Hope Dies Last with Ryan Harvey

A week of unprecedented protests against Thailand’s military-government and monarchy have brought the country to a potential crossroads.  A continuation of the student movement that brought tens of thousands to the streets in the early summer, the protests have been met with significant repression from police and a number of prominent activists – some who were living in exile in neighboring states – have died or disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In this episode, Ryan speaks with two participants of the protest movement about the situation on the ground. Below are a few sources you can follow to get updates on the situation, many of which have been censured in Thailand: https://twitter.com/Thisruptdotco https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish https://twitter.com/prachatai_en https://twitter.com/FreeYOUTHth

In this special edition episode, Ryan talks with two NYC doctors working in the city's overflowing emergency units and ad-hoc Coronavirus wards.

Since 1898, The Philippines has been a center of American hegemonic power. US soldiers have been there ever since, and it is home to one of the world's oldest anti-imperialist guerilla insurgencies. Today the nation faces yet another crisis under the rule of fascistic president Rodrigo Duterte. In this episode, Ryan sits down with activists from Malaya Movement, BAYAN and GABRIELLA, all international groups working in solidarity with the National Democracy Movement in the Philippines.

Teachers in Baltimore have been organizing since 2015 to transform their union into a vehicle for radical social change. Last summer, they won. In this episode I sit down with the leadership team of the Baltimore Teachers Union to talk about the insurgent campaign that brought them to power and how they are building a member-driven, community-focused, politically-engaged union.

A look at Clapton CFC, London’s collectively-owned, democratically-run, anti-fascist soccer team. I sat down with women's utility player Sophia and fan-owners Tommaso and Matthew to discuss the history of the project, their anti-capitalist political values and the grassroots fight against modern football.

November 30th marks twenty years since 50,000 people shut down the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle. The historic protests inspired a generation and were my gateway into the world of political organizing. I sat down with three participants of the protests -- one a key organizer of the civil disobedience that blockaded the city’s major intersections and prevented WTO delegates from exiting their hotels. As the world continues to battle against the unequal distribution inherent in corporate capitalism, we reflect on just how right neoliberalism’s critics were back in 1999.

In the fall of 2014 the Islamic State laid siege to Kobane, a small city in Rojava, the Kurdish region of northern Syria. The battle was a turning point for ISIS, as well as for the radical leftist People's Protection Units, or YPG, who drove them away. With the victory came a call for international volunteers to join the YPG in their fight against ISIS, and for the egalitarian vision of Democratic Confederalism. On today's show one such volunteer, Guy Steward, sits down with Ryan to discuss the war in Rojava, the YPG's ideology and the recent Turkish invasion of the region.