What can sex workers add to discussions around transformative justice, prison abolition, and labor organizing? Heather Berg has spoken with sex worker radicals whose perspectives on left theory and practice are informed by encounters with ever-present threats to their lives and livelihoods. (Encore presentation.) Heather Berg, “‘If You’re Going to Be Beautiful, You Better Be Dangerous’: Sex … Continued


Law & Disorder

Attacks on abortion and reproductive freedoms w/ Imani Gandy; plus the nation’s first helpline for DV abusers

On today’s show, in the two years since the supreme court overturned Roe vs Wade 21 states have banned abortions. Here to discuss the ongoing attacks on reproductive freedoms is Imani Gandy is Editor-at-Large for Rewire News Group, where she covers law and courts and co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. October is Domestic Violence Awareness … Continued


UpFront

What are Voter Polls Showing in Wisconsin? Plus, Senate District 7 Candidate Interviews

00:08 — Ruth Conniff is Editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner. She formerly served as Editor-in-chief of The Progressive Magazine. 00:33 — Jovanka Beckles has served on the Richmond City Council and as a director on the AC Transit Board. Currently running for State Senate District 7, covering Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, and more. Jesse Arreguín is … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – October 30, 2024

On today’s show: Report from Pennsylvania: Marc Lamont Hill on Harris’s Closing Speech & Dangers of a Trump Victory Imara Jones: Transphobia Is “Key Pillar” of Trump’s Push for a “Patriarchal Fascist Regime” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.