The dramatic expansion of police power in the U.S. has been fueled by sexual policing—the targeting and legal control of people’s bodies and their presumed sexual activities. So argues Anne Gray Fischer, who describes the historical trajectory of sexual policing and traces the profoundly consequential shift in its targets from white women to Black women. (Encore … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

The Mourning After

Ralph and the team invite cofounder of RootsAction, Norman Solomon, to autopsy the carcass of the Democratic Party after Donald Trump’s decisive defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election. They dissect what happened on November 5 and report what needs to be done about it. Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director … Continued


Law & Disorder

Gun Violence as a Matter of Public Health w/ Jonathan Metzl; plus Resistance in Residence Artist L. Peter Callender

On today’s show, we explore gun reform as a matter of public health. But how do we reckon with the long history of distrust of public health and the social, ideological, historical, racial, and political forces that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America? Our guest today is Jonathan Metzl, … Continued