Law & Disorder

Palestine Post w/ Phyllis Bennis & Samer Araabi; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Shaun Blaney

On today’s episode of our weekly Monday segment, The Palestine Post, we’re joined by Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of a brand new book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. We’re also joined by Samer Araabi, a member of the … Continued


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

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


Law & Disorder

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

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


Law & Disorder

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

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


Law & Disorder

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

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


Law & Disorder

Solidarity Economies and Eco-Socialism in Jackson, MS

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


Law & Disorder

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

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: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/


Law & Disorder

Alexis Pauline Gumbs on the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

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


Law & Disorder

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

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