David Gornoski comments on the latest reports coming in from the stock market as amateur day traders drive Gamestop prices upwards while giving Wall Street professionals a massive heart attack. How is the status quo in DC reacting to this development? Do the majority of Americans support the censoring of their political opposites? Also in […]
In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by CAN-DO Clemency’s Amy Povah. Amy gives us an update on CAN-DO’s clemencies and pardon appeals for non-violent federal inmates. Amy is joined by Clarissa Brown and Kylie Brown who are fighting for the clemency of their mother LaVonne Roach, imprisoned for nonviolent drug offence for thirty years. […]
With Joe Biden alleged to be the successor to President Trump, what lies in store when it comes to criminal justice reformation. Join David Gornoski? Chelsea Murphy, and conservative justice reform advocate David Safavian as they discuss how conservatives can fight for justice reform under a Biden presidency. How can we help former offenders integrate […]
In this episode, David Gornoski and Amy Povah are joined by John Bolen and Charles “Duke” Tanner, both non-violent first-time offenders who were serving life sentences and now pardoned by President Trump. Charles Tanner, former undefeated boxer, and John Bolen recount their past experiences and how they are looking forward to the new chapters of […]
Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals calls in to comment on stimulus checks in pandemic time and whether they do good for the economy. Is government involvement, even in an emergency, beneficial or harmful? Weiner argues that every government intervention is initiated as a reaction to an “emergency.” Listen to the full episode for more from […]
It’s become fashionable to blame baby boomers for much of society’s ills today. Did boomers create endless debt and corruption in politics? Who abolished the Bretton Woods system? Are boomers responsible for a system based on creating money out of thin air? Should we scapegoat generations or do we look at the core of the […]
“To build a long-term sustainable economy, politicians would have to become anti-Santa Clause.” David Gornoski proposes a removal of institutional coercion–a total rejection of spending trillions on the military-industrial complex and the drug war–if we are to care for our children’s future. Also, Rufus Rochell calls in from home confinement to highlight the plight of […]
Did you know that non-violent offenders of the law are now increasingly exposed to the COVID-19 cirus in crowded prisons? Host David Gornoski is joined by Anrica Caldwell and Amy Ralston Povah from CAN-DO Clemency, and together they discuss how to bring about true justice and CAN-DO Clemency’s mission of advocating clemency for non-violent drug […]