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Elie Mystal's Court Packing Plan | Contempt of Court
When most people talk about expanding the Supreme Court, they're talking about adding a few justices. Two or four to the bench. But I am not most peo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Edge of Sports: 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt
The year 1968 was a time of rebellion across the US and the wider world. Tremendous demonstrations and rebellions shook American cities in opposition…
3 years, 1 month ago
Start Making Sense: Summer of Strikes, plus After Affirmative Action: Jane McAlevy on Labor, John Nichols on Education
Two nationwide strikes may be in the works right now. The Teamsters have been negotiating with UPS for a new contract, and the Auto Workers have been…
3 years, 1 month ago
Time of Monsters: Moira Donegan on the Reactionary Vision of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ended its term last week with a spate of extremely right-wing decisions that included severely restricting affirmative action in el…
3 years, 1 month ago
Packing the Court! | Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal
On this episode, we start with the most powerful reform available: court expansion.
As a matter of Constitutional structure, Court expansion has alwa…
3 years, 1 month ago
Start Making Sense: The Battle on the Abortion Borderland, plus RFK Jr.
Crossing the abortion borderland from Texas to New Mexico: Amy Littlefield describes the heroic work being done in both states to provide help to peo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Edge of Sports: Aaron Maybin: "Athletes aren't superheroes, we're human beings"
After four years as a professional linebacker for football teams in the U.S. and Canada, Aaron Maybin put down his helmet and picked up a range of ne…
3 years, 2 months ago
Time of Monsters: The State of the Left in Chile, El Salvador and Nicaragua
This week we return to Central and South America with Jeffrey Gould, a scholar and filmmaker who has a long history of documenting social movements i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Welcome to Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal!
If you have a problem with how the Supreme Court operates and how much power it is allowed to hold over the rest of us: welcome! On this show, we'll …
3 years, 2 months ago
Start Making Sense: How Democrats can win Working-Class Voters; how Doctors are Fighting—against Hospitals
How can Democrats win back at least some white working class swing voters? We have some striking new research about that. Katie Rader joins the Start…
3 years, 2 months ago