World Jan 06 Venezuela’s political crisis escalates as Maduro tries to wrest parliament from Guaido Sunday saw new chaos in Venezuela’s enduring political and economic disaster. Juan Guaido, leader of parliament and the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, was physically barred from the National Assembly. Maduro supporters then claimed they’d replaced him as the speaker.
Arts Jan 06 This Paris program helps refugees tell their stories through art For years, refugees from the Middle East and Africa have sought shelter in Europe, igniting debates there about immigration, asylum and changing culture. But one Paris program has been using the lens of art to help some of these refugees…
Nation Dec 13 Epilogue: Life after life in prison Ricky Kidd is finally free -- thanks to his pro bono legal team, led by law professor Sean O’Brien. In this bonus episode, Ricky and Sean tell us about adjusting to life after prison and we talk through some loose…
Politics Dec 09 Introducing: Broken Justice We’re briefly interrupting your regular podcast feed to offer a sample of our newest podcast series: Broken Justice. In 1997, Ricky Kidd was sentenced to life without parole for a double homicide he says he didn’t commit. And, he argues,…
Nation Dec 03 Episode 5: Where do we go from here? After 23 years behind bars, and a crushing defeat in 2009, Ricky Kidd finally gets a new day in court. Plus, we take a look inside a new St. Louis County prosecutor’s campaign to uproot the process that fuels the…
Nation Nov 26 Episode 4: Public defenders fight back The most common tool used to attack problems in public defender systems is the class action lawsuit. But what if there’s a better strategy? Steve Hanlon, a longtime advocate for systemic legal reform, has a big idea about big data.
Nation Nov 19 Episode 3: When things go wrong The American justice system is based around the idea that you can get to the truth when two opposing sides make their cases in court. But what happens if your defense attorney is so overloaded they can’t handle the case…
Arts Nov 15 France united in grief over Notre Dame fire but divided in how to respond In April, the world watched in horror as flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral, the beloved Gothic symbol of Paris dating to the Middle Ages. Now, seven months later, a debate swirls over how to repair the structure, which lost its…
Nation Nov 14 Read Ricky Kidd’s desperate letters begging his public defender to do more From the beginning, Kidd told his public defender that he was innocent, and he knew who actually committed the crime he was charged with.
Nation Nov 13 Episode 2: How did we get here? Americans didn’t always have the right to an attorney. It all started with a pool hall robbery in Florida, and an unlikely legal advocate: a poor drifter named Clarence Earl Gideon. Gideon brought the fight for free counsel to the…