Life After Empire

Who Was Abu Obeida? Words, Not Weapons, Will Decide This War

After Empire is back with a new video titled, Who Was Abu Obeida?

Sep 5

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July 2025

SINNERS and the Art of Social Investigation

At After Empire, we consider culture to be a primary arena of political struggle.

Jul 23

June 2025

New Video: Did Capitalism End? Now what?

In this video, we offer a political provocation: that we should not assume the continuity of capitalism.

Jun 16 • 

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May 2025

The Dubya: Communicative Capitalism & the WNBA Pay Gap

The Social Reproduction of Sports

May 19 • 

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Introducing The Dubya: A WNBA & Politics Podcast

We really don’t care about monetization, so you’ll also get to see a bunch of Maya Moore highlights. You’re welcome.

May 12 • 

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Our YouTube Launch

Our first video, more to come. Kneecap, Gaza, and Counterinsurgency

May 4 • 

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November 2024

Upcoming Political Repression & Counterinsurgency Study Group

In case you missed it, we recently announced that we would be hosting a Political Repression and Counterinsurgency study group.

Nov 11, 2024 • 

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Counterinsurgency & Political Repression Study Group - JOIN US!

The Goal is to Govern.

Nov 7, 2024 • 

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July 2024

July Bookclub: Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labor, by Maria Mies

In 1986, Maria Mies, a German socialist, published Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labor. In the…

Jul 8, 2024 • 

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Book Club Podcast: Women and Child Care in China by Ruth Sidel

What is communism, and what can it do for families?

Jul 5, 2024 • 

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May 2024

June Book Club: Women and Child Care in China, a Firsthand Report from Ruth Sidel

Ruth Sidel offers a report of how China liberated women from the "bitter past" through the reorganization of mothering, childcare, pregnancy, and…

May 31, 2024

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There Is No Cold War with China

How China saved capitalism. Plus, a primer on Chinese communism and its demise.

May 22, 2024

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