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August 22, 2019
Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project鈥檚 Reframing of American History
Four hundred years ago this month, more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in what was then the British colony of Virginia. To mark the anniversary of the beginning of slavery in America, The New York Times launched a major initiative called The 1619 Project. Through a special issue of the...
Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project鈥檚 Reframing of American History August 22, 2019
Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project鈥檚 Reframing of American History
Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project鈥檚 Reframing of American HistoryFour hundred years ago this month, more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in what was then the British colony of Virginia. To mark the anniversary of the beginning of slavery in America, The New York...
August 15, 2019
Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Making Sense of America
This week's guest is W. Kamau Bell: standup comedian, prolific podcaster, and host of his own show on CNN, "United Shades of America." He's known for his incisive socio-political commentary and activism, including on behalf of the 吃瓜直播, where he serves as an artist ambassador for racial justice. He joins...
Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Making Sense of America August 15, 2019
Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Making Sense of America
Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Making Sense of AmericaThis week's guest is W. Kamau Bell: standup comedian, prolific podcaster, and host of his own show on CNN, "United Shades of America." He's known for his incisive socio-political commentary and activism, including on behalf...
August 8, 2019
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military
Anuradha Bhagwati has long been at the forefront of the fight for gender equality within the military. She is a former Marine Corps captain, a three-time 吃瓜直播 client, and founder of the Service Women's Action Network, a lead plaintiff in a groundbreaking lawsuit challenging the military's ban on women serving...
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military August 8, 2019
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the Military
How One Woman Took on Misogyny and Sexual Violence in the MilitaryAnuradha Bhagwati has long been at the forefront of the fight for gender equality within the military. She is a former Marine Corps captain, a three-time 吃瓜直播 client, and founder of the Service Women's Action...
August 1, 2019
Obstacles and Opportunities in the Fight for Police Accountability
Last month, protests erupted when the Justice Department announced it would not bring civil rights charges against the NYPD officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014. Mr. Garner's death was one among countless examples of deadly police violence toward Black and brown people. Yet despite a...
Obstacles and Opportunities in the Fight for Police Accountability August 1, 2019
Obstacles and Opportunities in the Fight for Police Accountability
Obstacles and Opportunities in the Fight for Police AccountabilityLast month, protests erupted when the Justice Department announced it would not bring civil rights charges against the NYPD officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014. Mr. Garner's death was one...
July 25, 2019
The Constitution Gets the Broadway Treatment
Heidi Schreck is the writer and star of Broadway鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Constitution Means to Me.鈥� The play, which was nominated for two Tonys and was a Pulitzer finalist, was inspired by Schreck鈥檚 experience as a teenager competing in debates about the Constitution at American Legion halls across the country. As...
The Constitution Gets the Broadway Treatment July 25, 2019
The Constitution Gets the Broadway Treatment
The Constitution Gets the Broadway TreatmentHeidi Schreck is the writer and star of Broadway鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Constitution Means to Me.鈥� The play, which was nominated for two Tonys and was a Pulitzer finalist, was inspired by Schreck鈥檚 experience as a...
July 18, 2019
Have We Reached Peak Xenophobia Yet?
It鈥檚 been a dizzying few days in U.S. immigration policy. Earlier this week, the Trump administration issued rules to ban most refugees arriving through the southern border. Despite legal setbacks, the administration continues to try to build a border wall. And at the same time, the president has launched sustained...
Have We Reached Peak Xenophobia Yet? It鈥檚 been a dizzying few days in U.S. immigration policy. Earlier this week, the Trump administration issued rules to ban most refugees arriving through the southern border. Despite legal setbacks, the administration continues to try...
July 11, 2019
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. Two American cities 鈥� San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass. 鈥� recently passed local laws to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police...
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. Two American cities 鈥� San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass....
July 4, 2019
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
The Case for D.C. Statehood Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia...
July 2, 2019
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
It was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed down. David Cole, the 吃瓜直播鈥檚 legal director and a seasoned Supreme Court litigator makes sense...
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term July 2, 2019
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last Term
The 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Legal Director Reflects on the Supreme Court鈥檚 Last TermIt was another dramatic year for the Supreme Court. A new justice was sworn in against the backdrop of scandal. A beloved justice got sick and recovered. And, of course, major precedent-setting decisions were handed...
June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
In one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥� at least not for now. Dale Ho, director of the 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Voting Rights Project, who argued the case, explains the decision.
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means June 27, 2019
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision Means
What the Supreme Court's Census Decision MeansIn one of the most highly anticipated decisions of its term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the U.S. census 颅鈥� at least not for now. Dale...