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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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We start today’s show with our Thursday segment the State Terror Roundup. Then, in 2020 the country exploded in protest responding to the murder of George Floyd. One of those protests took place in Sumter, South Carolina in May of 2020 where Brittany Martin was a participant. She joined in chanting, harmed no one, and … Continued
A bill criminalizing bail funds passed through the Georgia state legislature on Tuesday, February 6th. Joining us to discuss is Fallon McClure, Deputy Director for Policy & Advocacy with Georgia’s ACLU. Read Fallon McClure’s op-ed about Georgia’s SB63: https://newsone.com/4981507/georgia-cash-bail-bill/ Lots has been moving in Los Angeles in the movement to protect Black life. Joining us … Continued
Over the past handful of years, white supremacy in the US has reared its head, with vitriolic images like the tiki torch march in Charlottesville in 2017 or the January 6th, 2021, conservative attack on the US capitol. In this episode, we’re in conversation with a professor and n author whose new book places modern … Continued
As usual on Mondays, we focus the entirety of our show on the latest developments in Israel’s war on Palestine, and people’s resistance to that aggression. Discussing the latest figures, the status of an in-progress truce deal, and the cutting of UNWRA funding by the US and other wealthy countries, we are joined by Khury … Continued
We start today’s show with our State Terror Roundup. A new report from CalMatters shows that California’s averages more than $132,000 in spending for each person kept in prison, per year. That amount is 90% higher than the cost to imprison someone just ten years ago in 2014. Joining us to discuss is Brian Kaneda, … Continued
In states where abortion has been completely banned, more than sixty-four thousand rapes have resulted in force pregnancy, according to a new report titled ‘Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans’. Dr Samuel Dickman is one of the researchers and authors of that report, as well as an abortion provider with … Continued
Saturday, January 27th, marked the UN-recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For that commemoration, the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) hosted a webinar panel, discussing Israel’s misuse of the Nazi genocide to justify the genocide of Palestinians. Our podcast episode brings audio from that webinar, which featured an international panel of anti-zionist and internationalist activists discussing … Continued
We had such a phenomenal time talking with Yaffa A.S. recently that we invited Yaffa back onto the show for an extended discussion. Yaffa A.S. is the Executive Director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity. Yaffa is a trans Muslim and displaced Indigenous Palestinian. In this conversation we talk about their experience … Continued
We start today’s show with our State Terror Roundup. Then, in Oakland, the city has been examining the potential for reintroducing a former police program called Operation Ceasefire. It’s a carrot and stick program, where the Police Department identifies people they believe to be violent, offer them social services and support structures while also threatening … Continued
Starting in the 1970s, small groups of feminist activists met regularly to study anatomy, practice pelvic exams on each other, and learn how to safely perform a procedure known as menstrual extraction, which can end a pregnancy, using equipment easily bought and assembled at home. This “self-help” movement grew into a robust national and international … Continued
