The River and The Land

We're back! This time for real! (maybe)

This is a catch-up episode, bordering on doomerism.

Trump, tariffs, organizing. You know the thing.

Travis is going to be on Sandy and Nora Talk Politics! This Sunday, July 27th at Water's Edge on Drouillard Rd. in Windsor. Get tickets here: https://thepointofsale.com/billets/q3e250625001

Bilal sits down with Emily, a harm reduction activist and law student, to talk about how homelessness is made illegal and why.

Bilal and Travis discuss the (re)election of Donald Trump, the "failure" of the Democrats, and how it relates to Canadian politics. Then they discuss Drew Dilkens' plan to use the long dick of the law to make sure homeless people never sleep.

Bilal, Kam, and Travis congregate at the new studio space! (Travis' dining room) and talk about Brampton mayor Patrick Brown's fascist new idea to deal with drug addicts and how Windsor's mayor thinks it's a swell idea!

In other news, Israel continues to do what it does and the University of Windsor's Board of Governors considers taking back the landmark deal struck with the Pro-Palestine student encampment.

Bilal and Travis break down the victory at the Palestine encampment by the students at the University of Windsor. What was in the deal? What did we learn? And what of the backlash?

Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss the student protests in the U.S. and Canada and how they expose the prime contradiction in Western liberal democracies. Then they delve into the news that H4 and The Downtown Mission, the two main homelessness and poverty outreach centres downtown, are moving to the edge of Ward 3 in a cataclysmically dumb move by the city.

Travis is joined by local agent of chaos AJ to discuss Modern Monetary Theory, its proponents, critics, and potential.

Bilal, Kam, and Travis start off with some housekeeping before re-contexualizing our thoughts on the Palestinian Genocide. Then we discuss the hot water Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens finds himself in as he gets sued by a former city engineer who alleges a toxic culture, illegal activities, and wrongful dismissal.

The Left Voice - Palestinian Liberation and the Israeli Working Class

Windsor Star - Dilkens article.

//We are pleased to be joined by Dr. Ricardo Tranjan, author of the National Bestseller The Tenant Class to talk about the state of housing in Canada and what is to be done.

Between The Lines Books

Ricardo's Instagram

Bilal, Kam, and Travis talk about the role of art in revolutionary movements before delving into the potential decision to move H4, a service for unhoused folks, out of the downtown core in the name of neighbourhood revitalization. You can probably guess where we stand on that.

Bilal, Kam, and Travis talk about council's decision to turn down $70-million in a federal housing accelerator grant and why both sides of the debate are wrong and missing the point.

We had a plan and didn't stick to it. Instead we responded to a common criticism of communism/socialism: 'It's great in theory, but we need to be pragmatic'

Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss the potential Amalgamated Transit Union/Transit Windsor work stoppage and why supporting unions is integral for true working class democracy.

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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.