Against Black Nationalism examines two major currents in twentieth-century black political history: the meteoric rise of Marcus Garvey’s United Negro Improvement Association and the long campaign led by A. Philip Randolph to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Through a careful study of their approaches, the book asks why Garvey’s movement ultimately lost momentum while Randolph’s efforts contributed to lasting gains for black working people.

The book argues that Garvey’s popularity emerged in a period of political exclusion, but his message and goals were aligned with the interests of a frustrated black bourgeoisie. In contrast, Randolph focused on building class-based organizations rooted in the labor movement, connecting black struggles to broader demands for economic justice and democratic participation.

This analysis challenges race-first frameworks that remain influential in black politics today, suggesting they often reflect the interests of a professional class increasingly removed from working-class concerns. The book also addresses the tendency to dismiss the New Deal as simply racist, offering a more nuanced view of how New Deal programs and labor organizing intersected with black civil rights efforts.

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2 days ago

1 hr 25 min

3 days ago

EP. 923: ANDREW TATE AND THE LOST BOYS ft. BRAM AND VARN

3 days ago

3 hr 22 min

The Tate brothers are facing extradition and the Trump administration seems to be leaving them out to dry. Even the Tate's are no longer good for business. Even with a lack of support from Trump, the Tate brothers have amassed an army of angry young men.

We'll discuss.

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3 days ago

3 hr 22 min

4 days ago

TIR NEXT GEN EP.: WHY IS EVERYTHING UGLY NOW? DLSS 5, AI, & MARVEL

4 days ago

1 hr 51 min

Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss why everything uggo now

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4 days ago

1 hr 51 min

5 days ago

EP. 922: SLAVERY WAS NOT ABOUT RACE

5 days ago

1 hr 14 min

Byron Allen, Black billionaire says chattel slavery was not about racial discrimination but simply about one color--GREEN!

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5 days ago

1 hr 14 min

7 days ago

A VERY SPECIAL WHAT FRESH HELL PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL BOOGALOO

7 days ago

2 hr 24 min

MT IS BAAAAACK!

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7 days ago

2 hr 24 min

Sep 4, 2026

EP. 921: IMPERIALIST REALISM ft. DANNY BESSNER v. DEEP STATE KUBA

Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 42 min

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Imperialist Realism is a collection of essays elucidating the titular concept, which centers on a single question: What does it feel like to live in a moment in which it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of the U.S. Empire? By analyzing the theory and practice of U.S. foreign policy, Imperialist Realism provides theoretical and empirical accounts of modern empire, liberalism, and global affairs. It combines pieces that explore everything from the ideas of individuals such as Barack Obama, George Soros, and Samantha Power to topics such as first-person shooters to issues such as left-wing foreign policy. In this way, Imperialist Realism examines the past, present, and future of U.S. foreign relations while drawing broader conclusions about the nature of empire in both its domestic and its international contexts.

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Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 42 min

Sep 3, 2026

THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID

Sep 3, 2026

3 hr 31 min

Did J. keep his word and not say the n-word??

Sep 3, 2026

3 hr 31 min

Sep 3, 2026

EP. 920: SOMETHING WE SAID: A HISTORY OF THE N WORD ft. ELIZABETH STORDEUR PRYOR

Sep 3, 2026

1 hr 2 min

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The N-word is one of the most perplexing, controversial and misunderstood words in the American lexicon. It’s a word that Elizabeth Pryor has not only contemplated, it’s one that she has taught and observed up close.

When a white student quoted her father and blurted out the N-word in the middle of a class she was teaching, Professor Pryor’s worlds collided. In that moment, she was forced to confront the history of the notorious slur in the United States, and her complicated relationship with her father Richard Pryor, who made the word a trademark of his comedy in the 1970s.

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Sep 3, 2026

1 hr 2 min