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December 23, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
For our 2021 holiday special, we are taking you through the holiday food traditions of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ staffers and their families. Food is often the glue holding families and cultural identity together. We wanted to celebrate that and share it with you. Listener note: you may find yourself unusually hungry during...
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
December 23, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Staffers Share Their Favorite Holiday RecipesFor our 2021 holiday special, we are taking you through the holiday food traditions of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ staffers and their families. Food is often the glue holding families and cultural identity together. We wanted to celebrate...
December 16, 2021
An Update on Our Biggest Stories of 2021
On the podcast, we’ve chronicled some of the year’s biggest stories: the insurrection, the rescinding of the Muslim ban, devastating police brutality, state after state attacks on the rights of trans kids, the abusive system of conservatorships, and the rollback of abortion access, just to name a few. Today we’re...
An Update on Our Biggest Stories of 2021
On the podcast, we’ve chronicled some of the year’s biggest stories: the insurrection, the rescinding of the Muslim ban, devastating police brutality, state after state attacks on the rights of trans kids, the abusive system...
December 9, 2021
The Case for Optimism: 2021 Legal Wins at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
As we near the end of the year, we are bringing you an episode of reflection. A lot has happened in the world, in our country and in our work at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ. We all felt the high stakes of last week's oral arguments at the Supreme Court on abortion....
The Case for Optimism: 2021 Legal Wins at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
December 9, 2021
The Case for Optimism: 2021 Legal Wins at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
The Case for Optimism: 2021 Legal Wins at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµAs we near the end of the year, we are bringing you an episode of reflection. A lot has happened in the world, in our country and in our work at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ. We all...
December 2, 2021
Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case That Could Overturn Roe
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that challenges a nearly 49-year-old precedent protecting a pregnant person's right to an abortion established in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. The law in question is a Mississippi law that...
Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case That Could Overturn Roe
December 2, 2021
Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case That Could Overturn Roe
Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case That Could Overturn RoeOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that challenges a nearly 49-year-old precedent protecting a pregnant person's right to an abortion established in...
November 23, 2021
Glennon Doyle on Having Hard Holiday Conversations
This week, we are stepping back in time and re-visiting our conversation with author and activist, Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Glennon talks about how to bring our loved ones into understanding of equity and justice through the use of storytelling, imagination, and conversation. On this podcast, we learn a...
Glennon Doyle on Having Hard Holiday Conversations
November 23, 2021
Glennon Doyle on Having Hard Holiday Conversations
Glennon Doyle on Having Hard Holiday ConversationsThis week, we are stepping back in time and re-visiting our conversation with author and activist, Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Glennon talks about how to bring our loved ones into understanding of equity and...
November 18, 2021
My True Crime Obsession
I’m Paige Fernandez, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Policing Policy Advocate and I’m so excited to be taking the At Liberty reins for the next month. I have a confession to make: I have had a true crime obsession most of my life. My job at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and my organizing work and...
My True Crime Obsession
I’m Paige Fernandez, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Policing Policy Advocate and I’m so excited to be taking the At Liberty reins for the next month. I have a confession to make: I have had a true crime...
November 11, 2021
Judy Heumann on Disability Discrimination and The Fight For Rights
Today we are running a conversation between Amber Hikes, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and disability rights icon Judy Heumann on CVS v. Doe, a case that the Supreme Court was set to hear on Dec 8. The case threatened to attack the very foundation of disability...
Judy Heumann on Disability Discrimination and The Fight For Rights
November 11, 2021
Judy Heumann on Disability Discrimination and The Fight For Rights
Judy Heumann on Disability Discrimination and The Fight For RightsToday we are running a conversation between Amber Hikes, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and disability rights icon Judy Heumann on CVS v. Doe, a case that the Supreme Court was set...
November 4, 2021
Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?
This week, we are bringing you a story about an upcoming Supreme Court case: FBI v. Fazaga, set to be argued on November 8th. This case will have big implications on the ability for private citizens who have been wrongfully surveilled by the U.S. government to seek redress for the...
Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?
November 4, 2021
Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?
Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?This week, we are bringing you a story about an upcoming Supreme Court case: FBI v. Fazaga, set to be argued on November 8th. This case will have big implications on the ability for private...
November 2, 2021
Special Edition: Texas Abortion Ban at the Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging Texas’ ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy known as SB 8 -- one case brought by the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and our partner organizations on behalf of abortion providers, Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, and a separate case...
Special Edition: Texas Abortion Ban at the Supreme Court
November 2, 2021
Special Edition: Texas Abortion Ban at the Supreme Court
Special Edition: Texas Abortion Ban at the Supreme CourtOn Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging Texas’ ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy known as SB 8 -- one case brought by the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and our partner...
October 28, 2021
The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk
Last month, horrifying images hit the news: border patrol agents on horses were seen whipping Haitian migrants. This was the latest in a long line of anti-immigrant practices that have emboldened border patrol over the last few years. Some of these practices include the invocation and overuse of Title 42,...
The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk
October 28, 2021
The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk
The Biden Administration's Immigration Double TalkLast month, horrifying images hit the news: border patrol agents on horses were seen whipping Haitian migrants. This was the latest in a long line of anti-immigrant practices that have emboldened border patrol over the...