Texas has led the nation in the number of executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Gloria Rubac of the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement shares a report on recent developments on the ground.
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The Trump administration has erased the national police misconduct database and invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Adante Pointer, human rights attorney with Lawyers for the People, spoke to Pacifica’s JR Valrey about the implications. Find more from JR at blockreportradioworld.com.
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Attacks on teachers unions around the country echo the labor and anti-communist repression of the 1940s and ’50s .
Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer spoke with United Electrical Workers Union President Carl Rosen about the union’s roots in the 1930s and how the U.S. government, corporations, and pro-capitalist union leaders have attacked and raided labor organizations. Find more from Steve at Laborvideo on Youtube.
We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. Today’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from Akua Holt, Gloria Rubac, Steve Zeltzer, and JR Valrey. The program was edited by Polina Vasiliev.
You can find this and all previous episodes at our website “capitalism race and democracy dot ORG”. Make sure you click the subscribe button. Follow us on X, formerly Twitter, @PacificaCRD.
Thanks for listening!
Music:
Zimbabwe (1979) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Gil-Scott Heron, “Home Is Where the Hatred Is”
