Amy Spitalnick - Do you want to help us sue Nazis?

02/24/21 • 30 min

A month following the January 6 insurrection we reflect on the sadly inevitable events and how we got here. On this episode of extremely, Oren Segal spoke to Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America, about the importance of holding extremists accountable for their actions.

Oren and Amy explore: How do extremist groups use try to avoid liability? How did Amy learn how to sue Nazis from Roberta Kaplan? This and more on episode 10 of extremely.

More on Amy’s work here: https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org/about-us

Stay engaged and follow along for more on Twitter at @OrenSegal @ADL and @PERIL_AU

Oren and Amy explore: How do extremist groups use try to avoid liability? How did Amy learn how to sue Nazis from Roberta Kaplan? This and more on episode 10 of extremely.

More on Amy’s work here: https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org/about-us

Stay engaged and follow along for more on Twitter at @OrenSegal @ADL and @PERIL_AU

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Mark Pitcavage - "At this point I can’t join the circus"

After decades of work together, Oren Segal speaks with Mark Pitcavage, Senior Research Fellow at the ADL Center on Extremism, about ADL's annual Murder and Extremism report. But Mark also has word of encouragement for the next generation of researchers and leaders.

In this month’s conversation, we learn how getting in on the ground floor of subject matter expertise can have huge impact. Mark also talks about a career that enables one to interrupt modern hate an extremism by helping law enforcement, legislators, and civic society prevent violence.

More on Mark’s work here: https://twitter.com/egavactip?lang=en

Stay engaged and follow along for more on Twitter at @OrenSegal @ADL and @PERIL_AU

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Joan Donovan - “Do we care as much as they do?”

In Episode 12, Oren Segal speaks with Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Dr. Donovan leads the field in examining media manipulation, online extremism and disinformation campaigns.

Joan admits to being a bit of an anarchist but describes the ways in which governments are instrumental in service delivery. Oren and Joan discuss the effects of bad regulation on journalists, how to teach people to be critical consumers, and the vital need for community in this field.

As we move away from what Joan describes as “block and tackle of the past four years," the Shorenstein Center is building a tech watchdog hub of advocates, journalist, and researchers. This and more on episode 12 of extremely.

More on Joan’s work here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/joan-donovan; https://shorensteincenter.org/

Stay engaged and follow along for more on Twitter at @OrenSegal @ADL and @PERIL_AU