It Could Happen Here

Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visions for the region posed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and the role of Israel in their calculations.
Sources:
Andrew Leber’s profile and articles - https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber
How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567
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Andrew talks with Garrison about how the jailing of political prisoners in Spain inadvertently sparked the Filipino labor movement and helped globalize the anti-imperialist struggle of the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence.
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Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us about the culture of the agency he spent decades in.
Sources:
https://remigrationsummit.com/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christchurch-shooters-links-to-austrian-far-right-more-extensive-than-thought
https://www.breizh-info.com/2026/05/28/260619/gregory-bovino-lhomme-qui-a-pilote-les-operations-trump-contre-limmigration-illegale-parle-a-leurope-interview/
http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/
https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/08/RE_2025.08.21_Unauthorized-Immigrants_REPORT.pdf
https://www.cbp.gov/about
https://www.startribune.com/fact-check-federal-officials-claims-about-fatal-minneapolis-shooting/601570444
https://youtu.be/OYIK2-pO_7Y
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This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.
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