Borders are not natural – they are political constructs designed to serve economic interests. In this video, Arun Kundnani explains that, while capital and goods move freely across borders, labor is heavily restricted, often through violent means. The idea that people must be kept out of certain regions is a relatively recent development, emerging in… The post Video: why capitalists build up the border walls appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
How the Democratic Party lost, how the far Right thrives in the debris of racial capitalism, and why Trump is the War on Terror returning home. This video was first published by Verso Books. The post Video: on the 2024 election and Trump’s second term appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
A discussion with WBAI’s Law and Disorder radio show on the new graphic booklet Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters. The post Audio: Interview with Law and Disorder radio show appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
Host James Pope and Arun Kundnani go deep on the life of Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, in this conversation for the Africa World Now radio show.| Arun Kundnani
Like many others in the US, I gathered with friends last weekend to try to come to terms with the re-election of Donald Trump as president. None of us were surprised by his victory but, with his winning every swing state, the Senate, and, as seemed likely, the House, we were all depressed at the… The post After Trump, let’s fight for all the great and simple things that make us human appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
With illustrations by Anuj Shrestha and co-authored with Mizue Aizeki. This is the century of homeland security. The federal government created a monster. They said it would keep us safe. The monster hatched in November 2002. It was named the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). An appetite for control and conquest was in its DNA.… The post Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
In 1969, at the Association of Arab-American University Graduates (AAUG) convention, Eqbal Ahmad delivered a stark message: the Palestinian liberation movement would fail if it relied solely on armed struggle. He argued for a broader strategy, combining military with political and ideological tactics. The aim was to bring about the moral isolation of Israel by exposing the violence… The post Out-Organise the Enemy! Eqbal Ahmad and the liberation of Palestine appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
The pro-Palestine movement is growing and drawing on precedents from Vietnam to Black Lives Matter, suggesting that unequivocal US support for Israel may be on borrowed time. In the summer of 2020, millions of teenagers, outraged by the police killing of George Floyd, took to the streets of American towns and cities as part of… The post As College Campuses Erupt in Protest, Some See a Political Transformation appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
Trumpism is the war on terror coming home. Meanwhile, Biden’s war on terror mentality is distorting his policy on Gaza. No one ever announced that the “war on terror” was over. But the rushed withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan in 2021 was the closest the U.S. came to an official end point. There was no… The post The “war on terror” is the ghost haunting this year’s election appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
United in their anti-Muslim agendas, pro-Israel and Hindutva groups are rallying behind Trump and could pave his way to the White House Donald Trump will almost certainly be chosen as the Republican party’s candidate in this year’s US presidential election. That in itself is a remarkable fact. He has been able to mould a right-wing party and… The post Zionists and Hindu nationalists unite for a Trump election win appeared first on Arun Kundnani.| Arun Kundnani
Liberals preach cultural tolerance to the working classes while inflicting death-by-policy on migrants| Arun Kundnani