Sojourner Truth Radio

Jackie Goldberg and Susan Burton break down the key propositions on Tuesday's California ballot and how they'd impact the state (and country).

The 2016 election could hinge on North Carolina, a state facing with purged voter rolls, Black voter suppression and even flood damage from Hurricane Matthew. Our guest is North Carolina Central University School of Law professor Irving Joyner.

Dallas Goldtooth, an organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network, brings us the latest on the water protectors opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.

Today, we continue our in-depth coverage of the presidential race. The FBI has released information on a Bill Clinton pardon. This, on top of the vague and controversial letter they sent Senate GOP leaders on Friday about emails that may or may not have any relevancy to Hillary Clinton. Many on both sides of the aisle are crying foul. And, the New York Times is reporting that Trump has created a firewall for Hillary in some Western states. Our guest is Antonio Gonzalez, President of the William C. Velasquez Institute.

Today, we continue our in-depth coverage of the presidential race. The FBI has released information on a Bill Clinton pardon. This, on top of the vague and controversial letter they sent Senate GOP leaders on Friday about emails that may or may not have any relevancy to Hillary Clinton. Many on both sides of the aisle are crying foul. And, the New York Times is reporting that Trump has created a firewall for Hillary in some Western states. Our guest is Antonio Gonzalez, President of the William C. Velasquez Institute.

Then, we get an update on the water protectors opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock. We speak with Dallas Goldtooth, an organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network.

We also air Part 2 of our conversation with Ajamu Baraka, vice presidential candidate for the Green Party.

The death penalty is on the agenda for California voters on Election Day. Propositions 62 and 66, whether passed or rejected, will both will have national implications. Our in-studio guests are Shujaa Graham and Ron Keine, both of whom were on death row and later found to be innocent. They are both part of Witness to Innocence.

The head of the FBI has inserted himself into the presidential race, much to the dismay and disapproval of the Clinton camp and Democrats on the Hill. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says that that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law by violating the Hatch Act. Former U.S. Attorney Generals, Democratic and Republican, have spoken out against Comey's decision. Of course, there is glee on the Trump side, with Donald accusing Hillary of committing crimes that are more serious than Watergate, meaning they are impeachable.

Meanwhile, national polls are showing a drop for Hillary and a race that is now neck and neck, increasing the possibility of a Trump presidency. Our guest is Jackie Goldberg, who has served on the Los Angeles City Council as well as a state elected official.

The head of the FBI has inserted himself into the presidential race, much to the dismay and disapproval of the Clinton camp and Democrats on the Hill. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says that that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law by violating the Hatch Act. Former U.S. Attorney Generals, Democratic and Republican, have spoken out against Comey's decision. Of course, there is glee on the Trump side, with Donald accusing Hillary of committing crimes that are more serious than Watergate, meaning they are impeachable.

Meanwhile, national polls are showing a drop for Hillary and a race that is now neck and neck, increasing the possibility of a Trump presidency. Our guest is Jackie Goldberg, who has served on the Los Angeles City Council as well as a state elected official.

We also hear Part 1 of our interview with Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka.

And – the death penalty is on the agenda for voters in California on Election Day. Propositions 62 and 66 will both will have national implications. Our in-studio guests are Shujaa Graham and Ron Keine, both of whom were on death row and later found to be innocent. They are part of the Witness to Innocence Project.

Plus, our Weekly Earth Minute from the Global Justice Ecology Project returns.

Tom Hayden, considered the voice of a generation of anti-war activists, and controversial leader of what was known as the New Left, died on Sunday October 23rd in Santa Monica California at the age of 76. Born and raised in a white suburb of Detroit, to a mother who was a librarian and a father who was an accountant for Chrysler Motors, he was first trained in the southern civil rights movement, as a student he joined Students for a Democratic Society. His activism took him South to become a Freedom Rider, to Newark NJ to fight racism in the North, to North VN in protest of the VN war, to being beat by Chicago police during protests of the Democratic National Convention in 1968. His case was part of what became known as the Chicago 7. He later became an elected official in California where he served 18 years. After leaving elected office he founded the Peace and Justice Resource Center now known as the Democracy Project.

In this hour, we honor the life of Tom Hayden and speak to five people who knew him and his activism best. Our guests are Alan Haber, a long-time activist and the first president of Students for a Democratic Society, who recruited Hayden to join the group; Martha Prescod Noonan, a Civil Rights organizer and member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; Junius Williams, a scholar and justice advocate who worked with Tom on the Newark Community Union Project; Alex Sanchez, the young founder and executive director of Homies Unidos in Los Angeles; and Austin McCoy, a political organizer and post-doctoral fellow at the University of Michigan who draws deep inspiration from Hayden's work.

On September 9, 2016, hundreds of formerly incarcerated people, their families and their supporters came together in Oakland, California, for the first ever Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People and Families National Conference," a weekend of networking, organizing and activism. Today, we'll bring you sound from one of the many powerful panels at that historic conference, called "Political Prisoners: Connecting Generations of Struggle."