0:08 – What’s going on with the government shutdown? We talk with Joseph A. McCartin (@JosephMcCartin) Professor of History at Georgetown, where he directs the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. His books include Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America.
0:34 – Who is Ed Buck and why are young Gay Black men keep dying in his apartment? We get answers from Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) a strategist and political commentator based in Los Angeles. She’s a lead organizer in the movement for justice for Timothy Dean and Gemmel Moore, two black men found dead at the home of wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck.
1:08 – LA teachers strike. Day 2 of the L.A. Teacher’s strike, the first in 30 years, and the district is reporting a slight bump in attendance over yesterday when just a third of students went to school. Many of the students are joining the picket lines to show support for their teachers. So are other union allies. Pacifica’s Dan Fritz has more from Los Angeles.
1:12 – Community organizing and the strike. We talk to Maria Brenes, Executive Director of Inner City Struggle (@ICSEastLA); the group dedicated to building a powerful and influential movement of youth and families on the Eastside of Los Angeles to promote healthy, safe and nonviolent communities.
1:33 – OUSD announces 24 schools to be closed – why? We’re joined by Keith Brown, President of the Oakland Education Association (@OaklandEA) and Tony D / Tony Douangviseth, Executive Director of Youth Together, dedicated to addressing the root causes of educational inequities in Oakland.