On this episode, we speak with Dara Baldwin, activist, scholar, and author with over twenty years of experience in policy and social justice work. Since President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the District of Columbia, new attention falls onto the Free D.C. movement.  D.C. residents lack full voting representation in Congress and their local laws are subject to congressional oversight. The “Free D.C.” movement advocates for D.C. statehood, granting the district full representation and autonomy. Dara also sits on the advisory council for Free DC, a movement led by the people of the District of Columbia to exert their right to self-determination. Learn more about Free DC at https://freedcproject.org/

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In the aftermath of Syria’s civil war, families have endured a desperate, over-decade-long search for loved ones forcibly separated by the Assad regime. We speak with investigative reporter Shane Bauer who reported in the New York Times that thousands of  children were taken from their parents—often detained—and placed into orphanages under murky, undocumented circumstances. Shane is best known for his undercover reporting for Mother Jones magazine. He has won several awards including the Harvard’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and the National Magazine Award for Best Reporting. Read Shane’s article on Syria’s missing children here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/magazine/takeaways-syria-missing-children.html

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On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Samer Araabi, member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements every Friday at noon.

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On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston. He is the author of many books including Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World which was published in 2019 by the University of California

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The DC National Guard deployed to the nation’s capital Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump announced he was sending in troops and taking direct federal control of the city’s police force. The move followed what he called a public safety emergency after an assault on “Big Balls” a former government employee. In this episode, we speak with Michael Sainato, a reporter for the Guardian who writes on politics and labor.

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Gaza’s renowned journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed alongside four others in a targeted Israeli airstrike on Sunday, according to his network Al Jazeera. His death has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, human rights organizations, and journalism advocacy groups. In this episode, we speak with Samer Aarabi from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center as well as KPFA’s Frank Sterling on the station’s response.

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Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is multi-hyphenated artist and storyteller Brian Copeland. Brian’s solo show The Waiting Period will play 12:00pm, Sunday, August 10, 12:00pm, Sunday, August 24, and 5:00pm, Saturday, September 20 at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets and more information check out https://themarsh.org/performers/brian_copeland/the-waiting-period/

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On today’s show – a powerful conversation with author and activist Shourideh Molavi about her new book Environmental Warfare in Gaza: Colonial Violence and New Landscapes of Resistance which chronicles the legacy of land control, degradation and theft as part of the Zionist war chest. We talk perimeters, environmental warfare and crop control and the roles they all play in on going genocide.

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The California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, CA, once an art deco hotel turned state prison, is slated to shut down by 2026. State officials announced the closure, citing a continued decline in the state’s incarcerated population. The City of Norco has long advocated for the facility’s closure, arguing the site could be put to better use. We speak with Amber-Rose Howard, Executive Director for California United for a Responsible Budget.

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ICE has arrested and detained US citizens as part of the agency’s militarized sweeps to capture undocumented immigrants.  Sam Levin, correspondent for The Guardian and Sergio Perez, executive director of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs join today’s show.  You can read Sam’s article for the Guardian here https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/us-citizens-jailed-ice-los-angeles

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