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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #072 w Alex Hinton on ‘It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US’ : June 10, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Alex Hinton [Twitter]. Alex is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention at … Continue reading →

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The United Patriots Front : Where Are They Now?

Six years ago today, the defunct fascist groupuscule the ‘United Patriots Front’ (UPF) made its public debut with a protest rally in Richmond. Called in opposition to “TeH LeFt” and to demand the resignation of local councillor Stephen Jolly, the … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #070 w Natasha Lennard on ‘Being Numerous’, Everyday Anti-Fascism & The Limits of Liberalism : May 27, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Natasha Lennard [Twitter]. Natasha is a Durruti columnist at The Intercept, a teacher at The New School and the author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life (Verso Books, 2021): … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #068 w Shannon E. Reid on Alt-Right Gangs & Proud Boys : May 13, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Shannon E. Reid [Twitter], an Associate Professor at UNC Charlotte. Shannon is the co-author (with Matthew Valasik) of Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White (University of California Press, 2020): … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day!

Above : The “ANARCHY” flag that legendary Melbourne anarchist John William ‘Chummy’ Fleming carried at May Day marches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Clenched fist salute : Liz Crash. See also : Underfoot : ‘a series of … Continue reading →

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Token 2021 (Melbourne) May Day Post

Happy May Day ‘N’ All That. In Melbourne, May Day continues to shuffle along, and you can join in this weekend by way of: 1) A Walking Tour A tour of significant Melbourne anarchist historical sites commencing at Chummie Place, … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #066 w Ashley Mattheis on memes, Momfluencers, Shieldmaidens & moar : April 29, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Ashley Mattheis [Twitter]. Ashley is a feminist scholar who studies the material effects of cultural production & consumption, the use of web-based media, & online misogynies. See, for example, : … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #064 w Dr Mette Wiggen on the Scandinavian far-right : April 15, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Mette Wiggen [Twitter] about the far-right in Scandinavia. Mette is a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds and a Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #063 w Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate : April 8, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Joe Mulhall [Twitter] of Hope Not Hate (UK). Joe is co-author of The International Alt-Right: Fascism for the 21st Century? (Routledge, 2020), author of British Fascism After the Holocaust: From … Continue reading →

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Yeah Nah Pasaran! #060 w Stanislav Vysotsky on American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism : March 18, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Stanislav Vysotsky [Twitter]. Stas is the author of American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism (Routledge, 2020): Since the election of President Trump and the rise in … Continue reading →

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