12 Podcast Episodes
Michael Ratner was a revolutionary lawyer unlike any other
Michael Ratner was a revolutionary lawyer unlike any other
The late human rights lawyer took on some of the most important cases of our time, including defending Guantanamo Bay de... Read more
28 Jan 2022
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46mins
William Dodge on Nestle Slave Labor, Michael Ratner on Donald Rumsfeld
William Dodge on Nestle Slave Labor, Michael Ratner on Donald Rumsfeld
Nestle's profitability relies on a chocolate supply chain that includes literal slave labor in the Ivory Coast. The po... Read more
9 Jul 2021
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27mins
Michael Ratner - The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me - Pt. 2
Michael Ratner - The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me - Pt. 2
Mr. Ratner, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, tells Paul Jay that the civil rights movement an... Read more
2 May 2019
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59mins
Michael Ratner - The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me - Pt. 1
Michael Ratner - The Vietnam War was a Seminal Event for Me - Pt. 1
Mr. Ratner, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, tells Paul Jay that the civil rights movement an... Read more
2 May 2019
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59mins
Clearing the FOG on Torture Accountability with Michael Ratner and Jeremy Varon
Clearing the FOG on Torture Accountability with Michael Ratner and Jeremy Varon
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA's torture program was released last week and it demonstrates both th... Read more
22 Dec 2014
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56mins
Moving Towards a Police State – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 7/7
Moving Towards a Police State – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 7/7
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that he warned of a growing police state a month after 9/11, as constitutional rights continue... Read more
13 Mar 2014
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17mins
Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal Wars – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 6/7
Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal Wars – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 6/7
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that Reagan ushered in a period of murderous suppression of opposition to US hegemony in Latin... Read more
12 Mar 2014
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19mins
Puerto Rican Independence Movement and Cuba Further Radicalized Me -Michael Ratner on RAI Pt 5/7
Puerto Rican Independence Movement and Cuba Further Radicalized Me -Michael Ratner on RAI Pt 5/7
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that in the ’70s, the thrust for a more radical movement in New York was led by the fight for ... Read more
11 Mar 2014
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16mins
The Butcher of Attica – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 4/7
The Butcher of Attica – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 4/7
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that Gov. Rockefeller ordered the 1971 massacre of rebelling black prisoners to send a message... Read more
10 Mar 2014
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13mins
MLK and a Radicalizing Moment in American History – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 3/7
MLK and a Radicalizing Moment in American History – Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 3/7
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay how the message and death of Dr. King, the army occupation of Baltimore, and the police attack... Read more
7 Mar 2014
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21mins