Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the FIFTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment lays out the early years of a struggle for Syria that would decisively shape the Arab world: the fight for independence from France, the first (CIA-backed) coup of 1949, and the rise of the Ba’ath and Communist movements.
Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig
Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com
Buy The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Wont Save the Planet at versobooks.com
Buy Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism at haymarketbooks.org
Inflation Politics with Tim Barker
How China Escaped Shock Therapy w/ Isabella Weber
The Ruling Class with Doug Henwood
Empire’s Workshop with Greg Grandin
Our History Is the Future with Nick Estes
Climate Politics with Kate Aronoff
Organizing DSA’s PRO Act Campaign
From the River to the Sea w/ Noura Erakat and Tareq Baconi
Gaza with Aya Alghazzawi & Issam Adwan
Hammer and Hoe with Robin D.G. Kelley
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free