Does Emgage represent the aspirations of the Muslim American community? – A conversation with Azad Essa and Samia Assed

Every Wednesday, leading up to the American Presidential elections, The Polis Project will host activists, organizers, writers, reporters, and progressive voices as a part of our Politics Podcast. They don’t just tell you what happened. They inform you of the issues, policies, and legislation that matter to their communities, beyond the headlines. This week we … Read more

We have a system that benefits itself – A conversation with Anoa Changa

Every Wednesday, leading up to the American Presidential elections, The Polis Project will host activists, organizers, writers, reporters, and progressive voices as a part of our Politics Podcast. They don’t just tell you what happened. They inform you of the issues, policies, and legislation that matter to their communities, beyond the headlines. This week we … Read more

Capitalist dreams and nationalist designs in Twenty-First-Century India: A conversation with Ravinder Kaur

In this conversation, The Polis Project’s Suchitra Vijayan and Vasundhara Sirnate, discuss Prof. Ravinder Kaur’s new book Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India. Prof Kaur walks us through the transformation of the Indian nation-state into a neoliberal business enterprise and theorizes the process of branding the nation-state through a rich … Read more

5 Object Podcast | Conversation with Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

For each episode of 5 Objects, we ask guests to choose five pieces or items that have influenced their intellectual life and work. These can be books, art, music, poetry, photographs, performances, a person, an event, or an experience. The choices then become the basis of a free-flowing conversation that discusses our guest’s life, their personal, … Read more