#1379 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Democracy in America
Air Date: 11–10-2020
Today we take a look at the long and shifting history of the myth of democracy in America. We've never had it since the beginning but the reasons have shifted, ebbed and flowed over time. Now, in the midst of an attempted slow-motion coup, we look back at this most central American myth.
Read more#1359 The Life, Legacy and Lessons of John Lewis
Air Date: 8–5-2020
Today we take a look at the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis at a moment in time when the lessons he has to teach us are as important as when he first learned them himself during the dawn of the civil rights era.
Read more#1094 An identity group that any one of us might join at any time (Disability Rights)
Air Date: 04-11-2017
Today we look at a variety of ways to bring the disability rights movement into the mainstream of media, advocacy and the world
Read more #1071 First they came... (Religious Liberty)
Air Date: 1-13-2017
Today we take a look at the threats to muslim Americans and, frankly, muslims around the world in the age of Trump.
Read more #1069 Trump and our National Security State (Civil Rights)
Air Date: 1-6-2017
Today we take a look at the mechanics of our national security state that has been mostly installed or maintained over the past two presidencies and what Trump may do with that entrenched power.
Read more#997 Privacy, security or both (Encryption vs the FBI)
Air Date: 03-11-2016
Today we look at the arguments for and against unbreakable encryption for smartphones with specific focus on Apple’s current legal battle with the FBI
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