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nafis @cannafis.bsky.social · 3d

Teaching this course again after 3 years - still a few spots left! Scholarships available. Come learn about the political and social dimensions of cancer research, and why after more than fifty years of the War on Cancer, victory is still elusive. Sign up at the link below.

Brooklyn Institute @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social · 5d

The Cancer-Industrial Complex: Biology, Medicine, and Business | Fall Courses | BISR Online | buff.ly/x4B7Xsx

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nafis @cannafis.bsky.social · 8d

@deathpanel.bsky.social
and Health Communism have been essential in shaping my understanding of sickness under capitalism. An honor to be able to talk about my book on this podcast!

Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 9d

In our latest, we speak with Nafis Hasan @cannafis.bsky.social about how cancer research priorities were shifted from environmental and industrial exposures to theories about individual genetic susceptibility, and his book Metastasis

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Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care w/ Nafis Hasan (09/29/25) | The Death Panel

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Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 9d

First 20min here:

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Teaser - Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care w/ Nafis Hasan (09/29/25)

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140036403 Beatrice speaks with Nafis Hasan about how cancer research priorities shifted fro

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 7

How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

Giving hope to a little girl who lost a limb

How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

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Tayyaba Jiwani @radkinase.bsky.social · Sep 2

Reviewed @cannafis.bsky.social's hard-hitting book on the politics of cancer for Science for the People. It lays out how rising cancer rates are closely linked to the neoliberal transformation of society, from cancer science to medicine and industry

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Dismantling the Cancer Industrial Complex • SftP Magazine

In Hasan’s telling, cancer is a disease of capitalism. It is not just that the disease symbolises the growth-addicted, violently expansionist, and self-destructive nature of capitalism. Instead, Metas...

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Jamhoor @jamhoor.org · Aug 27

Book can be purchased here: nijjormanush.sumupstore.com/product/inqu...

Inquilab Zindabad?: A socialist analysis of Bangladesh after the uprisings (Book)

Developed through a close reading of news reports from Bangladesh since the uprisings, correspondence with comrades in the country, and reflections from visits back to Bangladesh post-uprising,…

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Jamhoor @jamhoor.org · Aug 27

📣 NEW RELEASE📣

Once revolutionary, Bangladesh’s student-led party now courts dubious allies. What does this say about “post-ideological” politics?

An excerpt from Nijjor Manush’s new book Inquilab Zindabad?: www.jamhoor.org/read/militan...

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · Aug 12

"The more you learn about the drug development process...the more you realize that all of it is centered around generating more profit instead of centering the patients."

Listen to @cannafis.bsky.social talk about his book METASTASIS: www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/05/t...

The Cancer-Industrial Complex w/ Nafis Hasan

On this episode, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk to Nafis Hasan about his new book, Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · Aug 8

What is the Cancer-Industrial Complex?

Great discussion with METASTASIS author @cannafis.bsky.social and @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social!

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The Cancer-Industrial Complex w/ Nafis Hasan

On this episode, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk to Nafis Hasan about his new book, Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the

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Jamhoor @jamhoor.org · Jul 1

📣 NEW BLOG: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory charts a new path forward for the South Asian diaspora -- @cannafis.bsky.social

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Jun 27

"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."

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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our campaign offers a glimpse of what city government can look like: energetic, focused, and always bringing people in.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · Jun 25

My brother in Christ, this looks like it will be one for the books... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · Jun 23

✨ @cannafis.bsky.social and his book, METASTASIS, got a shoutout in @redemmas.org's newsletter. Thank you ‪@megberkobien.bsky.social‬!

Sign up for their newsletter for great book recs: redemmas.org

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Making Worlds Bookstore & Social Center @makingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 1

From Philly DSA: The Philly No Appetite For Apartheid Campaign would like to invite interested member of the Community to learn about our No Appetite for Apartheid Campaign and how they can help promote the divestment from Israel in their local community.
Thursday, June 5th at 6 PM!

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · May 30

READ: Israel plans to occupy 75% of Gaza and use aid to force Palestinians into concentration camps.

Israel says it will soon occupy 75% of Gaza, and it’s using control over aid to do it

Israel plans on concentrating Palestinians into isolated camps within Gaza after it takes over 75% of the territory, luring Palestinians into those zones by using aid as bait.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · May 30

"A sweeping plan to revamp the State Department would establish an Office of Remigration, a term popularized by far-right activists in Europe and white nationalists who want the mass removal of immigrants."

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The Trump Admin Is Reportedly Embracing The Far-Right, Racist Concept Of Remigration

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · May 26

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."

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'Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal': Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault 'War Crimes'

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Apr 28

Columbia: "We continue to be deeply concerned about Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi"
Also Columbia:

Zeteo article:

SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained
"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."
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Mar 10, 2025

Zeteo article:

Emails Show
Mohsen Mahdawi
Pleaded with Columbia for Protection for
Months Before ICE
Detained Him
"Is this how Columbia cares for its students?" the green card holder asked less than a month before his arrest this week.
PREM THAKKER
APR 18, 2025

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · Apr 23

There are a half-dozen ways or more that Trump is demonstrably hobbling cancer research. @ryanlcooper.com looks at a set of policies that would be no different if three cancers in a trenchcoat were making them.
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The Trump Administration Is Objectively Pro-Cancer

America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr. are ripping it to shreds.

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nafis @cannafis.bsky.social · Apr 17

Can't believe my event last night at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social was sold out and I got to see so many @bostondsa.org comrades! My heart is so full ❤️

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nafis @cannafis.bsky.social · Apr 17

So grateful to @symposiumbooks.bsky.social for hosting me and @phileil.bsky.social for a generative conversation and a signed copy of his book! Looking forward to reading and learning from him.

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Cville DSA @cvilledsa.bsky.social · Apr 15

On April 30, 7pm, hear from Nafis Hasan, author of Metastasis: The Rise of the Cancer-Industrial Complex and the Horizons of Care. Nafis will discuss the intersections of capitalism and scientific research.
Zoom register: bit.ly/cvilledsa-booklaunch @cannafis.bsky.social @commonnotions.bsky.social

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Cville DSA Book Launch: Metastasis with Nafis Hasan. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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nafis @cannafis.bsky.social · Apr 11

"Metastasis isn’t an easy read... Its style and density make Metastasis an imperfect book and its engagement with Marxist philosophy isn’t mainstream in US science writing. But it is also deeply necessary and illuminating." Appreciate
@kpc.bsky.social's critical review for @newscientist.com

New Scientist @newscientist.com · Apr 11

Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort

A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis

Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort

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