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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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Told By Our Kids
For a special year-end holiday episode, we decided to ask some ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Told By Our Kids
December 23, 2019
What We Do At The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Told By Our Kids
What We Do At The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Told By Our KidsFor a special year-end holiday episode, we decided to ask some ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff to have a conversation with their kids about the work they do. On this episode, you’ll hear kids learn about gerrymandering, how...
December 19, 2019
A Case for Religious Liberty
At the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we receive lots of holiday mail, and not all of it brings tidings of comfort and joy. In this episode, we share a few letters that accuse the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of being "anti-Christian" or "anti-religion.†To respond and dispel the falsehood, At Liberty spoke with Dan Mach, the...
A Case for Religious Liberty
At the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, we receive lots of holiday mail, and not all of it brings tidings of comfort and joy. In this episode, we share a few letters that accuse the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of being "anti-Christian"...
December 12, 2019
Pregnancy Discrimination a Mile High
This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥'s Women's Rights Project filed a pair of federal lawsuits against Frontier Airlines for discriminating against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. We talked to flight attendant Melissa Hodgkins and pilot Shannon Kiedrowski about their experiences working for Frontier, and senior staff attorney Galen Sherwin, about the lawsuit.
Pregnancy Discrimination a Mile High
This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥'s Women's Rights Project filed a pair of federal lawsuits against Frontier Airlines for discriminating against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. We talked to flight attendant Melissa Hodgkins and pilot Shannon Kiedrowski about...
December 5, 2019
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
Mass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk about, and respond to violence. At Liberty spoke with Danielle Sered, who is doing just...
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
December 5, 2019
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce ViolenceMass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk...
November 27, 2019
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and Law
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year, he joined At Liberty live at the Brooklyn Public Library to discuss his literary and...
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and Law
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year,...
November 21, 2019
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
This year, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of Arkansans. Holly Dickson,...
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
November 21, 2019
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in ArkansasThis year, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of...
November 13, 2019
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
The FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its authority in ways that have defined American policing. Mike German, a former FBI agent, discusses...
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
November 13, 2019
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist ViolenceThe FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its...
November 7, 2019
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
Facebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers for housing, employment, and credit no longer have the option to target their ads at...
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
November 7, 2019
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
Monitoring Facebook for Ad DiscriminationFacebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers...
October 31, 2019
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end with Loving. Melissa Murray — an expert in family law, constitutional law, and reproductive rights...
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
October 31, 2019
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end...