A big part of @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's platform is getting money out of politics. Listen to Prof. Lisa Siraganian talk Citizens United and corporate personhood for background on how we got here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/0mzF...

VITAL SIGNS: Who Counts as a Person in the Eyes of the Law? With Prof. Lisa Siraganian

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"You don't have moral responsibility to do that." - @lsiraganian.bsky.social on philosopher Judith Thomson's violinist thought experiment. Tune into this fascinating conversation on personhood now. Links in bio. #VitalSignsPodcast #RoevWade

Citizens United has granted rights without responsibilities to corporations - @lsiraganian.bsky.social , author of "The Problem of Personhood", in conversation with Ahmed Ragab. Full interview available now. Links in bio. #VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism #Progressive #Leftist

Professor @terencedouglaskeel, author of "The Coroner's Silence" lists the conditions that make it more likely for someone to die in police custody. Full episode out now. Links in bio. #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast

It's a legal fiction: @lsiraganian.bsky.social author of "The Problem of Personhood" breaks down the far-reaching effects of Citizens United and what corporate personhood is and who it benefits. Full interview available now. Links in bio. #VitalSignsPodcast #CitizensUnited #capitalism

🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨 @lsiraganian.bsky.social, author of The Problem of Personhood, talks to Ahmed about what it means to be a person in the eyes of the law, the impact of Citizens United, fetal personhood, and the possibility of extending personhood to AI. Links in bio.

Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how the involvement of police in emergencies makes it so people can’t make mistakes. Full episode out now. Links in bio. #RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast

Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state. Full episode available now. Links in bio. #GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #VitalSignsPodcast

Professor @terencekeel.bsky.socia , author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how ambiguous death records provides cover for the state. Full episode out now. Links in bio. #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceReform #SystemicRacism #VitalSignsPodcast

Professor @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence" explains how death investigators are only accountable to the State. Full episode out now. Links in bio. #PoliceReform #GerogeFloyd #VitalSignsPodcast

Prof @terencekeel.bsky.social, author of "The Coroner's Silence" explains how purposefully inaccurate autopsy reports ultimately leads to erosion of public trust in the state. Full episode available now. Links in bio. #RacialJustice #BlackLivesMatter #NolanWells #VitalSignsPodcast

🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨 Professor Terence Keel, author of The Coroner's Silence (2025), joins Ahmed to talk about how death records have been used to create ambiguity surrounding the deaths of those who die in police custody. 🎙️ Links in bio 📼 #NolansWells #RacialJustice #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter

Mayor Mamdani continues to blaze a progressive path in New York City. Tune in to our interview with Walter Benn Michaels, NYC resident and political author, on why Mamdani's socialist messaging is successful. youtu.be/kQe2lNWx2uY?...

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Founder of one of the few all-trimester abortion clinics in the U.S., @gynandtonic.bsky.social takes Ahmed Ragab on an extraordinarily deep dive into later abortion care. Dr. Horvath lays out the impact of Dobbs, how difficult it is to get this care, and the risk she takes on by providing it.

Vital Signs: How Abortion Bans Create Later Abortions with Dr. Diane Joy Horvath

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The anti-abortion movement has spent 50 years claiming to oppose later abortion while building the exact system that creates it. Full episode premieres July 18th at 12pm EST. Links in Bio.

Dr. Diane Joy Horvath walks us through the exact timeline that turn a first trimester abortion into a third trimester one. Full episode premieres on July 18th at 12pm EST. Links in bio. #WomensHealth #Dobbs #AbortionBan #ProgressivePolitics #AbortionAccess #ReproductiveRights #ReproductiveJustice

She was the last patient of the night. Dr. Horvath asked what she was looking forward to when she got home. She said: "I kind of just want to be a kid again." This illuminating conversation with @gynandtonic.bsky.social premieres July 18th at 12pm. Links in bio. #abortionaccess #reproductivehealth

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If you enjoyed Ahmed's conversation with Walter Benn Michaels, subscribe to the Vital Signs Patreon for over 20 minutes of bonus content. Walter gives his take on the myth of the American Dream and the future of labor with respect to AI. #ProgressivePodcast #PoliticalPodcast #NewPodcast

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Exclusive Content: Class Politics with Walter Benn Michaels by Vital Signs Podcast on Patreon. Join Vital Signs Podcast's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Who is your real enemy? Our first episode with Walter Benn Michaels, on class politics, is now live! Like, share, subscribe, and join the conversation.

VITAL SIGNS: Who is your real enemy? Walter Michaels makes the case for class politics

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Walter Benn Michaels defines "class politics" and explains how it differs from class identity. Full interview premieres July 11th at 12pm EST. Links in bio. #Socialism #DemocraticSocialism #WorkingClass #ClassPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #LaborMovement #PoliticalPodcast

Walter Benn Michaels, author of No Politics but Class Politics, points out what Zohran Mamdani understands that liberal democrats don't seem to: the point is to not have poor people. Full episode premieres July 11th at 12pm EST. Links in bio. www.youtube.com/shorts/j0CEd...

The Point is to Not Have Poor People

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Ahmed Ragab became a U.S. citizen in the morning and was arrested for civil disobedience that same afternoon. Vital Signs, a new podcast from the Center for Progressive Research, examines that tension between what this country promises and what it delivers. New episodes every Saturday.

Meet Ahmed Ragab

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Introducing Vital Signs: a new podcast from the Center for Progressive Research. Every week, host Ahmed Ragab sits down with the authors and experts whose work is shaping the future of progressive policy and theory. New episodes drop every Saturday. Follow on Spotify, Substack, and Youtube.

Welcome to Vital Signs

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