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Confronting violence against Black women and girls w/ Treva B. Lindsey; plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Leigh Rondon-Davis

On today’s show, we revisit an interview with Treva B. Lindsey about violence against Black women and girls, and the reverberation of this violence on every facet of our social and community fabrics. That’s the focus of her new book America Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and The Struggle for Justice (University of California Press). Treva … Continued


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Attacks on abortion and reproductive freedoms w/ Imani Gandy; plus the nation’s first helpline for DV abusers

On today’s show, in the two years since the supreme court overturned Roe vs Wade 21 states have banned abortions. Here to discuss the ongoing attacks on reproductive freedoms is Imani Gandy is Editor-at-Large for Rewire News Group, where she covers law and courts and co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. October is Domestic Violence Awareness … Continued


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Criminalized survivors and the need for Abolition Feminism w/ Leigh Goodmark; plus Resistance in Residence artist Leigh Rondon-Davis

On today’s show, in honor of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month we revisit this conversation about how intimate partner violence can’t be addressed through a carceral system with Leigh Goodmark, abolitionist lawyer and author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism. This week, our Resistance in Residence artist in Leigh Rondon-Davis (they/them) … Continued


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Palestine Post with Phyllis Bennis, plus US professors face discipline for Palestine support with journalist Michael Sainato, and an update on the Golden Gate 26 court battle

On today’s show, we discuss the latest updates on Israel’s continued assault on Palestine and Lebanon with Phyllis Bennis, who joins us from the Poor People’s Campaign is doing a pre-election prayer vigil at Congress this morning, demanding the US stop arming Israel. Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism … Continued


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Behind the attacks on Oakland’s rank choice voting; plus the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative w/ Jhody Polk, and a new commemorative bench to honor Colby Wells in Stockton

On today’s show, we discuss the attacks on Oakland’s rank choice voting system ahead of the election. Shomik Mukherjee covers Oakland, with a focus on local politics, developments and activism for the East Bay Times. His latest story is “Rank choice voting is expanding around the country – but in Oakland, it’s under attack.” Last … Continued


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What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine w/ Rami Khouri, plus new documentary ‘The Strike’ highlights the largest prison hunger strike in US history

On today’s show, we discuss the intensification of Israel’s siege on northern Gaza, plans for resettlement, continued backing by the US, and expansion of its assault on Lebanon. We’re joined by Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the … Continued


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A case for Abolition on this National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality with Andrea J. Ritchie

It’s the National Stop Police Terror Day, and across the country Stop Cop Nation actions are taking place to resist the carceral state. On today’s show, a rebroadcast of a conversation with organizer, activist and abolitionist Andrea J. Ritchie about her book, with Mariame Kaba, No More Police: A Case for Abolition. Our Resistance in … Continued


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Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith, the Sumud Resistance Until Liberation mural project, and the Golden Gate 26 fighting felony charges in SF court this week

On today’s show, the latest news and updates on the war on Palestine with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. The Sumud Resistance Until Liberation mural project is a collaboration between artists and activists in the U.S. and Palestine that … Continued


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How Florida prisons are responding to Hurricane Milton; plus Oakland renews gunshot surveillance technology despite opposition

On today’s show: how Florida prisons are responding to Hurricane Milton, with Ethan Corey, The Appeal’s Research & Projects Editor. Despite community opposition, Oakland city council voted to renew OPD’s contract with ShotSpotter through December 2025 for $840,000 per year. The technology is used to detect and locate gunshots throughout the city, but critics, including our … Continued


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Palestine Post w/ Rami Khoury + Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine @ UCSF

We begin today’s Palestine Post with Rami Khoury, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Rosita, an Indigenous Mapuche woman and registered nurse of 13 years joins us to discuss the ongoing anti-genocide campaign led by faculty and … Continued