State Terror is a primary theme on this show – often emphasizing the myriad things that go wrong when cops enter a situation they are not built for, trained for, or even wanting to engage in. One of those situations is mental health crisis. Around fifty percent of all folks murdered by law enforcement are … Continued
On today’s show, Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas discusses her efforts to prevent negative impacts of the Trump presidency at the county level, including on Bay Area immigrant and trans communities. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
For four days in September of 1971, prisoners revolted, taking over the institution that incarcerated them in upstate New York. By the time the dust settled in Attica, 33 prisoners and 10 guards or staff had been killed – notably all but one guard and three prisoners were killed by law enforcement gunfire when the … Continued
Discussed in this episode: RFK Jr went through some extreme verbal contortions during two days of confirmation hearings to be Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Under orders from the Trump Whitehouse, the CDC’s web page is starting to be purged of data and materials important to public health. Donald Trumps’s attempt to … Continued
Lance Gardner, Artistic Director of Marin Theatre since October, 2023, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing the state of Marin Theatre today, the name change from Marin Theatre Company, the upcoming season, and the post-pandemic change in audiences.
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
Leonard Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the longest-serving Native political prisoner in U.S. history is coming home! Joining us to discuss are Summer Aubrey, an attorney with the Water Protector Legal Collective as well as International Indian Treaty Council who has worked on international legal advocacy for Leonard Peltier’s … Continued
A transgender prisoner has sued the Trump Administration over the constitutionality of one of his earliest executive orders that the lawsuit claims will put transgender prisoners at risk. We’ll speak with Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and part of the legal team representing the plaintiff in Maria Moe v … Continued
On today’s show, we explore electronic surveillance and privacy concerns under the new Trump presidency. We’ll be in conversation with India McKinney, the Director of Federal Affairs with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Read the EFF’s memo to the federal government outlining technology and surveillance concerns: … Continued
On today’s show, we return to our weekly Monday segment The Palestine Post. We start in conversation with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Then, we’re joined by Rami, an organizer with the Bay Area chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, … Continued
