Law & Disorder

10.23.24 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we discuss the intensification of Israel’s siege on northern Gaza, plans for resettlement, continued backing by the US, and expansion of its assault on Lebanon. We’re joined by Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the … Continued

10.22.24 - 8:00am

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It’s the National Stop Police Terror Day, and across the country Stop Cop Nation actions are taking place to resist the carceral state. On today’s show, a rebroadcast of a conversation with organizer, activist and abolitionist Andrea J. Ritchie about her book, with Mariame Kaba, No More Police: A Case for Abolition. Our Resistance in … Continued

10.21.24 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, the latest news and updates on the war on Palestine with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. The Sumud Resistance Until Liberation mural project is a collaboration between artists and activists in the U.S. and Palestine that … Continued

10.17.24 - 8:00am

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On today’s show: how Florida prisons are responding to Hurricane Milton, with Ethan Corey, The Appeal’s Research & Projects Editor. Despite community opposition, Oakland city council voted to renew OPD’s contract with ShotSpotter through December 2025 for $840,000 per year. The technology is used to detect and locate gunshots throughout the city, but critics, including our … Continued

10.16.24 - 8:00am

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We begin today’s Palestine Post with Rami Khoury, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Rosita, an Indigenous Mapuche woman and registered nurse of 13 years joins us to discuss the ongoing anti-genocide campaign led by faculty and … Continued

10.15.24 - 8:00am

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We’re joined by Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist and aspirational cousin to all sentient beings Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. We’re discussing her … Continued

10.14.24 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we’re joined by El Jones, a poet, journalist, academic, and abolitionist who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches at Mt Saint Vincent University. She was also Halifax’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Her work focuses on social justice issues such as feminism, prison abolition, antiracism, and decolonization. Her latest book … Continued

10.10.24 - 8:00am

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On today’s show, we’re joined by organizers Wassim Hage of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and Rami Ibrahim of Palestinian Youth Movement to discuss the various direct actions locals have taken in protest of Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East. We’re also joined by Cheryl Rivera, a Brooklyn- based writer and editor of … Continued

10.09.24 - 8:00am

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Christopher Robé, professor in film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University discusses his book Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about them on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_oysterknife_/ — Subscribe to … Continued

10.08.24 - 8:00am

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Michelle Smirnova, Associate Professor of Sociology and affiliate faculty member of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas discusses her new book The Prescription to Prison Pipeline. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about … Continued