0:08 – Inside Biden’s economic stimulus plan, as new unemployment numbers show a bleak picture for the US.
Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
0:34 – Inside Biden’s executive orders on immigration
Eduardo Canales is Board Chair of the National Network of Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Director of the South Texas Human Rights Center in Falfurrias, Texas.
0:55 – Pandemic in CA Prisons: COVID outbreaks continue to surge inside the ICE detention facility at Yuba County Jail – where only 17 people remain in ICE custody. Our reporter Lucy Kang spoke with Javier, who has been there for the past 13 months. Javier, who is only using his first name, described filthy conditions – including sewage flooding into the unit – and continuing transfers within the facility that is exacerbating the spread of COVID-19. Advocates are calling for every detainees’ release and the decision to keep these remaining 17 people left in ICE detention at Yuba County Jail, “arbitrary.”
Update: An ICE spokesperson sent the following statement in response to our request for comment: “ICE cannot comment due to ongoing litigation. However, lack of comment should not be construed as agreement with or stipulation to any of the allegations.”
1:08 – Campaign launch: reparations for black students in OUSD
Clarissa Doutherd is Executive Director of Parent Voices Oakland, a parent-run, parent-led grassroots organization fighting to make quality childcare accessible and affordable to all families.
Kampala Taiz-Rancifer is Executive Board member of the Oakland Education Association and a founding member of the Black Woman’s Caucus.
VanCedric Williams is a member of the Oakland Unified School District Board, representing District 3.
Check out the campaign and demands here: https://blackstudentreparations.org/
1:34 – What does it look like to invest in community safety instead of police? On Monday, a gunman threatened an MLK Day event and community security responded and successfully de-escalated the situation.
Tur Ha Ak is the founder of Community Ready Corps (CRC) a liberation organization that combats white supremacy and actively builds and supports self-determination.