On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch’s MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional justice and accountability. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in … Continued

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Terry Kupers. Terry Kupers is a psychiatrist and expert on correctional mental health and the detrimental effects of solitary confinement.He is known for his expertise in the fields of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, and community mental health. He is Professor Emeritus at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California … Continued

On today’s show, we speak with Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author, and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, known for his sharp critiques of war, empire, capitalism, and the erosion of civil liberties in the United States. He is the author of Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine *Fall … Continued

Jewish Voice for Peace, alongside coalition partners, is calling on Alameda County to ensure  tax dollars aren’t  invested in entities complicit in human rights abuses — including Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. This past May, the County’s Treasury Oversight Committee took a key step by passing an ethical investment policy that bans taxpayer money from … Continued

After two tsunami warnings this year and a couple recent shakers, we speak with Dave Snider, the Tsunami Warning Coordinator at NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, where he leads efforts to ensure accurate detection and clear communication of tsunami threats through NOAA’s systems and emergency alert infrastructure. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get … Continued

On today’s Palestine Post, we review news headlines from Israel’s assault on Gaza with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Also joining is Samer Araabi, member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements … Continued

Student test scores have been dropping nationwide. The latest NAEP scores for 12th graders are alarming. Students nationwide are still struggling with basic reading and math, and the gaps between races and income levels remain stubbornly wide, showing almost no improvement over the years. We speak with Kitty Kelly Epstein — college professor, activist and … Continued

Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston wants to turn Oakland’s encampment rules upside down. His plan would let the city clear homeless camps without offering anyone a place to go, erase protections that keep people from being arrested just for being homeless, and treat the vehicles they live in like ordinary cars, towing them at will if … Continued