People's Republic

This episode, we're joined again by Dan Kovalik, human rights and labor lawyer and author of the upcoming book The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the U.S. Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil, available June 25. Dan recently returned from a trip to Venezuela and Nicaragua, where he assessed the humanitarian situation and effects of U.S. sanctions in those countries.We are later joined by Njera Keith and Kristina Brown of Black Sovereign Nation to talk about the #NoSanctuariesForBlackFutures campaign to demilitarize the Austin Public Library for the good of Black youth.Finally, we hear from Yvette Arrellano, Senior Staff at Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, about the environmental destruction and potential toll on human health taken by the Deer Park fire in Houston.