The Way with Anoa

Anoa recaps the current state of Abortion advocacy in the opening introduction lifting up work done by Mississippi based activist Laurie Beatram Roberts and her work with the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund.
Determined to waste taxpayer funds, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed abortion bill already facing a lawsuit into law.

Amy Littlefield from Rewire.News talks about legal prohibition to abortion care for people in need in public hospitals. Amy walks us through issues in 11 states which severely restrict or outright prohibits the ability of people experiencing serious health concerns to receive safe abortions. The conversation expands to discuss the real threat to abortion and reproductive care by the severe restrictions being passed at the state level.

Bonus article "Southern Progressives Focus on Electoral Justice, Not Democratic Party"

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Anoa opens with a few words about the onslaught of total abortion bans hitting state legislatures in the South East including Georgia. The rest of the episode is a great chat with Tim Faust to talk about Healthcare organizing and Representative Pramila Jayapal's Medicare for All Bill.

Writing on healthcare and insurance, Tim provides a good overview of the state of how things are and takes listeners through where we need to go.

Check out Tim's great explainer guide The Only Guide to 'Medicare for All' That You Will Ever Need

Tim's Book HEALTH JUSTICE NOW
SINGLE PAYER AND WHAT COMES NEXT is out August 2019.

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On this episode, Anoa first chats with Dr. Jared Ball host of iMixWhatiLike about Pan Africanism and their differing views on Bernie Sander's response to whether he supports reparations. In the second half, Anoa and Malaika Jabali explore the Color of Economic Anxiety and how fighting for universal programs is only a step in the fight for racial justice and equity.

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Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of Jewish Voices for Peace, takes some time out to discuss the latest around Representative Ilhan Omar and continued allegations that she is anti-semetic. Rebecca also talks about her recent op-ed in Newsweek.

As mentioned in the intro here is an amazing piece by writer Deyvn Springer dealing with antiblackness within the core logic of Zionism.

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Anoa chats with activist Saira Rao about her latest article, "When Being an Opponent of White Supremacy Means Being Not Nice". Very timely conversation in light of the ongoing attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Saira reflects on the struggle of dismantling White Supremacy in various spaces, and the expectation that BIPOC women must be "nice" and nonconfrontational in this work.

The second half of the episode is a replay of a session during Rootscamp led by Anoa and Tracey Corder from the Center of Popular Democracy about dismantling white supremacy in progressive spaces.

I’m A Brown Woman Who’s Breaking Up With The Democratic Party

When Being an Opponent of White Supremacy Means Being Not Nice

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After the explosive conversation earlier this week, Journalist Alex Kotch joins the show to chat about his recent piece in The Guardian "Ilhan Omar is right about the influence of the Israel lobby". Alex goes through a balanced analysis that considers the scope of Israel lobby influence and helps clarify some lingering misstatements about what AIPAC is and how it operates. A piece by Ryan Grim in the Intercept came out in the midst of these attacks on Representative Omar. Alex and Anoa also discuss who to critique the influence of the lobby while avoiding antisemitic tropes.

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On this episode, Anoa talks with Professor Bazelon about Senator Kamala Harris and her record as a DA and California Attorney General. Professor Bazelon recently wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times discussing the Senator's record. The two discuss how to reconcile the past record with the current framing as a progressive reformer as well as looking forward across a very long election cycle.

In the second segment, in recognition of Roe V. Wade turning 46 Anoa highlights a previous interview with the host of the Podcast Choice/Less about parental notification laws and more.

Also, check out the interview with Calla Hayes and the Rewire.News Team behind "Care in Chaos"

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On this episode, Anoa sits down with Wendi Muse host of the Left POCekt Project. The two discuss whether representation matters and other concepts which are commonly distorted in general political discourse. Anoa and Wendi also dive into "blackness" and who gets to be Black in America in light of recent comments concerning Senator Kamala Harris' background. There are legitimate critiques of Senator Harris without feeding into anti-immigrant sentiments.

Wendi Muse is a PhD Candidate in History at New York University. Her dissertation analyzes Portuguese Africa’s impact on the Brazilian left through intellectual and political exchange during the Cold War. In addition to her doctoral work, Wendi holds a master’s in Latin American Studies, has lived and worked in Brazil, and has conducted research regarding Afro-Brazilian political organizing throughout the 20th century. Wendi is also the creator of the Left POCket Project, which makes the histories of leftist movements led by and comprised of people of color more easily accessible to the public. You can find her on twitter at @MuseWendi and follow the Left POCket Project by visiting @LeftPOC.

Check out these articles discussed in the episode!

When is it Right to Criticize the Left

Uses and Abuses of Class Separatism

Kamala Harris’s Political Memoir Is an Uneasy Fit for the Digital Era

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This episode deals with women who have experienced injustice at the hands of the state. In the first segment, organizers Marteze Gaines and Clarissa Brooks chat about Cyntoia Brown being granted clemency. Marteze, an organizer with BLM Nashville, was a part of the group who challenged Governor Haslam at a public event last month. Marteze and Clarissa stress the work of so many on the ground prior to the recent groundswell of support recognizing that importance of long term organizing.

Rewire.News writers Mary Annette Pember and Anna Kusmer join the second segment to discuss forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada and the U.S.

Anna Kusmer is a freelance writer and public radio journalist specializing in science, environment and health.

Mary Annette Pember is an independent writer and photographer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a longtime contributor to Indian Country Today Media Network, where her work focuses on Native peoples with an emphasis on issues affecting Native women.

The two articles covered by the second segment are below.

https://rewire.news/article/2018/12/03/forced-sterilization-indigenous-lawsuit/

https://rewire.news/article/2018/03/15/ama-legacy-sterilization-indian-country/

Link to film Ama's website - https://amamovie.com/
Petition to demand U.S. government apologize to Native American Women - https://www.change.org/p/united-states-government-to-offer-public-apology-to-native-american-women-who-were-victims-of-forced-sterilization

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