Trump holds up his recovery as evidence that the time for fear has passed. But migrant children and others caged in the path of COVID-19 will not be flown to Walter Reed Hospital. In this episode, Kelly Hayes explains why “don't fear the virus” is genocidal rhetoric. Like to read while you listen? You can find audio, a transcript and show notes on our website. In recognition of the National Week of Mourning for victims of COVID-19, and the plight of imprisoned people, this episode also features ...
Oct 07, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Under fascism, mass displacement often means mass death. With a catastrophic eviction crisis looming, Kelly talks with longtime activist Cheri Honkala about housing reclamation and the solidarity we will need to navigate an era of collapse. For a transcript and show notes, you can check out our website.
Sep 30, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Trump knows the full expression of our collective grief would be the end of his presidency. Can we generate enough empathy to save each other from fascism? You can find a transcript and show notes on our website.
Sep 23, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Trump’s attacks on Black protesters and Black people are inextricably bound to the arguments he will make to try to invalidate the election. In this episode, Kelly talks with voting rights activist Anoa Changa about how you can defend voting rights in the homestretch of the presidential race. If would like a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Sep 16, 2020•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1
As Trump continues his attacks on the post office and issues another round of illegal edicts, Kelly talks with author and researcher Sarah Kendzior about the ascent of authoritarianism in the U.S. and the potential collapse of democracy as we know it. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Aug 12, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Anxieties over the optics of rebellion in an election year have inflamed debates about “peacefulness,” violence and respectability. In this episode, Kelly tackles the question of whether raucous protests will help Trump and replaces it with better questions. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Jul 29, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Trump's anti-protest squads are broadening their reach and expanding their mission. Kelly and author Shane Burley assess the threat and put these events in their fascist context. Need a transcript? You can listen on our website.
Jul 22, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Kelly talks with grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Jun 24, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Kelly talks with grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon about courage and solidarity in a time of rebellion. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Jun 05, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Kelly talks with author and organizer Cindy Milstein about reclaiming collective grief and resisting fascism.
May 27, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Kelly talks with organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
May 20, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
May 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Kelly talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
May 04, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Kelly talks with attorney Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
Apr 27, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Kelly Hayes talks with Lisa Fithian about direct action in a socially distanced world.
Apr 20, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Apr 13, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
How can we fight fascism as public health restrictions tighten? Kelly talks with Shane Burley about organizing for survival and the analysis of state power we need right now. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Mar 30, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced and what we ought to be doing with ourselves. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Mar 23, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kelly talks with Pilar Weiss about how bail funds empty cages and offers some updates on mutual aid options during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mar 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
How do you organize against a pandemic or a wildfire? Kelly talks with organizer Vanamali Hermans about mutual aid, catastrophe and how we survive.
Mar 09, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Kelly Hayes talks with Rabbi Brant Rosen about anti-Semitic violence, Israeli apartheid and what it means to say Never Again in the age of Trump.
Mar 02, 2020•49 min
Has Trump dragged the U.S. beyond the bounds of democracy? Kelly Hayes talks with Shane Burley, a Truthout contributor and author of the book Fascism Today: What it is and How to End It, about the current political moment and how we can fight back.
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Kelly talks with L.A. Kauffman, a longtime grassroots organizer and author of the book Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism about the history of protest movements and what the current political moment demands of us.
Feb 17, 2020•35 min
An overwhelming political climate has left many Americans frozen in a state of uncertainty. Unable or unwilling to fully process the enormity of climate change or the tragic circus of Trumpism, many are going through the motions of normalcy while the world burns. In this episode, Kelly talks with UndocuBlack organizer Aly Wane about how fear and anxiety can freeze political action and what we can do about it.
Feb 10, 2020•41 min
