Filmmaker Michael Kirk discusses the backstory of the justice and his wife, how they are reshaping U.S. politics and law, and his connection to billionaire Harlan Crow.
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Eric Garner’s daughter on the power of protests
Emerald Garner, executive director of the non-profit We Can’t Breathe Inc. discusses her personal essays about the community that rallied around her in the wake of her father’s death.
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The weird and brilliant stories of George Saunders
Writer George Saunders discusses his newest collection of short stories – many with dystopian themes – and his process for writing them.
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On disability and discrimination
Jan Grue talks about justice for people with disabilities and why he believes, even with gains in disability rights, the world would still like to keep the differently-abled in the shadows.
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A judge’s ideas on fixing the justice system
Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell joins us to discuss how racism finds its way into courtrooms – and about her efforts to be fair in an imperfect system.
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Online Scams Are Out Of Control
Ankush Khardori, a lawyer and former federal prosecutor who specialized in financial fraud and white-collar crime, joins us to discuss internet crime, why it’s gotten worse during the pandemic, and the persistent problems facing the Justice Department.
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A Case For Clemency
Martha Minow, a professor at Harvard Law School, joins us to discuss the intersection of crime and punishment and forgiveness.
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A Guide to Ending Urban Violence in 10 Years
Senior research fellow at Harvard University Thomas Abt joins us to talk about how we can reduce crime in major urban cities.
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War Crimes
Allan Ryan joins us to talk about how war crime investigations work – and about how some of the most notorious war criminals of the last century were eventually brought to justice.
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A Chat With DPD Chief David Brown
This hour, we’ll talk to him about how race factors into law enforcement ahead of the national Facing Race conference taking place in Dallas this weekend.
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