In this edition of The Solecast I speak with Frank Lopez about his recent trip to Puerto Rico. We discuss the failure of the state to act quickly enough and the devastation he witnessed. We talk about how the people of Puerto Rico are...
Dissident Island Radio’s 202nd episode contains the following components: – Words about freedom of speech and the practice of ‘No Platforming’ in light of recent government proclamations directed at UK universities (00:02:02 – 00:12:54) – Ahkok...
Anarchist Voices on DACA and much more. This week we are presenting two anarchist voices regarding DACA, among many other things. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and has been in the news recently because of a stay on this...
Puerto Rican punks, artists, queers and freaks of all stripes volunteer to feed people in their community after hurricane Maria
Our news this week focuses on the prisoners who are fighting California’s wildfires for as little as a dollar an hour while actually fighting fires. In total, about thirty-eight hundred male and female inmates are fighting fires in California. They...
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief collective went to Puerto Rico to help distribute food and to provide medical aid in the aftermath of hurricane Maria. On October 16th, their base was raided by a SWAT team with the pretext that they were responding to a...
I’d like to share a Final Straw Radio mini-episode, a conversation with Emilio of the currently unofficial Sonoma County IWW, or Industrial Workers of the World. This chapter doesn’t yet have an official charter but they were in the...
introduction of the program news from 98fm (athens) 3:47,5 – 12:24,5 syriza changes Law attack on the french institute of athens harm of environment / shipowner and gold mining law about the gender issue 15 years of prison in cause of self-defence...
Airs on WSFM-LP 103.3 in Asheville / streaming at AshevilleFM from 3am EST on October 16th through October 22nd and podcasting on libsyn.com. For a 59 minute long, radio clean version for syndication purposes, please visit the archive.org collection...
This week we share the first part of a lecture by Elizabeth Hinton delivered at IU on October 12. In her talk, she traces the creation and rise of mass incarceration as a strategy of America’s ruling class. Her historical research, which...