Kids, this comic is for you. It’s based on a radio story that NPR education reporter Cory Turner did. He …
EDUCATION | Each Candidate’s “Black Agenda”
We share a portion of Harriot’s comprehensive analysis found in “The Root” (February 29, 2020)
“We asked policy experts, legal scholars and political pundits, all of whom were black, to help us devised a policy matrix. Then we graded each plan on a scale of 1 to 10…”
Education | Brave Women at the Helm, Ronan Farrow at the Ready
Crooked Media Investigative reporter Ronan Farrow, a complete and total stranger to Jon Lovett, stops by Lovett or Leave It …
Education | Curated from NPR
Story from NPR Politics, by Ari Shapiro and James Doubek. Image by Art Lien.
“A sketch of Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “They seem to be … following along the arguments very closely,” says sketch artist Art Lien. Kisha Ravi/NPR”
Education 101: RBG & Her Gender Discrimination Win
Once again, we share a Radiolab episode. As part of our Roe v. Wade-related section, we offer “Sex Appeal.” It is the story of how Ginsburg convinced an all-male Supreme Court to take discrimination against women seriously – using a case on discrimination against men.
Education 101: A Timeline of the Escalation in the Middle East
Source: The Washington Post, January 8, 2020.
BREAKING NEWS! Education 101: Congress Did Approve Thursday’s Air Strike on Iran, Just not this Congress
(NPR’s Radio Lap Episode “60 Words) “In the hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a lawyer sat down in front of a computer and started writing a legal justification for taking action against those responsible. The language that he drafted and that President George W. Bush signed into law – called the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) – has at its heart one single sentence, 60 words long.”
Education 101: The Articles. The Process. The Pelosi.
A few Pod Save America infographics lay out the basics. An article from Vox tells us that this is no ordinary impeachment.
Education 101: Trump’s Defense Strategy from Seth Abramson
(THREAD) BREAKING: A top Trump ally revealed Trump's impeachment defense today—and it's not what many expected. I break it down …
Education 101: Phone Calls & “It’s Gotta Be Cats!”
On hearing loud talker’s phone conversations, a clip from the film “Angles in America.” Al Pacino playing Roy Cohn, Trump’s former attorney and mentor.
Education 101: Impeachments & Conspiracy Theories | Nixon and Now
SLOW BURN S1 Ep. 6: Rabbit Holes
“Take a listen to how Watergate turned America into a nation of conspiracy theorists.” It explains plenty.
