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Since Russia seized Crimea in 2014, policymakers in America and Europe repeatedly failed to address warnings about the sorry condition of the West's munitions industry. The result: an inability to adequately supply Ukraine with a key weapon, and a shift of the war in Russia's favor. Stephen Grey and John Shiffman talk through their reporting on a special episode of Reuters World News. Read the Special Report here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of two episodes, Zachary Crockett digs into the strange and discomfiting history of cadavers, and the industry that has emerged around them. RESOURCES:"From Grave Robbing to Giving Your Own Body to Science – A Short History of Where Medical Schools Get Cadavers," by Susan Lawrence and Susan E. Lederer (The Conversation, 2023)."Box of Human Heads Stolen From Truck in Denver," by Carly Moore (FOX4, 2022)."A Body Donated to Science - but Used to Test Bombs," by Rozina Sini (BBC News, 2019)."How an American Company Made a Fortune Selling Bodies Donated to Science," by John Shiffman and Brian Grow (Reuters, 2017)."From Sacrilege to Privilege: The Tale of Body Procurement for Anatomical Dissection in the United States," by Raphael Hulkower (The Einstein Journal of Biology and Medicine, 2011).The Anatomy Murders, by Lisa Rosner (2010).

Dive into the world of art with Al, Corene, and Sadie in today's episode. Let's see what their books say about art, and what their favourite piece of art is. Books mentioned on this episode: Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman and John Shiffman, and The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

Since we covered the SCOTUS, we also looked at the local judiciary around the U.S. Spoiler alert: not good. A judge from Arkansas named Mike Maggio posted himself from the bench to prison by revealing the details of a sealed adoption by Charlize Theron.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/DUBIOUS today to get 10% off your first month of therapy. Mike Maggio even took bribes from a nursing home corporation to reduce negligence / wrongful death judgments against the company and pinned all of this stuff on himself by posting about it on a college football forum. Maggio's flagrant abuse of the law was uncovered by Matt Campbell of Blue Hog Report, a great example of a blog for any would-be local issues journalist. 1 As it turns out, Maggio may be the norm rather than the exception. A study of judge misconduct nationwide found approximately 16-20% of them have had some sort of reprimand, but 90% remained in office after being punished. Of those nefarious judges, 2/3 were punished anonymously so that possible victims of those judges can't even pinpoint their names. 2 Sandra talks about her time volunteering for a Senate campaign for Beto O'Rourke in Texas and we close up by recommending that people pay a little more attention to their local offices and local issues. You can do a lot more with a few friends and neighbors in your hometown than the spectacle of a presidential election can do for you. All of this brought to mind the all-time great political speech from Jesse Jackson during the 1984 campaign. "Rocks, just layin' around..." 3 1. Matt Campbell. Who Have You Wronged, Mr. Maggio? Hog Nation Turns Its Angry Eyes To You. (Woo woo wooooo.). Blue Hog Report. March 2014. ⇤2. Michael Berens and John Shiffman. Thousands of U.S. Judges Who Broke Laws or Oaths Remained on the Bench. Reuters. June 2020. ⇤3. Jesse Jackson. Rocks Layin' Around Speech. Youtube. October 2020. ⇤

Confronting the threat of right-wing extremism.   Alexandra Minna Stern on the changing face of America's far right. Michael Koncewicz on why Trump's impeachment was a different kind of challenge for Republicans than Nixon's. Plus Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone tells Bill Press why He is speaking out against political violence and those who foment it. Alexandra Minna Stern Alexandra Minna Stern's research takes her deep into the dark matter of America's far right. She says it's a movement in transition, and an ever growing threat to our democracy. Michael Koncewicz Michael Koncewicz's most recent book on Republicans who defied Richard Nixon carries new relevance to the present day with Trump's impeachment. Koncewicz says what makes today different is a greater fear among Republicans that challenging this President will be at their political expense. Jim Hightower How Money is Suffocating American Democracy   America exists today as a bizarre anomaly – we profess to be an electoral democracy, yet we are ruled by a governmental plutocracy.   One especially gross example of this incongruity is the overwhelming power of big money over the people's will. By a wide margin, Americans of all political stripes want to ban the distorting force of huge, electoral campaign donations by favor-seeking corporations and ultra-rich elites. Bill Press One Cop's Battle for America's Soul with Michael Fanone.   Before January 6th 2021, Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone was a self-described redneck who had voted for Donald Trump. On January 6th, he was dragged down the Capitol steps, beaten with a Blue Lives Matter flag, tased and tear-gassed. Rioters had threatened to shoot him, but he pleaded for his life telling them he had children. That day changed his life forever. Now retired from the DC Police, , Fanone has written Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul with John Shiffman. He is also speaking out against political violence and those who foment it.   If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

Donating one's body to science seems like a beneficial sacrifice, but there is a dark underbelly to the industry. "Body brokers" are selling donated body parts- and it's all perfectly legal. Resources:"How to donate your body to science" by Lori Cuthbert- National GeographicDepartment of Defense Memorandum: "Army Policy for Use of Human Cadavers for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Education or Training""How the body of an Arizona great-grandmother ended up as part of a U.S. Army blast test" by John Shiffman- Reuters"A business where human bodies were butchered, packaged and sold" by John Shiffman, Reade Levinson, and Brian Grow- Reuters"Gruesome tests on cadavers betray donors" by Michael Myer- SCUPamphlet: "Healthcare workers, unsung heroes"- Science Care"In the U.S. market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead" by Brian Grow and John Shiffman- Reuters"The Law and Ethics of Using the Dead in Research" bu Catherine M. Hammack"In Texas, the cadavers of the poor are used to advance medical science, without their consent" by Eli Shupe- The Dallas Morning NewsColorado General Assembly: SB18-234- Human Remains Disposition Sale BusinessesAATB.orgH.R.4062 - Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2021, Congress.gov**advocacy link-"Body Broker Bill" nfda.org

Before January 6th 2021, Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone was a self-described redneck who had voted for Donald Trump. On January 6th, he was dragged down the Capitol steps, beaten with a Blue Lives Matter flag, tased and tear-gassed. Rioters had threatened to shoot him, but he pleaded for his life telling them he had children. That day changed his life forever. Now retired from the DC Police, , Fanone has written Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul with John Shiffman. He is also speaking out against political violence and those who foment it. You purchase the book here.Today Bill draws our attention to the crucial Senate race in Wisconsin to send Ron Johnson home. One of the absolute worst people in Congress. You can help the Democratic candidate, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes. He is a rising young progressive star. You can help by going to MandelaBarnes.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In many recent high profile cases, the courtroom conduct of judges has been in the spotlight. In 2020, Reuters journalists Michael Berens and John Shiffman did an investigative series on judicial misconduct titled The Teflon Robe. In this series, Berens and Shiffman reviewed 1,509 cases from 2008 through 2019 in which judges resigned, retired or were publicly disciplined following accusations of misconduct. In Tennessee, juvenile court Judge Donna Scott Davenport has come under fire after a ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigation revealed that she allegedly oversaw a juvenile justice system which disproportionately and illegally jailed Black children for the crime of “criminal responsibility,” a crime that doesn't exist. Judge Donna Scott Davenport remains on the bench.  On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Dean James J. Alfini, professor of law from South Texas College of Law Houston to discuss the ethical guidelines judges need to abide by, what should happen to these judges if these guidelines are violated, and whether there should be some type of reform to prevent future misconduct. 

In many recent high profile cases, the courtroom conduct of judges has been in the spotlight. In 2020, Reuters journalists Michael Berens and John Shiffman did an investigative series on judicial misconduct titled The Teflon Robe. In this series, Berens and Shiffman reviewed 1,509 cases from 2008 through 2019 in which judges resigned, retired or were publicly disciplined following accusations of misconduct. In Tennessee, juvenile court Judge Donna Scott Davenport has come under fire after a ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigation revealed that she allegedly oversaw a juvenile justice system which disproportionately and illegally jailed Black children for the crime of “criminal responsibility,” a crime that doesn't exist. Judge Donna Scott Davenport remains on the bench.  On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Dean James J. Alfini, professor of law from South Texas College of Law Houston to discuss the ethical guidelines judges need to abide by, what should happen to these judges if these guidelines are violated, and whether there should be some type of reform to prevent future misconduct. 

North Carolina's priceless copy of the Bill of Rights is kept out of sight in a secure underground vault, and for good reason: It was once stolen, hidden away for more than 100 years, then recovered in a spectacular FBI raid. In this extended episode, host Jeremy Markovich gets the inside story of how it all went down, directly from the people who were there. View an online scan of North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights here. Also in the vault: the Carolina Charter of 1663. Music in this episode: "Not Those Kind of People" by Bombadil Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions Special Thanks: North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Joe Torsella and the Pennsylvania Treasurer's Office 2005 press conference audio provided by WRAL-TV Additional Reading: Lost Rights: The Misadventures of a Stolen American Relic, by David Howard Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures, by Robert K. Wittman and John Shiffman

A pro-Beijing radio network spreads its message via American airwaves. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. As China’s economy has exploded like a nitroglycerin firecracker, a campaign of positive messaging has emanated from Beijing. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS This week, a Reuters investigation uncovered what it calls a “covert radio network” of “China-friendly news” engineered by the Chinese government. China watchers say the effort is part of a government strategy to combat global criticism of human rights abuses. This week on our Shortwave podcast, we speak with John Shiffman, who was part of the Reuters team that investigated the Chinese radio initiative, as well as David Shambaugh of George Washington University, author of the book “China Goes Global.” Shambaugh puts the Reuters story in context of what he calls China’s “soft power push.” Also, this is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on the link above. The post Podcast: How the Chinese government gets its messages on America’s airwaves appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

When we do a Supreme Court term preview, we of course turn to Slate’s amazing Dahlia Lithwick, and then we proceed not to discuss the upcoming term. We begin with a whirlwind fourteen minutes of feedback on, among other things, an index for the show, the Cyberloquium, the potential for classes in our goofy style, the North Dakotan listening trend, listening while cooking, the possibility of a Dworkin episode, surname vs. last name, the use of “antepenultimate,” the dearth of recent speed trap law discussion, and a tease further discussion of law and morals. With Dahlia, we then talk about the Supreme Court’s new rule on standing in line for oral arguments, what it means when the Court does things that are not manifest in written opinions, the idea of Supreme Court previews, and looking ahead. This show’s links: Dahlia Lithwick’s page, featuring her recent writing and podcasting, at Slate Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick Oral Argument and the Oral Argument Index The brand new Narrowest Grounds blog The Supreme Court’s new rule against “line standers” for members of the Supreme Court bar; Oral Argument 55: Cronut Lines (guest Dave Fagundes) Joan Biskupic, Janet Roberts and John Shiffman, At America’s Court of Last Resort, a Handful of Lawyers Now Dominates the Docket The Court’s new repository of PDFs of its web citations and a page featuring samples of the way it will highlight post-hand-down revisions of its opinions Justice Breyer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert A Conversation with Elena Kagan Oyez, which hosts audio and (interactive) transcripts of decision announcements as well as oral arguments Oyez’s audio for Glossip v. Gross Oral Argument 22: Nine Brains in a Vat (guest Dahlia Lithwick), talking about hand-down days Lani Guinier, Supreme Cout 2007 Term Foreword: Demosprudence Through Dissent Jill Duffy and Elizabeth Lambert, Dissents from the Bench: A Compilation of Oral Dissents by U.S. Supreme Court Justices (containing a list of all dissents from the bench since 1969 and updated through summer 2014) William Blake and Hans Hacker, 'The Brooding Spirit of the Law': Supreme Court Justices Reading Dissents from the Bench Supreme Court Opinion Announcements: An Underutilized Resource (noting Justice Stevens’ oral dissent in Citizens United replaced a comparison between “Tokyo Rose” and “Allied commanders” to one between “Tokyo Rose” and “General MacArthur”) Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, The Supreme Court’s Most Important Cases of the New Term SCOTUSblog page for Evenwel v. Abbott, the new one-person, one-vote case Special Guest: Dahlia Lithwick.

John Shiffman (Reuters, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, "Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting") joins the show. A big threat currently facing America is another country stealing its military technology. We discuss an elite group attempting to curb these activities via an elaborate sting operation.

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