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KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

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. —- 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/

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8:27

Ongoing organizing with the Palestinian Youth...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/10/06

Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors voted Friday to approv — but postpone — the implementation of an ethical investment policy barring public funds from companies that knowingly enable human rights abuses. Though Israel is not mentioned, pro-Palestinian advocates see the move as a step toward divestment from companies linked to Israel, while supporters of Israel warn it could inflame antisemitism amid rising incidents in California. We’ll hear from Dina, a Bay Area native and organizer with the

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Palestine Post: Global Sumud Flotilla’s Tariq Ra’ouf

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/10/06

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Tariq Ra’ouf, one of the media spokespeople for Global Sumud Flotilla, several of which were recently boarded and attacked by 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: Global Sumud Flotilla’s Tariq Ra’ouf appeared first on KPFA.

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Palestine Post w/ DAWN’s Sarah Leah Whitson

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2025/10/06

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch’s MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional justice and accountability. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on

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34:41

Ending Isolation w/ Dr. Terry Kuypers

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/10/01

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Terry Kupers. Terry Kupers is a psychiatrist and expert on correctional mental health and the detrimental effects of solitary confinement.He is known for his expertise in the fields of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, and community mental health. He is Professor Emeritus at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California and author of the book Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement.*Fund Drive Special* For a donation to KPFA of

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47:12

Conversation with Chris Hedges

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/09/30

On today’s show, we speak with Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author, and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, known for his sharp critiques of war, empire, capitalism, and the erosion of civil liberties in the United States. He is the author of Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine*Fall Fund Drive special!* For a dontation to KPFA or KPFK of $100, you’ll receive Chris Hedges Digital Speech Collection: Updated with KPFA

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Alameda County’s Ethical Investment Policy w/ Cynthia...

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2025/09/29

Jewish Voice for Peace, alongside coalition partners, is calling on Alameda County to ensure tax dollars aren’t invested in entities complicit in human rights abuses — including Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. This past May, the County’s Treasury Oversight Committee took a key step by passing an ethical investment policy that bans taxpayer money from going to corporations and institutions that enable such atrocities. Now, the final decision rests with the Board of Supervisors, who must vote to

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25:05

Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith

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2025/09/29

In Memoriam and Gratitude — Assata Shakur (1947-2025) “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” — 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. — Subscribe to this

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16:46

Tsunami Warnings w/ NOAA’s Dave Snider

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2025/09/24

After two tsunami warnings this year and a couple recent shakers, we speak with Dave Snider, the Tsunami Warning Coordinator at NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, where he leads efforts to ensure accurate detection and clear communication of tsunami threats through NOAA’s systems and emergency alert infrastructure.— Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on

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Earthquake Safety w/ Dr. Angie Lux from Berkeley...

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2025/09/24

Bay Area residents were jolted awake this week by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake. While it may not have been the “Big One” we are expecting, the tremor reminds us to be prepared for when, not if, the expected large earthquake does arrive. On the show today we speak with Dr. Angie Lux, a seismologist and Project Scientist at the Berkeley Seismology Lab who specializes in earthquake early warning systems, using MEMS sensors and machine learning to improve detection and reduce false

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44:34

Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith and Samer...

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2025/09/23

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 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

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14:38

Math and Reading Scores Ring Alarm Bells w/ Kitty...

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2025/09/17

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 ForeverBlack Student

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26:28

Oakland Says NO to Encampment Crack-downs w/ Talya...

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2025/09/17

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

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50:10

Chickens Come Home To Roost: Charlie Kirk Edition w/...

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2025/09/16

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

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Palestine Post: Global Sumud Flotilla w/ Tariq Ra’ouf

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2025/09/15

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

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25:59

Palestine Post w/ Phyllis Bennis

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2025/09/15

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.

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14:57

CCR Sues Trump Admin Over Gaza Aid Funding w/...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/09/11

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

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15:11

Justice for Steven Taylor w/ Addie Kitchen

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2025/09/11

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

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12:54

Stop Executions with Sister Helen Prejean

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2025/09/11

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

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16:31

20 Years After Katrina w/ Coastal Restoration Expert...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/09/10

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

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24:39

20 years after Katrina w/ Capital B’s Adam Mahoney

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2025/09/10

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

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