On today’s episode, we speak with two members of Oakland Abolition and Solidarity, an abolitionist organization based in the bay area of California that is involved in supporting prisoner led organizing in jails and prisons. We discuss the recent call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak for national ‘Shut’Em Down’ demonstrations, the impact and role of the … Continued
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with author, podcaster, and organizer, adrienne maree brown, known for such works as Pleasure Activism, Emergent Strategy, and We Will Not Cancel Us. During our conversation, we speak about Brown’s past and current written work and it can be viewed looking back on both … Continued
On today’s episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with long-time anarchist, musician, author, and activist Margaret Killjoy, the host of the podcast, ‘How to Live Like the World is Dying.’ We discuss the concept of ‘prepping,’ or preparing for disasters, and how it intersects with mutual aid and community building in an age of … Continued
Eric Laursen, author of The Operating System An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State, joins It’s Going Down to argue that everything we think we know about the creation and function of the political State is fundamentally wrong. States did not arise out of a collective need, nor were they created organically; they instead were … Continued
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with abolitionist Alex Vitale, author of the new book, The End of Policing. In our discussion, we look at the abolitionist movement one year after the George Floyd uprising, with Vitale arguing that we have seen a massive shift, both in terms of gains … Continued
It’s Going Down hosts discuss the Right’s latest AstroTurf and fear-mongering campaign around ‘Critical Race Theory,’ and how a collection of think-tanks, Fox News hosts, and Republican politicians, are revamping old conspiracy theories to advance attacks on academic freedom, civil rights, and free speech. At the same time, key sections of the GOP are doubling … Continued
On It’s Going Down, we speak with Chuck Tanner of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) about the People’s Rights Network, a collection of far-Right activists led by Ammon Bundy, famous for participating in armed standoffs in various states. Currently, Bundy is pushing for more water access to ranchers hit hard … Continued
On today’s episode of it’s Going Down, we speak with SA Smythe, who is “a statewide coordinating committee member of the faculty wing of California Cops Off Campus (UCFTP) and organizes with students and other comrades in the broader Cops Off Campus Coalition and other abolitionist/anti-carceral groups across Turtle Island and in Europe.” We discuss … Continued
Anti-capitalist researchers Gifford Hartman and Robert Ovetz join the It’s Going Down show to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waged workers, how they have fought back over the past year, and also why so many businesses are finding it so hard to fill unstaffed positions as the economy is on the verge … Continued
Today on It’s Going Down, we speak with Andrea Rovinsky, who has been reporting live from the streets of Elizabeth City, NC, where people have been out demanding that the city and local law enforcement release footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown, Jr. As protests enter their third week, local government and police … Continued