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Friday, May 3 2013

  • Movie Date: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' and 'Iron Man 3' May 3, 2013

    In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen discuss Gwyneth Paltrow's abs, Kate Hudson's divisive acting skills, action sequences that make Kristen clap, and the best terrori... (article)

  • The Challenge of Justice: From Ancient Athens to Guantanamo Bay May 3, 2013

    In this special episode, The Takeaway examines the concepts of law and justice, from the abstract principles of Plato's Athens to the concrete challenges of achieving justice in multi... (episode)

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    • Justice Denied at Guantanamo Bay May 3, 2013

      Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: 45-square-miles of complex legal questions, where the Constitution may (or may not) apply, and where, as of Wednesday, May 1st, 100 of the 166 detainees are on h...

    • Searching for Justice in the South Bronx May 3, 2013

      As the executive director of the Bronx Defenders, a public defense and legal services organization, Robin Steinberg has spent her career demanding justice for the residents of the poo...

    • Justice on the Streets of Birmingham, 1963 May 3, 2013

      This week marks 50 years since the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, when more than a thousand African-American children gathered in downtown Birmingham to peacefully protest...

    • Striving for Justice in a Multicultural Society May 3, 2013

      In countries across the globe, communities with very different cultural backgrounds are still trying to reconcile lofty ideals of universal justice with the tensions of tradition,...