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With so much political news being bound up with legal cases and proceedings, we bring you some legal analysis. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), breaks down the latest on Trump's legal woes, Alabama's ruling on IVF and more.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), breaks down the latest on Trump's legal woes, Alabama's ruling on IVF and more.  

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more  Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent—covering the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics—and the force behind the magazine's monthly column “Objection!” He is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center. He can be followed @ElieNYC. Get his new book? Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution Elie is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a former associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, and a lifelong New York Mets fans. One of those things is not like the others. Prior to joining The Nation, Mystal was the executive editor of Above the Law. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. He will resist. He can be followed @ElieNYC Join us Thursday's at 8EST for our Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art 

Earlier this week the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's primary ballot, because of his role in inciting the insurrection on January 6, 2021. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the new podcast, Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (New Press, 2022), offers legal analysis of the case, and how the Supreme Court of the United States will approach this, as it will now almost certainly intervene.  

Earlier this week the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's primary ballot, because of his role in inciting the insurrection on January 6, 2021. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the new podcast, Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (New Press, 2022), offers legal analysis of the case, and how the Supreme Court of the United States will approach this, as it will now almost certainly intervene.

This is an excerpt from the full episode, "Trump Trial, Supreme Court 'Ethics' & Thanksgiving Table Conversation: With Tom Nichols, Elie Mystal and Glenn Kirschner."Michael is joined by Tom Nichols, Elie Mystal and Glenn Kirschner for a barbershop discussion on current events and politics. They discuss why Democrats are better off without Joe Manchin, how Trump passed the line into fascism and what the Supreme Court "Code of Ethics" really means.If you enjoyed stopping by the barbershop, leave a review or share this episode with a friend!Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He writes about international security, nuclear weapons, Russia, and the challenges to democracy in the United States and around the world.Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent and the host of its legal podcast, “Contempt of Court.” He is the author of the New York Times bestseller “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.”Glenn Kirschner is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience. He served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years. He hosts “Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner."Follow Tom @RadioFreeTomFollow Elie: @ElieNYCFollow Glenn: @glennkirschner2Follow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3668522/advertisement

New York Times best-selling author “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution” Justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine, and host of its new podcast “Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal” – joins Tavis to unpack the latest on SCOTUS ethics codes and political headlines.

Michael is joined by Tom Nichols, Elie Mystal and Glenn Kirschner for a barbershop discussion on current events and politics. They discuss the Trump trial and why he's gotten away with as much as he has, how Trump passed the line into fascism, what the Supreme Court "Code of Ethics" really means and how to reason and converse with family members this Thanksgiving.If you enjoyed stopping by the barbershop, leave a review or share this episode with a friend!Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He writes about international security, nuclear weapons, Russia, and the challenges to democracy in the United States and around the world.Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent and the host of its legal podcast, “Contempt of Court.” He is the author of the New York Times bestseller “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.”Glenn Kirschner is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience. He served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years. He hosts “Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner."Follow Tom @RadioFreeTomFollow Elie: @ElieNYCFollow Glenn: @glennkirschner2Follow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3668522/advertisement

Mea Culpa welcomes the fantastic Elie Mystal, the Nation's Justice Correspondent and the host of its legal podcast “Contempt of Court. In addition to being a frequent guest on MSNBC, Mystal is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center. His first book is “The New York Times bestseller “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.” Mystal is also an attorney and is considered one of the foremost experts on the Supreme Court. But he's also funny as hell and can be seen trolling the GOP daily on the platform formerly known as Twitter. He joins us today as the House of Representatives descends into chaos and the GOP searches for another sucker to take the speaker's gavel.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.comWelcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking on the button below. Thanks!Looking back over my time at Above the Law, one of the things I'm most proud of is the talent I discovered. My first full-time hire was Elie Mystal, now the justice correspondent on The Nation, frequent television commentator, and author of the bestselling Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. My second full-time hire was Kashmir Hill, now at the New York Times, who has a book of her own: Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It, published last month by Penguin Random House.Your Face Belongs to Us is about the future of facial-recognition technology, an incredibly powerful tool with great promise and peril. The book is a story about privacy and technology, but it's also a story about the law and legal issues. The future of facial recognition will be shaped profoundly by legal responses. Can we craft laws that allow society to take advantage of the benefits of this technology while at the same time preserving the privacy that it threatens?In my podcast interview with Kashmir, I pushed back on some of the more dystopian elements of Your Face Belongs to Us. I pressed her on whether she might be underestimating the positive aspects of facial-recognition technology, such as its use by law enforcement (such as tracking down January 6 rioters for arrest and prosecution). We analyzed the crucial role played by lawyers in the story of Clearview AI, the mysterious startup at the heart of the book; they include Paul Clement, Floyd Abrams, Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, and attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). And we explored stories of facial-recognition technology gone wrong, including innocent people arrested for crimes they didn't commit because of false positives on Clearview and similar software.Thanks to Kashmir for joining me, as well as for her important work exploring the legal and policy aspects of a transformative but troubling technology.Show Notes:* Kashmir Hill bio, author website* Kashmir Hill archives, The New York Times* Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It, AmazonPrefer reading to listening? For paid subscribers, a transcript of the entire episode appears below.Sponsored by:NexFirm helps Biglaw attorneys become founding partners. To learn more about how NexFirm can help you launch your firm, call 212-292-1000 or email careerdevelopment@nexfirm.com.

Donald Trump was indicted on August 1 in Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021.  On this Summer Friday, a special encore presentation of selections from the indictment, plus analysis and listener reactions. First, WNYC host Tiffany Hanssen;  Kai Wright, host of WNYC's Notes from America;  Micah Loewinger, correspondent for WNYC's On the Media; Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022); and Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC legal analyst, former Watergate special prosecutor, co-host of the podcasts #Sistersinlaw and IGenPolitics and the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President (Henry Holt and Co., 2020), take turns reading key passages from the document. Then, Jill Wine-Banks offers analysis of this latest indictment of the former president.   This encore presentation was edited slightly for time and clarity.  The original live presentation is available here: The Third Indictment of Donald Trump: A Reading and Analysis (Aug 4, 2023)

Friday Special: We present longform readings of key excerpts from the Trump indictment, plus analysis from legal experts.  On Today's Show:Hear portions of the indictment read aloud by WNYC host Tiffany Hanssen, Kai Wright, host of WNYC's Notes from America, Micah Loewinger, correspondent for WNYC's On the Media, Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and host of its new podcast Contempt of Court and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), and Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC legal analyst, former Watergate special prosecutor, co-host of the podcasts #Sistersinlaw and IGenPolitics and the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President (Henry Holt and Co., 2020).

Donald Trump has been indicted in Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021. WNYC host Tiffany Hanssen, Kai Wright, host of WNYC's Notes from America; Micah Loewinger, correspondent for WNYC's On the Media; Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022); and Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC legal analyst, former Watergate special prosecutor, co-host of the podcasts #Sistersinlaw and IGenPolitics and the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President (Henry Holt and Co., 2020), take turns reading from the document.

This is Elie Mystal's third appearance on The Bill Press Pod. Yes, he's that good. He is The Nation's Justice Correspondent and the host of its new legal podcast, Contempt of Court. You can find the latest episode here. He talks Supreme Court expansion, Clarence Thomas' “Ethics,” and how this new breed of Conservative Justices just make up facts and the law to reach their desired ideological conclusion. His first book is the New York Times bestseller Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. A book Bill loved. Today Bill highlights the work of the Constitutional Accountability Center which seeks to make the public, judges and politicians understand the Constitution, in its most vital respects, to be a progressive document. More information at TheUSConstitution.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about the final opinions on the last day of this Supreme Court term.  In 6-3 decisions with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson in dissent, the Court ruled it would violate a woman's free speech rights to have to design a wedding website for a same-sex couple and struck down Pres. Biden's student loan forgiveness program.

Today, the Supreme Court ruled on religious freedom and LGBTQ+ discrimination, and struck down Pres. Biden's student loan forgiveness program. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about the final opinions on the last day of this Supreme Court term.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about today's Supreme Court opinion ending affirmative action in college admissions. →His column in reaction: "The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest Easier." (The Nation, 6/29/23)

The Supreme Court's latest opinion ends affirmative action in college admissions. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), discusses. 

Elie Mystal - New York Times best-selling author (Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution), Justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine, and host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal – joins Tavis to unpack the latest regarding SCOTUS and to share some details of his new podcast which premiered Tuesday.

Today's opinions from the Supreme Court include one case on “independent state legislatures” and another on what constitutes a “true threat.”  On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about today's rulings.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, host of its new podcast Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about today's opinions from the Supreme Court on “independent state legislatures” and another on what constitutes a “true threat,” as they work through the remaining cases from this term.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), now in paperback, talks about some of this week's Supreme Court opinions, and what's left for the final week of the term.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about today's opinions from the Supreme Court as they work through the remaining cases from this term.  In a 7-2 ruling, the Court dismissed challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, allowing preferences for Native American parents in adoptions to remain in place.

In a 7-2 ruling, the Court dismissed challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, allowing preferences for Native American parents in adoptions to remain in place. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022) now in paperback, talks about today's opinions from the Supreme Court as they work through the remaining cases from this term.

A surprise 5-4 Supreme Court decision means the Voting Rights Act will "live to fight another day," after ruling that Alabama's election map under-counted Black voters. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), breaks down the latest Supreme Court decision impacting voting rights

The Supreme Court is wrapping up its session and issuing opinions all this month. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), breaks down the latest Supreme Court decision impacting voting rights -- a surprise 5-4 decision that means the Voting Rights Act will "live to fight another day," as Elie Mystal puts it.

The Supreme Court is wrapping up its session and issuing opinions all month. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about today's decision in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In an 8-1 decision, the Court ruled against the union.

A legal expert's take on the social climate that led to one subway rider fatally strangling another in the midst of a mental health episode, and other legal headlines. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), discusses the death of Jordan Neely, and discusses the responses from the legal system and the public. Plus, his analysis of E. Jean Carroll's rape suit against Donald Trump, and the news (which broke during the live show) that four of the five Proud Boys defendants charged with 'seditious conspiracy' have been convicted. 

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), unpacks the intersection of social problems at play this week when train riders watched as one passenger put another in a chokehold (and killed him), and discusses the responses from the legal system and the public.

The indomitable, outspoken, brilliant, and thoughtful Elie Mystal, author, columnist, and commentator, joins cohosts Jackie Gardina and Mitch Winick to discuss his book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. In this wide-ranging conversation, Elie challenges our thinking about how judges should be selected, the myth of judicial ethics, and the false narrative of "originalism".

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Today Fox news fired Tucker Carlson and CNN fired Don Lemon. It's being called a "media massacre" so I called some of the smartest people in media to ask them about it..... Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent—covering the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics—and the force behind the magazine's monthly column “Objection!” He is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center. He can be followed @ElieNYC. Get his new book? Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution Elie is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a former associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, and a lifelong New York Mets fans. One of those things is not like the others. Prior to joining The Nation, Mystal was the executive editor of Above the Law. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. He will resist. He can be followed @ElieNYC Jared Yates Sexton  is the author of American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People,  Currently, he serves as an associate professor of writing at Georgia Southern University and is the co-host of The Muckrake Political Podcast.  Order his new book The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis   listen and subscribe to Jared's Podcast  subscribe to his substack newsletter    Danielle Moodie co-hosts democracy-ish, channeling the frustration, rage and absurdity that was the 2020 election, while discussing the current state of the political climate and our country from a black progressive perspective. She is the co-founder of the boutique communications and PR firm Moodie-Mills Strategies and makes frequent appearances on MSNBC, CBC, PBS, and BBC America. Danielle has scripted, developed, produced, and/or co-hosted podcasts and miniseries for both radio and TV.  Jeff Jarvis is a national leader in the development of online news, blogging, the investigation of new business models for news, and the teaching of entrepreneurial journalism. He writes an influential media blog, Buzzmachine.com. He is author of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News” (CUNY Journalism Press, 2014); “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live” (Simon & Schuster, 2011); “What Would Google Do?” (HarperCollins 2009), and the Kindle Single “Gutenberg the Geek.” He has consulted for media companies including The Guardian, Digital First Media, Postmedia, Sky.com, Burda, Advance Publications, and The New York Times company at About.com. Prior to joining the Newmark J-School, Jarvis was president of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications, which includes Condé Nast magazines and newspapers across America. He was the creator and founding managing editor of Entertainment Weekly magazine and has worked as a columnist, associate publisher, editor, and writer for a number of publications, including TV Guide, People, the San Francisco Examiner, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Daily News. His freelance articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country, including the Guardian, The New York Times, the New York Post, The Nation, Rolling Stone, and BusinessWeek. Jarvis holds a B.S.J. from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was named one of the 100 most influential media leaders by the World Economic Forum at Davos. Juliet Jeske is a former performer and artist who accidentally ended up as a researcher of the hate group known as the Proud Boys long before they were well known. She ended up working with a network of journalists who encouraged her to pursue journalism as a career.  Juliet recently got her masters degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY  You have to check out "Decoding Fox News" on Twitter, substack and Youtube Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

With the medication abortion drug mifepristone currently going through a pair of legal challenges, we explore the courts' role in regulating medicine. On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), offers analysis of recent political headlines, including the abortion drug rulings, the expulsion of two young Black lawmakers from the Tennessee House of Representatives, and new reporting on previously undisclosed luxury gifts accepted by Justice Clarence Thomas.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), offers analysis of recent political headlines, including the abortion drug rulings, the expulsion of two young Black lawmakers from the Tennessee House of Representatives, and new reporting on previously undisclosed luxury gifts accepted by Justice Clarence Thomas.

This week, legal analyst and author Elie Mystal discusses his book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, with professor Ivy Wilson. This episode is presented in conjunction with the AWM's special exhibit and content initiative Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice. The following conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 at the American Writers Festival and was recorded live. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME More about Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution Allow Me to Retort is an easily digestible argument about what rights we have, what rights Republicans are trying to take away, and how to stop them. Mystal explains how to protect the rights of women and people of color instead of cowering to the absolutism of gun owners and bigots. He explains the legal way to stop everything from police brutality to political gerrymandering, just by changing a few judges and justices. He strips out all of the fancy jargon conservatives like to hide behind and lays bare the truth of their project to keep America forever tethered to its slaveholding past. Mystal brings his trademark humor, expertise, and rhetorical flair to explain concepts like substantive due process and the right for the LGBTQ community to buy a cake, and to arm readers with the knowledge to defend themselves against conservatives who want everybody to live under the yoke of eighteenth-century white men. The same tactics Mystal uses to defend the idea of a fair and equal society on MSNBC and CNN are in this book, for anybody who wants to deploy them on social media. You don't need to be a legal scholar to understand your own rights. You don't need to accept the "whites only" theory of equality pushed by conservative judges. You can read this book to understand that the Constitution is trash, but doesn't have to be.

For our end-of year show we are featuring some of our favorite book segments from 2022, starting with Elie Mystal, The Nation's Justice Correspondent, who says our constitution is not good. His new book is “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.”Plus: “Bad Mexicans” – that's what the revolutionaries of 1910 were called as they fought on both sides of the US-Mexico border against the robber barons and their political allies. UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez tells that story, and talks about her book on race, empire, and revolution in the borderlands.Also: We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it turns out there's a lot we didn't know. Historian Beverly Gage explains; Her book is “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover & the Making of the American Century.”

On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), discusses Merrill v. Milligan, the high-stakes Alabama case on racial gerrymandering that the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments for this term.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution(The New Press, 2022), joins to discuss Merrill v. Milligan, the high-stakes Alabama case on racial gerrymandering that the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments for this term.

The first of a two-part series on the Federal Courts & the Constitution, Part I focuses on the history & ideologies driving SCOTUS decisions today. uscourts.gov - basic info on the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Charlie Rose Show: Philosophy of an Originalist Elie Mystal: Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution SCOTUS ‘should reconsider' contraception, same-sex marriage rulings (POLITICO) Justice Sotomayor on 60 Minutes, 2013 (excerpt) A second Constitutional Convention? Some Republicans want to force one (NY Times)

Chris is on vacation this week, so we're sharing a favorite recent episode. Please note that this conversation was originally recorded in May of 2022 before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. From the original description: “Forced labor is already unconstitutional and what is forced birth other than forcing a woman to labor against her will?” remarked Elie Mystal, a justice correspondent at The Nation, following the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Mystal is also author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution,” in which he points out problems with-and solutions for- reversing systemic issues created by America's founding document. He joins WITHpod to discuss his objections to conservative interpretations of rights, abortion rights law, changes he'd make to the Constitution, and revisions he'd make to the structure of the Supreme Court and more.

In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss recent experiences they've had that communicated that the future of K-12 education through online delivery. We discuss whether this is a realistic and what some of the hurdles schools and families will need to navigate to make that happen. In the episode, we briefly discuss the following: Adam Grant's Work Live podcast (https://adamgrant.net/podcast/) Modern Classrooms Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/) Things that bring us joy this week: Elie Mystal's book - Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (https://www.harvard.com/book/allow_me_to_retort/) Top Gun: Maverick (https://www.topgunmovie.com/home/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

The left wants President Biden to take stronger action on abortion rights in the face of SCOTUS's decision to overturn Roe. But what can the White House actually do? On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), joins to discuss the latest political news, including President Joe Biden's executive order to protect abortion rights

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), joins to discuss the latest political news, including President Joe Biden's executive order to protect abortion rights and what this week's January 6th Committee hearing might reveal.

Elie Mystal returns to the Bill Press Pod with a withering takedown of the Second Amendment, Justice Alito and Supreme Court Ethics. He is The Nation Magazine's Justice Correspondent. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC commenting on the intersection between the legal and the political. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he gave up Big Law to fight for justice.He has just published a new book that immediately landed on the New York Times bestseller list at #2. Allow Me to Retort A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution can be purchased here.Here are the links to the gun violence prevention groups worthy of your support.MomsDemandAction.orgBradyUnited.orgGunsDownAmerica.orgGiffords.orgEveryTown.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Memorial Day, we start with a new interview on the history and meaning of the holiday, then some of our recent favorite conversations: More than the start of summer, Memorial Day is about honoring those who died in service to the country. Kenneth C. Davis, author of the "Don't Know Much About History" series and most recently, Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy (Henry Holt and Company, 2020), talks about the holiday's post-Civil War origin and America's contested history in general. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about his new book, plus offers analysis of legal news. Erik Singer, dialect coach for film and television, breaks down where the distinctive features of regional accents originate, as listeners share their own accents and why they have, or have not, sought to change them. Edward Sorel, illustrator and author of Profusely Illustrated: A Memoir (Knopf, 2021), talks about his life and his lefty political commentary, delivered through his art. Liza Donnelly, writer and cartoonist at The New Yorker and the author of Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022), talks about some of the women whose cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker over the years, plus how the field has changed through its history.  (You can follow along with the cartoons they discuss at the link below.) The first interview with Ken Davis is newly recorded for today's show.  The others were lightly edited for time and clarity and the original web versions are available here: Elie Mystal 'Retorts' (Mar 1, 2022) What Your (Regional) Accent Says About You (Jan 26, 2022) A New York Illustrator's Personal—and Political—Life (Mar 21, 2022) The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists (Mar 23, 2022)

On this almost-Summer Friday, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations: Building on her New Yorker essay, Elizabeth Alexander, president of The Mellon Foundation, poet, educator, memoirist and scholar, examines the challenges of young Black Americans in her new book, The Trayvon Generation (Grand Central Publishing, 2022). First, listeners discuss ways they've changed their diet to help combat climate change.  Then, Eric Goldstein, New York City environment director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), explains how the various ways of composting help in the fight against climate change. Suzanne Nossel, PEN America chief executive officer, and Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), debate the state of free speech in America. Piping Plovers are tiny endangered shorebirds who spend part of the spring and summer right here in the Rockaways. Chris Allieri, founder of the NYC Plover Project, talks about how volunteers are working to protect the birds as they begin nesting on the beach. These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here: Young and Black in America (Apr 6, 2022) Climate Change and What You Eat (Feb 22, 2022) Climate Change and Composting (Mar 3, 2022) Debating Cancel Culture (Mar 30, 2022) Protecting Piping Plovers (Apr 5, 2022)

For our 150th episode, Chaos Reigns! We discuss the differences between talking about fiction and non-fiction, genres that don't get the respect they deserve, our favourite pies, what genres we're least and most looking forward to reading for the podcast, the horrors of virtual presentations, and more! Plus: Matthew's Technically Correct Corner!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Media We Mentioned Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L. Gómez Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (the book Meghan couldn't remember the title of) Gamechanger (the Bounceback) by LX Beckett  Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture by Nora Samaran Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Podcast-Related Links Manga in Libraries Book Club (Monday, May 23rd, 8:00pm Eastern) Episode 143 - Amish Romance Utterly Unfamiliar and Downright Detestable: Readers' Advisory Beyond Your Own Taste (OLA - RA in a Day Presentation) Our Twitch channel! (Pokémon ranking, Friday, May 20th, 6:30pm Pacific) Episode 148 - Spring 2022 Media Update (RJ talks about Pokemon) Mascot Mischief (RJ's game!) 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All of our lists can be found here.For this retroactive genre (or in this case, format) from Episode 27, we're featuring non-fiction audiobooks by BIPOC authors published in the last 2 years.  You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis High-risk Homosexual: a Memoir by Edgar Gomez The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor by Anais Granofsky Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D. Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service by Tajja Isen Grief Is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples by Chief Clarence Louie Conversations with People Who Hate Me: 12 Things I Learned from Talking to Internet Strangers by Dylan Marron Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk by Shunmyo Masuno An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison by A. J. Verdelle Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance (2nd edition) by Edgar Villanueva Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Philip Wang, & Phil Yu Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, June 7th we'll be discussing the genre of Classic Fiction! (Whatever that means!) Then on Tuesday, June 21st we'll be talking about Beach Reads!

“Forced labor is already unconstitutional and what is forced birth other than forcing a woman to labor against her will?” remarked Elie Mystal, a justice correspondent at The Nation, following the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Mystal is also author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution,” in which he points out problems with-and solutions for- reversing systemic issues created by America's founding document. He joins WITHpod to discuss his objections to conservative interpretations of rights, abortion rights law, changes he'd make to the Constitution, and revisions he'd make to the structure of the Supreme Court and more.

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about what to do – and what not to do – the summer before law school. In this episode we discuss: Specific things you can do to prepare for starting law school What to think about if you're going to be moving How much substantive law should you try to learn over the summer? Should you try to meet classmates before orientation? What type of clothes do you need? Writing a letter to yourself about why you want to go to law school Resources: Start Law School Right (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/) "Listen and Learn" series (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-substantive-law-topics/#listen-learn) The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White (https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X?language=en_US) Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, by Lawrence Lessig (https://www.amazon.com/Code-Other-Cyberspace-Lawrence-Lessig/dp/046503912X) Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, by Elie Mystal (https://www.amazon.com/Allow-Me-Retort-Black-Constitution/dp/1620976811) The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald M. Stern (https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Creek-Disaster-Survivors-Coal-Mining/dp/0307388492) Podcast Episode 43: Getting Mentally Prepared to Start Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-43-getting-mentally-prepared-to-start-law-school/) Podcast Episode 110: Revisiting Mindset (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-revisiting-mindset/) Podcast Episode 158: What to Wear (And What Not to Wear) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-158-what-to-wear-and-not-to-wear/) Podcast Episode 193: Books to Read Before Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-193-books-to-read-before-law-school/) Podcast Episode 195: What to Do the Summer Before Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-195-what-to-do-the-summer-before-law-school/) Podcast Episode 198: Pre-1L Life Logistics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-198-pre-1l-life-logistics/) Podcast Episode 201: Fashion Law & Men's Fashion (w/Douglas Hand) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-201-fashion-law-mens-fashion-w-douglas-hand/)  Podcast Episode 220: More on Accommodations in Law School (w/Elizabeth Knox) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-220-more-on-accommodations-in-law-school-w-elizabeth-knox/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-340-getting-in-the-right-headspace-to-start-law-school/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

Michael speaks with The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal about his new book, "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution." The pair discuss how the meaning behind amendments have evolved, Ketanji Brown Jackson's influence on the court, how cancel culture fits into the First Amendment, and who the constitution benefits today.Check out the book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/allow-me-retort

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Twitter Edits You 2022-04-06. Twitter reverts change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets. How does Kevin Marks code his website? Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake. Elon Musk cancels town hall with Twitter employees after declining Twitter board seat. In major reversal, Elon Musk won't join Twitter board. Ukrainian power grid 'lucky' to withstand Russian cyber-attack. TikTok's Russia strategy: Censorship, loopholes and propaganda. Internet 'algospeak' is changing our language in real time, from 'nip nops' to 'le dollar bean'. The mystery of ⍼, a Unicode character of unknown purpose. How to Protect Children From Big Tech Companies. Gilbert Gottfried Was the Voice of Clippy. Big Tech Is Pouring $925 Million Into Carbon Removal. Intel sets 2040 net zero goal for carbon emissions. Amazon's IMDb TV changes its name to Freevee. CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users. Mark Zuckerberg Security Costs $26.8 Million for Meta. Google quietly launches its awaited 'Switch to Android' app on iOS. Google Fi drops prices for its unlimited plans and adds more data. Google now lets you search for things you can't describe — by starting with a picture. Google joins Samsung in working with iFixit on a self-repair program. Latest Android 12 QPR3 Beta includes fix for Dirty Pipe exploit on Pixel 6. DALL·E 2 can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. New York's NFT vending machine. Newmark puts $50 million into "cyber civil defense". Roomba sucks up dogs tail. 10 Audiobooks Narrators You Need To Follow on TikTok. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur. Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal. The Sandman: Book of Dreams by Stefano Massini. The Lehman Trilogy. Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Picks: Stacey - Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Jeff - Shein $100b valuation Kevin - ElectricityMap.org: Carbon intensity energy map Kevin - indieblog.page: Random indieweb page Kevin - Web3 is going just great Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Kevin Marks Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: nureva.com eightsleep.com/twig itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

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Twitter Edits You 2022-04-06. Twitter reverts change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets. How does Kevin Marks code his website? Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake. Elon Musk cancels town hall with Twitter employees after declining Twitter board seat. In major reversal, Elon Musk won't join Twitter board. Ukrainian power grid 'lucky' to withstand Russian cyber-attack. TikTok's Russia strategy: Censorship, loopholes and propaganda. Internet 'algospeak' is changing our language in real time, from 'nip nops' to 'le dollar bean'. The mystery of ⍼, a Unicode character of unknown purpose. How to Protect Children From Big Tech Companies. Gilbert Gottfried Was the Voice of Clippy. Big Tech Is Pouring $925 Million Into Carbon Removal. Intel sets 2040 net zero goal for carbon emissions. Amazon's IMDb TV changes its name to Freevee. CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users. Mark Zuckerberg Security Costs $26.8 Million for Meta. Google quietly launches its awaited 'Switch to Android' app on iOS. Google Fi drops prices for its unlimited plans and adds more data. Google now lets you search for things you can't describe — by starting with a picture. Google joins Samsung in working with iFixit on a self-repair program. Latest Android 12 QPR3 Beta includes fix for Dirty Pipe exploit on Pixel 6. DALL·E 2 can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. New York's NFT vending machine. Newmark puts $50 million into "cyber civil defense". Roomba sucks up dogs tail. 10 Audiobooks Narrators You Need To Follow on TikTok. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur. Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal. The Sandman: Book of Dreams by Stefano Massini. The Lehman Trilogy. Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Picks: Stacey - Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Jeff - Shein $100b valuation Kevin - ElectricityMap.org: Carbon intensity energy map Kevin - indieblog.page: Random indieweb page Kevin - Web3 is going just great Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Kevin Marks Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: nureva.com eightsleep.com/twig itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

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Michael speaks with The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal about his new book, "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution." The pair discuss how the meaning behind amendments have evolved, Ketanji Brown Jackson's influence on the court, how cancel culture fits into the First Amendment, and who the constitution benefits today.Check out the book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/allow-me-retort

We are boosting this terrific event hosted by Georgetown's ACS chapter. Moderated by Eliane Bejjani. "A panel with Columbia Professor of Law Jamal Greene and legal commentator and writer of the forthcoming book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, Elie Mystal, discussing issues with applying a methodology that came into being in the 1970s as a reaction to the court-confirmed expansion of civil rights to previously Legally unprotected populations, and that seeks to apply the original meaning of a constitution that was written by people that thought of Black Americans as property and of Native Americans as savages."

Suzanne Nossel, PEN America chief executive officer, and Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), debate the state of free speech in America. 

Casual political discussions are anything but easy to navigate. Committing each of the 4,500+ words in the U.S. Constitution to memory and interpreting them effectively in conversation is a near-futile effort for the average American. To effectively engage in discussions — and often, arguments — about American politics, we might think we need a law degree; but perhaps what we need is a sharper, more accessible lens through which to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The Nation contributor and lawyer Elie Mystal offered just that in his book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. Through quick-witted humor and snark, Mystal presented an easy-to-read primer on how to traverse topics from gerrymandering and voter suppression to cancel culture and gun control. Mystal contended that many contemporary constitutional interpretations are racially discriminatory and just plain wrong. Through biting analysis, he offered the rationale to point out hypocrisies and highlights the importance of understanding America's founding documents if we truly seek liberty and justice for all. The words political discussion can make pulses quicken at the thought of lively discussion or cause shudders at the idea of confrontation. But however we look at them, Mystal's pugnacious, humorous approach might help rewire — or at least fine-tune — our arguing techniques. Elie Mystal is The Nation's legal analyst and justice correspondent, an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center, and the legal editor of the More Perfect podcast on the Supreme Court for Radiolab. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, the former executive editor of Above the Law, a former associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, and a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. Shaun Scott is a Seattle-based writer and historian. A former Pramila Jayapal staffer and Bernie Sanders 2020 Washington State Field Director, he is currently the Policy Lead at the Statewide Poverty Action Network. His essays about popular culture and late capitalism have appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Guardian, and Jacobin Magazine. He is the author of the paperback Millennials and the Moments that Made Us: A Cultural History of the US from 1982-Present, and the forthcoming hardcover from UW Press Heartbreak City: Sports and the Progressive Movement in Urban America. Buy the Book: Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (Hardcover) from Third Place Books Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

The questions of free speech, racial equity and "cancel culture" are multilayered and complex. On Today's Show:Suzanne Nossel, PEN America chief executive officer, and Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), debate the state of free speech in America.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent—covering the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics—and the force behind the magazine's monthly column “Objection!” He is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center. He can be followed @ElieNYC. Get his new book? Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution Elie is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a former associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, and a lifelong New York Mets fans. One of those things is not like the others. Prior to joining The Nation, Mystal was the executive editor of Above the Law. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. He will resist. He can be followed @ElieNYC Read Elie at The Nation  Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Elie Mystal is The Nation Magazine's Justice Correspondent. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC commenting on the intersection between the legal and the political. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he gave up Big Law to fight for justice.He has just published a new book that immediately landed on the New York Times bestseller list at #2. Allow Me to Retort A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution can be purchased here. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a look at why the war in Ukraine is likely to be intractable for a long while to come. (We hope he got this one wrong.) Then we're joined by Elie Mystal, The Nation's justice correspondent and author of the new book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, to talk about this week's confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and why a good Constitution wouldn't require us to keep fighting overt basic rights for over two centuries.And then we get caught up on some good news about an important green energy initiative in New York by Jessica Azulay from Alliance for a Green Economy. That's right--actual good news!PlaylistLove: "Always See Your Face"Kacey Musgraves: "Follow Your Arrow"Supertramp: "Give A Little Bit" 

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“Our constitution is not good. It urgently needs to be reimagined if we want justice and equality for all,” That's what Elie Mystal says–he's The Nation's justice correspondent, and his new book is “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.” Also: slavery and its political legacy in Congress: More than 1,700 congressmen owned Black slaves, according to The Washington Post. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, hundreds of men who had owned slaves were senators and members of the House of Representatives. The last senator who had owned slaves served in 1922. Eric Foner comments on the political power of slavery in America's past. Plus: Dirty work—and the people who do it: the low-income workers who do our most ethically troubled jobs. What does that have to do with the rest of us? Eyal Press explains—his new book is Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America.

I've been horribly disillusioned by the corporate media, especially the outlets that purport to serve a progressive audience. But I do have to thank MSNBC for introducing me to the always brilliant Elie Mystal. I've been honored by his presence on this program a few times, and am thrilled to welcome him back today as his first book, "Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution" is just released. Elie's premise that the constitution is "trash" raised some eyebrows on The View last week. That's because they don't know Elie. I get it... he'll explain! Of course, we'll begin with the latest news. And I'll share this weekend's updates from our friend in Ukraine, Tatiana from the Friends Forever Hostel in Kyiv (though she's no longer there...). We have been in contact, and I'll bring you up to speed. Then, we're joined by someone who's always one of my favorite guests! Elie Mystal is Justice Correspondent for The Nation, and his new book was just released last week. We'll talk about "Allow me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution"

“Our constitution is not good. It urgently needs to be reimagined if we want justice and equality for all,” That's what Elie Mystal says–he's The Nation's justice correspondent, and his new book is “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution.” Also: slavery and its political legacy in Congress: More than 1,700 congressmen owned Black slaves, according to The Washington Post. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, hundreds of men who had owned slaves were senators and members of the House of Representatives. The last senator who had owned slaves served in 1922. Eric Foner comments on the political power of slavery in America's past. Plus: Dirty work—and the people who do it: the low-income workers who do our most ethically troubled jobs. What does that have to do with the rest of us? Eyal Press explains—his new book is Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America.

President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court made history. But according to MSNBC legal analyst Elie Mystal, it will take a lot more than her confirmation to break the conservative hold on the nation's judiciary. On today's episode of A Word, he talks with Jason Johnson about the confirmation battle ahead, and about his new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. Guest: Elie Mystal, MSNBC political analyst and the justice correspondent for The Nation. His new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution is out now. Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court made history. But according to MSNBC legal analyst Elie Mystal, it will take a lot more than her confirmation to break the conservative hold on the nation's judiciary. On today's episode of A Word, he talks with Jason Johnson about the confirmation battle ahead, and about his new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. Guest: Elie Mystal, MSNBC political analyst and the justice correspondent for The Nation. His new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution is out now. Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court made history. But according to MSNBC legal analyst Elie Mystal, it will take a lot more than her confirmation to break the conservative hold on the nation's judiciary. On today's episode of A Word, he talks with Jason Johnson about the confirmation battle ahead, and about his new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. Guest: Elie Mystal, MSNBC political analyst and the justice correspondent for The Nation. His new book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution is out now. Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elie Mystal is no stranger to telling people the truth and how it is. As a commentator and lawyer, Mystal is familiar with law and the power that comes with knowing how to use your words in a powerful way. In his first book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, he does just that. He offers an easily digestible argument primer, offered so that progressives like him can tell the Republicans in their lives why they might be wrong. Mystal brings his trademark humor, snark, and legal expertise to topics as crucial to our politics as gerrymandering and voter suppression, and argues legal concepts such as the right to privacy and substantive due process are under threat from the conservative courts. Join us as Elie Mystal makes his case with humor and a sharp sense of humor. SPEAKERS Elie Mystal Justice Correspondent, The Nation; Author, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution; Twitter @ElieNYC In Conversation with Melissa Murray Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Co-host, "Strict Scrutiny" Podcast; Twitter @ProfMMurray In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on March 1st, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Putin's indefensible invasion of Ukraine has revived the Cold War, and renewed militarism and nuclear threats. We need Russia to negotiate a ceasefire—but we also can't forget about fighting pandemics and climate change, editorial director Katrina vanden Heuvel says. Also on this episode, our justice correspondent Elie Mystal talks about his new book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. “Our constitution is not good. It urgently needs to be reimagined if we want justice and equality for all," Mystal says. You can buy his book here. Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Is the Bill of Rights strong enough to serve as the basis for reversing centuries of systemic racism? On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about his new book, plus offers analysis of legal news.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about his new book, plus offers analysis of legal news.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation Magazine and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, joins Dan and Billy Corben to talk about Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel's comments on his ethnicity, and the Brian Flores lawsuit vs. the NFL. Plus, Billy dives into the Miami Herald's cover story on one of Florida's main exports....extremist groups. #BecauseMiami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air Date 9/18/2021 Today we take a look at the new Texas abortion restrictions and the response from the Supreme Court along with lots of contextualizing commentary taking us back to the Fugitive Slave Act and all the way through to the strain of patriarchal White terrorism that is at the core of the current conservative movement. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-10-21 We'll talk with Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, former president of the National Lawyers Guild and author of, among other titles, Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and Geopolitical Issues. Ch. 2: Abortion, Surveillance, and Vigilantism: An American Story Part 1: Fugitive Slave Act - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-3-21 SB 8 is unconstitutional and good to go in Texas (and probably a bunch of other states too). Ch. 3: Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-10-21 Ch. 4: Abortion, Surveillance, and Vigilantism: An American Story Part 2: Distain for the life of the pregnant - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-3-21 Ch. 5: Texas Abortion Providers Grapple with New Reality Under Restrictive Law Part 1 - The Takeaway - Air Date 9-3-21 The most restrictive ever abortion rights laws in the U.S. went into effect in the Lone Star state. Called SB8, it bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before most people even know they're pregnant. Ch. 6: Abortion, Surveillance, and Vigilantism: An American Story Part 3: Political Bias of the Court - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-3-21 Ch. 7: What Democrats Can Do To Fight the TX Handmaid's Tale (w Elie Mystal) - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 9-7-21 Texas Republicans are creating a real life Handmaid's Tale, does Elie Mystal know how to fight it? Elie Mystal is the justice correspondent for The Nation and author of the forthcoming book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution. Ch. 8: Abortion, Surveillance, and Vigilantism: An American Story Part 4: Failure of the Left and Press - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-3-21 Ch. 9: FURY - Gaslit Nation - Air Date 9-7-21 This week's episode is devoted to the Texas state attack on reproductive rights and civil rights and its ramifications – not just for Texans, but for all Americans. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 10: Abortion, Surveillance, and Vigilantism: An American Story Part 5: Context of the 80s & 90s - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 9-3-21 Ch. 11: Texas Abortion Providers Grapple with New Reality Under Restrictive Law Part 2 - The Takeaway - Air Date 9-3-21 The Jane Collective was a group that operated out of Chicago and performed thousands of abortions between 1969 and 1973. Guest Laura Kaplan, author of a book about the collective, The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service. VOICEMAILS Ch. 12: Theory of change; a sub-theory - Scott from Canada Ch. 13: Paying congress less is a bad idea - Nick From California FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 14: Final comments on the virtues of militaristic messaging MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent Image Credit: “The Burden is Undue” by Lorie Shaull, Flickr | License | Changes: Cropped, slightly enhanced contrast   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com