Studies have shown that international economic aid can be an important component of a developing country’s economy, but that too much aid can actually be harmful, undermining local enterprise and other indicators of independence. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Shannon Fernando, the founder and CEO of Alabaster International, a small nonprofit with some big plans to make a significant impact in the Global South. We look at her organization’s model, learn about the promising African staple crop enset, and discuss the challenges of trying to provide short-term assistance to vulnerable populations while also setting the table for long-term economic health.

An hour-long conversation with Andres Resendez, history professor at UC Davis, and author of, The Other Slavery, The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. It tells the little-known story of the enslavement of countless native people in the Americas, including the US. This slavery lasted into the 20th Century and helped provide the foundation for capitalism in the US.

Israel wiped entire Palestinian cities off the map. Writer, poet, and journalist Ahmed Abu Artema joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss what he saw and experienced during the genocide and how he was evacuated to the Netherlands last month. He explains that: “they are claiming that [they] are fighting Hamas. They murdered 20,000 children, they destroyed 85 percent of the houses of Gaza, they destroyed the hospitals, the universities, complete cities were wiped out from the map. So what is Hamas? They’re problem is with the Palestinian people themselves, the Palestinian existence itself.” Ali Abunimah discusses the significance of the “recognition” of the “State of Palestine” by a number of Western countries. Is it a step forward or a distraction? On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer brings us the latest resistance news from Gaza, along with a report on the Israeli military’s use of unmanned, remotely operated armored vehicles as bombs while the IDF’s operation Gideon’s Chariots Part Two attacks Gaza City.