Behind the Vote

Behind the Vote

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Through the Fire w/ Bench Ansfield

The U.S. threatens new sanctions on the International Criminal Court—so long as it agrees not to prosecute Donald Trump—while American service members quietly worry they’ll be left holding the legal bag for overseas military strikes. Plus, a reminder of what accountability and ca ...  عرض المزيد

Gotta Read the Fine Print...

Dollar stores are caught quietly overcharging the very communities they claim to serve, a failed psychology essay at the University of Oklahoma ignites a national debate over religious discrimination, and CNN’s new partnership with a prediction market raises fresh questions about ...  عرض المزيد

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John Lewis Fought For Voting Rights His Entire Life. Why His Work Is Still Unfinished
Consider This from NPR

John Lewis, the civil rights icon and late congressman from Georgia who represented Atlanta for more than three decades, spent his life fighting for equal voting rights in America. Myrna Perez, Director of the Voting Rights and Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, ...  عرض المزيد

TURNOUT Episode 1: ‘Democracy is a group sport’
Next Question with Katie Couric

The right to vote can sometimes be described as a “struggle,” a “fight,” even a “war.”But how did this come to be and who has been fighting to make every generation’s path to the ballot a little less arduous? On this episode of Turnout, Katie Couric goes back to the beginning, to ...  عرض المزيد

Vote! (with John Legend and Stacey Abrams)
You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton

Voting is hugely important – especially right now. In this episode, Hillary is joined by musician John Legend and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams to discuss the ongoing struggle to expand voting rights, and their thoughts as America approaches a hugely consequential election ...  عرض المزيد

Our Democracy in Crisis - Justice (Dahlia Lithwick & Sherrilyn Ifill)
You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton

This week, Hillary continues her series on the state of our democracy. On today’s episode, we take a look at how our courts, and our laws, are holding up under pressure from powerful interest groups.  First, we hear from Dahlia Lithwick, who has covered the Supreme Court for Slat ...  عرض المزيد