COVID, RACE AND DEMOCRACY is a national weekly show from Pacifica Radio, a collective effort by producers from across the Pacifica Radio Network.
In March, the Washington Post reported that at least 250 new voter restriction bills were proposed in 43 states across the country. Now in April, the ACLU reports the number of bills has increased. Today over 350 voter restriction bills are in consideration. This wave of legislative action by the GOP follows in the wake … Continued
So-called “humanitarian intervention,” also known as humanitarian war, is the flagship of the Biden Administration’s foreign policy and the subject of this episode of “Covid, Race, and Democracy.” Author and University of Pittsburgh Law Professor Dan Kovalik spoke to Polina Vasiliev about international law as codified in the UN Charter. He is the author of … Continued
Award winning international journalist, activist and freedom fighter Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been imprisoned for nearly 40 years. He was convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that Amnesty International has denounced as failing to meet the minimum standards of judicial fairness. Mumia has maintained his innocence since 1981. Supporters say Mumia’s innocence can be … Continued
Journalist, political prisoner, and revolutionary, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is recovering from COVID-19 and is back in general population after completing quarantine in the prison infirmary. Mumia’s emergency-transfer to a hospital outside the prison on Sat, Feb 27, came less than 24 hours after supporters flooded the prison and Philadelphia DA’s office with emails and calls expressing … Continued
In this episode, we bring you Part 2 of our series on how the pandemic is impacting the struggle for a socially just and liberating education. In today’s program we’ll hear from visionary activists in the U.S., Nicaragua, and Cuba who challenge us to free our minds and expand our imaginations for what the future … Continued
On March 8, millions around the world celebrate International Women’s Day. Women have always been at the frontlines of defending their communities. Carrie Dann fought to protect the ancestral, traditional Western Shoshone land in central Nevada. The land was formally recognized by the United States under the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley, which was never … Continued
“Real education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better” ― Dr. Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro CRD reflects on African American art and activism. While many African Americans are looking back to examine their history (SANKOFA), and reclaiming their lives … Continued
In this episode, we hear voices of those who came to Washington to protest on January 6th, originally on WPFW’s On the Ground with Esther Iverem. We thank Thomas O’Rourke for this recording. WPFW’s Esther Iverem also spoke to Dr Gerald Horne about the protests at the Capitol building. Ann Garrison spoke to investigative journalist Max Blumenthal, founding editor of the website The Grayzone | Investigative Journalism on … Continued
In this episode, we bring you the first of a 2-part series on how the pandemic is impacting the long struggle for a culturally affirming, socially just, and liberating educational system. Segment 1: Education Before COVID Indigenous Ways of Teaching & Learning Dr. Leroy Little Bear, Professor Emeritus at the University of Lethbridge, and a … Continued
In today’s edition of COVID, Race and Democracy, we revisit frontline food, clerical and healthcare workers fighting to survive Covid-19, and we remember the horrific murder of George Floyd, that sparked international outrage; and the valiant service of Los Angeles public and mental healthcare workers fighting for the health and safety of our Nation. … Continued
