Block Report‘s JR Valrey interviewed Lucas Guilkey, co-director of The Strike, a documentary about solitary confinement in the California Prison System, prison segregation, and the prisoners’ strikes of 2011 and 2013. We talked about the history of prison gang validation, as well as the non-hostility pact that was established between prison gangs in 2012. They talked about the rise of solitary confinement coinciding with the rise of mass incarceration in the ’80’s and 90’s. We also discussed the history of Pelican Bay, security housing units, and supermax prisons. Lastly they conversed about the insightful new documentary, The Strike, which will be featured nationally on PBS in February.
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Puerto Rican labor researcher Ricardo Ortiz spoke to Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer about the racist attacks on Puerto Ricans at Trump’s rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
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Next, we share an editorial from Pacifica’s Thomas O’Rourke on the Trump Madison Square Garden rally with commentary by journalist Glenn Greenwald.
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We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. This week’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from JR Valrey, Steve Zeltzer, and Thomas O’Rourke.
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Music:
Wise Intelligent, “Amerikkka”
The Welfare Poets, “Feel Something”
