Monks and Punks

Sander and Sophie have a good chat with Professor Linda Rabben, an activist anthropologist who writes about sanctuary and human rights movements. Meet and hear Linda and other great immigration rights activists this Sunday, 9/28, at a free event at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 1-4 PM.Author, anthropologist and human rights activist, Linda Rabben is the author of Sanctuary and Asylum: A Social and Political History, My Brazil: Reports from the Interior, Journeywoman: A Writer’s Story, and other books and articles on human rights and related subjects. She has written and published poems for more than 50 years. Since 2015 she has been an associate research professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland.

Join us on Monks and Punks as we sit down with Dr. Sophie Gonick to discuss immigrant rights, sanctuary, and human rights in New York City. From historical Quaker traditions of sanctuary to modern grassroots activism, this conversation dives deep into the challenges and opportunities faced by immigrants in today’s political climate.Learn about the September 28th free event in Manhattan featuring experts like Professor Linda Rabben, Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo, Alexa Aviles, and Ravi Ragbir, and discover how you can get involved in supporting immigrant communities.

Sander and Sophie cohost the episode and talk to their friend Ted Hamm about his insiders take on future NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the Democratic Socialist politics on the verge of historically winning the Mayoralty in New York City.

Sander Hicks makes the case Against Assemblymember Erik DilanA Hard Look at His Record Might Inspire Someone to Primary HimFor the people of Assembly District 54, the option to re-elect Erik Dilan to the Assembly, in the Primary this June of 2026, is an opportunity to look carefully at his record. If we do, we will choose instead to create something bold and new.Sander Hicks reports on the affordable housing scandal that Dilan was involved in, and ties it to a larger scandal where $2.5 million was stolen from NYC affordable housing programs.

Aharon Dardik is a passionate philosophy and political science double major at Columbia University. He is an Israeli-American ex-settler, conscientious objector to the Israeli military, and nonviolent activist in the student movement against war and genocide.Fresh from his appearance on Democracy Now, and his arrest at the gates of Columbia University, Aharon Dardik is emerging as a student protest leader, a voice for nonviolence, and Gandhian peaceful confrontation against the forces of genocide. Aharon will also return to speak this Summer at Sander's Peaceful Lake activist retreat. www.nonviolence.works.

Sander interviews Mike Koncewicz, Nixon scholar and critic of the new "Nixon revisionism." Tricky Dick, Operation Chaos, Tom Hayden, and praise for They (who) Said No to Nixon.

Sander Hicks Interview with Andrew Laties, author of Rebel Bookseller, opener of 14 kickass cool bookstores, a writer, a publisher and a legendary independent bookseller.

In a lively and energetic exchange, Sander interviews city councel member, Justin Brannan -about his colorful history in hard core punk runk and New York City politicsThey discussed the upcoming mayoral race as well as Brannan’s own race for New York City’s Comp Troller. Stand Up for integrity and against corruption, nothing could be more punk rock.