0:08 – The Midwest is experiencing unprecedented flooding, especially on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
We speak with Julian Brave Noisecat (@jnoisecat) is a policy analyst with 350.org and a contributor to This is America with Jorge Ramos, Data For Progress, Canadian Geographic and others. He was raised in Oakland, and is a member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’escen in British Columbia. Last week, he was on assignment at the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, covering the devastating impacts of flooding.
0:18 – In the wake of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique is suffering from mass devastation and now a cholera outbreak.
We speak with William Minter is a scholar and activist who has worked in Mozambique and the editor of the online newsletter AfricaFocus Bulletin.
0:34 – Trump has announced he will cut aid to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala – what next?
We speak with Dana Frank is professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focusing on the United States and Honduras. Her latest book is titled, “The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup.”
1:08 – Facebook and Instagram are banning white nationalist content on the platform.
We’re joined by Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) Editor-in-chief, Motherboard, covering tech and science stories with VICE.
1:20 – Oakland Unified School District’s restorative justice initiative is an internationally acclaimed model. Facilitators are pioneering the field in Oakland and creating new alternatives to punitive and racially biased discipline in schools. This year, 2 days after the Oakland Teacher’s strike was settled, the Oakland School Board made millions of dollars worth of cuts to the budget, which would eliminate part of the funding for the Restorative Justice program. For more on the future of Restorative Justice in the Oakland Unified School District we’re joined by David Yusem (@davidyusem) Restorative Justice Coordinator with Oakland Unified School District.