KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

Student test scores have been dropping nationwide. The latest NAEP scores for 12th graders are alarming. Students nationwide are still struggling with basic reading and math, and the gaps between races and income levels remain stubbornly wide, showing almost no improvement over the years. We speak with Kitty Kelly Epstein — college professor, activist and the host of a radio show on KPFA 94.1 FM. She has written three books and a number of articles, including Changing Academia Forever Black Student Leaders Analyze the Movement They Led. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Math and Reading Scores Ring Alarm Bells w/ Kitty Kelly Epstein appeared first on KPFA.

Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston wants to turn Oakland's encampment rules upside down. His plan would let the city clear homeless camps without offering anyone a place to go, erase protections that keep people from being arrested just for being homeless, and treat the vehicles they live in like ordinary cars, towing them at will if they're “in the way” or deemed unsafe.On this episode, we speak with Talya “Boots” Husbands-Hankin, the founder of Love and Justice in the Streets. Talya is joined by John Janosko from Wood street Commons.  — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Oakland Says NO to Encampment Crack-downs w/ Talya “Boots” Husbands-Hankin and John Jonasko appeared first on KPFA.

The murder of Charlie Kirk, the racially divisive right-wing podcaster, has caused ripple effects in America's political landscape. On today's episode, we'll speak with Kalonji Jama Changa, organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute.  Kalonji is co-founder of Black Power Media. He is also author of the bestselling book, “How to Build a People's Army” and co-producer of the documentary “Organizing is the New Cool.” — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Chickens Come Home To Roost: Charlie Kirk Edition w/ Kalonji Changa appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Tariq Ra'ouf, one of the media spokespeople for Global Sumud Flotilla, which has begun sailing out of Tunisia, with organizers and participants saying they are determined to break Israel's siege on Gaza and deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid.  — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Global Sumud Flotilla w/ Tariq Ra'ouf appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of Understanding Palestine & Israel.  — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post w/ Phyllis Bennis appeared first on KPFA.

The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit demanding records from the Trump administration about its funding of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private U.S. outfit coordinating with Israel and military contractors to distribute aid in Gaza. Since launching in May, GHF sites have become deadly flashpoints, with more than 1,400 Palestinians killed, over half at or near aid distribution points. On today's episode, we speak with Katherine Gallagher, senior attorney at CCR who says Israel's sidelining of the U.N.'s neutral aid system in favor of GHF's militarized model has turned food lines into “death traps,” as soldiers reportedly fired on starving Palestinians waiting for aid. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post CCR Sues Trump Admin Over Gaza Aid Funding w/ Katherine Gallagher appeared first on KPFA.

Addie Kitchen is the grandmother of Steven Taylor, the man fatally shot by a now-retired San Leandro police officer in a Walmart in April 2020, and she has since emerged as a leading advocate seeking justice and accountability in his case.  The Anti Police-Terror Project is calling on the community to come out in support of Grandma Addie. Officer Jason Fletcher, who killed Taylor, was charged by then–District Attorney Nancy O'Malley under a new law that made it harder for police to claim they “feared for their lives.” Now, however, current DA Pamela Price is poised to dismiss the case. Community members are gathering at 8 a.m. at the René C. Davidson Courthouse. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Justice for Steven Taylor w/ Addie Kitchen appeared first on KPFA.

Sister Helen Prejean, longtime Catholic nun and death penalty abolitionist,  has urged Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the sentences of all death row prisoners in the state. The appeal comes six years after Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and nearly twenty years since California last carried one out. The appeal also comes on the heels of the 25th anniversy of the opera adaptation of Dead Man Walking, based on Prejean's book recounting her work with death row inmates, performing now at the San Francisco Opera https://www.sfopera.com/operas/dead-man-walking/ There will be a series of events in San Francisco Sept 10-12 featuring Sister Helen Prejean free and open to all! Faith, Law and the Death Penalty Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00pm Panel discussion Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes Street, San Francisco) Information Free admission, RSVP required (requires you to create an account but no charge)   Art and Faith in Action Against the Death Penalty Thursday, September 11, 1:30-3:30 pm, press conference 2 pm Organized by California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition SF City Hall (1 Goodlett Pl, SF) Advocates will stage a visualization representing the 565 people sentenced to death in California and urge Governor Newsom to commute all death sentences now. Free, no rsvp required   An Afternoon with Sister Helen Prejean & Dead Man Walking Friday, September 12, 2:00-6:00pm 2pm Film: Dead Man Walking — R, 122 mins., 1995. CC in English 4pm Discussion with author Sister Helen Prejean & composer Jake Heggie 5:30pm Reception and Book Signing Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch (100 Larkin Street, San Francisco) Information Free admission – no rsvp required — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Stop Executions with Sister Helen Prejean appeared first on KPFA.

Hurricane Katrina taught us that coastal restoration is not just an environmental issue but a matter of public safety, equity, and resilience. The storm revealed how decades of wetland loss, oil and gas canal dredging, and weakened levee systems left communitie — especially poor and Black neighborhoods — dangerously exposed. Since then, restoration efforts in Louisiana have emphasized rebuilding wetlands and barrier islands as natural buffers, integrating them with stronger levees and surge barriers in a “multiple lines of defense” approach. Katrina also taught us that community engagement is critical: restoration cannot succeed if it displaces residents or ignores local knowledge. The disaster ultimately pushed coastal restoration from a long-term ecological goal into an urgent priority for protecting both people and economies in a rapidly changing climate. In this episode, we speak with Rollin Black who works doing coastal habitat restoration in the Lower 9th Ward or New Orleans for the Lower Ninth Ward Center for Center for Engagement and Development.  Learn more about his work here https://sustainthenine.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post 20 Years After Katrina w/ Coastal Restoration Expert Rollin Black appeared first on KPFA.

The tragic story of Michelle McCullum, a young mother who killed herself and her two children a decade after Hurricane Katrina, illustrates the deep and lasting toll the storm took on New Orleans' Black communities. McCullum, who grew up in the Treme neighborhood, faced cascading challenges in a city reshaped by demographic shifts, job losses, and a weakened social safety net. She became emblematic of how systemic disinvestment, displacement, and inadequate mental health care compounded the trauma left in Katrina's wake. Her death underscored the urgent need for mental health resources and broader support in one of America's poorest and Blackest cities. In this episode, we speak with Adam Mahoney, climate and environment reporter at Capital B.about our lessons from Hurricane Katrina 20 years later.  You can read his article that was published in Mother Jones – Is the Legacy of Hurricane Katrina More Lethal Than the Storm? Black New Orleanians navigate hopelessness, addiction, and the struggle to survive. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post 20 years after Katrina w/ Capital B's Adam Mahoney appeared first on KPFA.

Donald Trump is once again leaning into strongman tactics, sharing a social media meme over the weekend that threatened to “wage war” on Chicago. The post, part of his broader crackdown rhetoric on Democratic-led cities, is mobilizing communities to fight back. In this episode, we speak with Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., a Chicago-based community organizer, activist, and son of the Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton and Aislinn Pulley, co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center.  We also speak with Kevin Fee, legal director of the ACLU Illinois. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post What's Happening in Chicago? w/ Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Aislinn Pulley and ACLU's Kevin Fee appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Lulu Hammad, a Palestinian American lawyer, human rights activist, and community organizer. She is the co-founder of Yalla Indivisible, a grassroots organization that centers Palestinian voices and promotes civic engagement and empowerment of BIPOC communities. She is also the co-founder of SoCal Uprising, a grassroots intersectional coalition fighting against oppression and fascism. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Palestine Post w/ Lulu Hammad from Yalla Indivisible appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Tariq Habash, co-founder of A New Policy. He resigned from the U.S. Department of Education in January, 2024 due to the Biden Administration's policy on Gaza and its unrestricted support for Israel's aggression against Palestinians. He recently contributed an article for  Newsweek – The Blueprint for ICE's Future Is Being Drawn in the West Bank — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post w/ Tariq Habash from A New Policy appeared first on KPFA.

In Nothern California, Palestinian activists are calling on Oakland officials to halt military cargo shipments through the city's airport to Israel, saying the shipments have supported Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. We'll speak with Dina, a Bay Area native and organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement who released this report last week. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6892773634f0fe2a947a7f89/t/68af2b618b32ba25e7b347c1/1756326157524/report   — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestinian Activists Demand Oakland Halt Military Shipments to Israel appeared first on KPFA.

We speak with actor and activist Casey Adler, John Parker, co-founder of the Harriet Tubman Center, and Lulu Hammond, co-founder of SoCal Uprising. Together, they are organizing Labor 4 Palestine: An Arms Embargo Rally and Teach-In Series, happening Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 a.m. at Downtown Los Angeles City Hall. The event will bring together workers, activists, and community members to demand an end to U.S. support for the war on Gaza. Featured speakers include Chris Smalls, the Amazon Labor Union president and nationally recognized organizer, and Lily Greenberg Call, the first Jewish Biden administration official to resign in protest over Gaza — along with many more voices for justice. Find more information here https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/836392/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Labor 4 Palestine Rally & Teach-In: Activists, Union Leaders, and Community Voices Gather in Los Angeles, Sept. 6 appeared first on KPFA.

Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Alie Jones. Alie Jones is a writer, artist, and Creole mermaid. She is the author of Saltwater Moonshine, a poetry collection that honors her matrilineal Creole heritage through poetry, music, and reflections of love. Alie is passionate about centering our breath work as sacred and hopes to build a legacy of awareness and expression. She is the Director and Co-founder of Black Freighter Press, a revolutionary press committed to the exploration of liberation. Learn more about Alie Jones at https://www.aliejones.com/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Resistence in Residence w/ Alie Jones appeared first on KPFA.

We also speak with Louisiana-based investgative journalist Richard Webster, senior reporter for Verite news, previously with ProPublica's Local Reporting Network. His most recent article is “An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There” which sheds light on split-jury convictions in the state of Louisiana. You can read his article here https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-prison-split-jury-landry-law-lloyd-gray — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Split-Jury Verdicts: A Life Sentence of Injustice w/ Richard Webster from Verite News appeared first on KPFA.

Since May 27, 2025, Mission Local has reported on dozens of ICE arrests in San Francisco. Yet federal data shows the number of detentions is much higher across the broader “San Francisco Area of Responsibility,” which includes Northern California, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The vast majority—about 87 percent—of those arrests occurred in California. We speak with two Mission Local reporters, data reporter Kelly Waldron and investigative reporter Frankie Solinsky Duryea who co-wrote the recent article “2,123 lives: Inside the stats and stories of those arrested by ICE from the S.F. area.” https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/ice-data-immigrants-arrested-sf/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post 2,123 lives: Inside the stats and stories of those arrested by ICE from the S.F. area. w/ Mission Local appeared first on KPFA.

After Trump's federal takeover of D.C., Oakland is preparing and responding to threats of federal invasion. We speak with Oakland-based organizer George Galvis, the co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Oakland's Community Response and Readiness Plan for the Feds w/ George Galvis from CURYJ appeared first on KPFA.

As the redistricting battles in California and Texas move forward, we speak with Los Angeles-based journalist Gustavo Arellano.  He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. You can read his most recent column In Texas and California redistricting battles, Latino voters hold the key.  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-25/in-texas-and-california-redistricting-battles-latinos-hold-the-key — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post LA Times' Gustavo Arellano on California and Texas Redistricting Battles appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode, we speak with former Black Panther newspaper editor JoNina Abron-Ervin about her book Driven by the Movement: Activists of the Black Power Era, a moving account of the often overlooked contributions of local and regional African-American social justice activists of the late 1960's. Learn more about the book here https://www.akpress.org/driven-by-the-movement.html — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Driven by the Movement: Activists of the Black Power Era w/ JoNina Abron-Ervin appeared first on KPFA.

Our Resistance in Residence artist is Dr. Ayodele “Wordslanger” Nzinga. Ayodele is a ​​multi-hyphenated artist, actress, producing director, playwright, poet, dramaturg, performance consultant, educator, and community advocate. Ayodele was Oakland's first poet laureate and recently released a spoken word poetry album called Ghetto Grimoire available for streaming and download https://open.spotify.com/album/7bysGXTOSHKxdaoOWHaU3B?si=eTk2_duVSgC_M2NymS3C0A — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resistance in Residence w/ Dr Ayodele “Wordslanger” Nzinga appeared first on KPFA.

As the genocide in Gaza rages on, we speak with activists participating in a Solidarity Fast for Gaza. Joining us is  Annie Banks, parent and organizer in Oakland, member of East Bay Families for Ceasefire and a participant in the Parents Solidarity Fast for Gaza and Brooke El-Amine, mom and organizes with Alameda Families and Friends for Collective Liberation. Sign up here to join the Solidarity fast https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548AFAC2DAAF8C61-57741178-parents#/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Solidarity Strike for Gaza with Annie Banks and Brooke El-Amine appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we review news headlines from Israel's assault on Gaza with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Also joining is Zahra Billoo, the Executive Director of the Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith and Zahra Billoo appeared first on KPFA.

We speak with Alice Hu, Executive Director of Planet Over Profit and a core organizer of the Stop Billionaires Summer campaign against the Palantir corporation. The company provides data analytics technology used by government agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to conduct surveillance and facilitate deportations. The group says its tools contribute to human rights violations, mass surveillance, and the militarization of policing. Learn more about the movement here https://www.stopbillionaires.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/     The post Palantir and the Surveillance State w/ Alice Hu from Planet over Profit appeared first on KPFA.

Black August is a month of remembrance and resistance observed each August to honor Black freedom fighters, political prisoners, and the ongoing struggle against racial oppression. It began in the 1970s among incarcerated people in California's prisons.The month pays tribute to those who have resisted slavery, colonialism, and mass incarceration, while also serving as a time for study, reflection, and solidarity with liberation movements worldwide. We speak today with Kalonji Changa, author of the bestselling book, “How to Build a People's Army” and organizer of thepeoplesarmy.org. He's also co-producer of the documentary “Organizing is the New Cool.” — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Remembrance and Resistance: Black August w/ Kalonji Changa appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Dara Baldwin, activist, scholar, and author with over twenty years of experience in policy and social justice work. Since President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the District of Columbia, new attention falls onto the Free D.C. movement.  D.C. residents lack full voting representation in Congress and their local laws are subject to congressional oversight. The “Free D.C.” movement advocates for D.C. statehood, granting the district full representation and autonomy. Dara also sits on the advisory council for Free DC, a movement led by the people of the District of Columbia to exert their right to self-determination. Learn more about Free DC at https://freedcproject.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/       The post Free D.C. w/ Activist and Author Dara Baldwin appeared first on KPFA.

In the aftermath of Syria's civil war, families have endured a desperate, over-decade-long search for loved ones forcibly separated by the Assad regime. We speak with investigative reporter Shane Bauer who reported in the New York Times that thousands of  children were taken from their parents—often detained—and placed into orphanages under murky, undocumented circumstances. Shane is best known for his undercover reporting for Mother Jones magazine. He has won several awards including the Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and the National Magazine Award for Best Reporting. Read Shane's article on Syria's missing children here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/magazine/takeaways-syria-missing-children.html —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Syria's Missing Children w/ Journalist Shane Bauer appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Samer Araabi, member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements every Friday at noon. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post with AROC's Samer Araabi appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor's Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston. He is the author of many books including Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World which was published in 2019 by the University of California —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post with Dr. Ussama Makdisi appeared first on KPFA.

The DC National Guard deployed to the nation's capital Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump announced he was sending in troops and taking direct federal control of the city's police force. The move followed what he called a public safety emergency after an assault on “Big Balls” a former government employee. In this episode, we speak with Michael Sainato, a reporter for the Guardian who writes on politics and labor. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Fed Takeover of DC w/ Michael Sainato from The Guardian appeared first on KPFA.

Gaza's renowned journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed alongside four others in a targeted Israeli airstrike on Sunday, according to his network Al Jazeera. His death has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, human rights organizations, and journalism advocacy groups. In this episode, we speak with Samer Aarabi from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center as well as KPFA's Frank Sterling on the station's response. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Responses to Israel's Killings of Al Jazeera Journalists appeared first on KPFA.

Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is multi-hyphenated artist and storyteller Brian Copeland. Brian's solo show The Waiting Period will play 12:00pm, Sunday, August 10, 12:00pm, Sunday, August 24, and 5:00pm, Saturday, September 20 at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets and more information check out https://themarsh.org/performers/brian_copeland/the-waiting-period/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resitance in Residence w/ Brian Copeland appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show – a powerful conversation with author and activist Shourideh Molavi about her new book Environmental Warfare in Gaza: Colonial Violence and New Landscapes of Resistance which chronicles the legacy of land control, degradation and theft as part of the Zionist war chest. We talk perimeters, environmental warfare and crop control and the roles they all play in on going genocide. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; The post Environmental Warfare in Gaza w/ Shourideh Molavi appeared first on KPFA.

The California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, CA, once an art deco hotel turned state prison, is slated to shut down by 2026. State officials announced the closure, citing a continued decline in the state's incarcerated population. The City of Norco has long advocated for the facility's closure, arguing the site could be put to better use. We speak with Amber-Rose Howard, Executive Director for California United for a Responsible Budget. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Norco Prison to Close Because of Falling Inmate Population w/ Amber-Rose Howard appeared first on KPFA.

ICE has arrested and detained US citizens as part of the agency's militarized sweeps to capture undocumented immigrants.  Sam Levin, correspondent for The Guardian and Sergio Perez, executive director of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs join today's show.  You can read Sam's article for the Guardian here https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/us-citizens-jailed-ice-los-angeles — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/     The post US Citizens Caught Up in ICE Raids w/ Sam Levin and Sergio Perez appeared first on KPFA.

We speak with Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Oakland's Poet Laureate, cultural architect, and an advocate for the arts as a tool for social transformation. Known as the “wordslanger,” Dr. Nzinga has spent decades building spaces where Black creativity thrives and where the stories, struggles, and triumphs of the community are given voice. In this conversation, Dr. Nzinga will share her journey, her vision for Oakland's cultural future, and her role in shaping BAMBDfest, the Black Arts Movement Business District Festival. About BAMBDfest BAMBDfest is a vibrant, multi‑day celebration of Black arts, culture, and community in Oakland's historic Black Arts Movement Business District. Featuring live performances, visual arts, theater, music, film, panel discussions, and more, BAMBDfest uplifts local and global Black voices while spotlighting the cultural richness of Oakland. It's more than a festival—it's a living expression of the Black Arts Movement's legacy and an invitation to imagine the future together. For more info, visit https://www.bambdfest.com/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Dr. Ayodele Nzinga on Black Arts appeared first on KPFA.

Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups such as environmentalists and Black Lives Matter. In 2005, for example, the FBI labeled eco-terrorists as the top domestic threat, despite not a single fatal attack in the United States. We spend this hour in conversation with author and former FBI agent Mike German about his research and insights into organized far-right extremism. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Far-Right Extremism & White Supremacy w/ Mike German appeared first on KPFA.

During the past seven decades, Palestine has been sealed from the Arab world and shattered into fragmented and coded areas: 1948 area, 1967 area, Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, and A, B and C areas within the West Bank. Each area is ruled by different laws, including different roads and permits that control the mobility of Palestinians and privilege Jewish settlers. Today we're be in conversation with Rehab Nazzal, a Palestinian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, whose latest book, Driving in Palestine, is a research-creation project by acclaimed artist Rehab Nazzal, who explores the visible indices of the politics of mobility that she encountered firsthand while traversing the occupied West Bank between 2010 and 2020. This photography book consists of 160 black and white photographs, hand-drawn maps and critical essays in Arabic and English by Palestinian and Canadian scholars and artists. The photographs were all captured from moving vehicles on the roads of the West Bank. They focus on Israel's architecture of movement restrictions and surveillance structures that proliferate in the West Bank, including the Apartheid Wall, segregation walls surrounding illegal colonies, gates, fences, watchtowers, roadblocks and military checkpoints among other obstacles to freedom of movement. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Driving in Palestine w/ Rehab Nazzal appeared first on KPFA.

Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is Candace Johnson, a multi-hyphenated artist and creator of the solo show Scat-ter Brain, The Music of ADHD, playing July 19 – September 13 at San Francisco's Marsh Theater as part of their POC Mental Health Awareness series. You can get tickets to see Candace's show Scat-ter Brain here https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/candace-johnson-scat-er-brain-the-music-of-adhd/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Resistance in Residence Artist Candace Johnson appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we hear selections from Pulitzer-prize winning author Chris Hedges in celebration of the release of his most recent book, A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine at the First Congregational Church of Oakland on Thursday, May 29th with host Cat Brooks. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $120 and receive Chris Hedges new book, A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine. In it, the Pulitzer Prize–winning former Middle East Bureau Chief for The New York Times, explores Zionist settler colonialism in Gaza with a powerful emotional depth. A Genocide Foretold confronts the stark realities of life under siege in Gaza and the heroic effort ordinary Palestinians are waging to resist and survive. Weaving together personal stories, historical context, and unflinching journalism, Chris Hedges provides an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Chris Hedges Live in Oakland w/ Cat Brooks appeared first on KPFA.

Today we speak with Eliana Rubin who is an anti-Zionist organizer, somatic practitioner, full spectrum doula and author of the book Taking the State out of the Body: A Guide to Embodied Resistance to Zionism. Fund Drive Special!  For a pledge of $110 you'll receive a copy of Taking the State out of the Body: A Guide to Embodied Resistance to Zionism by Eliana Rubin– a book that takes the reader from individual awareness to collective action. Weaving anti-imperialist orientations to historical events with embodiment theory, each chapter opens with a connection to a plant or body part and closes with a guide to practices that fuel resistance and resilience. This book will equip you with the tools you need to move from rugged individualist models of self-help/preservation to liberatory frameworks of collective care and joint struggles.   — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post A Somatic Approach to Anti-Zionism w/ Eliana Rubin appeared first on KPFA.

We also speak with Rehab Nazzal, a Palestinian artist and author who lives as a refugee in Toronto. Her latest book is called Driving in Palestine. Fund Drive Special —  Pledge a $300 donation and receive: Driving in Palestine is a research-creation project by artist Rehab Nazzal, who explores the politics of mobility she encountered firsthand while traversing the occupied West Bank between 2010 and 2020. This photography book consists of 160 black and white photographs, hand-drawn maps, and critical essays in Arabic and English by Palestinian and Canadian scholars and artists. Support KPFA at https://support.kpfa.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: w/ Rehab Nazzal appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Raed Jarrar.  Raed is an Arab-American political advocate based in Washington, DC. He is currently the advocacy director for the organization Democracy in the Arab World Now – or DAWN   — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Raed Jarrar from Democracy for the Arab World Now appeared first on KPFA.

Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this hour, we're joined by formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver, discussing his book Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine, reflecting on his 21 years of incarceration, what it took for him to seek release, and what it means for him to challenge the white supremacy that shows up in parole boards, police unions, prison administrations, and more. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future w/ Emile Suotonye DeWeaver appeared first on KPFA.

As the starvation and genocide in Gaza reaches an apex, we speak with Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, the executive director of the Middle East Children's Alliance. He is also a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee camp in the West Bank. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Starvation in Gaza w/ Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch from Middle East Children's Alliance appeared first on KPFA.

In a mission to deliver solidarity and break the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade, the Freedom Flotilla's Handala departed southern Italy this week on its final leg to Gaza.  In this episode, we speak with Huwaida Arraf, an American activist and lawyer who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led organization using non-violent protests and international pressure to support Palestinians. She is speaking to us from the ship. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: The Freedom Flotilla's “Handala” Sets Sail w/ Huwaida Arraf appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Yaffa AS, the executive director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity, and is a trans Muslim and displaced Indigenous Palestinian. MASGD is a Black/Indigenous Global Majority, Trans, and Muslim led organization that supports, empowers and connects LGBPQ+ and 2STGNCI+ Muslims and those racialized or perceived as Muslim. We challenge root causes of oppression, including misogyny, racism, capitalism and xenophobia. Check out their work here https://www.themasgd.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   The post Palestine Post: Yaffa AS from the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity appeared first on KPFA.

The Jeffrey Epstein list scandal is rocking the MAGA base threatening support for the Trump presidency from within. We speak with Adam Mockler, who is a rising voice in political commentary and reporting, known for his work with the MeidasTouch Network and his own YouTube channel The Adam Mockler Show — which has over 1 million subscribers. Check out his channel here https://www.youtube.com/@adammockler (make sure you Like and Subscribe!!) — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/    The post Adam Mockler on The Epstein List and the MAGAsphere appeared first on KPFA.

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.” — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/    The post 5 Weeks of ICE Raids with LA Taco's Janette Villafana appeared first on KPFA.

We speak with environmental activist Amos White, who is an organizer for the Good Trouble Lives On protest. Coined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, “Good Trouble” is the action of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change. The civil rights leaders of the past have shown us the power of collective action. That's why on July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Good Trouble Lives On w/ Activist Amos White appeared first on KPFA.