The 5-4 Giving Guide: How to Help
We're sorry for bumming you out all year - but the antidote to a crumbling democracy is mutual aid! In this episode we've got some organizations that you can share your resources with, to help take th...
24 Des 202116min
5-4 Presents: The Politics of Everything on "the New Right"
This week, 5-4 is inviting you to check out an episode of The Politics of Everything, from The New Republic:Today’s youth are overwhelmingly left-wing. So who are the young conservatives? On this epis...
21 Des 202129min
The Warren Court: 5 Out of 5 Stars [TEASER]
On the 12th day of Christmas, the Warren Court gave to us:Loving Day on June 12th;11 December 1952 - final day of argument in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka;Nationalization of the first ten ame...
14 Des 20215min
Town of Greece v. Galloway
Let us now bow our heads in observance of this episode about why the Supreme Court thinks it's OK for a government to have prayer before public meetings, but NOT OK for the town to manage who gives th...
7 Des 202140min
The Failed Nomination of Robert Bork [TEASER]
Robert Bork, a Regan nominee to the Supreme Court, showed the depth of his reactionary views during his confirmation hearings, and as a result, was voted down. That kicked off three decades of conserv...
23 Nov 20214min
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
What's the return on investment on not having an asthma attack? If you can't count it, it doesn't count, according to the majority in this 5-4 ruling, which turned back EPA rules on mercury emissions ...
16 Nov 202142min
"This Is A Captured Institution" - An Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins us to talk dark money, judicial nominations, and whether the Democrats have any hope of getting things done without filibuster reform.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy...
9 Nov 202149min
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
A foreign "prisoner of war" can communicate with their family. An American "traitor" can argue their case in court. An American "enemy combatant" can do neither, according to the Supreme Court, creati...
2 Nov 202151min
