Law & Disorder

03.29.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

On today’s show, we focus on our neighbors without secure housing as covid-oriented eviction protections begin to dissolve. Our first guest is Leah Simon-Weisberg, Legal Director of The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action. ACCE is a grassroots, member-led, statewide community organization working with more than 15,000 members across California. Then, we take … Continued

03.28.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

A new bill could make California the first state to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard for people of South Asian descent, to build protection from discrimination in areas like housing and education. We’re joined by the sponsor of the bill, Aisha Wahab, the California state senator representing the 10th District, which runs from Hayward and Union … Continued

03.27.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

We start this hour with a round up the legislative attacks on our transgender community members around the nation with Adam Rhodes, a queer, first-generation Cuban American journalist whose journalism focuses on public policy, the justice system, and our nation’s most vulnerable people. His latest piece for the Appeal is called Anti-Trans Bills Flood States … Continued

03.23.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

We start today’s episode with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, to Phoenix, where, after Jacob Harris was killed by police, his friends were charged with his murder. We’re joined by Roland Harris, Jacob’s father, along with Meg O’Connor, an award-winning Senior Reporter for The Appeal, covering police, prosecutors, and the criminal legal system. Her … Continued

03.22.23 - 8:00am

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A new legislative session is upon us in California, so, we spend some time walking through just a few of the more progressive bills folks will be pushing. Joining me to discuss is Eric Morrison-Smith, the Executive Director for the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, a national network of community and advocacy organizations coming … Continued

03.21.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

We begin our show with a remembrance of the US invasion of Iraq, 20 years ago this week. Then – California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that San Quentin State Prison will transition into a “rehabilitation” center for the California prison system, transitioning to a service-oriented site that focuses on prisoners who are spending their … Continued

03.20.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

Twenty years ago on March 19th, then-President George W Bush gave a presidential address telling Americans that there was a threat to the country, to our safety, to the safety of the globe. He said that threat was Saddam Hussein and that his so-called weapons of mass destruction were a threat to us all. He … Continued

03.16.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, we go back to Atlanta to discuss the movement to stop Cop City, with Tunde Osazua, a member of the Atlanta chapter of the Black Alliance for Peace (or BAP), and is also a member of BAP’s national coordinating committee. He’s also a part of … Continued

03.15.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

On today’s show: Mitch Jeserich is the host of KPFA’s Letters and Politics which airs weekdays from 10-11am on these airwaves. He has been a producer and host for Pacifica for decades. Follow Mitch Jeserich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchJeserich Justin Phillips is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, having worked there since 2016. He recently … Continued

03.14.23 - 8:00am

By Jesse Strauss

On today’s show we’ll take a deep dive into the history of electoral recall efforts, and then explore current recall efforts both locally and nationally. We’ll start with a conversation with Kathryn Olmsted, a history professor at UC Davis who studies anti-communist efforts and the roots of modern conservatism. She is the author of four … Continued