Guests:

Sonali Kolhatkar is an award winning journalist, broadcaster, writer, and author. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali that airs at KPFK, KPFA and the Pacifica Radio stations. She is also a Senior Editor at YES! Media, and the author most recently of Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World is Possible.

Ben Camacho is an investigative journalist and documentary photographer. His work focuses on state-sponsored violence and the communities impacted by it. He is part of The Southlander, a new worker-led outlet in the LA area. He has been covering the ICE raids in LA.

Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, dean of the People’s Academy of International Law and past president of the National Lawyers Guild. Her books include Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and Geopolitical Issues. Her articles can be found on Truthout.org.

Mohamed Shehk is with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center. He talks about Trump’s attacks on immigrants and his latest travel ban. AROC is organizing in the Bay Area to prepare, respond and resist these attacks.

Photo credit: Ben Camacho, ICE Raids, Compton, CA, 2025

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