). Armed-group coalition associated with Jimmy Chérizier (“Barbecue”).* ALBA — Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America. Regional cooperation initiative established by Venezuela and Cuba.* IMF — International Monetary Fund. International financial institution involved in Haiti’s economic restructuring.* OAS — Organization of American States. Regional intergovernmental organization.* HOPE — Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act. U.S. trade-preference legislation for Haitian apparel.* HELP — Haiti Economic Lift Program Act. U.S. legislation expanding trade preferences for Haitian textiles and apparel.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world.Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week.Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.comFollow along on Twitter/X and Instagram @turbulence_podTheme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)Art: Vivek VenkatramanResearcher: KCMix: Jasper Saba This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit turbulencepod.substack.com/subscribe
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