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March 17, 2020
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality
Megan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair, and her bold activism. She’s a World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. She has also kneeled during the national anthem in...
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality March 17, 2020
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ EqualityMegan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair, and her bold activism. She’s a World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and co-captain of...
March 10, 2020
Stacey Abrams Wants to Make Your Vote Count
In 2018, Stacey Abrams ran for Governor of Georgia and lost by just 54,723 votes to Republican Brian Kemp, who was then serving as Georgia’s Secretary of State. Before Kemp entered the governor’s race, he purged 1.4 million voters and instituted many other policies to dissuade people from voting. It’s...
Stacey Abrams Wants to Make Your Vote Count March 10, 2020
Stacey Abrams Wants to Make Your Vote Count
Stacey Abrams Wants to Make Your Vote CountIn 2018, Stacey Abrams ran for Governor of Georgia and lost by just 54,723 votes to Republican Brian Kemp, who was then serving as Georgia’s Secretary of State. Before Kemp entered the governor’s race, he...
March 5, 2020
Supreme Court Dispatch: The Latest Threat to Abortion Access
Abortion access is yet again under attack. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case that threatens to chip away at the constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. The Court will decide whether or not a Louisiana law that requires abortion...
Supreme Court Dispatch: The Latest Threat to Abortion Access March 5, 2020
Supreme Court Dispatch: The Latest Threat to Abortion Access
Supreme Court Dispatch: The Latest Threat to Abortion AccessAbortion access is yet again under attack. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case that threatens to chip away at the constitutional right to a safe and...
February 26, 2020
The Supreme Court Case Threatening Asylum
Since President Trump took office, his administration has waged a series of attacks on asylum in the United States. They are restricting the number of asylum cases heard in a given day, sending asylum seekers to other countries to await review, and even working to bar specific groups of people...
The Supreme Court Case Threatening Asylum February 26, 2020
The Supreme Court Case Threatening Asylum
The Supreme Court Case Threatening AsylumSince President Trump took office, his administration has waged a series of attacks on asylum in the United States. They are restricting the number of asylum cases heard in a given day, sending asylum seekers...
February 19, 2020
"Your hair is okay. You are okay."
This year, Hair Love, a story about a black girl and her dad navigating natural hairstyles, won the Oscar for animated short and three beauty pageant winners wore natural hairstyles under their crowns. But as more and more people step out into the world celebrating their natural hair, they are...
"Your hair is okay. You are okay." This year, Hair Love, a story about a black girl and her dad navigating natural hairstyles, won the Oscar for animated short and three beauty pageant winners wore natural hairstyles under their crowns. But as...
February 13, 2020
The Regulation of Marriage and Sex
This Valentine's Day, we're re-running one of our favorite episodes. Melissa Murray, NYU Law professor and expert on the legal regulation of sex and sexuality joins us to discuss the legal institution of marriage as it has been used by and against marginalized people, and to consider the victories and...
The Regulation of Marriage and Sex This Valentine's Day, we're re-running one of our favorite episodes. Melissa Murray, NYU Law professor and expert on the legal regulation of sex and sexuality joins us to discuss the legal institution of marriage as...
February 6, 2020
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court’s decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently, many other Native issues that are impacted by jurisdictional power. Our guest this week is...
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost February 6, 2020
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans LostThe Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court’s decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently,...
January 29, 2020
Harnessing History and Solidarity to Stop Migrant Detention
The U.S. has a long history of detaining and incarcerating communities of color under the auspice of protecting its national security. Today, on Korematsu Day, we honor and celebrate the legacy of those who stood up against the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. On this episode,...
Harnessing History and Solidarity to Stop Migrant Detention January 29, 2020
Harnessing History and Solidarity to Stop Migrant Detention
Harnessing History and Solidarity to Stop Migrant DetentionThe U.S. has a long history of detaining and incarcerating communities of color under the auspice of protecting its national security. Today, on Korematsu Day, we honor and celebrate the legacy of those who stood...
January 23, 2020
Fighting for Justice After Execution
In 2017, Arkansas announced a plan to execute eight people in 10 days because the state’s lethal injection drugs were about to expire. The first person executed was Ledell Lee. He was convicted of the 1993 murder of Debra Reese and sentenced to death. But his trials and appeals were...
Fighting for Justice After Execution In 2017, Arkansas announced a plan to execute eight people in 10 days because the state’s lethal injection drugs were about to expire. The first person executed was Ledell Lee. He was convicted of the...
January 16, 2020
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year Fight
This weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark ACLU cases. The book is called Fight of The Century, and it features authors like...
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year Fight January 16, 2020
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year Fight
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year FightThis weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark...