by efc8d-admin | Aug 6, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Antifascism, Fascism, Human Rights, Race
Today we speak with Daniela Navin and Jeanette de La Riva, two members of Grupo Auto Defensa, a community organization based in Pasadena CA which has come about in response to attacks by ICE which have violently disrupted everyday life and led people to form new...
by efc8d-admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Capitalism, Politics and Culture, Race
Today I talk with Rahim Kurwa about a powerful study of housing rights and police repression in Southern California. Tapping into a vast historical archive as well as oral histories with residents of Antelope Valley, California, Rahim traces the complex relationship...
by efc8d-admin | Jul 14, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Politics and Culture
Last week, over 100 agents from nine federal agencies stormed a bucolic public park in Los Angeles, claiming it was a hotbed of terrorism and lawlessness. In fact, heavily armed soldiers in camouflage found a group of young children attending a summer camp. This was a...
by efc8d-admin | Jul 7, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Art and Cultural Resistance, Decolonization and Anti-Racism, Indigenous Rights, Palestine
On today’s episode I talk with geographer, artist, photographer, and activist Linda Quiquivix about her new book: Palestine 1492: A Report Back. Combining her work learning and working alongside the Zapatistas and Palestinians, and incorporating anti-fascist politics...
by efc8d-admin | Jun 21, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Human Rights, Race, Transnational Solidarities
Today I speak with Gabrielle Apollon and Pooja Bhatia about the histories behind the persecution of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and beyond. Targeted as exemplary “bad people” by demagogue Donald Trump, the stories of both the town and the people of...
