Dave Zirin and Mike Farrell on the Death of Troy Davis

Posted on Sep 22, 2011

AP / Stephen Morton

A protester in Jackson, Ga., home of the prison where Troy Davis was executed, is helped off the ground after hearing about a delay of the execution by the U.S. Supreme Court.

On Wednesday’s Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK, in the hours before the execution of Troy Davis, Mike Farrell and Dave Zirin discussed what Zirin called a “legal lynching.” Also: L.A.’s labor battle and the politics of Hollywood.

Listen to the show:

Segments:

Mike Farrell on Troy Davis

Howie Stier reports from a labor protest

Dave Zirin on Troy Davis

Maria Elena Durazo on unions and L.A.’s latest labor battle

Steven Ross on politics in the entertainment industry

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