Sessions’ Last Act Deals Blow to Police Reform

Sessions’ Last Act Deals Blow to Police Reform

Just as he was getting kicked out the door, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions wanted to do one last thing: strongly limit the strength and use of consent decrees moving forward. It’s a move that deals a significant blow to the Department of Justice’s ability to reign in police abuse across the country.

Today on the show: what is a consent decree? And what happens in one small town in Louisiana when Jeff Sessions takes office and decides to turn a blind eye to its abuses?

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Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former full-time journalist at TechCrunch. First, April an...

22 Mai 201943min

Smile! You're on Amazon's Camera

Smile! You're on Amazon's Camera

Sheriff’s offices across the country are signing up to beta-test a facial recognition tool made by Amazon. Law enforcement proponents say the technology helps find perpetrators who otherwise may go fr...

22 Mai 201923min

Billionaire Gifts Can’t Fix College Debt

Billionaire Gifts Can’t Fix College Debt

Over the weekend, billionaire Robert F. Smith ended his commencement address to the Morehouse Class of 2019 with an extraordinary pledge: He would pay off the entire class’s student debt. Smith’s pled...

21 Mai 201918min

Why No One Takes Bill de Blasio Seriously

Why No One Takes Bill de Blasio Seriously

When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he would run for president, the mockery was swift. City tabloids were typically disdainful (New York Post: “Everyone Hates Bill!”). New York’s attorne...

20 Mai 201920min

Who Got Hacked in Florida?

Who Got Hacked in Florida?

For the past couple years, politicians in Florida have been raising concerns about election security and making vague allusions to Russian hackers gaining access to voter databases. With the Mueller r...

17 Mai 201919min

Harvard's Harvey Weinstein Mess

Harvard's Harvey Weinstein Mess

Ronald Sullivan joined Harvey Weinstein’s defense team in January. This set off a wave of protests and sit-ins across the Harvard campus asking for the removal of Sullivan as faculty dean at the unive...

16 Mai 201918min

Designing a Better Facebook

Designing a Better Facebook

In this episode, April Glaser is joined by guest co-host Max Read, an editor at New York magazine who covers technology and the internet.First, April and Max talk about Facebook co-founder Chris Hughe...

15 Mai 201933min

John Bolton’s One-Man Show

John Bolton’s One-Man Show

If the U.S. stumbles into a war with Iran, it’ll be largely one of John Bolton’s making. The national security adviser appears to be running the foreign policy show at the White House and has a taste ...

15 Mai 201922min

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