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

Continued Fallout After Closure of Women’s Prison in Dublin; SF Increases Homeless Sweeps; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Tonya Marie Amos

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We have been following the scandal and abuse at the now shuttered women’s federal prison in Dublin, California. The First Report by the Special Master is out, which mostly corroborates what the women have been saying for years, but also contains some additional troubling information. Joining us to discuss are Lisa Fernandez, a veteran journalist … Continued

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Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Tonya Marie Amos

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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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Palestine Post: Latest News & Analysis as well as the Greenhouse Gas Implications of Israel’s Violence in Gaza; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Tonya Marie Amos

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We start our recurring Monday Palestine coverage discussing the latest news from the region with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst who directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her book Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer was recently re-published in its 7th edition. Then, we explore the greenhouse gas emission … Continued

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Black August Begins; Uhuru Leaders Face September Trial; Sonya Massey – Say Her Name

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We start today’s show with our recurring State Terror Roundup segment. Then, acknowledging the beginning of Black August. Then we speak with Chairman Omali Yeshitela and Penny Hess from the Uhuru Movement, who face trial scheduled for September from a federal raid that occurred in July of 2022, with prosecutors accusing three Uhuru members of … Continued

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SF Supervisor Resigns from Committee Over $500k Police Pay Proposal; Latest in Federal Probe on Oakland; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Tongo Eisen-Martin

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On todays show, a San Francisco Supervisor has resigned from the city’s Rules Committee over the city’s budget crisis, and particularly a plan that could raise police pay for veteran cops to a half million dollars. We’re joined by that Supervisor, Hillary Ronen, who represents San Francisco’s District 9, which includes the Mission, Bernal, and … Continued

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Gun Violence As a Matter of Public Health In a Country of Arms; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Tongo Eisen-Martin

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On today’s show we explore gun reform as a matter of public health. But how do we reckon with the long history of distrust of public health and the social, ideological, historical, racial, and political forces that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America? Our guest today is Jonathan Metzl, … Continued

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Palestine Post: The Latest w/ Khury Petersen-Smith

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As we do each Monday, today’s show focuses on the latest from Palestine. We’re joined by Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. This week’s Artist Resistance in Residence is San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin. Follow Tongo Eisen-Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tongogara_ Follow Tongo Eisen-Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_tongogara_ — Subscribe … Continued

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LA Considers Contract to Hire Former IDF Soldiers for City Security; Sonya Massey – Say Her Name; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Susan Greene

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We start today’s show with a short tribute to Oakland organizer Kenzie Smith, made virally famous as the target of the “BBQ Becky” incident at Lake Merritt in Oakland, but he was also a powerful and committed community member. Then, we address the police killing of Sonya Massey with Sydney Kesler, a Queer Black Feminist … Continued

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Bay Area ER Doc Returns from Gaza; Netanyahu Faces Genocide Complaint to DOJ as Protests Mar his DC Visit; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Susan Greene

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Well over nine months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, many of the Palestinians throughout the area who survive Israel’s attacks have been disabled by either direct blasts or by the fallout from crumbling buildings. Meanwhile, access to medical care is severely limited, and over the weekend reports came out that polio had made its return … Continued

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Zionism Imprisons Palestine; De-centering ‘Jewish Values’ in Anti-Zionist Organizing; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Susan Greene

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Prior to Israel’s current genocide in Gaza, that area was often referred since 2007 as an open air prison due to Israel’s complete control. Our first guest this morning argues that if we explore the violence of zionism – that is, not just Gaza but zionist control more broadly – as a prison, then an … Continued