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  • Moyers on Democracy
    PODCAST: Democracy on the Edge
    December 10, 2020
    | BILLMOYERS.COM TEAM
    Bill Moyers talks with noted lawyer Steven Harper and distinguished historian Heather Cox Richardson about threats to democracy.
  • Moyers on Democracy
    The Long Read: Barr Battles the Rule of Law
    October 8, 2020
    | Steven Harper

    "America has seen which side William Barr is on. As the nation’s top law enforcement officer, the attorney general represents the “People of the United States.” Early in his tenure, Barr jettisoned that role.Operating as Trump’s personal advocate, Barr has abused the power of his office." — Steven Harper for the Fall 2020 issue of Litigation – The Journal of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association.

  • Justice
    Nuremberg Trial Prosecutor’s Warning About Trump’s War on the Rule of Law
    July 20, 2020
    | Benjamin B. Ferencz
    The sole surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials warns that an executive order from President Trump regarding the International Criminal Court is cause for concern.
  • Letters From an American
    Trump's Campaign Ramps Up
    June 11, 2020

    It seems that the lines of Trump’s election campaign are solidifying — poll rage, praising the Confederacy and COVID-19 denial.

  • For the Record
    We Hold This Truth to Be Self-Evident: It’s Happening Before Our Very Eyes
    June 5, 2020
    | Bill Moyers

    Democracy in America has been a series of narrow escapes. We may be running out of luck, and no one is coming to save us. For that, we have only ourselves.

  • Democracy & Government
    What Would Howard Zinn Say?
    July 27, 2017
    We turn to the agitator-in-chief for guidance in our "topsy-turvy" world.
  • Justice
    Mueller v. Trump: The Ultimate Lawsuit
    June 22, 2017
    | Steven Harper
    Odds are that Trump will eventually fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Lawyer Steven Harper games out what would happen next.
  • Justice
    Obstruction of Justice: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
    June 14, 2017
    | Steven Harper
    A lawyer helps to break down the different ways of arguing what constitutes obstruction of justice.
  • Democracy & Government
    Enabling a Dangerous President: Rosenstein's Regrettable Role
    May 31, 2017
    | Steven Harper
    Appointing a special counsel to investigate the Russia mess doesn't let the deputy attorney general off the hook after giving Trump cover to fire James Comey.
  • Democracy & Government
    Enabling a Dangerous President: Pence Was There
    May 17, 2017
    | Steven Harper
    In Part 3 of our series on President Trump and his lawyers, Harper examines the vice president's role in affirming and defending Trump.


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