The River and The Land

We're back! Kam and Bilal want to tell you that Windsor's infamous waterpark Adventure Bay is actually...good? Great, even?

Then we dive in to more Zionist propaganda on the local level before talking about Canada's racist refugee program for Palestinians and South Africa's law suit against Isreal at the International Court of Justice.

Bilal, Kam (!!), and Travis discuss one of the eternal left-wing debates: Whether it is better to reform the existing systems of capitalism, or overthrow them in revolution. We use Rosa Luxemburg's seminal essay "Reform or Revolution" wherein she argues with revisionist Eduard Bernstein that hte only way to liberate the working class under capitalism is by revolution.

For this text and many more excellent Marxist literature, check out the entirely FREE Marxists.org

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Bilal and Travis are joined by local activist and overall mensch Starr Meloche to talk about the impending closure of Safepoint, Windsor's Consumption Treatment Site, the history of harm reduction in Windsor, and what is to be done to fight and keep the site open.

Bilal and Travis are joined by Manidoo Mooz to give a brief update on the continued genocide in Palestine before delving into Indigenous incarceration rates in Canada.

CBC's article on the Zinger Report

Spirit Matters Report (2013)

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We have our first ever guest! Legendary Windsor labour rights activist Paul Chislett joins the show to talk about the comeback of one of the most important activist spaces in Windsor's history, the Windsor Workers' Action Centre and why it's important for working people to have their own spaces outside of work and home.

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Two bonus episodes in two weeks because the local media will not stop platforming Zionists. Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss an appearance by Dan Brotman, Executive Director of the Windsor Jewish Federation, on The Dan McDonald Show not 24 hours after Bilal appeared to give a Palestinian perspective on the genocide in Gaza.

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Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss a medley of things ranging from Bilal and Travis' mainstream media appearances, to tenant organzing, to Canada's creation of an underclass of International Students.

Bilal's appearance on The Dan McDonald Show on AM800

CBC Article on Northern College revoking International Student Acceptances

CBC Article on food bank banning International Students

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Bilal has about had it with the mainstream media. A particular article from the Windsor Star (cross-published from their parent outlet The National Post) threw him over the edge.

The article claims Israel is NOT an apartheid state. So, like a totally normal person, Bilal debunks the ENTIRE ARTICLE line-by-line. He's out here doing the Lord's work, folks. If you want to learn some things--this is the episode. We'll be back next week at our usual time.

The article in question can be found here.

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Bilal and Travis discuss the latest misdirected moronity provided by downtown Windsor Councilor Renaldo Agostino and his proposal to remove benches in front of vacant buildings on Ouellette. Then, they do a bit of a Palestine update and discuss once again why standing up against genocide is not antisemitic.

AM800 Article about the benches

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Bilal and Travis discuss the link between development capital, politicians, and the so-called housing crisis.

For some context and more information check out the wonderful book The Tenant Class by Ricardo Tranjan from BTL Books.

For an American context on urban development and real estate capital, check out Capital City by Samuel Stein from Verso Books.

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