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Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music.DJayCee drops a high-energy quick mix spotlighting rising Canadian-Haitian star ROSALVO and his genre-bending EP “Troubatrap”

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music.DJayCee drops a high-energy quick mix spotlighting rising Canadian-Haitian star ROSALVO and his genre-bending EP “Troubatrap”

This Day in Legal History: George Carlin's Seven Dirty WordsOn July 3, 1978, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark First Amendment decision in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, ruling 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could reprimand a radio station for airing George Carlin's infamous “Seven Dirty Words” comedy routine. The case arose after WBAI, a New York radio station, broadcast Carlin's monologue during afternoon hours, prompting a listener complaint to the FCC. The FCC responded with a formal reprimand, sparking a legal battle over the boundaries of free speech and government regulation.The Court held that the FCC had the authority to regulate indecent content on public airwaves, particularly during hours when children were likely to be listening. Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the majority, emphasized the unique pervasiveness of broadcast media and its accessibility to minors as justification for the ruling. The decision marked one of the first times the Supreme Court allowed government regulation of speech based on content, outside of traditional obscenity laws.Dissenting justices, including William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall, warned that the decision posed a threat to free expression and could chill controversial or creative speech. The ruling did not criminalize Carlin's routine or ban such speech outright, but it set a precedent that the government could impose content-based restrictions on broadcasters without violating the First Amendment.This case would come to define the limits of “indecent” speech in broadcast media for decades, reinforcing the idea that First Amendment protections are not absolute in all contexts. The decision became a cornerstone in the ongoing tension between free speech rights and government regulation of media.Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to regain influence over the Supreme Court this term, joining the majority in 96% of argued cases—dissenting in only two of 58 decisions. Legal scholars, however, caution that this high rate doesn't definitively prove Roberts is steering outcomes. Some suggest that his tendency to vote with the majority might reflect a strategic desire to maintain influence or unity, rather than genuine agreement.Roberts, along with Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett, now forms a pivotal center bloc on the ideologically divided court, often determining case outcomes between the court's conservative and liberal wings. These three justices were all in the majority for the ten most contentious 6-3 rulings this term, shaping major decisions on issues like LGBTQ curriculum, gender-affirming care, and administrative power.Observers note that Roberts' leadership this term was marked by a careful assignment of majority opinions, often to maintain consensus among conservatives. For example, he gave the opinion in Trump v. CASA to Barrett, whose more moderate reasoning helped avoid a fractured ruling. Notably, Roberts wrote no separate concurrences or dissents, reinforcing the view that he is trying to project cohesion.However, consensus was not the norm this term. The court split significantly in one-third of its cases, and unanimous rulings fell to 43%. Many of the most ideologically charged outcomes favored conservatives, suggesting that even with Roberts at the center, the court remains deeply right-leaning. Additionally, significant decisions from the court's emergency docket further indicate the direction of future jurisprudence.Votes Suggest Chief Justice Regains Control of ‘Roberts Court'A federal judge has blocked parts of a major restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but the ruling does not require the reinstatement of fired workers. The decision in New York v. Kennedy found that 19 states and Washington, D.C. are likely to succeed in their claims that Kennedy's reduction-in-force and reorganization—part of his “Make America Healthy Again” plan—were unlawful. The injunction halts further implementation but stops short of restoring the affected employees, leaving unresolved the harms states allege, including disrupted services and surveillance functions.Legal experts point out the ambiguity in the ruling, noting it restricts further actions by HHS but does not mandate concrete remedies such as bringing employees back. Some warn that continuing to keep workers off the job could itself violate the injunction. The injunction is limited to four HHS divisions, not the full federal workforce affected.The ruling requires HHS to file a compliance update by July 11 and address how the recent Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA—which limits the scope of national injunctions—may influence the outcome. HHS has multiple potential responses: appealing the ruling, waiting for developments in a related Supreme Court case, or restarting the process through proper legislative and budgetary channels.RFK Jr.'s Overhaul of HHS Blocked But Workers Won't Return NowA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling that Trump exceeded his legal authority. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss found that Trump's January 2025 proclamation, which barred migrants deemed part of an “invasion” from seeking asylum, violated both federal immigration law and the Constitution. The 128-page opinion emphasized that neither Congress nor the Constitution gave the president power to bypass existing asylum laws, even in the face of immigration challenges.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit on behalf of advocacy groups and asylum seekers, arguing the ban contradicted U.S. and international legal standards. Moss's ruling temporarily blocks enforcement of the policy and allows 14 days for the Trump administration to appeal. The decision applies broadly to a certified class of affected migrants, sidestepping recent Supreme Court limitations on national injunctions.Trump's policy built on but exceeded a similar effort by President Biden in 2024, which also faced judicial setbacks. The ruling marks another legal rebuke to Trump's aggressive immigration stance since returning to office. The administration maintains the judge overstepped and vows to appeal. Meanwhile, civil liberties groups hail the decision as a necessary check on executive overreach and a reaffirmation of asylum protections.US judge blocks Trump asylum ban at US-Mexico border, says he exceeded authority | ReutersPresident Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his effort to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), challenging a lower court's ruling that blocked their dismissal. The commissioners—Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, and Richard Trumka Jr.—were appointed by President Biden and make up the majority of the five-member board. They were fired in May, prompting a lawsuit that argued the president lacks authority to remove commissioners of independent agencies without cause.A federal judge, Matthew Maddox, sided with the commissioners, stating Trump had overstepped his authority and finding no misconduct to justify their termination. The Justice Department claims Trump acted within his constitutional powers, asserting that the commissioners were obstructing his policy agenda. The administration is seeking to pause the reinstatement order while the case proceeds.The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt the lower court ruling, emphasizing that Congress lawfully limited presidential removal powers in this context. Trump's team now wants the Supreme Court to override that decision, citing a recent high court ruling that allowed Trump to temporarily remove members of a federal labor board in a similar dispute.This case adds to a growing list of legal battles testing the limits of executive power since Trump returned to office. It also raises broader constitutional questions about the balance of power between the president and independent regulatory agencies.Trump asks Supreme Court to allow removal of consumer product safety commissioners | Reuters This is a public episode. 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We speak with JFREJ's Alicia Singham Goodwin and JVPA's Beth Miller on the collective Jewish effort to help Zohran Mamdani win the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City.Guests Socials:Jews For Zohran@JewsForZohran on IGAlicia Singham Goodwin Politcal Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice@AliciaThilani on XBeth Miller Political Director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action@beth_avedon on X@bethavedon on IG@bethavedon.bsky.social‬ on BlueSkyShow Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X @BeyondThePaleFM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RafaelShimunov on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rafaelshimunov.bsky.social on BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShoB on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Rafternoon on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shob18 on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the ShowBecome a BAI Buddy of Beyond The Pale at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wbai.allyrafundraising.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail, we'll play it on airRecord a question or statement to play on air at ‪(917) 740-8971‬ or via the Spotify app.You can also listen to our show live, every Friday after ⁠⁠@DemocracyNow⁠⁠ at 9AM on WBAI 99.5 FM NY.Thank you to our radio engineer, Michael G Haskins, and our researcher Margo Flug.

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music.Classic Konpa mix by @hardhittinharry dedicated to Vintage Haiti—a time when, despite the shadows of the Duvalier regime, Haiti's spirit shined brightly through its music, fashion, and flair. The 70s and 80s gave rise to legendary Konpa bands, elegant soirées, and unforgettable Sunday afternoons filled with rhythm, romance, and resilience. 

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music.Classic Konpa mix by @hardhittinharry dedicated to Vintage Haiti—a time when, despite the shadows of the Duvalier regime, Haiti's spirit shined brightly through its music, fashion, and flair. The 70s and 80s gave rise to legendary Konpa bands, elegant soirées, and unforgettable Sunday afternoons filled with rhythm, romance, and resilience. 

The Strictly The Best Bouyon Mix Vol.1 by DJayCee of team Haitian All-StarZ features the sound of Dominica Bouyon music. This infectious genre, straight out of Dominica, is shaking up the global scene. The 2-hour mix is filled with high-energy vibes from start to finish. Song from the following artist: Ridge, Problem Child, Motto, GBM Nutron, HollyG, Asa Bantan, Signal Band, Trilla-G, D0 Production, Fana, Bouzin, Fada, LitleBoy, Reo, LeJuh, hunter, Jab King, litleboy lsbeats767, Klassik Frescobar, blakout prestige, Gootay Wood, Trev Li, TK International, Totally Spice's and many more. {More Music Less Talk}.......Make sure to follow DJayCee on IG: @DJayCeeNYC and @Haitian_All_StarZ 

The Strictly The Best Bouyon Mix Vol.1 by DJayCee of team Haitian All-StarZ features the sound of Dominica Bouyon music. This infectious genre, straight out of Dominica, is shaking up the global scene. The 2-hour mix is filled with high-energy vibes from start to finish. Song from the following artist: Ridge, Problem Child, Motto, GBM Nutron, HollyG, Asa Bantan, Signal Band, Trilla-G, D0 Production, Fana, Bouzin, Fada, LitleBoy, Reo, LeJuh, hunter, Jab King, litleboy lsbeats767, Klassik Frescobar, blakout prestige, Gootay Wood, Trev Li, TK International, Totally Spice's and many more. {More Music Less Talk}.......Make sure to follow DJayCee on IG: @DJayCeeNYC and @Haitian_All_StarZ 

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music. The Ones To Watch Segment with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. R U DUMB? by Jennaske2. Maniac by Ruthy Lebron3. Eyo Talk by Eyo-E4. Catch It by Jennaske5. Money Look by Djuelz6. QGTM by MRG7. Winning by JENNY FrenchStreaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Youtube Music / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music. The Ones To Watch Segment with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. R U DUMB? by Jennaske2. Maniac by Ruthy Lebron3. Eyo Talk by Eyo-E4. Catch It by Jennaske5. Money Look by Djuelz6. QGTM by MRG7. Winning by JENNY FrenchStreaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Youtube Music / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music. The Ones To Watch Segment (Female Edition) with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. Let's Go (FreeStyle)  By Dona Doll2. FreeStyle By Florence 3. Shake It To The Max (REMIX) BY Lala Tropical4. Shake It To The Max (REMIX) BY KANIS5. BOSS PARTY BY Belle Poupee6. Saw Ka Fè BY Djouly BestStreaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Youtube Music / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! DJ Hard Hittin Harry & DJayCee presents another brand new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio Podcast on WBAI 99.5FM & WBAI.ORG Every Early Friday 12Mid-Night - 2am , Playing the best in Caribbean Music. The Ones To Watch Segment (Female Edition) with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. Let's Go (FreeStyle)  By Dona Doll2. FreeStyle By Florence 3. Shake It To The Max (REMIX) BY Lala Tropical4. Shake It To The Max (REMIX) BY KANIS5. BOSS PARTY BY Belle Poupee6. Saw Ka Fè BY Djouly BestStreaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Youtube Music / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

In our first segment, co-host Amba Guerguerian joins us live from Foley Square, where immigrant rights groups and their allies are rallying today to protest the Trump administration's mass deportation program and the increasingly brazen tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain and deport immigrants. Then we speak with a participant in the rolling hunger strike by students and faculty at the City University of New York. The hunger strikers want CUNY to cut all ties with Israel and companies that do business with Israel. And in the final part of the show, we catch up on the mayor's race with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers. A new poll out shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's lead over his top challenger, Zohran Mamdani, shrinking to a mere two points.

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG Every Friday 12am - 2am, Playing the best in Caribbean Music. This episode featured special guest DJ Teddy Gramz. The Ones To Watch Segment with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. WOY  by   AYZ 2. Lajan By Jessi Jane 3. Tet Krk by Rosalvo Featuring FIP 4. 4 Kampe (Remix) By Moe Bless 5. Baby I'm Haitian By Charmherr Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG Every Friday 12am - 2am, Playing the best in Caribbean Music. This episode featured special guest DJ Teddy Gramz. The Ones To Watch Segment with DJayCee featuring music from the following artist: 1. WOY  by   AYZ 2. Lajan By Jessi Jane 3. Tet Krk by Rosalvo Featuring FIP 4. 4 Kampe (Remix) By Moe Bless 5. Baby I'm Haitian By Charmherr Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

In our first segment, we hear from an organizer with NYC ICE Watch, a rapid response network founded in 2020 that responds to incidents of ICE sightings and other emergencies. In our second segment, we speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. She's facing a tough re-election challenge in her Brooklyn district with money from Uber pouring into her district after she backed legislation that would protect the labor rights of immigrant gig workers. And in our final segment, we get the latest on the New York City mayoral race.

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG Every Friday 12am - 2am, Playing the best in Caribbean Music. This episode featured special guest DJ Exotic. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG Every Friday 12am - 2am, Playing the best in Caribbean Music. This episode featured special guest DJ Exotic. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

As famine and starvation spreads across Gaza, CUNY students and veterans here in New York have launched separate hunger strikes in opposition to the U.S.-backed genocide. We speak with a hunger-striking veteran and a hunger-striking grad student. Then we take a look at the latest news from New York City's mayoral race. A new poll shows socialist state legislator Zohran Mamdani rapidly gaining ground on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG 2am - 4am late Monday/early Tuesday. Playing the best in Caribbean Music. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG 2am - 4am late Monday/early Tuesday. Playing the best in Caribbean Music. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian look at the pro-Palestine activism that continues roiling New York City college campuses from CUNY to Columbia. We speak with Naomi Schiller of CUNY Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine and Josh Dubnau and Lillian Udell, two Columbia alumni who plan to burn their diplomas outside the campus gates Wednesday morning before the university holds its graduation ceremony. In the second half of the show, we speak with Nicholas Powers, longtime Indy contributor and African-American Literature Professor at SUNY-Old Westbury, about how Black America is generally responding to Trump's second presidency. His latest article is titled "Under Trump 2.0, Most Black Americans Have Nowhere to Turn."

In our first segment, we speak with democratic socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn about the recently approved $254 billion-dollar New York State budget which was passed 38 days after its April 1 deadline. We talk with Brisport about the good and the bad of the new budget and why he ultimately voted against it. We will also talk about the convoluted process that led to the final agreement and the Governor's outsized role in causing the delay. In the second half of the show, we talk about former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race. Our guest, Lindsey Boylan, was an economic development advisor to then-Gov. Cuomo. Boylan became the first of 11 women to go public with claims of sexual harassment against Cuomo that led to his resignation in August of 2021. In addition to her personal experiences with Cuomo, she got an up-close look at his vindictive governing style and is urging New Yorkers to reconsider putting him back in a position of power.

AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB HENNELLY Naturalistic Support spends the hour in conversation with WBAI's Interim General Manager. Audio for Show #33 can be heard below!

Part 1:We talk with Cameron Joseph, who is s a senior Washington reporter for The Christian Science Monitor.  Prior to that, he was a freelance reporter with work in publications including The Guardian, The Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Politico Magazine. He previously was a staff reporter for VICE News, Talking Points Memo, the New York Daily News, The Hill, and National Journal. He's covered Washington since 2009, with most of his career focused on elections, Capitol Hill, and the White House. He is a recipient of the 2023National Press Foundation Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting on Congress and the 2020National Press Club award for excellence in political journalism.We discuss the increasing more authoritarian aspect of the current administration. Trump ignores the rule of law, and has essentially taken control of the media, which do not correct his statements. Congress is completely dysfunctional.Part 2:We talk with Robert Hennelly, who is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist focusing on labor, public health, national security, the economy, public finance and the environment. He is the New York City Hall reporter for Work-Bites and his weekly Monday morning radio program on WBAI closely tracks the latest local, regional and national labor movement news. Hennelly is also a regular contributor to InsiderNJ,  Salon, the Village Voice, Raw Story and City & State. For over a decade, he was a reporter for WNYC covering New Jersey, New York and national politics. For several years, he was also the City Hall reporter for the Chief Leader newspaper, and a regular contributor to WBGO, the NPR jazz affiliate in Newark, NJ. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Miami Herald, the Detroit Free Press, CBS Money Watch, and dozens of other publications both in the United States and overseas.His book Stucknation: Can the US Change the Course of Its History of Choosing Profits Over People was published in 2022 by Democracy@Work.We discuss the arrest of Mayor Baraka of Newark, NJ. The Gestapo tactics used during an occasion when the mayor was performing his official duty are disturbing.  

“Our American Israel is masterful and deserves a larger audience.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesLive from Prime Produce (@PrimeProduce), Shoshana Brown (@shotimelive) moderates a discussion about Amy Kaplan's (z"l) book Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance with panelists:Social Activist and Professor Andrew Ross (andrewtross.com)IfNotNow (@ifnotnoworg) co-founder Simone Zimmerman (@simonerzim)Journalist and Professor Moustafa Bayoumi (@mousbay, moustafabayoumi.com)"In 1945, it was not inevitable that a global superpower emerging victorious from World War II would come to identify with a small state for Jewish refugees, refugees who at that time were still being turned away from the United States. How, then, did so many in America come to feel that the bond between it and Israel was historically inevitable, morally right, and a matter of common sense. Our American Israel reveals how Israel's identity has long been entangled with America's belief in its own exceptional nature. Beginning at the end of World War II with debates about the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine and continuing through both the rise of evangelical Christian Zionism and the war on terror, Amy Kaplan challenges the associations underlying this special alliance." - Harvard University PressShow Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X @BeyondThePaleFM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RafaelShimunov on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rafaelshimunov.bsky.social on BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShoB on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Rafternoon on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shob18 on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the ShowBecome a BAI Buddy of Beyond The Pale at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wbai.allyrafundraising.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail, we'll play it on airRecord a question or statement to play on air at ‪(917) 740-8971‬ or via the Spotify app.You can also listen to our show live, every Friday after ⁠@DemocracyNow⁠ at 9AM on WBAI 99.5 FM NY.Thank you to our radio engineer, Michael G Haskins, and our researcher Margo Flug.

As the state of New York works to eliminate school mascots with Native American names and imagery, they have run into a powerful adversary: the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into whether the state is violating the civil rights of Long Island's Massapequa School District by forcing them to change their “Chiefs” mascot. President Donald Trump personally weighed in, expressing his support for keeping the mascot. A lawyer for the school says the issue is “the battleground for the preservation of our history and values nationwide.” We'll hear about the issues at play in New York and how it affects other efforts by other states and cities to end offensive Native mascots. GUESTS Ted Trujillo (Passamaquoddy), enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy tribe John Kane (Mohawk), Host of Resistance Radio on WBAI in NYC and WPFW in Washington, D.C. David Glass (enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe), president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media Melissa Candelaria (San Felipe Pueblo), education director of the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and member of the plaintiff's legal team for Yazzie/Martinez v. State of New Mexico

Bang da damn drums mix by DJayCee is a harmonious blend of Afrobeats, Amapiano, house, Latin, and Raboday. The playlist heavily features tracks that boast a prominent drum beat. Enjoy the mix and don't forget to secure your tickets for the inaugural Bang da damn Drums event, scheduled for June 28, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. 

Bang da damn drums mix by DJayCee is a harmonious blend of Afrobeats, Amapiano, house, Latin, and Raboday. The playlist heavily features tracks that boast a prominent drum beat. Enjoy the mix and don't forget to secure your tickets for the inaugural Bang da damn Drums event, scheduled for June 28, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. 

We were talking tenants rights on this week's Indypendent News Hour. In our first segment, co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with journalist Steven Wishnia and Alina Shen, organizing director of CAAAV Voice, a group that fights against gentrification in working class Asian communities, about the history of rent control and why a rent freeze is needed now. In our second segment, we speak with two organizers from NYC-DSA's Independent Working Class Organizing Initiative, which is organizing tenants to directly resist the landlord class. IWCO will be holding a citywide tenant assembly this Sunday 1-6 pm at the Sixth Street Community Center.

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG 2am - 4am late Monday/early Tuesday. Playing the best in Caribbean Music. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG 2am - 4am late Monday/early Tuesday. Playing the best in Caribbean Music. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

This is a panel discussion. The panelists are: Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including A Peoples History of Poverty and, most recently, Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting ChangeBob Hennelly Hosts What's Going On! Moral Monday on WBAI.He's an award winning print and broadcast journalist and staff reporter. He was with the Chief-Leader for years covering unions since 1897. Bob is also a regular contributor for Salon where he writes about the economy and politics. Over the years he has done reporting for CBS's 60 Minutes, the New York Times, the Village Voice, the Christian Science Monitor, CBS MoneyWatch, National Public Radio, WNYC, and Pacifica. He is the author of his new book, just released and published by Democracy at Work: "Stuck Nation: Can the United States Change Course on Our History of Choosing Profits Over People?"Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared numerous publications.topics:-The assault on colleges and universities, forcing them to fall into Trump's views, or face financial ruin. Some universities resist.-Threat of deportation/rendition to US born citizens.-DOGE theft of data from government agencies such as SSA and IRS.-Assault on federal employee unions, and destabilization of the Civil ServiceDeconstruction of the New Deal Social Contract Music: David Rovic, "It's up to you"WNHNFM.ORG  production

Outraged Americans have been showing up at congressional town halls over the past couple of months to demand that their representatives do more to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the federal government. On Aprill 22, New York Congressmember Dan Goldman held a town hall at City Tech College in downtown Brooklyn. The Indy's John Tarleton reports live from the event. We also speak with James Davis, President of the Professional Staff Congress—the union that represents over 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York—about the struggle to defend the City University of New York and other American colleges and universities from President Trump's authoritarian takeover.

Noam Shuster Eliassi is an activist-comedian who writes and performs in Arabic, English and Hebrew (with a touch of Farsi — her mom Iranian born, her dad a Jew in Palestine whose parents fled the Holocaust from Romania), frequently touching upon her experience growing up in “Oasis of Peace” (Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam), a mixed community where Palestinians and Jews live together by choice. Her satirical videos have gone viral throughout the Arab world. In 2019, Noam became the first Jewish performer to play the Palestine Comedy Festival. Noam's one-woman show “Coexistence, My Ass!” was developed at Harvard and received a four-star review at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was just honored at Sundance as the Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression.Shoshana (@shob) and Rafael (@rafternoon) also talk about the news, including the Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (@jfrejnyc) seder featuring their endorsed Mayoral candidates Zohran Mandani (@zohrankmamdani) and Brad Lander (@brad.lander) with intro by JFREJ staffer Leo Ferguson (@fergusonleo). See Noam LiveAfter a sold out debut, Noam Shuster-Eliassi (@noam_joon) and Fouad Dakwar (@notfouad) are bringing their show back to @theasylumnyc on SUNDAY, APRIL 27 at 2:00PM! Show Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X @BeyondThePaleFM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RafaelShimunov on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rafaelshimunov.bsky.social on BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShoB on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Rafternoon on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shob18 on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the ShowBecome a BAI Buddy of Beyond The Pale at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wbai.allyrafundraising.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail, we'll play it on airRecord a question or statement to play on air at ‪(917) 740-8971‬ or via the Spotify app.You can also listen to our show live, every Friday after @DemocracyNow at 9AM on WBAI 99.5 FM NY.Thank you to our radio engineer, Michael G Haskins, and our researcher Margo Flug.

Brooklyn for Peace and the War Resisters League held a protest on tax day outside the IRS office in Lower Manhattan. We hear from one of the organizers about the staggering amount of your tax dollars that go to pay for the war machine and what they're doing here at the local level to address this. One of the things your tax money goes to is sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel to help the Zionist state kill more Palestinians. But it's getting harder to talk about. We have the latest on the repression of pro-Palestine speech right here in New York and the growing impunity of groups like Betar and other militant Zionists.

Tune in! @hardhittinharry & @DJayCeenyc presents another brand new episode of @haitian_all_starz Radio Podcast on @wbai995 & WBAI.ORG 2am - 4am late Monday/early Tuesday. Playing the best in Caribbean Music. Streaming on all major platforms: Apple Podcast / Google Podcast / Amazon Music / iHartradio / and many more....

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City budget season is underway as the mayor and City Council debate how to divvy up the city's roughly $110 billion annual budget. In our first segment, we hear from students and educators who rallied today outside the Department of Education headquarters demanding that Mayor Adams cease his cuts to their schools. In our second segment, the struggle against billionaire oligarchy is unfolding at a hyperlocal level in Flushing, Queens. Mets owner Steve Cohen wants to build a new casino on parkland adjacent to Citi Field. We hear from two local community organizers who are helping lead the opposition to Cohen and the Citi Field Casino.

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The Democrats lost to Donald Trump for a second time in November. And now the party's leaders are rapidly losing the trust of some of their most loyal rank-and-file supporters. Our co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with Brioney Romer and Liat Olinick of Indivisible Brooklyn about their recent protests outside Senator Chuck Schumer's home in Brooklyn and the growing demands for Schumer to step down as the Senate's top Democrat. We also speak with The Indypendent's Janavi Kumar about exciting news for a world-famous basketball court in Harlem and catch up on the latest news in the mayor's race.

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Recorded Live from Foley Square, Manhattan by Beyond The Pale co-host, Rafael Shimunov.Speakers include:Peter Beinart, Journalist and CUNY Professor @peter_beinartRachel Mccullough, Columbia Nursing StudentRuth Messinger, Former American Jewish World Service (AJWS) CEO and former Manhattan Borough PresidentMurad Awawdeh, CEO of New York Immigrant Coalition President (NYIC) @heyitsmurad @thenyicRabbi Rachel Goldenberg, Malkhut Congregation in Queens @malkhutqueensRabbi Barat Ellman, Fordham Professor @BaratEllmanRabbi Ellen Lippmann, Rabbi Emerita, Kolot Chayeinu, JFREJ Boardmember, and member of Rabbis for Ceasefire @kolotchayeinu @jfrejnycMiriam Nunberg, Civil Rights Lawyer and Mother of College Gaza ActivistRachel Laforest, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Chief Campaign Officer @bendthearcLily Greenberg Call, Biden Admin Gaza Resignee @lilygreenbergcallDana Schmerzler, Policy Analyst, JFREJ & Bend The Arc MemberEva Borgwardt, IfNotNow National Spokesperson @eva_bella_ @ifnotnoworgAnd performance by Aviva La Viv @avivalavivAs President Donald Trump ramps up his authoritarian takeover, crackdown on civil liberties, and mass deportations, American Jews rallied outside of ICE headquarters to denounce the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil under the guise of fighting antisemitism. Rabbis, community leaders, and advocates for immigrant justice spoke out against the targeting of Khalil — and others who have been abducted by ICE in recent weeks — as an authoritarian test case to see how far Trump's regime can extend its powers to curtail freedom of speech. Show Socials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X @BeyondThePaleFM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB @BeyondThePaleFM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RafaelShimunov on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rafaelshimunov.bsky.social on BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShoB on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Rafternoon on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shob18 on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the ShowBecome a BAI Buddy of Beyond The Pale at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wbai.allyrafundraising.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Photos by @GiliGetzLeave a voicemail question or statement to play on air at ‪(917) 740-8971‬ or via the Spotify app.You can also listen to our show live, every Friday after Democracy Now at 9AM on WBAI 99.5 FM NY.Thank you to our radio engineer, Michael G Haskins, and our researcher Margo Flug.

In the first half of the show, we look at the continually exploding crisis at Columbia University which is on the cutting edge of the Trump administration's plans for higher education in this country to no longer be a bastion of free speech and political protest. Then we speak with historian Robert W. Snyder about his new book on the essential workers who kept New York running when the Covid-19 pandemic exploded five years ago this month.

Our co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with Queens State Senator and NYC mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos, who is running as a pro-labor progressive. We then speak with Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers about his latest book: Black Psychedelic Revolution: From Trauma to Liberation.

In our first segment, we get the latest on the bi-partisan repression of pro-Palestine voices on college campuses. We then learn about a campaign by home health care workers who are fighting for fair labor standards. Finally, co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian discuss Andrew Cuomo entering the NYC mayoral race and take listener call-ins.