Hard Knock Radio

NYC Councilman Charles Barron and author Quito Swan talks about his book, Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anti-colonialism, and the African World (Black Power)

We talk with former NYC councilman Charles Barron about the case of Jordan Neely being killed by a white vigilante on a NYC subway and then being praised by Donald Trump. We pick up on pt2 of our interview with Quito Swan and his book Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anti-colonialism, and the African World (Black Power). … Continued


In the years following the Russian Revolution, a popular resistance movement sprang up in Ukraine that drew its inspiration from a man named Nestor Makhno. Makhno went on to organize a seven-million-strong anarchist polity amidst the chaos and brutality of the Russian Civil War. Charlie Allison describes Makhno’s appeal, his political beliefs, and his rejection of … Continued


Law & Disorder

The Violent Use of Artificial Intelligence as Border Enforcement; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Chris Burger

The intersection of immigration, border enforcement, new technology and specifically artificial intelligence, is racing toward more intense and more violent border enforcement strategies that are fueled by problematic algorithms, that mostly replicate the social and economic systems of power and exclusion that western societies are rooted in. On today’s show, we’ll explore part of how … Continued