June2024

A Love Letter to Abolition

“Prison abolition is not a fad, any more than it is a distant, utopian farce. It is a practical organizing praxis that is making a difference today.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book How To Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment by Rachel Herzing and Justin[…]

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Return the Black Hills to the Lakota

The Lakota tribe continues to fight to protect their sacred land in the Black Hills to this day. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary Lakota Nation vs. United States, directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, which chronicles the history and lived experiences of the Lakota tribe[…]

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Create a Real Social Safety Net

We need to do all we can to eliminate poverty in this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Rise of Poverty Inc.” by Anne Kim in The Atlantic, which explores how poverty and helping the poor has become big business in the United States, and “Places[…]

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Episode 157 Media

Want to join the conversation in our next episode? Check out the links to the pieces we discuss in our upcoming episode below. The Rise of Poverty Inc. by Anne Kim Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net by Jennifer Ludden

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Transformative Solidarity Part 2

The book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea ends with the statement: “Solidarity is the only thing that can save us.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the second half of the book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by Leah Hunt-Hendrix[…]

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