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June 17, 2021
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate
It’s that time of year again: Supreme Court decision season. Today, we are bringing you a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that touches on whether the city can enforce a nondiscrimination policy with its contractors.
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate June 17, 2021
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to Discriminate
Special Edition: Supreme Court Says No License to DiscriminateIt’s that time of year again: Supreme Court decision season. Today, we are bringing you a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that touches...
June 17, 2021
Defending Speech We Hate
Over the years, the ACLU’s commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack – both for the cases we take on and for those we don’t. At the ACLU, we are committed to protecting free speech for all – not just those with whom we agree. And that commitment...
Defending Speech We Hate Over the years, the ACLU’s commitment to the First Amendment has come under attack – both for the cases we take on and for those we don’t. At the ACLU, we are committed to protecting...
June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
In the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again from movie theaters’ open doors. As of this recording, more than 60% of US adults...
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap June 8, 2021
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine GapIn the U.S., it’s easy to think we’re in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again...
June 3, 2021
How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety
There were only 18 days last year that did not see a police officer kill a civilian in this country. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walter Wallace Jr, Daniel Prude, and Rayshard Brooks, were among the 1,127 people killed by police last year. And we know that Black people are more...
How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety There were only 18 days last year that did not see a police officer kill a civilian in this country. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walter Wallace Jr, Daniel Prude, and Rayshard Brooks, were among the...
May 27, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned businesses and Black professionals. The...
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting May 27, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of ForgettingIn the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa,...
May 20, 2021
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Here at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an internet connection is to...
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast May 20, 2021
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on ComcastHere at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’...
May 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on...
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis May 13, 2021
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid CrisisThree million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than...
May 6, 2021
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office
1 in 4 Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That’s because banks across the country are closing branches or they’re penalizing those who don’t have large savings. This means that 64 million Americans -- disproportionately Black and Brown -- can’t easily access basic financial services and are forced to pay thousands...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office May 6, 2021
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office
Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office1 in 4 Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That’s because banks across the country are closing branches or they’re penalizing those who don’t have large savings. This means that 64 million Americans -- disproportionately Black...
April 27, 2021
Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Free Speech
On April 28th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for a case that has big implications for student free speech. The case involves then 14-year-old Brandi Levy, a cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania, and her post on the social media platform, Snapchat. One of her cheerleading coaches...
Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Free Speech April 27, 2021
Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Free Speech
Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Free SpeechOn April 28th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for a case that has big implications for student free speech. The case involves then 14-year-old Brandi Levy, a cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in...
April 21, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
Last year, the world watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd in plain sight after arresting him for an alleged counterfeit bill at a convenience store. The footage released from the encounter sparked an international movement as protesters took to the streets for months calling for racial justice...
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice April 21, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not JusticeLast year, the world watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd in plain sight after arresting him for an alleged counterfeit bill at a convenience store. The footage released from the encounter sparked...