Nina Farnia

Its official-Release date for my book _Imperialism: An American Story_ is Winter 2026 with @stanfordpress. Begins with Claudia Jones, ends with Stop Cop City, with chapters on Leonard Peltier, Central American Socialists & the Palestinian Liberation Movement

Palestinian and Arab diaspora narrative (based in the West) these days about China being just a mere copy of USglobal system says more about the role these middle class intellectuals have played for so long within the framework of the politics of appeal to saviorhood dictated by

Columbia’s suspension of 80 students for the Basel al-Araj Popular University is the largest mass suspension in campus history, the harshest mass disciplinary action by any school since 10/7, and likely the highest # of students disciplined for Palestine ever in U.S. academia.

Yet another US ally thrown under the bus: US, Turkiye give Syrian Kurds '30-day deadline' to integrate with Damascus. Kurds, understandably, are reluctant to give up weapons after the Syrian government's recent genocidal massacres of Alawites and Druze. thecradle.co/articles-id/32…

Giving our brethren in Palestine even a moment of encouragement & support in their organizing & resistance means everything to me. It’s an honor for me & @Huck1995. But most credit goes to the clear analysis of our brilliant guest, @NinaFarnia.

BREAKING: Trump administration releases 230,000 pages of documents on Martin Luther King's assassination

An excellent podcast episode exploring lawfare and imperialism - and how they affect both factors inside and outside the imperial core, I highly recommend listening to it! Courtesy of @guerrilla_pod and @NinaFarnia youtu.be/j97TG8miEII?si…

For our index and statistics-prone readers and authors, we are happy to let you know that 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 has not only increased its 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 (IF), but also sits firmly in the 𝐐𝟏 category of Area Studies journal. We thank all our editors…

Someday Palestine will have a victory rally as beautiful and powerful as this. Congratulations to the people of Nicaragua on their hard-fought victory and happy 46th anniversary.

Comandante Daniel is Central America's greatest leader in our lifetime, fighting every day to advance our independence from sinister forces of imperialism. Overcome by a feeling of pride and dignity each time we see him. Sandinista, danielista, today and everyday. 46/19 🇳🇮

What conditions a society to support and celebrate genocide? One founded in genocide.

After all that we're witnessing in Syria, I'd expect at least a few mea culpas from US-based academics & activists who spoke out against Bashar, called for regime change, accused anti-imperialists of being tankies. I haven't seen a single mea culpa. Not one.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safia fed two spoonfuls of rice a day in Israeli prison —— In an interview with Arab48 published Thursday, attorney Ghaid Qassem said that director of Kamal Adwan Hospital Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, who is currently imprisoned in Ofer prison, had been subjected to…

The National Urban League just declared a state of emergency for Black America — warning that decades of civil rights progress are being dismantled. From DEI rollbacks to extremist policies, our freedoms and futures are on the line. We must stay vigilant. brnw.ch/21wUg0q

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At a time of heightened imperialist cognitive warfare, political confusion and increasing McCarthyite repression of the anti-imperialist left in the belly of the beast, I am proud and honored to be part of this collective of principled and fierce scholars!

Manufactured famine in Ireland 1845–1849 killed 1 million Irish Manufactured famine in India 1943 killed 3 million Bengals Manufactured famine in Iran 1917-1919 killed 8 to 10 million Iranians Manufactured famine in #Gaza 2025 How many lives they want to take now? And we…

Given the catastrophic events in Syria (and the subsequent discourse), reminder that we have a two-part interview with @maxajl that can be helpful for making some sense of things. (pt. 1 is here): open.spotify.com/episode/4U7Lmx…

帝国主義概念の曖昧化とアメリカ帝国主義の不可視化が横行するアカデミア・言論界の現状を覆す明らかに必要な実践!

Dr. Navid Farnia, my brother, on @drcbs_ and @PanAfrikFem_PhD season finale podcast, talking about the newly formed Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective @penandmachete. With some @parisyeros and Sam Moyo mixed in, for good measure!

You're watching the dockworkers of Greece last night. Blocking the export of weapons to Israel. Standing strong against the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. This is how we do it comrades. Palestine will be free.