Law & Disorder

12.04.25 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we speak with Joshua Clark Davis, author of the book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back– A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue … Continued

12.03.25 - 8:00am

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International Revolutionary Day, marked each year on December 4th, is a day of remembrance and reflection on the radical struggle for liberation embodied by Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. His vision of collective power, rooted in socialism and Black liberation, challenged state violence and poverty, making him a target of government surveillance and … Continued

12.02.25 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we’ll speak with Jamal Abdi, the president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on the Trump administration’s plans to “rigorously reexamine” the status of every green card holder from nineteen nations, including Iran, and to allow for “negative, country-specific factors to be considered when vetting” nationals of those same nations applying for … Continued

12.01.25 - 8:00am

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On this episode of Palestine Post, we’ll speak with Samer Araabi, organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement on the latest headlines.  Next, we’ll go to Oneg Ben-Dror from Physicians for Human Rights Israel prisoners and detainees department. We’ll speak to her about their new report on deaths of Palestinian prisoners. https://www.phr.org.il/en/palestinian-deaths-behind-bars-eng/ Our Resistance in Residence … Continued

11.27.25 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we’re joined by El Jones, a poet, journalist, academic, and abolitionist who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches at Mt Saint Vincent University. She was also Halifax’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Her work focuses on social justice issues such as feminism, prison abolition, antiracism, and decolonization. Her latest book which … Continued

11.26.25 - 8:00am

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In this episode: A four-hundred-year reckoning with the colonial workings of the carceral state and resistance against it. We talk about how the story of American prisons is inextricably linked to the expansion of US power around the globe as well as the power of prison resistance, from the Seminole Indians to Assata Shakur. Our … Continued

11.25.25 - 8:00am

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Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as civil rights leader H. Rap Brown, is an American Muslim cleric and former Black Power activist whose life has spanned community organizing, political leadership, and later religious guidance. He transitioned this week and we’ll talk with Kalonji Changa and Dhoruba Bin Wahad about his legacy.  Kalonji Jama Changa is … Continued

11.24.25 - 8:00am

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On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration on the latest news headlines. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Danjuma, a writer, storyteller, performer and educator.  His recent solo show “Wounded … Continued

11.20.25 - 8:00am

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On this episode, we speak with Yomi S Young, writer, disability rights advocate, and former Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living, founded in Berkeley, CA on the recent transition of disability advocate Alice Wong. We also speak with Jesse Rabinowitz from the National Homeless Law Center on the Trump administration’s debilitating cuts to … Continued

11.19.25 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee’s rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hamid is Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reem Suleiman is the senior campaign director at the anti-surveillance nonprofit Fight for the Future … Continued