Peter Edelman: Democrats Have Helped Criminalize Poverty in America (Part Two)
The Georgetown Law professor talks about his most recent book on the criminalization of poverty in America throughout the past decades.
Peter Edelman: It’s Not a Crime to Be Poor (Part One)
The director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality talks about how the criminal justice system continues the cycle of poverty in America.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Janet Yang: The Producer Who Changed Hollywood for Asian Americans
The "Joy Luck Club" producer discusses her connection to China and how it has influenced her career in filmmaking in Hollywood.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Justice & Injustice
SI: Race, Class & Gender
SI: Reporting Abuse of Power
James Forman, Jr.: The Immorality of Mass Incarceration
The professor and former public defender discusses his new book "Locking Up Our Own" about the mass incarceration of black men.
Laboni Hoq: A Voice for the Rights of the Undocumented
The civil rights attorney and Bangladeshi immigrant talks about advocating for immigrants and the ammunition President Trump has given attorneys.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: History
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Justice & Injustice
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Richard Reeves: A Timely History of Internment in America
The author of "Infamy: The Shocking Story of Japanese American Internment in World War II" examines Trump's rise and what we can learn from the past.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Amy Trask: A Powerful Woman in the World of Football
Robert Scheer sits down with former Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask to discuss her experience as a female executive in a male-dominated field.
SI Podcast
SI: Autobiography
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Barbara Williams: The Extreme Poverty That Came Before Success
In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with actress, singer, and writer Barbara Williams to discuss her new memoir.
Jodie Evans: Codepink and the Feminist Imperative to Disrupt the Status Quo
The activist discusses her organization's efforts to move the U.S. away from military conflict as well as the origins of her activism.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: History
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Rev. Madison Shockley and the Many Meanings of Christianity
Robert Scheer sits down with the Christian leader to discuss his family's history with racism as well as his views on what is means to be Christian today.