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ACLU Legal Director David Cole on the Supreme Court's Uncertain Future
ACLU Legal Director David Cole on the Supreme Court's Uncertain Future
An eventful Supreme Court session just came to a close. This year, the court handed down major decisions on partisan ger... Read more
5 Jul 2018
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26mins
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Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas
Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas
Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Libert... Read more
9 May 2019
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30mins
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a cultural icon, inspiring internet memes, popular biographies, doc... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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28mins
Ranked #4
Why It's Time to Talk About Reparations
Why It's Time to Talk About Reparations
As discussions about racism in America gain traction, so too does the question of reparations. Broadly defined as some f... Read more
13 Jun 2019
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39mins
Ranked #5
Whither Abortion Rights?
Whither Abortion Rights?
The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, establishing access to abortion care as a fundamental right. But state le... Read more
10 Jan 2019
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29mins
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A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights
A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights
The state of transgender equality is in rapid flux in state legislatures, in federal law, in the courts and at the ballo... Read more
29 Nov 2018
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31mins
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Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ACLU case decided in 1967... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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36mins
Ranked #8
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
On this week’s episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his b... Read more
6 Jun 2019
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37mins
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Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
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 FB... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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35mins
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The Question of Who Gets to Count in the Census Goes to the Supreme Court
The Question of Who Gets to Count in the Census Goes to the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, April 23, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case Department of Commerce v. New York, whic... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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24mins
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History
Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History
Four hundred years ago this month, more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in what was then the British colony of Virgini... Read more
22 Aug 2019
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29mins
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Abuse and Accountability at the Border
Abuse and Accountability at the Border
Mitra Ebadolahi, staff attorney with the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project, joins At Liberty to debunk misconceptions abo... Read more
2 May 2019
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31mins
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A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own Making
A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own Making
As a result of a Trump administration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while the U.S. considers their cas... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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33mins
Ranked #14
How To Stop Your City from Spying on You
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 m... Read more
2 Jan 2020
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27mins
Ranked #15
ACLU Staffers Go to the Movies
ACLU Staffers Go to the Movies
For our final episode of 2018, we're making a slight departure from our typical format. As we wind down the year and pre... Read more
20 Dec 2018
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15mins
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The Threat of Facial Recognition
The Threat of Facial Recognition
Nicole Ozer, the Technology and Civil Liberties director for the ACLU of California, has been at the forefront of debate... Read more
28 Mar 2019
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22mins
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At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law
At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law
As part of the "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joi... Read more
7 Feb 2019
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37mins
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Alan Rusbridger on the Press in Times of Crisis
Alan Rusbridger on the Press in Times of Crisis
Alan Rusbridger is the former editor of The Guardian and author of "Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It... Read more
21 Feb 2019
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23mins
Ranked #19
Adam McKay on Dick Cheney's Legacy
Adam McKay on Dick Cheney's Legacy
In his new Oscar-nominated film "Vice," Adam McKay(Saturday Night Live, "The Big Short") tells the story of Dick Cheney'... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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37mins
Ranked #20
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality
Megan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair,... Read more
19 Mar 2020
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30mins