Dialectic

Dialectic

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Dialectic episodes

  • S5 E1 - Criminalizing Survival: Homelessness and the Law (Part 1)
    This episode is the first of a two part series examining the complexity of addressing homelessness. In Los Angeles in particular, as the voters were passing measures for significantly increasing the amount of money available to address homelessness and help people find housing, the city continued to enforce ordinances that violated the civil rights of people who did not have a home. In this episode, we speak to UCLA Professor Will Watts, who heads up our Veteran's Legal Clinic, to discuss how both actions existed side by side, the perspectives people bring to addressing homelessness, and how to understand the problem holistically. In the next episode we continue speaking with Professor Watts, as well as hear from Shayla Meyers, who was on the legal team seeking the protection of the civil rights of people who were unhoused.
    Hosted by Zach Morris and Jeremy Weese
    Produced by Chris McGill
    Music provided by Soleternity.
    51 min
  • Episode 4.4: California's Climate Future - Part II

    This episode is the second in a two-part series exploring California's past, present, and future in addressing the existential threat of climate change. In this episode, we explore California's entrée as a global leader on climate change with UCLA Law Professor Cara Horowitz, especially following the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, an international climate conference spearheaded by former California Governor Jerry Brown. We also discuss some of the critiques of the Summit and of Governor Brown's environmental policies, particularly from environmental justice groups in California. Finally, we talk with Jessie Cammack, a 3L student at UCLA Law, about her research on the potential vulnerability of California's international climate actions to the dormant foreign affairs preemption doctrine.

    31 min
  • California's Climate Future - Part II
    This episode is the second in a two-part series exploring California's past, present, and future in addressing the existential threat of climate change. In this episode, we explore California's entrée as a global leader on climate change with UCLA Law Professor Cara Horowitz, especially following the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, an international climate conference spearheaded by former California Governor Jerry Brown. We also discuss some of the critiques of the Summit and of Governor Brown's environmental policies, particularly from environmental justice groups in California. Finally, we talk with Jessie Cammack, a 3L student at UCLA Law, about her research on the potential vulnerability of California's international climate actions to the dormant foreign affairs preemption doctrine.
    Hosted by Sunjana Supekar and Jason Lawler
    Produced by Jason Lawler
    Music provided by:
    Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    Rodney Skopes Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Skittle/Rodney_Skopes)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Kovd Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Fjell/Kovd)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Deixa Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Orange_Cat/Deixa)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Iowana Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Truck_Stop/Iowana)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Tessalit Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Azalai/Tessalit)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Wires Don't Cry Ayato & Kecap Tuyul (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ayato__Kecap_Tuyul/The_Shaman_Wont_Come_Back/4_Wires_dont_cry)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
    Downfall Silicon Transmitter (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Silicon_Transmitter/2019030441641732/Downfall)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    31 min
  • California's Climate Future - Part I
    This episode is the first in a two-part series exploring California's past, present, and future in addressing the existential threat of climate change. In this episode, we talk with UCLA Professor Cara Horowitz about what's at stake as greenhouse gases rise, both globally and in California, particularly in light of a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describing the crisis. We also talk with UCLA Professor William Boyd about SB 100, a bill passed last year by the California legislature that commits California to 100% renewable energy by 2045. The bill modifies California's Renewable Portfolio Standard, a regulatory tool that encourages states to procure more renewable resources. Through our conversations in this first part of the series, we get a sense of both the gravity of the climate crisis, as well as one of California's proposed regulatory solutions.
    Hosted by Sunjana Supekar and Jason Lawler
    Produced by Jason Lawler
    Music provided by:
    Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    Focus A.A. Aalto (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_A_Aalto/Connections/Focus)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
    Sneak A.A. Aalto (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_A_Aalto/Fest/Sneak)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
    The Yards Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Skittle/The_Yards)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    El Tajo Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Cholate/El_Taj)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    All of the above music may be modified from its original version. The following have not been modified.
    Selves a.d.du.nord (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/addunord/78_Improvisations/01_-_Selves)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
    Sun Whitened Clearing Head Vs. Wall (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Head_Vs_Wall/Sun_Whitened_Clearing/head__vs__wall_01_sun_whitened_clearing)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives 4.0 License
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
    33 min
  • Episode 4.3: California's Climate Future - Part I

    This episode is the first in a two-part series exploring California's past, present, and future in addressing the existential threat of climate change. In this episode, we talk with UCLA Professor Cara Horowitz about what's at stake as greenhouse gases rise, both globally and in California, particularly in light of a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describing the crisis. We also talk with UCLA Professor William Boyd about SB 100, a bill passed last year by the California legislature that commits California to 100% renewable energy by 2045. The bill modifies California's Renewable Portfolio Standard, a regulatory tool that encourages states to procure more renewable resources. Through our conversations in this first part of the series, we get a sense of both the gravity of the climate crisis, as well as one of California's proposed regulatory solutions.

    33 min
  • Reforming Open Records Laws to End Political Harassment of Public University Researchers
    In this episode of Dialectic, we talk with Professor Claudia Polsky from UC Berkeley Law School about her recently published article in the UCLA Law Review, Open Records, Shuttered Labs: Ending Political Harassment of Public University Researchers. Prof. Polsky describes the rise of politically motivated groups using state open records laws to target and harass researchers at public universities with opposing ideologies. These groups use open records laws to retrieve countless documents related to a researcher's work, creating an enormous administrative burden. Further, she argues the misuse of open records laws impacts the quality of academic research and the freedom that researchers have to investigate society's most controversial and challenging issues. Prof. Polsky concludes by discussing her detailed legislative proposal to combat the abuse of open records laws and protect university researchers from political harassment while still maintaining the integrity and spirit of open records laws.
    28 min
  • Reclaiming Land Use Law: Using People Power to Guide Development
    Our first episode this season is a special collaboration with Law Meets World, a series by UCLA Law Review Discourse that explores the effects of gentrification and displacement in Los Angeles. In this episode, we chat with Doug Smith, Ysabel Jurado, and Joe Donlin to learn more about the role of community planning in combating gentrification in Los Angeles. We look at the People's Plan, a community plan developed by South LA residents in 2017 to prioritize affordable housing and prevent displacement.
    30 min
  • Threats to the Constitutional Order
    In this episode, we sit down with Professors Aziz Huq, Tom Ginsburg and Lawrence Sager to discuss threats to constitutional democracy and how well America’s constitutional democracy might fare in the face of those threats.
    29 min

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