Border Death Backstory
Debbie Nathan : Labor & Immigration
The trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Francisco Javier Domínguez stripped him of his humanity. The retrial must not make the same mistake.
2008
2007
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Putting Science in the Dock
Judges' ability to discriminate against expert witnesses has ended up empowering large corporations.
2005
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An Army of Lawyers
Human rights organizations have coordinated an investigation into torture and an extensive defense of detainees, organizing lawyers who represent clients from nonprofits to oil and gas companies. But the issue of torture needs to transcend the legal world.
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Gun Industry Buys Bulletproof Political Protection
Robert Scheer : Guns & Gun Control
Congress has decided to grant the gun lobby its most fervent and irresponsible wish: blanket immunity from civil lawsuits.
2004
2003
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Corporate Bill for Slavery
John S. Friedman : Reparations
The number of corporations that benefited from slavery and that could be sued may reach more than a hundred.
This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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