I wrote a piece for The Breach about the rise of right wing populism in Canada and what the left has missed in this moment and what we might do about it. Check it out […]
Author: Alex Khasnabish
Researcher, writer, teacher
FAWQ on Thirtywood
My SSFWQ partner-in-crime and FAWQ co-author Ajay Parasram and I were invited to talk with journalist, author, and activist Nora Loreto about writing, radical publishing, and keeping revolutionary ideas alive in dark times. Celebrating the […]
Frequently asked white questions
I’m so excited to announce the publication of Frequently Asked White Questions! Based on the ten most popular questions Ajay Parasram and I have been asked on our YouTube anti-racist education project, Safe Space for […]
FAWQ On CBC Mainstreet
My co-author and SSFWQ partner-in-crime Ajay Parasram and I were invited onto CBC Mainstreet Nova Scotia to talk with host Jeff Douglas about our forthcoming book, Frequently Asked White Questions, and doing anti-racist work with […]
violence against leaders
I shared airtime with Erica Ifill on CBC Maritime Noon to talk about the rising tide of violence and harassment directed at public figures. We ended up talking about the failures of liberal democracy, the […]
Hot off the presses!
I’m thrilled to announce that Making Sense of Society: Power and Possibility, my latest book, has been released by Fernwood Publishing and is now available for purchase.
Listening to convoy protesters is the best deradicalization approach, professor says
Scott Costen from The Sidebar asked me to talk with him about the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada, the Emergencies Act, Covid mandates, far right incursions, and what we can do about it all. Check out […]
emergencies act
I was a guest on CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy talking about anti-mandate protests, the occupation of Ottawa, far right extremism, and the invocation of the Emergencies Act in Canada. Give this hour long […]
wrong road to be going down
I was invited on to CBC Information Morning – NS to talk about the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” rising fascism, and the Emergencies Act. Give this short interview a listen here.
the state, the virus, the far right: how can anti-authoritarians intervene?
I had the great privilege of being invited on to From Embers, a show about anarchist and anti-authoritarian politics in so-called Canada, to discuss the pandemic, ruling class responses to it, the opportunism of the […]
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