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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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Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston wants to turn Oakland’s encampment rules upside down. His plan would let the city clear homeless camps without offering anyone a place to go, erase protections that keep people from being arrested just for being homeless, and treat the vehicles they live in like ordinary cars, towing them at will if … Continued
The murder of Charlie Kirk, the racially divisive right-wing podcaster, has caused ripple effects in America’s political landscape. On today’s episode, we’ll speak with Kalonji Jama Changa, organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute. Kalonji is co-founder of Black Power Media. He is also author of … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with 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 also speak with Tariq Ra’ouf, one of the media spokespeople for Global Sumud Flotilla, which … Continued
On today’s show, we speak with Addie Kitchen, the grandmother of Steven Taylor, the man fatally shot by a now-retired San Leandro police officer in a Walmart in April 2020, and she has since emerged as a leading advocate seeking justice and accountability in his case. Katherine Gallagher, senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional … Continued
In this episode, we’ll speak with Adam Mahoney, climate and environment reporter at Capital B. He recently wrote an article that was published in Mother Jones – Is the Legacy of Hurricane Katrina More Lethal Than the Storm? Black New Orleanians navigate hopelessness, addiction, and the struggle to survive. We’ll also speak with Rollin Black … Continued
Donald Trump is once again leaning into strongman tactics, sharing a social media meme over the weekend that threatened to “wage war” on Chicago. The post, part of his broader crackdown rhetoric on Democratic-led cities, is mobilizing communities to fight back. In this episode, we speak with Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., a Chicago-based community organizer, … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Tariq Habash, is co-founder of A New Policy. He resigned from the U.S. Department of Education in January, 2024 due to the Biden Administration’s policy on Gaza and its unrestricted support for Israel’s aggression against Palestinians. He recently contributed an article for Newsweek – The Blueprint for ICE’s … Continued
We speak with actor and activist Casey Adler, John Parker, co-founder of the Harriet Tubman Center, and Lulu Hammond, co-founder of SoCal Uprising. Together, they are organizing Labor 4 Palestine: An Arms Embargo Rally and Teach-In Series, happening Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 a.m. at Downtown Los Angeles City Hall. The event will bring together … Continued
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Terry Kupers. Terry Kupers is a psychiatrist and expert on correctional mental health and the detrimental effects of solitary confinement.He is known for his expertise in the fields of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, and community mental health. He is Professor Emeritus at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California … Continued
We’ll spend the hour today in conversation with Christopher Blackwell, an award-winning journalist currently incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center. He is serving a 45-year prison sentence for taking another human’s life during a drug robbery and has been incarcerated since 2003. We’ll talk about the book he’s contributing to about the terrors of solitary confinement, and … Continued
