President-elect Donald Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation drive in US history, promising to deport as many as 10 million people and seriously threaten the rights of migrant communities. Jorge Torres is with the National Day Laborers Organizing Network and Radio Jornalera. He spoke at The People’s Forum in NYC on a panel titled, “Why The Democrats Failed, How Trump Won, What Is To Be Done?”
We also hear from Pablo Alvarado, co-director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, who spoke to Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch about what Trump’s victory means for immigrant communities across the United States and how communities are organizing to fight back.
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Next, Block Report‘s JR Valrey speaks to international peace activist, former presidential candidate, and former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney about Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s defeat in the 2024 elections.
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The University of California has spent millions of dollars on military weapons to put down campus protest in support of Palestine. On November 11 and 12, UC students, faculty, and workers protested outside the UC Regents meeting at the San Francisco Mission Bay campus. We hear from Jack, a UC Santa Cruz student, speaking to Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer.
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Inflation is one of the main reasons voters have given for their rejection of Kamala Harris and the Democrats. Marxist economist Michael Roberts discussed its causes and the escalating tariff trade war. He spoke to Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer.
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Music:
Partisano Tenzin Choegyal y Leo Heiblum
Gil Scott-Heron – Did You Hear What They Said? (Official Audio)
