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Susan Burton: Creating a Crucial Path Forward After Prison

June 4, 2020 0 Comments

After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed.

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Robin Cloud: White Supremacy Is as American as Apple Pie

June 4, 2020 0 Comments

The documentarian discusses her new film, "Passing: A Family in Black & White," and the lasting legacy of America's original sin.

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Janet Yang: The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis

April 23, 2020 0 Comments

In this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer speaks with Janet Yang, the legendary film producer of “The Joy Luck Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt,” among…

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Jule Hall and Lynn Novick: The Greatest Threat to the Prison Industrial Complex

March 16, 2020 0 Comments

"College Behind Bars" director Lynn Novick and former inmate Jule Hall examine how prison education can be used to combat recidivism.

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Norman Solomon: Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

March 8, 2020 0 Comments

Activist Norman Solomon discusses how the class war that gave rise to Bernie Sanders' campaign is the fault of a long line of corporate Democrats like Joe Biden.

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[rewind] Alexandra Minna Stern: Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?

August 9, 2019 0 Comments

The author and University of Michigan professor traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.

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Tony Platt: The Liberal Betrayal of America’s Most Vulnerable

March 29, 2019 0 Comments

The author explains how mass incarceration has allowed Republicans and Democrats alike to demonize large swaths of American society.

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Octavio Solis: The Border Story Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear

February 1, 2019 0 Comments

The author and playwright discusses his latest book and the humanitarian crisis unfolding in his hometown of El Paso, Texas.

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Alexandria Bombach: An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Age of Trump

November 9, 2018 0 Comments

The film director discusses her documentary, "On Her Shoulders," the Yazidi people, and the challenges of telling the story of Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Nadia Murad.

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Jamie Garcia: The Disastrous ‘War on Terror’ Has Come Home

October 19, 2018 0 Comments

Jamie Garcia of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition explores how new technologies have radically altered the way we police our major cities.

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Carrie Rickey: The Rise and Fall of Women Moviemakers in Hollywood

August 10, 2018 0 Comments

The award-winning critic and historian debunks the most common rationalizations for women's underrepresentation behind the camera.

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Lauren Greenfield: ‘Generation Wealth’ and the Loss of the Self

August 3, 2018 0 Comments

A discussion with Emmy Award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker on her film “Generation Wealth" and the loss of the self.

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[rewind] Betsy West and Julie Cohen on Why RBG Embraced Her Pop Icon Status

May 4, 2018 0 Comments

The documentary filmmakers discuss their film “RBG” on the life and career of the legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Andrea J. Ritchie: Police Violence Against Women of Color Rarely Makes Headlines

February 2, 2018 0 Comments

The attorney and author discusses her new book “Invisible No More” about how law enforcement’s assault on BIPOC women rarely gets addressed.

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Mary Murphy: Change Happens When Women are in Power

January 19, 2018 0 Comments

The journalism professor and media expert discusses the sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood with "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert Scheer.

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