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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 weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, we’re in conversation with Danielle Bernstein, a public defender and writer in New York City with a background in innocence work, who is uncovering some of the gendered challenges in exonerating wrongly incarcerated women in this country. The challenges include outdated stereotypes, and convictions … Continued
Today we continue to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Law & Disorder on KPFA’s airwaves. Today, we celebrate by taking a look back at some of the programming that Law & Disorder has brought in our first year. Thank you for listening! This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is writer, singer, and organizer for Black … Continued
Today is the one-year anniversary of Law & Disorder on KPFA’s airwaves. Today, we celebrate by taking a look back at some of the programming that Law & Disorder has brought in our first year. Thank you for listening! This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is writer, singer, and organizer for Black freedom and the … Continued
Governor Gavin Newsom has committed $1.2 million for automated license plate readers in Oakland. Joining us to discuss is Brian Hofer is the Executive Director of Secure Justice, a non-profit that advocates against state abuse of power, and for reduction in government and corporate over-reach. He has also been the Chair of Oakland’s Privacy Advisory … Continued
On August 13 1955, a Black WW1 war veteran named Lamar Smith was murdered on the steps of the Brookhaven MS courthouse in front of many witnesses as he tried to register Black people to vote. No one was ever brought to justice. Joining us to discuss is Roy L Smith, a nephew of Lamar Smith. … Continued
We spend this hour in conversation with Mama Ayanna Mashana about what it means to celebrate Black August – the history of Black rebellion, the political prisoners who the US holds hostage from the Black Liberation Movement, and the customs that we use to celebrate the month. My guest Mama Ayana is also the former … Continued
A new report by the UC Berkeley Labor called “The State of Working East Bay” analyzes living and working conditions among workers in the East Bay before the pandemic – from 2015-2019 – which demonstrates that many workers and their families struggled to make ends meet even before COVID hit. Joining me to discuss are Dr … Continued
The ACLU has sued the City of Colorado Springs, members of the Colorado Springs Police Department, and the FBI, for aggressive overreach and repression during the Colorado Springs 2020 protest movement. We’re joined this morning by the primary plaintiff in the lawsuit, Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta, along with Tim Macdonald, the Legal Director of the ACLU … Continued
We start out today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, Ruchelle Magee, the longest held political prisoner in the United States was freed just this week after 67 years of imprisonment due to unceasing community organizing as well as some shifts in “compassionate release” policies in the state of California. Joining us to … Continued
A new CalMatters report shows that opioid deaths in California have increased by more than 120% in the past three years alone. We’re joined by Ana B. Ibarra, a health reporter for non-profit newsroom CalMatters. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and other state and national news outlets. … Continued
