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Black Agenda Radio

Thu, Feb 12, 2026 18:00 PM

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Hosts: Margaret Kimberley
Topics:
  • Mediterranean dock workers strike – A labor leader discusses the actions intended to deprive Israel of weapons -
  • Libya – The assassination of Saif al - Islam Gaddafi and conditions in Libya since the US/NATO 2011 regime change operation
Synopsis:

In this week’s segment we discuss conditions in Libya, the forces behind the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, and the struggle to regain sovereignty after the 2011 US/NATO destruction of that state. But we begin with labor leader and activist Chris Smalls, who discusses his involvement with Mediterranean dock worker actions which seek to prevent the shipment of weapons to Israel.

Chris Smalls is founder of the Amazon Labor Union, the first independent worker led union in the US and the first to successfully organize an Amazon warehouse. He joins us from London to discuss the dockworker actions at 21 Mediterranean ports shutting down the shipment of military cargo destined for Israel. He discusses the need for solidarity, including labor union solidarity, with Palestine. He is also the author of a soon to be published book, When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class.

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's assassinated president Muhammad Gaddafi was himself assassinated on February 3, 2026. What does his death tell us about Libya today? We are joined by Essam Elkorghli, a Black Agenda Report contributor and a Libyan PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He provides analysis on the aftermath of the 2011 US/NATO attack on the Libyan state.

Guests:
  • Chris Smalls – Founder of the Amazon Labor Union -
  • Essam Elkorghli – Libyan scholar -
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