American Voices with Alicia Menendez 11/21/2021
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The #SistersInLaw meet this week to try and find sense in the Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdict, and look at the worrying social forces that it’s unleashed. Then, they examine the legacy of racism and the hurdles that have come up finding a representative jury for the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, and break down the latest in the upcoming case facing Ghislaine Maxwell.
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MSNBC's Ali Velshi join Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi to talk about his childhood, his career in journalism, how he approaches journalism, and his advice for those in Gen Z who aspire to become journalists. Why won't Ali talk with liars? What is the role of journalists when American democracy is so fragile? How does he promote facts against the backdrop of rampant mis- and disinformation?
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez 11/13/2021
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez 11/13/2021
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The #SistersInLaw meet this week to examine the status of the subpoenas for Trump’s Presidential documents and the fresh indictment of Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress. Then, they look at the factors in the ongoing case against Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin, and the importance of jury selection and how it’s affected by the ruling in Batson V. Kentucky.
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Fiona Hill, former U.S. National Security Council official during the Trump administration and author of the brand new book, "There is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century" joins Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi to discuss the ways deindustrialization and the gender pay gap are contributing to an employment crisis for young people and women. Is deindustrialization fomenting the grievances and populist politics that fuel authoritarianism? And can we combine optimism and action to overcome the dangers posed by aspiring tyrants around the world?
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez 11/7/2021
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The #SistersInLaw meet this week to break down the recent challenges to abortion hitting the courts and the consequences if Roe vs. Wade is repealed. Then, they examine the Supreme Court case helping determine the future of concealed carry laws and the true meaning of the 2nd Amendment, and the way the term ‘pushy women’ is used in our culture and by the media.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (Ali Velshi) 11/5/2021
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Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi are joined by business maven and founding partner of Elevation Partners, Roger McNamee, for a look at his experiences at Facebook, working with Mark Zuckerberg, and how social media networks challenge our rights and democratic values. Can we protect the vulnerable from their algorithms? And what needs to be done to get them working for everyone?
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The #SistersInLaw meet this week to break down the latest developments in the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and the importance of legal language in that case, some of the Charlottesville rioters, and the killers of Ahmaud Arbery. Then, they discuss how newly available vaccines for children can come up against parental rights, and the impact and importance of diversity in legal education.
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iGen Politics team Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi are joined by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to break down the importance of recent spy cases and the risks posed by the events on 1/6. Then, they discuss the need for diversity in our intelligence services and their role in protecting us, before emphasizing the need for public service and defense of the common good.
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez 10/23/2021
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The #SistersInLaw meet this week to explain the principles of prosecution, the oversight powers of Congress, and how they relate to January 6th. Then, they emphasize the power of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and its connection to the Petito case, before laying out the elements of fraud connected to Mimi Rocah’s case against the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester.
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The Stephanie Miller Show 10/20/2021
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The #MeToo movement blossomed in 2016. It marked a transformational moment for our country as both men and women, but mostly women, took to the streets to protest sexual assault and demand an end to the egregious treatment of women by men with more power than their victims. Since that movement started, our country has grown more united in our pursuit of rooting out sexual misconduct in the workplace. But has it been enough? Are women the only people affected by sexual misconduct? What happens when it happens to a man?
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez 10/16/2021
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