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.
all episodes
December 7, 2023
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
Free speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the 吃瓜直播, we know that it's precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech, open debate, and peaceful dissent are most important. Over the last few months, as the...
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups December 7, 2023
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student GroupsFree speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the 吃瓜直播, we know that it's precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech,...
November 30, 2023
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power
On January 21, 2017, a day after the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, activist and journalist Raquel Willis approached the podium at the inaugural Women鈥檚 March in Washington, D.C. to share her story at what became one of the largest single-day marches in U.S. history. With this momentous platform,...
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power November 30, 2023
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and PowerOn January 21, 2017, a day after the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, activist and journalist Raquel Willis approached the podium at the inaugural Women鈥檚 March in Washington, D.C. to share her story at...
November 21, 2023
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for Justice
The holiday season is upon us. This week, we are revisiting our conversation with author and activist Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Doyle and host Kendall Ciesemier discuss how to bring loved ones into our understanding of equity and justice through the use of storytelling, imagination, and conversation. It鈥檚 an...
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for Justice November 21, 2023
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for Justice
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for JusticeThe holiday season is upon us. This week, we are revisiting our conversation with author and activist Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Doyle and host Kendall Ciesemier discuss how to bring loved ones into our...
November 16, 2023
The Resurgence of Labor Strikes and Union Power
If you鈥檙e staying up to date with the news, you may have noticed that unions are having a moment. This summer alone, strikes by members of the WGA, UAW, SAG-AFTRA, UPS, Starbucks, Amazon, and Kaiser Permanente unions, among others, have made headlines and signaled solidarity between workers across the nation....
The Resurgence of Labor Strikes and Union Power November 16, 2023
The Resurgence of Labor Strikes and Union Power
The Resurgence of Labor Strikes and Union PowerIf you鈥檙e staying up to date with the news, you may have noticed that unions are having a moment. This summer alone, strikes by members of the WGA, UAW, SAG-AFTRA, UPS, Starbucks, Amazon, and Kaiser...
November 9, 2023
We鈥檙e Winning Big at the Polls
On Tuesday, people across the country took to the polls and made one thing crystal clear: abortion rights matter to voters. In Ohio, voters passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, making it the seventh state to protect abortion access through the ballot box. In Virginia,...
We鈥檙e Winning Big at the Polls On Tuesday, people across the country took to the polls and made one thing crystal clear: abortion rights matter to voters. In Ohio, voters passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution,...
November 2, 2023
We All Pathologized Britney Spears
On October 24, Britney Spears released her tell-all memoir, 鈥淭he Woman in Me.鈥� In the book, she traces her journey from childhood stardom to living 13 years under the control of a conservatorship, a court-sanctioned arrangement that strips people with disabilities of their civil liberties. In Spears鈥� case, her dad,...
We All Pathologized Britney Spears On October 24, Britney Spears released her tell-all memoir, 鈥淭he Woman in Me.鈥� In the book, she traces her journey from childhood stardom to living 13 years under the control of a conservatorship, a court-sanctioned...
October 26, 2023
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights
On November 7th, Ohio voters will decide whether to pass Issue 1, which would protect their decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and abortion. The fact that this amendment is even on the ballot is a huge feat. Ohioans had to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures to get...
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights October 26, 2023
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive RightsOn November 7th, Ohio voters will decide whether to pass Issue 1, which would protect their decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and abortion. The fact that this amendment is even on the ballot...
October 19, 2023
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism
October marks LGBTQ History Month, and this week on At Liberty we are honoring the legacy of LGBTQ activism throughout the AIDS epidemic. Throughout the late 鈥�80s and early 鈥�90s, AIDS claimed the lives of thousands of New Yorkers per year, with city, state, and national governments doing little to...
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism October 19, 2023
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism
How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and ActivismOctober marks LGBTQ History Month, and this week on At Liberty we are honoring the legacy of LGBTQ activism throughout the AIDS epidemic. Throughout the late 鈥�80s and early 鈥�90s, AIDS claimed the lives of...
October 12, 2023
We're Suing Florida for Anti-Asian Housing Discrimination
This May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 264, a law that restricts Chinese nationals from acquiring property in the state of Florida under the guise of protecting national security. But the issue is actually pretty clear 鈥� Chinese people are not the Chinese government, and conflating the two is just...
We're Suing Florida for Anti-Asian Housing Discrimination October 12, 2023
We're Suing Florida for Anti-Asian Housing Discrimination
We're Suing Florida for Anti-Asian Housing DiscriminationThis May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 264, a law that restricts Chinese nationals from acquiring property in the state of Florida under the guise of protecting national security. But the issue is actually pretty...
October 5, 2023
Internet Censorship Won't Make Kids Safe
Today鈥檚 young people have a lot to deal with. Pandemic interruptions, social isolation, climate change, political polarization, ever-changing technology 鈥� all on top of the typical turbulence of adolescence. Studies on youth mental health outcomes show increasing loneliness and hopelessness, illustrating one thing: the kids are not alright. We all...
Internet Censorship Won't Make Kids Safe Today鈥檚 young people have a lot to deal with. Pandemic interruptions, social isolation, climate change, political polarization, ever-changing technology 鈥� all on top of the typical turbulence of adolescence. Studies on youth mental health outcomes...