Government
Dominic DiFranzo from Cornell’s social media lab analyzes Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional hearing [AUDIO]
Dominic DiFranzo is a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell’s social media lab. He spoke with WRFI’s Laura Rosbrow-Telem on “Your Morning” to talk about Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing in Congress and DiFranzo’s related research. This interview first aired on Friday, April 13. Featured image credit: Wikiquote / Creative Commons.
Read MoreAmnesty International at Cornell Hosts Mass Incarceration Week of Action [AUDIO]
Chris Elliott, Cornell student and co-organizer of the Mass Incarceration Week of Action talks about the human rights crisis of mass incarceration in the United States. He discusses the causes of mass incarceration, and how the justice system in the US has to be reformed. Elliott also describes the events happening during the week of…
Read MoreRobert Brown discusses Sarah Crews’ LGBT-based labor lawsuit against the Ithaca Police Department [AUDIO]
A Northern District Court of New York judge recently ruled that most of the allegations in Sarah Crews’ LGBT-based labor lawsuit against the Ithaca Police Department can go forward. This went against the city of Ithaca, which tried to dismiss the case. One of the city of Ithaca’s arguments was that Title VII of the…
Read MoreJoe Margulies, Abu Zubaydah’s lawyer, talks about Gina Haspel and fighting against torture post-9/11 [AUDIO]
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Joe Margulies is a law professor at Cornell and a civil rights lawyer. He was the Counsel of Record in Rasul v. Bush in 2004, which involved detentions at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station. He’s represented several people who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay since then, including Abu Zubaydah, who is still there. On…
Read MoreThe increased influence of PAC funding in the Democratic primary for NY-23 [AUDIO]
Nick Reynolds, the managing editor of the Ithaca Times, writes that in the last two congressional elections in New York’s 23rd district, the Democrats raised a little more 10% of what Tom Reed raised. That was largely because political action committees gave Reed a lot of money, or just gave substantial money to beat his…
Read MoreIntroducing Eddie Sundquist: Candidate for Congress [AUDIO]
Eddie Sundquist is running in the Democratic primary to represent New York’s 23rd Congressional district in Washington. He spoke with WRFI’s Lori Sonken on February 13, 2018. Photo provided by Architect of the Capitol.
Read MoreLinda Andrei: Democratic Candidate to Represent NY 23rd Congressional District [AUDIO]
Cardiologist Linda Andrei discusses health care and other issues important to the 23rd Congressional district. She is running in the Democratic primary. This interview with Lori Sonken aired on January 30, 2018.
Read MoreTracy Mitrano Explains Why She’s Running for Congress [AUDIO]
Tracy Mitrano discusses her background and why she wants to represent the 23rd Congressional District in Washington. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on January 22, 2018.
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