October 22 is National Stop Police Terror Day, and across the country Stop Cop Nation actions are taking place to resist the carceral state. We dive into the nitty gritty of Abolition with someone whose been on the frontlines of abolitionist efforts for many years. Our guest is Andrea J Ritchie, whose latest book is No … Continued
Discussed in this episode: California now has 13 confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza in humans – an order of magnitude more than any other state. It might be possible to build a vaccine using virus-like particles that induces long-lasting B-cell immunity, by placing the spike proteins closer together. To send us a question in … Continued
Caleb Carr (1955-2024), author of The Alienist and other works, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios October 15, 1997. Digitized, remastered and edited in September 2024, this interview has not been heard in over a quarter century. Photo: Random House.
We begin today’s Palestine Post with Rami Khoury, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Rosita, an Indigenous Mapuche woman and registered nurse of 13 years joins us to discuss the ongoing anti-genocide campaign led by faculty and … Continued
We’re joined by Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist and aspirational cousin to all sentient beings Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. We’re discussing her … Continued
John Lanchester, whose most recent novel is “The Wall,” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. John Lanchester is a novelist and essayist who has written for The London Review of Books, the Guardian and other publications. Recorded March 18, 2019; first posted May 7, 2019. Photo: Faber & Faber.
On today’s show, we’re joined by organizers Wassim Hage of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and Rami Ibrahim of Palestinian Youth Movement to discuss the various direct actions locals have taken in protest of Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East. We’re also joined by Cheryl Rivera, a Brooklyn- based writer and editor of … Continued
Christopher Robé, professor in film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University discusses his book Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about them on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_oysterknife_/ — Subscribe to … Continued
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
Michelle Smirnova, Associate Professor of Sociology and affiliate faculty member of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas discusses her new book The Prescription to Prison Pipeline. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about … Continued
