#1372 The Supreme Court. Before, During and After Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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🗓️ 6 October 2020
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Air Date 10/6/2020
Today we take a look at the legacy of RBG from her time before and as Justice of the Supreme Court as well as the fight ahead against the threat of an unbreakable, extreme conservative majority on the court.
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Julie Cohen, co-director of the documentary "RBG," speaks on Ginsburg's early years and leadership in fighting for equal rights for women, including arguing a case before the Supreme Court with nine male justices who were condescending to her.
Ch. 2: Dahlia Lithwick: How to understand RBG's complicated legacy - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-21-20
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a champion of gender equality in the U.S. justice system. Despite Ginsburg's status as a progressive icon late in life, Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick says that it's important to understand the full context of her legacy.
Ch. 3: Justice Ginsburg's Replacement Could Change Everything - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 9-21-20
Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died, and while everybody is focusing on abortion, the Supreme Court, if it falls into hard-core conservative hands, could do massive damage to the entire spectrum of life in America.
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President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and role on a close presidential election.
Ch. 6: How To Pack The Supreme Court - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 3-22-20
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Thoughts on why the Democrats aren't fighting harder and one major missed opportunity to save the ACA that's already gone by.
Ch. 8: The Supreme Court: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - LastWeekTonight - Air Date 9-27-20
In the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, John Oliver discusses the future of the Supreme Court, why the government doesn't always represent the political leanings of the electorate, and how those issues will impact the next generation of Americans.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left podcast in which we shall learn |
| 0:07.4 | about the legacy of RBG from her time before and as justice of the Supreme Court, as well |
| 0:14.3 | as the fight ahead against the threat of an unbreakable, extreme conservative majority |
| 0:19.4 | on the court. |
| 0:20.7 | Clipsody are from Democracy Now, the Tom Hurtin program, the majority report, and last |
| 0:26.5 | week tonight. |
| 0:31.0 | We continue to look at the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, |
| 0:38.4 | who by the end of her life was internationally known simply by her initials, RBG, or as |
| 0:43.7 | one best-selling biography put at the notorious RBG. |
| 0:47.6 | In a 2018 documentary film about her legal career, personal history, and unexpected celebrity |
| 0:54.1 | premiered at Sundance and became a surprise smash hit. |
| 0:58.5 | It's called RBG. |
| 1:00.2 | This is the film's trailer. |
| 1:02.4 | I ask no favor for my sex. |
| 1:06.3 | All I ask of our brethren is that they take their fee of our necks. |
| 1:12.7 | We welcome today Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
| 1:22.7 | She's become such an icon. |
| 1:26.1 | You mind signing this copy? |
| 1:27.3 | I am 84 years old and everyone wants to take a picture with me. |
| 1:31.1 | That's where our RBG is. |
| 1:33.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:34.1 | When you come right down to the closest thing to a superhero, I know. |
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