Imagine a workplace where your daily occupational hazard isn't a jammed printer, but being physically abducted from an ambulance while treating a patient. In this episode of pplpod, we conduct a structural archaeology of the Sudan Doctors Union (SDU), analyzing the transition from a traditional professional syndicate to a crucial pillar of Civil Resistance. We unpack the "1960s Crucible," exploring how the union's DNA was forged in the 1964 and 1966 labor laws to fight the total collapse of the public health sector. We explore the 2019 vanguard, analyzing how the 2019 Revolution toppled a 29-year authoritarian regime through the leadership of the Sudanese Professionals Association. By examining the 2023 conflict between the SAF and RSF, we reveal the mechanical weaponization of m ...