Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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On today’s show we explore gun reform as a matter of public health. But how do we reckon with the long history of distrust of public health and the social, ideological, historical, racial, and political forces that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America? Our guest today is Jonathan Metzl, … Continued
The city of Los Angeles is considering funding a private security firm that hires former Israeli soldiers, in the wake of a sale of Palestinian land for zionist settlement construction which took place in June at a Los Angeles synagogue, and protests outside were labeled “anti-semitic”. We speak with Jonah Valdez, a journalist and poet … Continued
In this segment we address the police killing of Sonya Massey with Sydney Kesler, a Queer Black Feminist Healing Arts Practitioner and the Rapid response organizer and campaign strategist with the In Our Names Network. Follow the In Our Names Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inournames/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow … Continued
Well over nine months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, many of the Palestinians throughout the area who survive Israel’s attacks have been disabled by either direct blasts or by the fallout from crumbling buildings. Meanwhile, access to medical care is severely limited, and over the weekend reports came out that polio had made its return … Continued
We spend this segment in Washington DC, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting for a series of diplomatic meetings starting Wednesday, with an address to congress, a meeting scheduled with President Joe Biden on Thursday, and then with former president Donald Trump this Friday in Mar-a-Lago. He’s also expected to meet with Vice … Continued
Prior to Israel’s current genocide in Gaza, that area was often referred since 2007 as an open air prison due to Israel’s complete control. Our first guest this morning argues that if we explore the violence of zionism – that is, not just Gaza but zionist control more broadly – as a prison, then an … Continued
More than nine months of Israel’s genocidal onslaught on Gaza also means more than nine months of a movement against zionist aggression, which has developed more engagement than ever before in the movement for Palestinian lives and dignity. That organizing work is complex and doesn’t come without internal nuance and disagreement. For example, what does it … Continued
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
A new investigation into police use of tasers follows how they’ve been used specifically in response to 911 mental health calls. The research shows that they can cause death as well as long term harm, and also that they are deployed disproportionately against Black people. The investigation was done by MindSite News, a nonprofit journalism … Continued
In San Francisco, police are now forced to minimize pretextual traffic stops despite the police union’s now-failed attempt to maintain them. This is after the San Francisco Police Commission in February committed the department to minimize police ability to pull people over for minor violations. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s police watchdog agency, the Department of Police … Continued
