Lisa Graves

Center for Media and Democracy

Guest

Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy; former Deputy Director of the Center for National Security Studies, a civil liberties organization based in Washington, DC;  former Justice Department official (Clinton and Bush Administrations)

Lisa Graves on KCRW

Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests in the state capitol.

The National Showdown in Wisconsin

Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests in the state capitol.

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Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests at the state capitol.

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Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests at the state capitol.

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When George Zimmerman admitted killing Trayvon Martin but he was not arrested, Florida's " Stand Your Ground " law became a household word.

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When George Zimmerman admitted killing Trayvon Martin but he was not arrested, Florida's " Stand Your Ground " law became a household word.

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