Shows
November 4A New DayHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola discuss what is happening in the world the day after the 2020 election. They look backwards and forwards to consider how the election's outcomes impact the process of reimagining the future of our country. Joining them in conversation are Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), former White House Communications Director Don Baer, and journalist Michael Tomasky who currently serves as editor of Democracy, a special correspondent for The Daily Beast, and a regular contributor to They New York Times and The New York Review of Books.
2020-11-0431 minNovember 4Voting Rights and Voter SuppressionHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola will take a close look at what's happening on the ground in battleground states where the threat of voter suppression is very real. They will sit down with individuals working in key states such as Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina to make sure everyone who wants to vote can vote and that every ballot will be counted. Guests will include Porsha White, vice president for voting rights at Let America Vote, Reginald Bolding, co-executive director of the Arizona Coalition for Change, Cindy Battles, program coordinator for Common Cause Georgia, and Tomas Lopez, e...
2020-10-2943 minNovember 4Mass Incarceration During COVID-19 & Reimagining the Criminal Justice SystemHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola were joined by journalist Justine van de Leun, Nishi Kumar, director of civil litigation at the Promise of Justice Initiative, and Judith Resnik, the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School, to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on incarcerated individuals and reimagining the criminal justice system and justice for inmates both amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
2020-10-0954 minNovember 4Reimagining Higher EducationHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola will sat down with Richard Williams, a professor of sociology at Notre Dame University, Amir Fleischmann, a doctoral student and the secretary of the Graduate Employees' Organization at the University of Michigan, Jennifer Richwine, director of Wake Forest University's Wake in Washington program, and Cristopher Wiley, a high school civics teacher from Winston-Salem North Carolina. They examined how universities have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what can be done to keep students, faculty, and staff safe going forward.
2020-09-2547 minNovember 4Reimagining ImmigrationHosts Toby Moffett and guest host Olivia Columbus were joined by Rebecca Shi, executive director of the American Business Immigration Coalition, Abraham Paulos, deputy director of policy and communications for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, and Jorge Loweree, policy director for the American Immigration Council, to reimagine the United States' immigration policies.
2020-08-2845 minNovember 4Reimagining Climate JusticeHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola will discuss reimagining the climate justice movement with Natalie Mebane, policy director for 350 Action and Bill Finch, former mayor of Bridgeport Ct. and former chair of the Climate and Jobs Task Force for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Topics will include how to rebuild climate institutions Trump has sought to dismantle, supporting indigenous communities who are disproportionately impacted by climate change, and including youth activists in the reimagining process.
2020-08-1946 minNovember 4Reimagining Washington D.CHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola speak with Marcus Goodwin, a candidate for DC Council At-Large, about reimagining a better future for the District and it's residents.
2020-08-1950 minNovember 4The Case to Impeach Attorney General William Barr and Reimagining the Department of JusticeHosts Toby Moffett and Abigail Omojola will speak with Rep. Steve Cohen, TN. 9th District, and Paul Ryan, Vice President of Policy and Litigation at Common Cause, about the case to impeach Attorney General William Barr and how to reimagine the Department of Justice.
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