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7: The Electoral College, Faithless Electors, and Polarization with Lawrence Lessig Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is with Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig in which we talk about the Electoral College, the recent faithless electors Supreme Court case that Prof. Lessig argued, and the current polarization in our country. Professor Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prof. Lessig is the founder of EqualCitizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons. Prof. Lessig has focused much of his career on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright and currently addresses “institutional corruption” especially as that affects democracy. He is also the author of his new book “They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Listen more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services.

6: Roger Stone Commutation with the Two Hosts Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is with Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi, the two hosts, in which we discuss the recent Roger Stone commutation and how grotesque and unlawful that decision was from President Trump.

Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation.

5: The Importance of Local Elections with Mimi Rocah Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is with Mimi Rocah in which we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision involving Trump's taxes, Mimi's recent election to become the District Attorney of Westchester, New York, and the importance of local elections to effect change.

Mimi Rocah is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, serving from February 2001 until October 2017. As an AUSA, Mimi was involved in the prosecution of organized crime, gun traffickers, corrupt public officials, narcotics dealers, sex traffickers, and child predators. In 2011, under President Obama, Mimi was promoted by US Attorney Preet Bharara as Chief of the Westchester Division for the Department of Justice. Mimi served as primary liaison with law enforcement agencies and other prosecutorial offices such as the Westchester District Attorney’s office, and coordinated and co-chaired multi-county task forces on specific issues such as human trafficking and the opioid overdose epidemic. Since 2017, Rocah has been Pace University School of Law's Distinguished Fellow in Criminal Justice and a Legal Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. Most recently, Mimi ran to become the District Attorney in Westchester New York, and based on the election results available now, Mimi is expected to win the election with huge margins!

4: Russia and Effective Leadership With Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is with Ambassador Wendy Sherman about the recent revelations that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to attack US troops as well as effective leadership in this critical moment in our history. Ambassador Sherman is a professor of the practice of public leadership and the director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Ambassador Sherman was the former Counselor of the State Department under Secretary Madeleine Albright, former Special Advisor to President Clinton and Policy Coordinator on North Korea, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs under Secretary Warren Christopher, and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Amb. Sherman also led the U.S. negotiating team that reached agreement on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran for which, among other diplomatic accomplishments, she was awarded the National Security Medal by President Barack Obama. Ambassador Sherman is currently an MSNBC global affairs contributor and on the USA TODAY Board of Contributors. Most recently and excitingly, Ambassador Sherman is the author of, Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power, and Persistence, which is available in paperback edition today, so be sure to buy that!

0: Bill Barr and the Justice Department with Elie Honig Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is on the Attorney General Bill Barr and the state of the Department of Justice with Elie Honig, a CNN Legal Analyst who also previously worked for 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor. Elie provides commentary and analysis for CNN on breaking news relating to criminal justice and other legal issues, including a weekly column and on-air segment “Cross-Exam with Elie Honig.” In addition, Elie worked from 2004 to 2012 as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting and trying federal cases involving organized crime, human trafficking, and public corruption. Elie is also the Executive Director of the Rutgers Institute for Secure Communities and Special Counsel to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. Elie graduated from Rutgers College in 1997, and Harvard Law School in 2000.

2: Women's Reproductive Rights with Civia Tamarkin Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is on the future of women's reproductive rights in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decision June Medical Services v. Russo with Civia Tamarkin, an award-winning investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former television news executive and Director, Executive Producer, and Writer of the film, “Birthright: a War Story.” To watch the film, click on this link: https://www.birthrightfilm.com

1: Government Transparency and Racial Justice with David Greising and Matt Topic Oct 02, 2020

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This episode is on the importance of increasing government transparency as a means to achieve racial Justice with President of Better Government Transparency David Greising and Attorney Matt Topic.

Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks, the only woman prosecutor working the Richard Nixon impeachment case, the author of "The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President," and MSNBC contributor, and Victor Shi, an incoming freshman at UCLA, the youngest elected delegate for Joe Biden in Illinois, and an avid advocate for democracy reform.

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