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Democracy Now! 2026-06-02 Tuesday

Democracy Now! 2026-06-02 Tuesday Headlines for June 02, 2026 Iran Suspends U.S. Talks as Israel Kills 8 More in Lebanon & Expands Occupation "Murder as Policy": Amnesty Int'l Decries U.S. Strikes on Latin American Boats as Death Toll Tops 200 "The Overseer Class": Steven Thrasher on Black Cops, P…

The Overseer Class with Dr Steven Thrasher

Today we're joined by Dr Steven Thrasher author of The Overseer Class! The Overseer Class is a manifesto about how minorities are often put in positions of power not as a matter of equity but so they can better police other minorities and enforce the existing power structures. We discuss how the i…

Bari Weiss vs. Anderson Cooper: Both Are Overseers. Here's Why. (ft. Steven Thrasher)

Anderson Cooper recently left CBS News' "60 Minutes" after more than 20 years on the job. Cooper received glowing media coverage for his voluntary departure in the wake of billionaire David Ellison's acquisition of CBS and installation of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News. But Cooper and We…

Ep 13 - The Overseer Class: Billionaires, Buffer Classes, and the New Colonialism

This week in the Cypher: We break down Steven Thrasher's concept of the "Overseer Class" and explore how modern power operates through managers, police forces, political operatives, and other intermediaries that shield wealth from accountability. From ICE receiving billions in new funding to Jared …

"The Overseer Class": Steven Thrasher on How Identity Politics Is Used to Protect Unjust Systems

Watch Part 2 of conversation with Steven Thrasher, author of the new book The Overseer Class: A Manifesto. In the book, he explores how members of historically marginalized groups rise to positions of power within institutions. Thrasher says these figures often perpetuate, rather than challenge, sy…

Steven Thrasher: Black Cops, Latino ICE agents, and the "Overseer Class"

We sit down with Dr. Steven Thrasher to talk about his new book, The Overseer Class; how our police state today evolved from yesterday’s slave plantations; and why Dr. Thrasher has been blacklisted from academia after defending his students at Northwestern University during the Palestine encampment…

Remember Alice Wong, one of the Bay Area’s strongest fighters for disability advocacy

Alice Wong was born in Indianapolis in 1974. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and was told she wouldn’t live to be older than 18. But in 1997, at 23, she moved to San Francisco to pursue a masters in medical sociology at UCSF, but had trouble completing it because of accessibility issues o…

Remember Alice Wong, one of the Bay Area’s strongest fighters for disability advocacy

Alice Wong was born in Indianapolis in 1974. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and was told she wouldn’t live to be older than 18. But in 1997, at 23, she moved to San Francisco to pursue a masters in medical sociology at UCSF, but had trouble completing it because of accessibility issues o…

[full uncut conversation] Celebrating the Legacy of Disability Activist Alice Wong

This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Wong with two of her closest collaborators, reflecting on the movement she helped to build. This show is made poss…

[episode cut] Celebrating the Legacy of Disability Activist Alice Wong

This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward.  This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Wong with two of her closest collaborators, reflecting on the movement she helped to build. This show is made poss…