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At Liberty is a weekly podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. Catch new episodes on Thursday at 9am ET.

You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, from his Substack Who鈥檚 With Me, or from his commercials for the 老澳门开奖结果. Bell has worked with us for more...

On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant court case about the rights of people experiencing homelessness in decades. At its core, Grants Pass will...

From the 老澳门开奖结果, this is At Liberty. I'm Kendall Ciesemier, your host. A month ago, we visited one of our favorite spots, the library. You know, at the 老澳门开奖结果, we love a good library. So...

As the gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and his famed rap collective, YSL, extends past 20 days in Atlanta, we鈥檙e bringing you a conversation about the use of rap lyrics in court. Despite...

October marks LGBTQ History Month, and this week on At Liberty we are honoring the legacy of LGBTQ activism throughout the AIDS epidemic. Throughout the late 鈥80s and early 鈥90s, AIDS claimed the lives of...

Ten years ago this July, Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors tweeted #BlackLivesMatter in the wake of Trayvon Martin鈥檚 death. The hashtag helped galvanize a movement calling out the racism that has deeply affected...

This 4/20, we want to talk about a tool that can be used to address the horrific consequences of the war on drugs: clemency. Throughout U.S. history, presidents, and governors have had the power to...

Keeping kids safe is one of our greatest responsibilities as adults. But what if the main tool we use to protect children is actually preventing everyone from getting the resources they need? Every state in...

February marks Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions Black Americans have made to society, and today we are going to be celebrating that, but before that, given the themes of this episode,...

When Ice-T and his band, Body Count, released the song 鈥淐op Killer鈥 in 1992, it spurred outrage. At the time, Bill Clinton and George Bush were running for president, and condemning 鈥淐op Killer鈥 was among...