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Category Archives: Legal Issues
Munro Interview – Podcast February 10, 2020
Class Action Lawsuits – A Necessary Remedy. Steve, Mike and Klaus welcome Greg Munro, retired law professor and interim dean of the University of Montana Law School to discuss class action lawsuits. Munro begins by stating, “Class action is one … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Class Conflict, Corruption, Health Care, Income Inequality, Interviews, Jurisprudence, Justice System, Labor Unions, Legal Issues
Tagged Class Action Lawsuits, Corporations, Tort Reform
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Navidad Interview – Podcast January 8, 2020
Protecting Civil Liberties In Arizona And The US . Klaus von Stutterheim, Mik Jordahl and Kat Ginzel discuss civil rights issues with Alesandra Navidad of the Arizona ACLU. Though the show was recorded in December, we were unable to broadcast … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Issues, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Human Rights, Immigration, Interviews, Legal Issues, LGBT Issues, Private Prisons
Tagged ACLU, Alessandra Navidad, Civil Liberties
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Lefebvre Interview – November 14, 2019
Is It Now A Crime To Save Lives? Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino welcome Sue Lefebvre, author of No More Deaths: Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime, Saving Lives Of Migrants, to discuss issues at the border, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Department of Homeland Security, Government, Homeland Security, Human Rights, Immigration, Interviews, Justice System, Legal Issues, Morality, National Politics, Social Services, Social Work
Tagged Border Patrol, Dr, Humanitarian Aid, No More Deaths, Scott Warren
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Podcast – July 29, 2019
How Best To Remove A Rogue President? Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino discuss the congressional hearings and debate next steps following the testimony of Robert Mueller III. Does the Democratic House majority impeach Donald Trump? Or do … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Oversight, Constitutional Issues, Elections, Legal Issues, National Politics, National Security, Presidential Elections, Special Counsel Investigation
Tagged 2020 Elections, Foreign Interference, Impeachment
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January Contreras Interview – Podcast February 5, 2018
Ending A Culture Of Corruption: January Contreras Is Running For Arizona Attorney General. Democratic Perspective welcomes January Contreras to discuss her campaign to unseat the Republican incumbent. Citing a Harvard study that named Arizona the number one state for corruption, she … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Corruption, Ethics, Government, Interviews, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Legal Issues, Political Candidacy
Tagged Arizona Attorney General, January Contreras
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Mik Jordahl Interview — Podcast December 11, 2017
The Bill of Rights Is Being Fought Over Every Day: When All Is Said and Done, Litigation Is the Only Effective Way To Protect Us From the Consequences of Unconstitutional Laws. Mik Jordahl, local Sedona attorney and free speech advocate, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Citizens United, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Income Inequality, Interviews, Judicial System, Jurisprudence, Justice System, Legal Issues, Palestinian/Israeli Conflict, Podcasts, Policing, Political Polarization
Tagged 1st Amendment, BDS Movement, Begging, Bill Of Rights, Boycotts, FIrst Amendment, Free Speech, Mik Jordahl, Panhandling, Pre-emption
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Decisive Moments? Recent Supreme Court Rulings and Their Impact — Podcast July 6, 2015
A Session of Surprises at the Supreme Court: Conservatives Lose a Few for a Change. Steve Williamson returns from his sabbatical, and joins Mike Cosentino and Gary LaMaster in a Democratic Perspective review of the recent Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage, independent redistricting … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Constitutional Issues, Justice System, Legal Issues, LGBT Community, LGBT Issues, Marriage Equality, Podcasts, Religion, Supreme Court
Tagged Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, Bush v. Gore, EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, Justice Alito, Justice Kennedy, Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, Obergefell v. Hodges, Strict Constructionism
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Debt Peonage as a Source of Revenue: Paying for Government by Fining the Poor — Podcast April 27, 2015
On the Backs of the Poor: The Great Recession and the Criminalization of Debt. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson analyze the effect on the poor, especially minorities, of the disturbing recent trend toward financing hard-pressed local governments through … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Capitalism, Class Conflict, Constitutional Issues, Corrections Policy, Corruption, Democratic Governance, Income Inequality, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Legal Issues, Local Politics, Mass Incarceration, Minimum Wage, Penology, Podcasts, Policing, Private Prisons, Racism
Tagged Debt Peonage, Debtors Prison, Exploitation, Fees, Ferguson MO, Fines, Incarceration Rates, Public Defenders, Public Finances
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Peg Bowden Interview — Podcast March 23, 2015
The Quality of Our Mercy: Peg Bowden Speaks from Experience on the Militarization of the U.S.-Mexican Border. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson talk to Peg Bowden about the experiences that impelled her to write her 2014 book, A Land of Hard … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Bigotry, Child Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Legal Issues, Podcasts, Racism
Tagged A Land of Hard Edges, Border Control, Border Fence, Border Security, Economic Refugees, El Comedor, ICE, Maquiladora, Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist, NAFTA, Nogales, Peg Bowden, Political Refugees, Society of Jesus
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David R. Frazer Interview — Podcast March 9, 2015
Ethical Meltdown: a Question of Values? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson welcome David Frazer, respected Arizona attorney and author of Ethical Meltdown: the Need to Recover Our Vanishing Values, for a discussion about the current decay of legal and professional ethics in the United … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Corruption, Ethics, Interviews, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Legal Issues, Morality, Podcasts, Regulatory Agencies
Tagged Arthur Anderson, David R. Frazer, Don Bolles, Enron, James Robison, Joh Harvey Adamson, Max Dunlap
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