Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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Oakland had a special election this week. We spend today’s hour speaking about the results of the three items on the ballot: A new mayor, a new District 2 City Councilmember, and Measure A. We’ll speak with Nikki Fortunato-Bas, the Alameda County District 5 Supervisor and a former District 2 Oakland City Councilmember, as well … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1,200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, assaulting and wrongfully … Continued
We turn our attention to the rape scandal and subsequent trials related to the closure of the federal women’s prison FCI Dublin. A number of guards at the prison have been charged and convicted for involvement in sexual assault against prisoners, and the last and final of those trials went to jury last week. The … Continued
In January – just one day after Trump was certified as the next president by Congress, a massive Border Patrol raid took place in Bakersfiled, California. Seventy-eight migrant workers were detained under the guise of a crack down on criminals, but when the dust settled the data revealed that only one out of the 78 … Continued
On today’s episode of our weekly Monday segment, The Palestine Post, we’re joined by Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of a brand new book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. We’re also joined by Samer Araabi, a member of the … 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
A new exhibit at the Angel Island Immigration Station encourages visitors to consider the past and present of US border policy and border technology. The exhibit was curated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We speak with Dave Maass, the Director of Investigations at the EFF. You can plan your visit to the exhibit here: … Continued
Police around the country have been using the panic around inflamed and artificial shoplifting fears to buy new equipment. We’re joined by Joey Scott, an LA-based investigative journalist and documentary photographer covering policing, surveillance, protests, prisons, and inequality, whose latest article on The Appeal is titled “Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of … Continued
In this episode we explore Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s contracts with private charter airlines used for deportations. We speak with McKenzie Funk, a journalist with ProPublica who focuses on the business of immigration enforcement. His latest piece is titled ‘Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time.”’ … Continued
We turn our attention to what has been dubbed the ‘Oakland Astroturf Network’ and the billionaires funding Oakland’s more conservative political campaigns and recalls. Joining us to discuss are Pecolia Manigo, Executive Director of Oakland Rising Action; Jeremy Mack, the Executive Director of the Phoenix Project; and Chaney Turner, the Integrated Voter Engagement Director with Oakland … Continued
