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Dorothy Roberts: Policing Poor Black Families
May 12, 2018

Recent cases of horrific child abuse have elicited widespread media attention. What the media coverage often misses is what these incidents reveal about a two-tiered child protection system that systemically surveils,

Struggle and the State
May 09, 2018

Teacher strikes and the Puerto Rico movement against austerity.

Struggle and the State
May 09, 2018

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Bernie, Krasner, Keeanga and Premal
May 05, 2018

Fight mass incarceration w Bernie Sanders, Larry Krasner, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Premal Dharia.

Bernie, Krasner, Keeanga and Premal
May 05, 2018

Dan just moderated a discussion in Philadelphia with Senator Sanders, along with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, scholar and frequent Dig guest Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and veteran defense lawyer and advocate Premal Dharia.

The Right to Have Rights Part II
May 04, 2018

Stephanie DeGooyer & Astra Taylor on Arendt now.

The Right to Have Rights Part II
May 04, 2018

This is part two of Dan's interview on Hannah Arendt's notion of "the right to have rights." This episode covers a lot, including why we must fight not only to expand the democratic political community but also to deepen its power—all at a time when ...

The Right to Have Rights Part I
May 01, 2018

Stephanie DeGooyer & Astra Taylor on Arendt now.

The Right to Have Rights Part I
May 01, 2018

What are rights worth when government denies people the very right to have rights? Political theorist Hannah Arendt recognized this loss of "the right to have rights" as millions of refugees found themselves without a national home in the wake of world...

Comey Liberal Cop Fetish
April 27, 2018

Patrick Blanchfield reviews A Higher Loyalty.