This episode is sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union. Check out their website at ACLU.org for more information.

Earl Ingram sits down with Dr. Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin, for a wide-ranging conversation on civil liberties, free speech, protest rights, and the role the courts play in shaping what those rights look like in everyday life. They dig into how power, policy, and legal interpretation affect ordinary people, with discussion around the First Amendment, the balance between individual rights and the public good, and the way these issues show up in communities across Wisconsin and the country.

The conversation also moves into immigration, gun rights, democracy, climate change, and the growing influence of wealth and political power on public life. Earl and Dr. Kraig talk plainly about what’s happening in the nation right now, what it means for working people, and what it will take for citizens to stay engaged as the country faces deep political and social change.