People's Republic

Israel has killed 18 protesters and injured over 1,500 after opening fire with live ammunition on the Gaza border. This happened during Land Day, an annual protest of Israel’s annexation of large tracts of Palestinian land in 1976. As Israel intensifies its Zionist settler-colonial project, could this signal another military assault on the Gaza strip? We are joined by Haithem el-Zabri, an Austin-based Palestinian activist and director of the Palestine Online Store (palestineonlinestore.com).Houston police are coming under scrutiny for the shooting of 34-year-old Danny Ray Thomas. Thomas was unarmed and experiencing a mental health crisis when he was shot and killed by officer Cameron Brewer. The officer was carrying a Taser at the time, but opted for lethal force instead. What does this mean for the state of police reform in Texas? Chris Harris of Grassroots Leadership weighs in on body cameras, the role of police in society, local response to the Austin bombings, and the state of Black Lives Matter and relat