<p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rachelkushner.com/">Rachel Kushner</a> joins us to talk about her new novel <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Creation-Lake/Rachel-Kushner/9781982116521">Creation Lake</a>--the story of an American agent provocateur infiltrating a rural commune in France.</p><p>We go through some of the inspirations behind her characters in this and past books (including Jacques Camatte, Julian Coupat, and Ben Morea), a Soviet historian's theory of the Neanderthal origins of class war, and the RKCU (Rachel Kushner Cinematic Universe)</p><p><strong>The full episode is FREE at </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.patreon.com/theantifada"><strong>http://patreon.com/theantifada. </strong></a><strong>While you're there, support the show with a free, $5, $10, or annual discounted membership for access to all bonus content and our Discord community!</strong></p><p>Megabasin protests: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/water-mega-basins-reservoirs-france-drought/674313/">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/water-mega-basins-reservoirs-france-drought/674313/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/stop-mega-basins---international-mobilization-from-july-16-to-21-2024">https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/stop-mega-basins---international-mobilization-from-july-16-to-21-2024</a></p><p>Drift Mag interview: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thedriftmag.com/history-as-it-is-happening/">https://www.thedriftmag.com/history-as-it-is-happening/</a></p><p>Nation Review: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/rachel-kushner-creation-lake/">https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/rachel-kushner-creation-lake/</a></p><p>Info on Eric McDavid entrapment case: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/01/18/40682.php">https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/01/18/40682.php</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/1793-the-tribe#:~:text=In%20%22The%20Tribe%22%20Mension%20recounts,progenitor%20of%20the%20Situationist%20International">The Tribe: Interviews with Jean-Michel Mension</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://files.libcom.org/files/Jacques%20Camatte%20This%20World%20We%20Must%20Leave%20and%20Other%20Essays.pdf">Jacques Camatte - This World We Must Leave</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://monoskop.org/images/4/46/Tiqqun_Introduction_to_Civil_War_2010.pdf">Tiqqun - Introduction to Civil War</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://monoskop.org/File:The_Invisible_Committee_The_Coming_Insurrection_2009.pdf">The Invisible Comittee - The Coming Insurrection</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/655-the-zad-and-notav?srsltid=AfmBOopr_sT2Fj25Zsd9iG8j980abPwZ4qWPuoq5L3QCM2weqWIGCr0m">The Zad and NoTAV: Territorial Struggles and the Making of a New Political Intelligence</a></p><p>Song: Daft Punk - Get Lucky (V A P O R W A V E)</p>
