Karma Cottman CEO of Ujima Discusses Violence Against Women in the Black Community (First Half)

Karma Cottman is CEO of Ujima, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community, where she leads policy work with legislators and government agencies on behalf of survivors. A Washington, D.C. native with over 20 years in the field, she previously served a decade as Executive D…

Tyler McBrien managing editor of Lawfare Discusses the Justice Department Deleting Press Releases (Second Half)

Tyler McBrien is the managing editor of Lawfare. He previously worked as an editor with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Princeton in Africa Fellow in South Africa. He is joining us to discuss his recent article in Lawfare, "The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It"

Seth Stern on Daniel ‘Dez’ Sanchez’s 30-Year Prison Sentence for Transporting Zines (First Half)

Seth Stern is the chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). Seth’s articles about press freedom have been published by outlets like The Guardian, The Intercept, Rolling Stone, and Columbia Journalism Review. Seth and FPF’s advocacy teamwork in collaboration with independent blogge…

Seth Stern on Daniel ‘Dez’ Sanchez’s 30-Year Prison Sentence for Transporting Zines (Second Half)

Seth Stern is the chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). Seth’s articles about press freedom have been published by outlets like The Guardian, The Intercept, Rolling Stone, and Columbia Journalism Review. Seth and FPF’s advocacy teamwork in collaboration with independent blogge…

Gillen Tener Martin on Gavin Newsom’s Approach to Dealing with Homelessness in California (First Half)

Gillen Tener Martin is a journalist and the Features Editor at the Washington Monthly, which recently published her article entitled "Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness" We speak with Gillen via Zoom for the first half of the show.

Bernie Sanders-Endorsed Councilman Bobby Nichols Discusses the Recent Slew of Wins by Democratic Socialists (Second Half)

Bobby Nichols is Tempe, Arizona's first Democratic Socialist City Councilmember and one of a slate of candidates endorsed by Bernie Sanders. Bobby is the former Phoenix Democratic Socialist of America's chapter chair and current member. He is the founder of Arizona Works Together, a pro-union polit…

Anna Rondon Discusses Toxic Uranium Mining on Navajo Tribal Lands (First Half)

Uranium mining on Navajo Nation land began in 1944 to supply the U.S. government with the radioactive ore used in nuclear bombs. About 30 million tons of uranium were extracted by the time operations on the reservation ceased in 1986. The environmental contamination from this effort left much of th…

Anna Rondon Discusses Toxic Uranium Mining on Navajo Tribal Lands (Second Half)

Uranium mining on Navajo Nation land began in 1944 to supply the U.S. government with the radioactive ore used in nuclear bombs. About 30 million tons of uranium were extracted by the time operations on the reservation ceased in 1986. The environmental contamination from this effort left much of th…

A Conversation with Kamal Johnson—Former Mayor of Hudson, NY (First Half)

Kamal Johnson is a former mayor of Hudson, New York, community leader, and youth advocate. Raised in Hudson and elected as the city’s youngest mayor, and first African American to hold the position. Kamal built a reputation for leading with honesty about issues many public officials avoid discussi…

A Conversation with Kamal Johnson—Former Mayor of Hudson, NY

Kamal Johnson is a former mayor of Hudson, New York, community leader, and youth advocate. Raised in Hudson and elected as the city’s youngest mayor, and first African American to hold the position. Kamal built a reputation for leading with honesty about issues many public officials avoid discussi…