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outro song: bienvenido al caos - depresión sonora

the struggle continues, ¡venceremos!

Spirituality is one of the most difficult subjects to talk about. Institutionalized religion has historically been a force of reaction to oppress the masses. A lot of people turn towards the Left out of their legitimate negative experiences that result from religious or spiritual practice. Whether we want to admit it or not, the same can be unfortunately said about political organizing. While it is easy to romanticize the work that we do, organizing spheres are not perfect. The fact that almost every one of us can name someone who has been harmed through this work is indicative of the costly nature that comes from our work. On this episode of The Heatwave, we wanted to spark a conversation around this issue with the help of the one and only Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio. We discussed the pernicious trends that happen within organizing that endanger the health and safety of others and what can we possibly do about it.

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Outro song: Makiza - La rosa de los vientos

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!

To cool off from a long year filled with many ups and downs, we decided to take a break from our regular episode format and analyze two different pieces of pop culture, the Marvel movie, Wakanda Forever, and the Mexican television series, La Rosa de Guadalupe. Both are quite different and diverging approaches to communicating their message but as you will hear, they share similar (problematic) end goals. We hope y'all enjoy it!

If you’re interested in getting in touch with us, please feel free to hit us up on Instagram, Twitter, and The Heatwave’s Instagram. If you’re interested in joining a local org, We highly recommend joining us at Mecha de ASU, PSL Phoenix, or PSL Tucson!

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!

To cool off from a long year filled with many ups and downs, we decided to take a break from our regular episode format and analyze two different pieces of pop culture, the movie, Wakanda Forever, and the Mexican television series, La Rosa de Guadalupe. Both are quite different and have diverging approaches to communicating their message but as you will hear, they share similar (problematic) end goals. We hope y'all enjoy it!

If you’re interested in getting in touch with us, please feel free to hit us up on Instagram, Twitter, and The Heatwave’s Instagram. If you’re interested in joining a local org, We highly recommend joining us at Mecha de ASU, PSL Phoenix, or PSL Tucson!

Outro song: Aleman & Rema - Pantera

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!

His name was Coronel Amelio Robles.

The Mexican Revolution can be characterized as one of the most contested social revolutions to happen due to the multidimensional nature of the struggle. The present-day Mexican settler colony describes it as the “dawn” of a new transformation that “successfully pushed” the nation towards “modernity”; for many guerrilleros involved, it is a reminder of the contradictory nature of navigating within Latin America. The story of Coronel Amelio Robles Ávila of the Liberation Army of the South is a perfect encapsulation of this. Being a Transgender Zapatista in the early 20th century, Robles had to live his whole life in a struggle for recognition for who he was and did whatever was necessary. While some consider the bloodshed of the revolution to end in 1920, Amelio unfortunately engaged in the struggle until his deathbed. In this episode of The Heatwave, we study his story, the disgraceful revisionism that resulted after his passing, and what present-day lessons we can apply for the true liberation of all people.

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Outro song: Amparo Ochoa - La Entalladita

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As China and the rest of BRICS aspire to the possibility of creating a multipolar world, the Amerikan Empire will not remain sidelined. Capitalist Imperialism will not let its stranglehold over the globally colonized and, out of necessity, will do whatever is needed to maintain control. Out of the looming fears of the settler bourgeoisie, the Yankee empire is turning inward, undermining indigenous sovereignty for the possibility of maintaining global domination. In this episode of The Heatwave, we discuss the expansion of rare earth mining within the US and how it is intrinsically attached to the decadent lifestyle the settler class in the US experience.

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Outro song: slowthai - i know nothing

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Needless without saying, water is life and we will cease to exist without it. Every aspect of our lives is dependent on it and unfortunately, due to the barbarism of capitalist exploitation that is built off of the settler-colonial foundation of the region, the future of water in the southwest is more uncertain than ever before. In response to the inaction of the State of Arizona, the Gila River Indian Community decided to take a stance and pull out from subsidizing the state's water supply. In this episode of The Heatwave, we discuss the historical legacies of the colonization of local indigenous nations and how this is tied to this bold stance taken by the GRIC.

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Outro song: Raye Zaragoza - In The River

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!

With two fundamentalist bills becoming the law of the land, the youth are not taking $h!t for granted. Even with the Amerikan Empire trying to grasp a sense of control over people in all aspects of life, people are still taking a stance and calling out the brutality that this wretched country propagates. The walkout from students from Hamilton High shows us the next chapter of local resistance to fascist repression. In this episode of The Heatwave, we discuss this protest, the current state of precarity, the saddening police murder of Ali Osman, and the inspiring new Cuban family code.

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Outro song: Residente, iLe & Bad Bunny - Afilando los Cuchillos

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!