KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

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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 abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Diana Martinez. #exposeagitatebuild —- 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/

  1. 1d ago

    The Revolutionary Power of Language w/ Camonghne Felix

    On today’s show, Cat Brooks talks about the power and potential of language and how the state uses it against us, our opportunities to utilize it in liberatory struggle and the importance of speaking truth to power with Camonghne Felix. Camonghne Felix is a poet, essayist and former political communications strategist, is the author of Dyscalculia and Build Yourself a Boat, which was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry. Her latest book is the author of Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom. —- Subscribe to our 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 The Revolutionary Power of Language w/ Camonghne Felix appeared first on KPFA.

  2. 2d ago

    Understanding the Declining of the US Economy w/ Richard Wolff

    On today’s show, host Cat Brooks talks to Professor Richard Wolff about the Declining of the US Economy, the factors that are dealing to it, and what people needs to do to protect themselves. Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York City.  He is the founder of Democracy at Work (democracyatwork.info) and host of the weekly national syndicated TV and radio program Economic Update that airs weekly on KPFA.  Professor Wolff is the author of several books including Understanding Capitalism.   —- Subscribe to our 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 Understanding the Declining of the US Economy w/ Richard Wolff appeared first on KPFA.

  3. 3d ago

    Blue Power w/ Stuart Schrader

    Blue Power tells us about how police built a political movement to protect themselves. Stuart Schrader is an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the director of the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism. He is also the author of Badges Without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing and his latest,  Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves.     —- Subscribe to our 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 Blue Power w/ Stuart Schrader appeared first on KPFA.

  4. Sep 17

    The Legacy of Hip Hop Legend Tupac Shakur

    On todays show – September 7th 2026 marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of rapper, actor, activist, thug, poet, rebel, visionary legend Tupac Shakur. . Davey D is a journalist, DJ, hip hop historian, professor, and host of KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio, a daily syndicated show focusing on Hip Hop culture and politics   Announcement Stuart Schrader, author of “Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves” in conversation with Darwin BondGraham about how US police forces organized their political clout over the last several decades, resulting in heavily publicized eye-watering budgets and indemnity to violent overreach and murder. The event is sponsored by Seeing Red on Saturday 9/19 at 1721 Broadway at 6:30pm.   Photo credit: Berkas:Tupac Amaru Shakur2.jpg on Wikipedia Berkas Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0, https://id.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3943270 —- Subscribe to our 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 The Legacy of Hip Hop Legend Tupac Shakur appeared first on KPFA.

  5. Sep 16

    ICE flights and third-country removals. Then, When Probate Goes Wrong

    On today’s show, we discuss the Third-Country Removals by the Trump administration and ICE flights. Then, we talk about Zakiya Jendayi’s case, a story of Probate. ICE flights and third-country removals Gillian Brockell writes about ICE flights and third-country removals at The American Prospect.  She is a former Washington Post staff writer and former flight attendant.  Her latest article “Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say.” can be found at prospect dot org. When Probate Goes Wrong Zakiya Jendayi is a retired African-American Studies teacher facing eviction from her longtime home because of an unjust and unlawful ruling in Alameda probate court. Tanya Dennis is an Oakland Post reporter.  She is the lead of the National Probate Reform Coalition.   Announcements Petition Justice for Zakiya Jendayi Candlelight Vigil to Protect Zakiya’s Home on Tuesdays at 6:30-7:30 at 3614 Randoloph Ave  —- Subscribe to our 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 ICE flights and third-country removals. Then, When Probate Goes Wrong appeared first on KPFA.

  6. Sep 15

    The Ebola Virus Spreading in The DR Congo w/ Maurice Carney

    On today’s show, we turn our attention to the DR Congo where the Ebola virus has spread to a 7th district.  The new numbers demonstrate 7200 cases, almost 4000 dead.  Meanwhile the war rages on.  Cat Brooks talks with Maurice Carney to debunk how the billionaire class and multinational corporations have been extracting massive wealth from Africa and undermining public health institutions and worsening the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Maurice Carney is co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo.   Image: CDC on Unsplash   —- Subscribe to our 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 The Ebola Virus Spreading in The DR Congo w/ Maurice Carney appeared first on KPFA.

  7. Sep 14

    Palestine Post w/ Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch

    On Today’s show, host Cat Brooks talks to Zeiad  Abbas Shamrouch about the ongoing Israeli genocide in Palestine and the deterioration of the living conditions for Palestinian people. Zeiad  Abbas Shamrouch is the Executive Director of Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA for Peace).  Zeiad is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank.  He is co-founder of the Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh. Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is Performer Artist Austin Antoine. Photo: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees on Wikimedia Commons   Subscribe to our 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/ Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch appeared first on KPFA.

  8. Sep 9

    The Messy Beautiful Work of Real Black-Brown Solidarity

    On today’s show guest host Melina Abdullah speaks with Thandiwe Abdullah and Mau Trejo about the Messy Beautiful Work of Real Black-Brown Solidarity. —- Subscribe to our 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 The Messy Beautiful Work of Real Black-Brown Solidarity appeared first on KPFA.

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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 abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Diana Martinez. #exposeagitatebuild —- 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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