NLG Director of Mass Defense, Xavier de Janon, and members of the DFW Support Committee speak about the Prairieland Case and the Trump administrations ongoing threats against the left and “Antifa”
immigration
Shannon of Remora House DC talks about supporting houseless neighbors and strengthening alliances against ICE sweeps in Washington DC under Trumps federal police and national guard surges the city. Then Paria of Athens speaks to Research Critique about media distraction from the Tempi train disaster to manufacture consent for more police on University campuses
An interview with two southern Californian anarchists about the recent protests against ICE raids alongside military and national guard, as well as resistance to recent anti-homeless sweeps
Was the populist far right a reaction to neoliberal free market fundamentalism? Or, as historian Quinn Slobodian argues, did such rightwing currents come out of the ideas of neoliberalism itself? Slobodian reflects on neoliberal thinkers’ preoccupation with racist and misogynistic ideas of human nature and intelligence, borders and gold — all in service to their … Continued
An interview with Angel, a former 2020 Uprising prisoner and current ICE detainee of trans-masculine lesbian of Mapuche heritage facing deportation to Chile, speaking about conditions in ICE detention
Dulce from CIMA WNC speaks about immigrant solidarity in times of escalated threat of deportation and Kristian Williams talks about the comic books of Alan Moore
We assume that the collection of our data by Big Tech companies — to scrutinize, categorize, and use for commercial and other unsanctioned purposes — is unique to our era. But scholar Anita Say Chan illustrates how the eugenics movement in the 19th and 20th centuries amassed and analyzed data in order to justify social … Continued
First, an interview with Maru Mora-Villalpando of La Resistencia about organizing against the privately owned immigration prison the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA. Then, Pittsburgh Fash Watch talks about documenting and challenging local fascists in western Pennsylvania. Finally, Sean Swain comments on the election results.
An interview with Alex of Szpila Collective on the repression of activists supporting people on the move in eastern Poland known as the #H5Poland case and an interview with a local anarchist about migrant solidarity organizing amidst growing nationalism on the Belarus border
Today’s broadcast of The Final Straw Radio is preempted for hour 1 of the 2024 LSB (Local Station Board) Candidate Forum. Since 2003, the Pacifica Foundation has been committed to constituting its board of directors and governance from its listener-sponsors and staff members. It does this by holding local elections for listeners and staff members … Continued