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Michigan Case Which Used the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Challenge Voting Rights Ballot Questions is Thrown Out

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report

Michigan Case Which Used the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Challenge Voting Rights Ballot Questions is Thrown Out

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National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors

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Trying to Game the System, Missouri Legislature Proposes Ballot Question Rule Changes to Head Off Reproductive Rights Question in November

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

Trying to Game the System, Missouri Legislature Proposes Ballot Question Rule Changes to Head Off Reproductive Rights Question in November

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Climate Connections April 15 - May 10, 2024

From: ChavoBart Digital Media
Series: Climate Connections

This month on Climate Connections schools in coal country are going solar, some anglers say Rhode Island’s Block Island wind farm has improved fish...

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Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price

People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Nonpartisan Report Recommends Ways Local Officials Can Expand Voter Participation and Recruit Election Workers Using Public/Private Partnerships

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

Nonpartisan Report Recommends Ways Local Officials Can Expand Voter Participation and Recruit Election Workers Using Public/Private Partnerships

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True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

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20240405: How Should I Be Using A.I. Right Now?, 4/5/2024

From: The Ezra Klein Show
Series: The Ezra Klein Show

Give your A.I. a personality, spend 10 hours experimenting, and other practical tips from Ethan Mollick.

Forgetting the Lessons and Losses of Covid

From: KSFP

The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind us and it’s time for an early reckoning of our successes and failures. An epidemiologist shares...

Techtonic Season 1 Episode 7: Meredith Broussard, Author of "More than a Glitch"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 5: Carissa Véliz, Author of "Privacy is Power" and Jon Fasman, Author of "We See It All"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 3: Kelly Weill, Author of "Off the Edge"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 1: Carolyn Chen, Author of "Work Pray Code"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 6: Cory Doctorow, Author of "Chokepoint Capitalism"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 4: Douglas Rushkoff, Author of "Survival of the Richest"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 2: Alec MacGillis, Author of "Fulfillment"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 8: Nita Farahany, Author of "The Battle for Your Brain"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 9: Internet Addiction and the ITAA: Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...

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Techtonic Season 1 Episode 10: Bruce Schneier, Author of "A Hacker's Mind"

From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

All sorts of systems are getting hacked - in finance, law, and politics, as well as software - usually for the benefit of already-powerful people. ...

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