Beyond Prisons—Episode 18: The End Of Policing feat. Alex Vitale
Professor Alex S. Vitale discusses his book, “The End Of Policing,” which provides a historical analysis of law enforcement and police reform, and argues for alternatives.
Whitewashing Bush And Obama’s Anti-Muslim Policies To Attack Trump
President Donald Trump’s fervent Islamophobia, which will likely surge again now that the Supreme Court has blessed the travel ban, is viewed as a kind of unique hostility towards Muslims. Jennifer Williams, Vox’s deputy foreign and national security editor, and a Muslim herself, published a widely shared piece which argued,
Crime Analyst And FiveThirtyEight Commentator Concealed Law Enforcement Employment
Jeff Asher, a New Orleans-based crime analyst who contributes to FiveThirtyEight, has not disclosed his employment with local police.
Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 40: Every Day Is Training Day For The Rapture
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss President Donald Trump and his administration’s plans to move the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They also comment on the tax bill and react to Senator Al Franken’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations. Khalek, who is involved in a new
Arizona Contractor Refuses To Certify He Won’t Boycott Israel, Sues Officials
ACLU filed federal lawsuit challenging Arizona law that requires contractors to certify they won’t use their business to boycott Israel.
FBI Intervenes In Sexual Abuse Investigation At Texas Immigrant Detention Center
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into allegations of detainee sexual abuse by guards at a for-profit immigrant detention center in Texas. At a press conference on December 4, advocates with Grassroots Leadership, an Austin-based immigrant rights organization, announced the FBI had taken over the investigation at the T.
Court Asked To Dismiss Dakota Access Pipeline Company’s Suit Against Earth First! Because It Is A Movement
Federal court asked to dismiss lawsuit brought by Dakota Access Pipeline corporations against Earth First! because it is a social movement.
Court Orders Monitoring Of Dakota Access Pipeline After Keystone XL Spill
A federal court ordered the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Dakota Access to participate in multiple measures to monitor the oil pipeline constructed on land which under the 1851 treaty belongs to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invoked the
Interview With Dan Berger: Prison As ‘Grievous Institution’ And AIDS Activism By Prisoners
Dan Berger, author of Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing In the Civil Rights Era, is our guest on the “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast this week. He joins the show to talk about his contribution to Rebellious Mourning: The Collective Work Of Grief that relates to efforts to de-carcerate society. It is
History Suggests Democrats Unlikely To Repeal Unpopular Tax Bill If It Passes
Senate Republicans are in a rush to pass a very unpopular tax bill that would dramatically cut taxes for the rich and corporations. There are many reasons why they want to pass this unpopular bill. It is what their donors want. Tax cuts are an article of faith among the
