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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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s 100 Year Fight
This weekend, we celebrate the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ cases. The book is called Fight of The Century, and it features authors like...
Ayelet Waldman on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s 100 Year Fight
January 16, 2020
Ayelet Waldman on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s 100 Year Fight
Ayelet Waldman on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s 100 Year FightThis weekend, we celebrate the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™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...
January 9, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
January 9, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµThis week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought...
January 2, 2020
How To Stop Your City from Spying on You
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Since this episode first ran in July, more American cities in California, Massachusetts, and Maine passed local laws to ban the use of facial recognition...
How To Stop Your City from Spying on You
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Since this episode first ran in July, more American cities...
December 23, 2019
What We Do At The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Told By Our Kids
For a special year-end holiday episode, we decided to ask some ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ staff to have a conversation with their kids about the work they do. On this episode, you’ll hear kids learn about gerrymandering, how we inform legislation, the Keystone XL Pipeline and what kinds of snacks we keep nearby....
What We Do At The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Told By Our Kids
December 23, 2019
What We Do At The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Told By Our Kids
What We Do At The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Told By Our KidsFor a special year-end holiday episode, we decided to ask some ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ staff to have a conversation with their kids about the work they do. On this episode, you’ll hear kids learn about gerrymandering, how...