Episode 14: "Science is a Human Right" feat. Michael Laufer

**This episode of Coffee with Comrades is dedicated to Sydney Eastman. Rest in Power. May we fight to build a better world in your memory.**

On this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a conversation with Michael Laufer, one of the founding members of the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, to talk about anarchy, big pharma, DIY medicine, personal autonomy, and information liberation. But first, Bree and Pearson discuss the news:

• Anarchists are literally flying supplies into Wilmington, NC
• You can donate to support Mutual Aid Disaster Relief and other solidarity efforts in the Carolinas
• Botham Jean update: Amber Guyger fired & charged with manslaughter. This is not enough.
• A CBP whistleblower shared some harrowing stories from his time in the agency with Intercept
• If you're visiting anyone in a Virginia prison, you can't wear tampons
• Yemenis are starving in UN refugee camps
• Looks like we might've spoke too soon here on Coffee with Comrades: it appears that Brett Kavanaugh may be a bigger creep than we initially anticipated.

Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is an anarchic, decentralized cadre of hackers, scientists, and engineers dedicated to putting healthcare back in the hands of human beings. 4TVC seeks to empower individual autonomy by equipping anyone and everyone with the tools needed to brew their own medicine. From epipencils to apothecary labs, 4TVC has it all! Healthcare is a human right, but 4TVC recognizes we can't wait on neoliberal politicians to pass medicare-for-all. Instead, 4TVC liberates information and gives that knowledge directly to people, championing personal autonomy in an age of isolation and alienation.

Follow Michael Laufer on Twitter.

Check out Four Thieves Vinegar Collective's website and get involved!

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Toast to the Dead" by Immortal Technique

Outro: "Outbreak" by Stray From the Path