Conjuncturepod

On June 13, 1980 radical historian & theorist Walter Rodney was assassinated. To honor his life and legacy Jordan T. Camp worked with @BostonReview to publish Stuart Hall's previously unpublished 1974 speech in support of Rodney: bostonreview.net/articles/when-…

I’m in San Juan, PR for the 2025 American Studies Association Conference and will be speaking about labor’s role in fighting fascism on a panel at 8am (!) tomorrow. If you’re at #asa2025, say hi!

Out here in York, PA where @SBWorkersUnited strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the world to demand a fair contract!

Workers from @SBWorkersUnited put their bodies on the line today, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE

“The connection, then, between Rodney’s intellectual work and politics in the Caribbean were not externally imposed—imposed from the outside. The connections were internal to the story itself—the intellectual and the political work were one and the same.” bostonreview.net/articles/when-…

When We Are All Enemies of the State A recently discovered 1974 speech by Stuart Hall on Walter Rodney—and why fascists fear ideas. bostonreview.net/articles/when-…

“If what he has tried to do is the act of ‘an enemy,’ then we are all enemies.” Jordan T. Camp introduces a previously unpublished 1974 speech by Stuart Hall on Walter Rodney, who was assassinated 45 years ago tomorrow: bostonreview.net/articles/when-…

UPDATE: David Huerta had been released from custody.

“The labor movement must see these attacks as what they are – an attempt to divide workers and create false enemies in a time of rampant corporate greed.” ⁦@mancillabrando⁩ clear as a bell. ⁦@UAW⁩ ⁦@AAUP⁩ theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

The new conjuncture is out. With Camilla Hawthorne. Watch or listen!

Useful episode of @conjuncturepod on thinking about racism and fascism relationally with Camilla Hawthorne. open.spotify.com/episode/68DN87…

With the repeal of the most punishing tariffs against China, Trump’s April blitz is on hold. Beneath the turmoil lies a battle between technocrats, ultranationalists, and anti-imperial populists, all vying to reshape—or destroy—American global power. africasacountry.com/2025/05/trump-…

✨ my new book for young readers, ‘Fight to Win! Heroes of American Labor.’ comes out in one week! ✨ if you’re a parent, educator, librarian, or someone else who has kids in their life, and you want to teach them about labor and working class history, this book is for you.

🖤 May Day means solidarity with ALL workers, including sex workers, incarcerated workers, undocumented workers, criminalized workers, and disabled workers. When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤

A must-watch episode from Conjuncture: Hashem Abu Sham'a is in conversation with Christina Heatherton about the centrality of Palestine for struggles of emancipation anywhere.

My piece “Insurgent Social Reproduction: The Home, the Barricade and Women’s Work in the 1936 Palestinian Revolution” is finally out with @TCSjournalSAGE A good moment to recall the Palestinian home as a site of revolution! @LSEsociology @LSEHumanRights journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

From the Wall Street Journal to @jacobin, there is renewed talk on the Right's use of Gramsci. But critics argue that rightists' references to Gramsci and his mentor Lenin are just name-dropping. In the article below, I documented + journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

BREAKING: the @MineWorkers and @steelworkers unions are suing the Trump admin over its decision to pause enforcement of a lifesaving new silica rule meant to curb the ongoing black lung epidemic in Appalachia. My exclusive story for @inthesetimesmag inthesetimes.com/article/trump-…

With @biblioracle and fellows at @aaup Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom we're publishing a new newsletter "Academic Freedom on the Line." The latest issue examines "Obeying in Advance Edition." Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/academicfr…

My labor history book for kids, ‘Fight to Win! Heroes of American Labor,’ comes out in just a few weeks, so I’m doing a little book release event at my favorite local anarchist bookstore, @woodenshoebooks to celebrate! May 6, 6pm, free, all-ages (duh), wear a mask, bring a pal!