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Against the Grain

Criminalizing Immigrants

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Donald Trump infamously targeted immigrants — and many rejoiced when he left office. But, as historian Elliott Young points out, the criminalization of immigrants has been a bipartisan affair, going back 140 years. He discusses the intersection of mass incarceration and the detention of immigrants. Resources: Elliott Young, Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made … Continued

Letters and Politics

Slavery in California By Any Other Name: A History of the Indigenous People of California

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Guest: William Bauer, professor of history at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he is the Director of American Indian & Indigenous Studies.  He is also a citizen of the Round Valley Reservation in northern California.  He is the co-author of the book We Are the Land: A History of Native California. Previously he … Continued

UpFront

Infrastructure Bill; Forest Fire Management; Violent Police Crackdown on Line 3 Protest; History of Anti-Vax Sentiment; Taliban Advances

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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021: The Senate moves to vote on Infrastructure bill. Controversial shift in forest fire management. Violent police crackdown on Indigenous Stop Line 3 pipeline protesters. A history of anti-vaccination sentiment. What do Taliban advances in Afghanistan mean for people there? All this plus headline news! photo: Ian Hutchinson via Unsplash  

A Box of Toys

A Box of Toys #69 Hyperdub

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For our 6th show in the Electronic Music series, we tour the catalogue of Hyperdub to bring you their own special mixture of dubby electronics.  This show covers the period from 2004 to date, and includes Kode 9, The Space Ape, and Burial, and other outstanding Hyperdub artists.