A Slow Descent Into Maskless
Several states announced plans to lift mask mandates this week, but the federal government is taking a more cautious approach, and has communicated that hospitalizations and deaths are still high enou...
10 Feb 202219min
On Race, The NFL Fumbles The Ball
This weekend's Super Bowl LVI comes as the NFL is being sued by Brian Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins who has accused the league racial discrimination in hiring practices. To discuss...
9 Feb 202225min
Inside The Unionization Effort At Amazon
The White House released a report yesterday detailing how it wants to increase union participation and collective bargaining in the workforce amid historic lows in union membership across the U.S. Thi...
8 Feb 202215min
Maps, They Don't Draw You Like I Draw You with Michael Li
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Republican-drawn congressional and state legislative maps constituted partisan gerrymanders that violated the state’s constitution. This is just t...
7 Feb 202217min
Showing Up For Trans Rights with Chase Strangio
South Dakota became the first state to pass an anti-trans bill in 2022 yesterday, and according to a report by the Human Rights Campaign, roughly 280 anti-trans bills will likely move through state le...
4 Feb 202219min
Where We Stand In The Fight For Reproductive Justice
Roe v. Wade was issued just over 49 years ago, and in the months ahead, we're faced with the very real possibility that the Supreme Court could effectively overturn it. Plus, conservative lawmakers in...
3 Feb 202220min
Police Killings And The DOJ
The NAACP is urging the Justice Department to bring federal civil rights charges against Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who murdered 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Zooming out, it's ...
2 Feb 202215min
Get Your Bans Off My Books with George M. Johnson
As we celebrate the beginning of Black History Month, conservatives are actively and aggressively silencing educators’ ability to talk honestly about history. Book bans are gaining steam with schools ...
1 Feb 202218min
