Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

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Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Teresa Wierzbianska.

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Law & Disorder

Cops Use Artificial Panic to Buy Gear; ICE Uses Private Charter Jets for Deportations; New Exhibit on Border and Immigration at Angel Island

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We start today’s show exploring Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s contracts with private charter airlines used for deportations. We speak with McKenzie Funk, a journalist with ProPublica who focuses on the business of immigration enforcement. His latest piece is titled ‘Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time.”’ … Continued

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Oakland Interim Mayor Fires Most Staff; Oakland’s ‘Astroturf Network’; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ben Noble

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Earlier this week, Oakland Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced the firing of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s city hall staff, starting with the canning of Leigh Hanson over an allegedly problematic note-taking issue, and followed by the rest of the staff that had been hired by Sheng Thao. Joining us is Brandon Harami, one of the … Continued

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Earth Doula w/ Queen Hollins; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ben Noble

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We spend today’s hour in conversation with elder queer Black Indigenous healer and the Founder and Director of the Earthlodge Center for Transformation (the Earthlodge), Queen Hollins, in conversation about her new book called Earth Doula. It’s an illustrated guide for Earth medicine, stewardship, and healing. At a time when so many have forgotten or … Continued

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Palestine Post w/ Rami Khouri & Rami Ibrahim; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ben Noble

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This week’s Palestine Post features Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and journalist and author Rami Khouri as well as Rami Ibrahim, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement. Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is queer, disabled Australian actor, writer and creative producer Ben Noble. Ben Noble’s play MEMBER, … Continued

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Solidarity Economies and Eco-Socialism in Jackson, MS

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Our guests today are the editors behind a brand new book that catalogs the experiment, successes, and challenges of Cooperation Jackson in Jackson Mississippi. We’re joined by Kali Akuno, Matt Meyer, and Saki Hall, to discuss their book Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present.   —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in … Continued

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Contextualizing Angela Davis with Joy James; Plus Resistance in Residence Biko Eisen-Martin

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Black abolitionist philosopher Joy James joins us to discuss her book Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon.   This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is playwright, actor, and multi-disciplinary artist Biko Eisen-Martin. Check out Biko’s website: https://www.bikoeisenmartin.com/”>https://www.bikoeisenmartin.com —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs on the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

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We’re joined by Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist and aspirational cousin to all sentient beings Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. We’re discussing her latest book, Survival … Continued

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Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration w/ James Kilgore and Vic Liu

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Those targeted for incarceration do not simply submit to a monochromatic existence behind bars. Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. On today’s show we speak with the authors of a new visual primer on mass incarceration. The Warehouse brings to life the histories and means of daily survival of the marginalized people ensnared in … Continued

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Venezuelan Migrants Trafficked from U.S. to El Salvador Prison; Plus 5 Years Since Police Killed Steven Taylor; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Duane Forrest

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Our return guest Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International talks about the Venezuelan migrants who are being detained by U.S. immigration enforcement and trafficked to Cecot Prison in El Salvador via Honduras. Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the police killing of Steven Taylor. Cat Brooks chronicles that history on the State Terror … Continued

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Major Unions Back Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor; the Risks of Aerial Surveillance; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Duane Forrest

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We look at the key players influencing the Oakland Mayor’s race with Walter Riley, civil rights lawyer, activist and chair of the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. Then, as some cities move to restrict surveillance, law enforcement takes to the sky. Fixed wing aircraft can stay up in the air for hours at a time and … Continued