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May 7, 2020
Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic
Our guest today is Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet, memoirist, and legal scholar. Loyal listeners will remember our conversation from March of 2019. The episode was called “A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of The Criminal Legal System,” and we talked about Dwayne’s journey from a teenage defendant sentenced...
Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic Our guest today is Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet, memoirist, and legal scholar. Loyal listeners will remember our conversation from March of 2019. The episode was called “A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of...
April 29, 2020
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
Over the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will it take to keep us safe and prevent new spikes in infections? Many experts say...
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy April 29, 2020
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and PrivacyOver the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will...
April 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new şěĐÓĘÓƵ report called "A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform,” shows that...
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana April 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize MarijuanaPublic opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new şěĐÓĘÓƵ report called "A...
April 15, 2020
What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
The Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.”  But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held in close quarters and lack decent medical care.Â
What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic April 15, 2020
What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
What it's like in ICE Detention During a PandemicThe Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.”  But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held...
April 8, 2020
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety and fear that wash over us each day that we spend alone, away from friends,...
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety...
April 2, 2020
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice Footprint
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation’s jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last weekend marked the first COVID-related death of an inmate and new reports show that the...
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice Footprint April 2, 2020
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice Footprint
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice FootprintAs the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation’s jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last...
March 25, 2020
How the şěĐÓĘÓƵ is responding to COVID-19
With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we’ve seen in our work at the şěĐÓĘÓƵ. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are adapting to new work from home policies, and some state and local officials have even...
How the şěĐÓĘÓƵ is responding to COVID-19 March 25, 2020
How the şěĐÓĘÓƵ is responding to COVID-19
How the şěĐÓĘÓƵ is responding to COVID-19With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we’ve seen in our work at the şěĐÓĘÓƵ. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are...
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...