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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 Jesse Strauss.
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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 … Continued
On today’s show we speak with two local victors from the recent election. First, we’re joined by Congresswoman-elect Lateefah Simon, our newest house representative, on her way to being inaugurated for California’s 12th District, which includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont, and most of San Leandro. The congresswoman-elect will be replacing … Continued
On today’s show, we’re joined by Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, professor, author, organizer and activist. He has a new book out called When Freedom is the Question – Abolition is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation – a series of essays, poems and prompts to help us chart a path to liberation. … Continued
Today’s guests for our weekly Palestine Post segment are: Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Rami is an organizer with the Bay Area chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, a transnational, grassroots independent movement of Arab and Palestinian youth struggling … Continued
We start with a short story from our co-host Jesse Strauss: Thanksgiving in the year 2223 in Israel celebrates the colonial promise of the complete settling of the land of Palestine. Then, as we acknowledge today’s colonial Thanksgiving holiday, we spend the morning with a member of the tribe that is depicted in the Pilgrim and … Continued
On today’s show, we start with a conversation with two lawyers from All Family Legal in conversation around how to protect queer families before the next Trump presidency. Our guests are Alana Chazan and Amira Hasenbus, the co-founders of All Family Legal. Alana heads the practice’s litigation arm, with a focus on divorce and custody. She is … Continued
On today’s show we hear audio from Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving, an annual event at La Peña cultural center which took place on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, whose purpose is to challenge the colonial narrative of the Thanksgiving holiday and to honor indigenous artists, activists, organizers and cultural workers. We’ll hear the voices of Morning … Continued
Today’s guests for our weekly Palestine Post segment are: Shane Kadidal, a Senior Managing Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where he has worked on several significant cases arising in the wake of 9/11, and has been counsel in major Center for Constitutional Rights cases challenging the material support statute. Samer Araabi is a member of … Continued
We start today’s show out with our recurring segment, the State Terror Roundup. Then, Oakland is in a budget crisis and appears on the verge of bankruptcy. Meanwhile the police union is rejecting an idea of cuts to their staff. Oakland is faced with hard choices, and we’re joined to discuss by James Burch, Deputy … Continued
Today is the Trans Day of Remembrance. We start the show in conversation with a founder of San Francisco’s Transgender District and co-owner of the Stud bar who currently works as the Director of the Office of Trans Initiatives in San Francisco, Honey Mahogany. Honey Mahogany is also discussing the San Francisco plans to commemorate … Continued
