Racism Is Profitable Liberation in a Generation Action

Jeremie and Solana chop it up about the manufactured chaos in Congress and looming shutdowns. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, joins to share her vision for the re-introduced Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2023 and its potential to change lives and end poverty in America.

Show Notes:


Report: An Economy For All: Building A “Black Women Best” Legislative Agenda
Guaranteed Income Act
Liberation Guarantees

LibGen Action Communications Director Devin Barrington-Ward joins Co-Executive Director Solana Rice to discuss the impact artificial intelligence and algorithms are already having on Black and brown communities – and what comes next.

Why do rich white people and the financial institutions they run get to be wildly irresponsible while Black and brown folks are considered "too risky" small-dollar loans? Is our money safe in banks? Jeremie and Solana break down the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the broader context of our dual financial system, and what it all means for everyday people of color.

In ultra-conservative Florida governor Ron DeSantis's war against Disney, there are no heroes. Jeremie and Solana discuss why DeSantis AND Disney are both still villains – and how real co-governance can help POC defend against them both.

It's safe to say the U.S. government doesn't really trust Black folks, and a lot of Black folks distrust it right back. LibGen Action's new Communications Director, Devin Barrington-Ward, joins the pod to discuss recent exposure of anti-Blackness at the IRS, Black (dis)trust of government, and how we move forward.

Homes Guarantee campaign director and KC Tenants organizer Tara Raghuveer discusses how to bring *everyone* home in the richest country in the world.