On Your Left

Katrina Eames and Nirali Sheth discuss some of their favorite pieces of children's literature and their different experiences growing up with books like The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hunger Games, and The Princess Diaries and how these books politicized them. They also discuss the #PublishingPaidMe moment that has been occuring.

Katrina Eames and Nirali Sheth discuss J.K. Rowling, state laws in place to protect trans kids, the benefits of providing a supportive community for trans kids, and how we build it. They also discuss the good things happening as a result of the Black Lives Matter protests. 

Katrina Eames and Nirali Sheth discuss the State of Queer America today including the Equality Act, State Laws on conversion therapy and LGBTQ+ discrimination, and take a moment to mourn the life of Larry Kramer. 

Katrina Eames and Nirali Sheth discuss Disney's business practices, media oligopoly, a lack of enforcement of  American anti-trust laws, and what we can do about it. 

Katrina Eames and Nirali Sheth discuss the United States Postal Service and strategies to save it including supporting the USPS getting funding from the federal government, ending some of the provisions in the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, supporting universal vote by mail, supporting postal banking, and buying stamps. 

In this episode we talked about the new SAT adversity index, Theresa May's resignation, the education policies of the 2020 candidates (including their opinions on school safety, charter schools, teacher pay, and student debt). 

In our first episode we will be talking about the Sudanese protests, state abortion laws, Joe Biden's relationship with unions, the 2020 presidential candidates stances on reproductive rights.