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A Low-Turnout Election is Solvable (Even During COVID-19) Jul 08, 2020

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Michael Waldman is the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The non-partisan center works to strengthen America's democracy. Waldman is the author of The Fight to Vote. He believes that the United States can have an election that is safe, participatory and with a robust turnout in 2020.

Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:

Voting by Mail / Voting Absentee

National Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual)

Voter Registration and Election Dates (by state)

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Lack of Accountability for Police Violence is Solvable Jul 01, 2020

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Chiraag Bains is the Director of Legal Strategies at Demos, a think tank focused on strengthening democracy and fighting for racial justice. He previously served as Senior Counsel to the head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He co-wrote the Ferguson Report. The Department of Justice sued Ferguson, Missouri, over unconstitutional policing and court practices. He believes that the lack of accountability for police violence is solvable.

Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:

Ending Qualified Immunity Act, introduced by Representatives Justin Amash and Ayanna Pressley June 4, 2020

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, introduced by Representative Karen Bass June 8, 2020

'CAHOOTS': How Social Workers And Police Share Responsibilities In Eugene, Oregon, NPR, June 10, 2020

Fatal Force, a study by The Washington Post (updated daily)

Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, March 4, 2015

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Mass Incarceration is Solvable Jun 24, 2020

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Insha Rahman is the director of strategy and new initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice. She believes that mass incarceration is solvable.

At Vera, Rahman’s work is focused on prosecutorial reform, bail, and decarceration, with an emphasis on developing advocacy-related strategies and accountability. Prior to Vera, Rahman worked as a public defender at The Bronx Defenders. She currently serves on the boards of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, and the New York State Appellate Division's Indigent Defense Organization Oversight Committee.

Here are a few of the resources mentioned in this episode:

13th, Ava Duvernay

Locking Up Our Own, by James Foreman

Solitary, by Albert Woodfox

How Conservatives Learned to Love Prison Reform, March/April 2014, Mother Jones

Prison reform: A smart way for states to save money and lives, January 2011, Washington Post

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Unjust Systems of Power are Solvable Jun 17, 2020

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Host Anne Applebaum speaks with Srdja Popovic about how strategic nonviolent action can bring about lasting and meaningful social change.

Srdja Popovic is the executive director of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS). He's a social change educator who draws on his experience as a leader of the student movement Otpor! Optor! is credited with helping to oust Serbian president Slobodan Milošević using creative and strategic techniques that marry humor and coalition building. He is the author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.

Popovic references a series of short educational videos about nonviolent strategies which can be found at www.canvasopedia.org

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The Mental Health Crisis is Solvable Dec 25, 2019

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Dixon Chibanda about giving access to mental health care in non-Western nations.

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Maternal Mortality is Solvable Dec 18, 2019

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Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Naveen Rao about fostering safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries worldwide.

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Widespread Poverty is Solvable Dec 11, 2019

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Michael Faye about cutting out the middle man in charitable donations via GiveDirectly.

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Extreme Inequality is Solvable Dec 04, 2019

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Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States.

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Youth Unemployment is Solvable Nov 27, 2019

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Anne Applebaum talks with Nicola Galombik about increasing access to future work for young people in South Africa.

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Restriction of Speech Online is Solvable Nov 20, 2019

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Jacob Weisberg talks with David Kaye about fostering public understanding of free speech on the internet and who should make the rules about regulation.

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