Affording Your Life with Attorney General Keith Ellison

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Protecting Family Farmers by Breaking Up Monopolies (Recast from 2020) Jun 21, 2022

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Protecting Minnesota family farmers is a top priority of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. This episode is a recast from 2020 when I sat down with Assistant Attorney General Joe Meyer to talk about market consolidation in Agriculture and what we can do to create a more fair economy.

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S3 E1: What's Really Going on with Inflation Jun 14, 2022

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For the Season 3 kick-off, I chat with Richard Painter and Lindsay Owens about what's really going on with inflation. Spoiler alert: corporate greed.

Richard Painter is a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. From February 2005 to July 2007, he was associate counsel to the president in the White House Counsel’s office, serving as the chief ethics lawyer for the president.

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Lindsay Owens is the Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative. Lindsay has worked in academia, government, and the non-profit sector for nearly 15 years. Most recently, she served as a senior economic policy adviser to Senator Elizabeth Warren and as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Reps. Keith Ellison and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal.

Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @owenslindsay1

Read Lindsay's latest article in the New York Times.

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S2 E3: Combating the Spike in Hate Crimes Against the AAPI Community May 25, 2020

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This week, we chat with Bo Thao-Urabe, Executive Director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders and State Senator Foung Hawj, District 67 about the spike in hate crimes against the AAPI community during the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to combat hate crimes.

We also ask Bo and Senator Hawj to reflect on the importance of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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SPECIAL SERIES: Episode 1: The Trial of Max Mason May 21, 2020

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Max Mason was one of several black circus workers accused of sexually assaulting a white woman in 1920. Three were lynched -- Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie -- from a light pole as 10,000 residents of Duluth watched.

Two went to trial, and Mason, was the only one convicted in a case that has been mired in controversy ever since.

Three days before the 100-year anniversary, a posthumous pardon petition for Max Mason will be heard on June 12, 2020 before the Minnesota Pardon Board. This special podcast series will cover the story leading up to the Pardon Board hearing.

The pardon depends on a unanimous decision from the Governor, the Chief Justice fo the Minnesota Supreme Court, and me.

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S2 E2: Preventing Evictions May 18, 2020

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This week we are talking about how to Prevent Evictions, with two Assistant Attorneys General, Katherine Kelly and Mike Goodwin, on the front-lines defending tenants.

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S2 E1: Affording Your Life in a Pandemic May 11, 2020

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The Season 2 launch is here. Attorney General Ellison kicks off Season 2: How to Afford Your Life in a Pandemic by giving an update on the work the Attorney General's Office has done to protect tenants, prevent price-gouging, and how to stay socially connected while we are physically apart.

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#11 A Special Black History Month Interview with 9-Year-Old Student Raela Feb 18, 2020

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9-year-old student Raela asks Attorney General Keith Ellison about growing up Black in Detroit, his favorite music, and how he uses his position to open up doors for others.
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#10 Affording Elder Care with Executive Director and Founder of Elder Voice Feb 05, 2020

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Attorney General Keith Ellison talks to Executive Director Kris Sundberg and Founder and Legal Counsel Suzanne Scheller of Elder Voice to discuss elder abuse and advocacy.
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#9 Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 20, 2020

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Attorney General Keith Ellison reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the current fight for economic equality and racial justice.
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#8 What You Need to Know About Our Settlement with Comcast/Xfinity Jan 15, 2020

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Attorney General Keith Ellison talks to Assistant Attorney General, Katherine Kelly about a recent settlement with Comcast/Xfinity.
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