The Oklahoma teachers’ walkout enters its second week as teachers keep pressure on legislators for more permanent solutions to the state’s education crisis. At least 58 of the state’s 500-plus school districts - including Oklahoma City and Tulsa - will be closed. What are conditions like in Oklahoma schools and what are the teachers’ demands?

New Yorkers gather to mourn the death of Saheed Vassell, a black man who was shot and killed by police during what appeared to be a mental health episode. Along with several other high-profile police killings in recent weeks, the death of Vassell has reignited a national conversation about police violence and gentrification. What are the facts on the ground in Vassell’s case and the stakes for Crown Heights?

Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. would be leaving Syria “very soon” was met with open hostility from corporate media. The current presence of U.S. troops on Syrian land is a violation of international law, but that has rarely been mentioned in American reporting. Instead, the Washington Post and CNN are using the specter of Russiagate as a justification for continued U.S. military action. Is this the beginning of another U.S. ground war in the Middle East?

We are joined for this show by Scott Heins, a freelance photojournalist and reporter; and Dr. Gregory Shupak, professor of media studies at the University of Guelph in Toronto. Shupak is also the author of The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel, and the Media, which is available for pre-order now at OR Books.