We talk with Prof. Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) about the "war on cops" and how it has shaped police culture and violence. We discuss the creation of this culture of police survival over public safety. Where and how it's created. How police see themselves as holding the line against agents of chaos. The institution's perception of race, politics and media. And the influence of the right wing, both politicians and media eco-systems. Bio// Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research employs quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate police culture, behavior, and legitimacy. His first book is "The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing." ---------------------------- Outro// "Green and Red Blues" by Moody

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+ Michael's Book: "The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing" (https://bit.ly/4aHUoTp)

+ Michael's website: http://www.sierraarevalo.com/

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear McKesson v. Doe. The case involves a police officer injured during a Black Lives Matter protest after the police murder of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La in 2016. The injured police officer sued the organizer DeRay McKesson for damages. Last year, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit sided with the officer. The Supreme Court, for a second time, declined to hear the case.

The impact of the Supreme Court's decision to decline to hear the case is potentially devastating for organizers of mass protests.

In our latest, Scott talks with movement lawyer Maggie Ellinger-Locke about the case and the precedent it may be setting up.

Bio// Maggie Ellinger-Locke, she/her, is a movement lawyer based in the Washington DC area, living on the stolen land of the Anacostan and Piscataway peoples. She works for the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law, where she helps train the next generation of movement lawyers. Previously she worked as a staff attorney at Greenpeace USA, and has also worked in public policy and private practice. She is currently co-chair of the DC chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. --------------------------------------------------- Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// +Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Black Lives Matter organizer facing damages suit (https://bit.ly/3xNTh5K) Follow Green and Red//
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Forest defenders have launched a tree sit to stop old growth logging on federal Bureau of Land Management land in Southern Oregon. Community members are opposing the Poor Windy timber sale, which targets thousands of acres of mature and old growth forest. Scott gets an update from two forest defenders fighting the timber sale. They talk about the campaign, community support for the tree-sit and how forest defense is climate defense. Bio// Grace (@sorisingtide) and Ratdaddy (@TreeSitUnion) are forest defenders in Southern Oregon. ----------------------------------------------- Outro- "Anthroposcene" by Fire Your Boss

Links// +Oregon community members stage tree sit-in over plans to log over 14,000 acres of forest (https://bit.ly/3vV1CUI) +BLM Responds to Heightened Pressure as Tree Sitters Celebrate Two Weeks of Continued Occupation (https://bit.ly/49E8Pqe) + Tree Sitters Union on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treesittersunion/

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