Anti-trans ideology and rhetoric has escalated over the years, and it is important for the media to be responsible with its reporting and coverage of these issues. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the resource “Don’t Be A Copagandist: Trans Criminalization Edition” by Arielle Rebekah (from Trans & Caffeinated Communications)[…]
AI & the School to Prison Pipeline
The role and impact of carceral AI technologies on our children in our schools and communities is extremely troublesome and only serves to push our children into the school-to-prison pipeline. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Algorithmic School-to-Prison Pipeline” by Nicholas E. Stewart in Inquest, which highlights[…]
Indigenous Resistance: History & Future
The lessons learned from the history of Indigenous resistance are an important part of our collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes (originally published by[…]
SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act Again
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais has essentially reversed the profound progress that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped to usher into this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Supreme Court Blesses the Destruction of Black Electoral Power” by Vincent M. Southerland[…]
Resisting Corporate & Monopoly Power
The role and impact of corporate power and monopoly power in this country on the economy and on marginalized communities has been significant. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “How We Beat Corporate Power Before”, featuring a conversation between Adem Sengal, Ron Knox, and Candace Milner in The[…]
Mutual Aid: Solidarity Beyond Crises
There is power in community-based organizing and mutual aid to care for each other and fight for the world we all need and deserve. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade (and published by Verso Books),[…]
Whose Independence? Aspirations & Contradictions
The language in and about the Declaration of Independence is telling of the current state of the United States today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Do You Understand Your Own Language?” by Robin D. G. Kelley in Hammer & Hope, which explores the language in and about[…]
Anti-Blackness In This Economy
There is a clear connection between anti-Blackness and racism to the state of the political economy of the United States. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Over 160 Years After Abolition, Anti-Black Racism Still Structures US Economy” by CJ Polychroniou in Truthout, which is a conversation between CJ[…]
Carceral AI & Precrime
The role and impact of carceral AI technologies in our criminal punishment system and on our society is significant, outrageous, and dangerous. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Precrime Is No Longer Science Fiction” by Sarah Fathallah in Inquest, which highlights and analyzes the dangerous impact of biometric[…]
Dr. King & Gangs in Chicago
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work with Black and Latino gang members in Chicago in the 1960s shows his commitment to engaging young people in the Black freedom struggle. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Martin Luther King Jr. We Don’t Know” by Jeanne Theoharis in Hammer[…]