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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Pamela Prices became the first Black woman to be elected to the seat of Alameda County District Attorney, but before the ballots were even counted, a conservative block funded by billionaires and law enforcement agencies across the country, began planning a recall. That recall was successful. Joining us to discuss that recall as well as … Continued
In 2020, Oakland voters voted to increase taxes in order to generate approximately $150 million annually for expanding access to early childhood education and care, but a lawsuit by the County Tax Payers Association has held up the funds. Now, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors has tentatively approved the first disbursement. Joining us to … Continued
What is the legacy of white supremacy and white supremacists in American prisons? How did the Black Power movement spur an evolution in the violence of the US carceral system and its agents. Those are some of the questions asked and answered by our guest today, Brittany Friedman, in her book Carceral Apartheid: How Lies … Continued
On today’s episode of our weekly Monday segment, The Palestine Post, we’re joined by Samer Araabi, a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center who co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements every Friday at noon; as well as Rehab Nazzal, a Palestinian artist and author who was born and raised in Jenin, joining live from Jenin … Continued
On today’s episode of our weekly Monday segment, The Palestine Post, we discuss the latest in Palestine including the teetering on the edge of brinksmanship of the first phase of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal, as well as some of the history of zionism, with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director of the New … Continued
On today’s show, we explore the human impact of increasing transphobia on our transgender family and community members, in conversation with kai alviar horton, the Executive Director of Trans Lifeline, a peer support and crisis hotline offering phone support to transgender people. It is the first transgender crisis hotline to exist in the United States … Continued
Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele has offered to house people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes in the United States after meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a new Salvadorean megaprison called Cecot. The offer came alongside an invitation to receive deportees from the US. We’re joined to discuss this news and to … Continued
On today’s show – cleaning up white supremacy sounds odd, but some white supremacists are pushing wellness and health while continuing to pedal hate. Joining us to discuss is Mark Hay, a freelance journalist based in New York. He covers conspiracy and far right movements among other topics. His recent article that we’re discussing today … Continued
A 2019 report showed that police violence is a leading cost of death for young Black men in the United States. About one in every 1,000 Black men can expect to be killed by the police, with the highest risk amongst all ethnic groups and genders between the ages of 20 and 35 years old. … 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
