An anonymized chat with a longtime anarchist on lessons learned trying to be free while being targeted by state repression
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At the core of our civilizational breakdown is an extractive economy that wastes both nature and people, at the same time it is Hoovering extreme wealth up to the billionaire class. But with breakdown comes breakthrough. Professor Manuel Pastor believes we’re living through a moment of profound transformation. It will come down to what we … Continued
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
Bulldoze SCI Rockview: Abolition, Prisoner Support, and Resistance to Genocide in PA-DOC
Interview with a supporter of prisoners demanding justice for racist displays by guards at SCI Rockview prison in Pennsylvania
Fund Drive Special: Occupation of the American Mind
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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.
It’s been described at the most turbulent period of global class struggle in history — the turn of the 20th century when revolutionaries around the world found common cause against capital and empire. Christina Heatherton discusses the revolutionary internationalism swirling around the Mexican Revolution and the remarkable intersection of radicals at that time. (Encore presentation.) … Continued
It’s been described at the most turbulent period of global class struggle in history — the turn of the 20th century when revolutionaries around the world found common cause against capital and empire. Christina Heatherton discusses the revolutionary internationalism swirling around the Mexican Revolution and the remarkable intersection of radicals at that time. Resources: Christina … Continued
With the passage of time, some things are remembered and others forgotten. In the case of Central America, argues historian Aviva Chomsky, amnesia has been consciously fostered. The long history of United States support for repressive regimes and policies often vanishes in discussions about contemporary violence in Central America and migration from the region. Chomsky … Continued
Reparations for Black Students; Tyrell Wilson Killed by Police in Danville; and Change Through Boxing
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We speak with Mike Hutchinson about Oakland school board’s decision to pass the Reparations for Black Students Resolution. Rachel Jackson talks about the death Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old Black man who was shot by a Danville police officer Andrew Hall, last week. The Danville police officer who shot Mr. Wilson has been identified as the … Continued
The coronavirus has laid bare the divisions and inequalities of our society. It’s also exposed the stark differences in possible approaches to the pandemic. Radical scholar Alexis Shotwell argues that we need to frame our fight as one for collective care, rather than containment and control. She discusses solidarity and the lessons of the HIV/AIDS … Continued