Lawyer, author, and activist Bryan Stevenson said: “I know our system is capable of executing innocent people, of turning a blind eye.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality“, which follows Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative’s work to create greater[…]
September2021
Episode 35: Pass the For The People Act!
The lies and misconceptions that were spun in the aftermath of the 2020 election are still having a negative effect on our country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a couple of articles from the Brennan Center for Justice, including “The For the People Act: Separating Fact from Fiction” and[…]
Episode 35 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about the For the People Act? Check out the media we discuss in episode 35 below. The For the People Act: Separating Fact from Fiction Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021
Episode 34: Gerrymandering & the Census
The recent release of the 2020 Census data has sparked a renewed concern about gerrymandering and the threat it poses to our democracy. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an article by John Nichols on The Nation called “The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun”, which highlights the role that gerrymandering[…]
Episode 33: You Can Never Kill the Revolution
Fred Hampton’s vision for justice, liberation, revolution, and freedom was powerful and bigger than all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the critically-acclaimed movie “Judas and the Black Messiah“, the biographical drama film about the surveillance and untimely assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of[…]