27 episodes

A politics, news-oriented, and political organizing podcast based in Windsor, ON, Canada hosted by Bilal Rafiq, Kam Francis & Travis Laver.

The River and The Land Bilal Rafiq, Kam Francis, and Travis Laver

    • News

A politics, news-oriented, and political organizing podcast based in Windsor, ON, Canada hosted by Bilal Rafiq, Kam Francis & Travis Laver.

    The Prime Contradiction

    The Prime Contradiction

    Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss the student protests in the U.S. and Canada and how they expose the prime contradiction in Western liberal democracies. Then they delve into the news that H4 and The Downtown Mission, the two main homelessness and poverty outreach centres downtown, are moving to the edge of Ward 3 in a cataclysmically dumb move by the city.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Why Everything You Know About the Economy is Wrong w/ AJ

    Why Everything You Know About the Economy is Wrong w/ AJ

    Travis is joined by local agent of chaos AJ to discuss Modern Monetary Theory, its proponents, critics, and potential.

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Pleasing the Dilk

    Pleasing the Dilk

    Bilal, Kam, and Travis start off with some housekeeping before re-contexualizing our thoughts on the Palestinian Genocide. Then we discuss the hot water Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens finds himself in as he gets sued by a former city engineer who alleges a toxic culture, illegal activities, and wrongful dismissal.

    The Left Voice - Palestinian Liberation and the Israeli Working Class

    Windsor Star - Dilkens article.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    The Tenant Class w/Ricardo Tranjan

    The Tenant Class w/Ricardo Tranjan

    //We are pleased to be joined by Dr. Ricardo Tranjan, author of the National Bestseller The Tenant Class to talk about the state of housing in Canada and what is to be done.



    Between The Lines Books

    Ricardo's Instagram

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Revitalize or Gentrify?

    Revitalize or Gentrify?

    Bilal, Kam, and Travis talk about the role of art in revolutionary movements before delving into the potential decision to move H4, a service for unhoused folks, out of the downtown core in the name of neighbourhood revitalization. You can probably guess where we stand on that.

    • 50 min
    Seventy Million Schmemity Schmillion

    Seventy Million Schmemity Schmillion

    Bilal, Kam, and Travis talk about council's decision to turn down $70-million in a federal housing accelerator grant and why both sides of the debate are wrong and missing the point.

    • 58 min

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