Another monster hurricane slams the United States, this time the Florida Panhandle is in the crosshairs, the plot thickens in the case of a missing Saudi journalist and former Mayor Bloomberg changes political parties as the speculation begins on who will run for president in 2020…

With these and other stories, I’m Paul DeRienzo with the WBAI Evening news for Wednesday, October 10, 2018…

Another monster hurricane slams the United States, this time the Florida Panhandle is in the crosshairs, the plot thickens in the case of a missing Saudi journalist and former Mayor Bloomberg changes political parties as the speculation begins on who will run for president in 2020…

With these and other stories, I’m Paul DeRienzo with the WBAI Evening news for Wednesday, October 10, 2018…

The legendary New York Hardcore band Murphy’s Law held a concert that brought together hundreds of punk rockers to listen to the blasting sounds of punk rock in the iconic venue of Tompkins Square park. The bands included Sheer Terror, Killing Time and the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones… The show was a benefit for the bands front man Jimmy G. The concert was an attempt to raise the $40,000 he needs to pay for gallbladder surgery. Punk rock got its start at small clubs located near the park, among the most famous was known as Seven - A. The band reveled in a working class culture of brotherhood and beer, but one where women had a more prominent role then the frat boy culture we’ve heard before congress in recent days. In fact at todays show, women made up half the crowd of at least a thousand and also in attendance were many children, boys and girls who danced and enjoyed the bands with the adults. Spike haired bunkers wheeled baby carriages, hairless dudes carried their daughters on their shoulders to see the bands. And a spokesperson on the stage referred to the police as our “9th precinct friends.” A great time was had by all.

The legendary New York Hardcore band Murphy’s Law held a concert that brought together hundreds of punk rockers to listen to the blasting sounds of punk rock in the iconic venue of Tompkins Square park. The bands included Sheer Terror, Killing Time and the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones… The show was a benefit for the bands front man Jimmy G. The concert was an attempt to raise the $40,000 he needs to pay for gallbladder surgery. Punk rock got its start at small clubs located near the park, among the most famous was known as Seven - A. The band reveled in a working class culture of brotherhood and beer, but one where women had a more prominent role then the frat boy culture we’ve heard before congress in recent days. In fact at todays show, women made up half the crowd of at least a thousand and also in attendance were many children, boys and girls who danced and enjoyed the bands with the adults. Spike haired bunkers wheeled baby carriages, hairless dudes carried their daughters on their shoulders to see the bands. And a spokesperson on the stage referred to the police as our “9th precinct friends.” A great time was had by all.

Open Society Foundations

Kasia Malinowska discusses how Trump misused American power t sideline Harm Reduction in return for a new War on Drugs.

Open Society Foundations

Kasia Malinowska discusses how Trump misused American power t sideline Harm Reduction in return for a new War on Drugs.

Local Law 47 of 2018, which took effect on Jan. 11 and requires the NYPD to produce public reports on fare-beating arrests and summonses broken down by station and race, age and sex four times a year, starting Jan. 30.

Seventy-nine days and no such report later, the bill's author, City Councilman Rory Lancman, has come out blazing with a letter to Police Commissioner James O'Neill accusing the NYPD of, well, breaking the law.

Local Law 47 of 2018, which took effect on Jan. 11 and requires the NYPD to produce public reports on fare-beating arrests and summonses broken down by station and race, age and sex four times a year, starting Jan. 30.

Seventy-nine days and no such report later, the bill's author, City Councilman Rory Lancman, has come out blazing with a letter to Police Commissioner James O'Neill accusing the NYPD of, well, breaking the law.

Bill Blum is a former judge and death penalty defense attorney. He is the author of three legal thrillers. This interview explores his article Brett Kavanaugh and the Triumph of the Conservative Counterrevolution. Blum writes that the confirmation of President Trump's nominee would mark the culmination of a right-wing legal counterrevolution that has been decades in the making.

Bill Blum is a former judge and death penalty defense attorney. He is the author of three legal thrillers. This interview explores his article Brett Kavanaugh and the Triumph of the Conservative Counterrevolution. Blum writes that the confirmation of President Trump's nominee would mark the culmination of a right-wing legal counterrevolution that has been decades in the making.