Our lives are filled with innumerable choices, such as for the countless array of products for us to buy, assuming we can afford them. Our politics are often framed as a question of individual, not collective, choice such as the freedom to choose to have an abortion or the act of casting one’s vote in … Continued
“The bosses have two parties,” they said. “We need one of our own.” In 1996, representatives and activists from hundreds of local and international unions came together to launch a workers’ party — long missing from U.S. politics. Labor Party participant and economist Howard Botwinick discusses the organization’s challenges and promise, and the lessons from … Continued
An interview with the creators of the Abortion Pill Zine on comics, sex education and healthcare access
“Abortion Beyond The State” by Jex Blackmore recorded at ACABookfair 2024 in so-called Asheville, NC, on the history and need for autonomous health care
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In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged with Tim Redmond of 48 Hills and Professor James Taylor about the prime-time debate between Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris. In their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, both candidates expressed their starkly different visions for the country on … Continued
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In this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D speaks with Layidua Salazar about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the abortion pill. The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone means the drug’s future is now firmly tied to the 2024 presidential election. Anti-abortion groups said they were dealt … Continued
While the Supreme Court considers restricting abortion pills, feminists in the Global South have shown the way forward for safe abortions outside of the law. Sociologist Naomi Braine has documented the efforts of networks and collectives of activists, some formed in the struggles against dictatorship in Latin America, who provide information, pills, and support in … Continued
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Davey D speaks with Layidua Salazar about the Supreme Court and Reproductive Justice. Later we present the documentary, Occupation of the American Mind. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Most of us assume that our medical data is protected under U.S. law — but, as sociologist Mary Ebeling illustrates, that’s wrong. Even when we don’t collect it ourselves with fitness trackers and health apps, our most sensitive health information is gathered from across the web, and package and sold as data commodities by brokers … Continued
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An early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision, leaked to the public on Monday, suggests that a majority of the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of 50 years ago that established a constitutional right to abortion. Davey D speaks with Layidua Salazar and Professor Zakiya Luna about the abortion rights … Continued
