Baton Rouge has exploded into riots since the death of Alton Sterling. The police are responding very intensely, with assault rifles, mass arrests and tanks in streets. Then, this week activists in Oakland handed Libby Schaff a notice that they’re circulating a recall petition. Is the mayor at risk of losing her job? Plus, thousand’s of Venezuelans rush Columbia’s border in search of food. We learn more about the food crisis in Venezuela.
Guests:
Akeem Muhammad, a protester in Baton Rouge
Sister Alison McCrary, president of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild
Miguel Tinker Salas, Latin American historian and professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California