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We speak with George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd about George’s legacy and the importance of voting. We also explore felon disenfranchisement and the political battle to restore the voting rights of 6 million people not eligible to vote because of laws that restrict people convicted of felonies from voting. We’ll meet criminal justice activists in … Continued
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We speak with activist Aqeela Sherrills about the financial impact of police misconduct lawsuits on taxpayers. Sherrills says the police departments expenditures cost cities millions in lawsuits and proposed overtime and it’s debilitating to disenfranchised communities.
“Trump’s occupation of American cities has begun”—with Portland. We get an eyewitness report. PLUS: the U.S. Postal Service, vital to vote-by-mail, among many other things, is nearing bankruptcy: thanks to Charles Koch! Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Tito Texidor III on Unsplash
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Today we discuss transphobia and homophobia in the Black community. Specifically, as it pertains to anti-Black racism in policing and the movement for Black Lives. We cover the murder of a Black trans man Tony McDade by Tallahassee police (2 days after the murder of George Floyd and the third fatal officer-involved shooting in the … Continued
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We speak with Rodney Floyd, the brother of George Floyd about his murder and the campaign for justice. We speak with Ty and Zoe about organizing to stop police violence in their community. And lastly, we listen to a number of people discuss the upcoming school board vote to dismantle the OUSD police department.
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We speak with local activists Sean Dugar, and Tonya Love about proposed legislation that targets police misconduct and racial bias. Democrats in Congress are proposing specific legislation that would make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and recover damages from officers found to have violated the constitutional rights of civilians. We center our conversation around … Continued
The protests spurred by police killings of African Americans and other people of color has finally brought the punitive nature of the U.S. state into national view. Writer JoAnn Wypijewski argues that for at least the past half century we’ve been witnessing a particularly punishing turn by the state, often fueled by moral panics about … Continued
The widespread protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd are continuing without any end in sight, despite curfew orders. Radical scholar Jordan Camp places the upheaval that’s taking place within the larger history of urban rebellions in the United States, from Watts in 1965, Detroit in 1967, Los Angeles in 1992, Ferguson in 2014, … Continued
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Various individuals address twenty-thousand people about police brutality at Oakland’s City Hall.
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Reporte de Democracy Now! en Español. Estrenos Musicales y comentarios. Producción y conducción por Miguel Guerrero.
