At Liberty is a podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. New episodes air biweekly on Fridays.
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September 22, 2020
At the Polls: Will the Fate of the USPS Affect Voter Access?
It鈥檚 no secret that the postal service has been under attack. Earlier this year, President Trump appointed one of his supporters to serve as Postmaster General. Then, just a few months from the election, that appointee, Louis DeJoy, ordered changes to how the postal service operates. Here鈥檚 the problem: it...
At the Polls: Will the Fate of the USPS Affect Voter Access? September 22, 2020
At the Polls: Will the Fate of the USPS Affect Voter Access?
At the Polls: Will the Fate of the USPS Affect Voter Access?It鈥檚 no secret that the postal service has been under attack. Earlier this year, President Trump appointed one of his supporters to serve as Postmaster General. Then, just a few months from the election, that...
September 17, 2020
The Psychology of Social Isolation
As many Americans stare down the end of their sixth month of social distancing, we are re-running a conversation we recorded back in April, that still has relevance to our lives today.聽
The Psychology of Social Isolation As many Americans stare down the end of their sixth month of social distancing, we are re-running a conversation we recorded back in April, that still has relevance to our lives today.聽
September 14, 2020
At the Polls: What Will Election Night Look Like in a Global Pandemic?
For the launch of our podcast series, At the Polls, we are answering your questions about voting in the lead up to the election. Our first question is: What will election night look like in a global pandemic?
At the Polls: What Will Election Night Look Like in a Global Pandemic? September 14, 2020
At the Polls: What Will Election Night Look Like in a Global Pandemic?
At the Polls: What Will Election Night Look Like in a Global Pandemic?For the launch of our podcast series, At the Polls, we are answering your questions about voting in the lead up to the election. Our first question is: What will election night look like in...
September 10, 2020
The Myth of the "Bad" Immigrant
Immigrant communities are often asked to 鈥済et right with the law,鈥� but is the law right in the first place? That鈥檚 what our guest Alina Das asks in her new book No Justice in the Shadows. She taps her experience as the daughter of immigrants and as an immigration attorney...
The Myth of the "Bad" Immigrant Immigrant communities are often asked to 鈥済et right with the law,鈥� but is the law right in the first place? That鈥檚 what our guest Alina Das asks in her new book No Justice in the...
September 3, 2020
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, people across the country face the economic devastation left in its wake. Along with staggering unemployment numbers, millions of renters now face eviction 鈥� a situation made even more dire by the global health crisis. Congress responded by instating an eviction moratorium for more...
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy September 3, 2020
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our DemocracyAs the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, people across the country face the economic devastation left in its wake. Along with staggering unemployment numbers, millions of renters now face eviction 鈥� a situation made even more...
August 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
The golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable brands in the world. But today, we're focusing on a much lesser known side of...
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem August 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race ProblemThe golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable...
August 20, 2020
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them
Sports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis great Billie Jean King fought for equal pay for women. And, Olympic runner Caster Semana...
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them August 20, 2020
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence ThemSports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis...
August 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We鈥檙e coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women鈥檚 suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of women鈥檚 suffrage...
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage August 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for SuffrageWe鈥檙e coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women鈥檚 suffrage into American history, a culminating...
August 6, 2020
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
In the last month, we鈥檝e seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear gas. The federal government just agreed to withdraw...
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops August 6, 2020
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal TroopsIn the last month, we鈥檝e seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking...
July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When President George HW Bush signed the...
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights MovementJuly 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for...