Objection to the Rule

Objection to the Rule is a one hour show produced by Radio Free Brooklyn that tackles the current news cycle with nuanced discussion, interviews and more.

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OTR July 11th, 2021: NYC Primary election outco...
NYC Primary election outcome - License to Discriminate Bill in Ohio - the Assassination of Jovenel Moïse - Climate optimism
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OTR July 4th, 2021: BK Public Defenders Want Un...
BK Public Defenders Want Union - Moratorium on Federal Executions - Tokyo Man Displaced for Olympics - Free meals for CA schoolkids
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OTR June 27th, 2021: Interviews with infectious...
Interviews with infectious disease expert Dr. Stephanie Sterling, and activist Natalie James from the Reclaim Pride Coalition
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OTR June 20th, 2021: Ranked choice voting in NY...
Ranked choice voting in NYC - US bishops go against Vatican - Gang violence and displacement in Haiti - Native American Tribe in Maine gets land back
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OTR June 13th, 2021: NYC Pride march bans cops ...
NYC Pride march bans cops - VP Harris tells migrants 'do not come' - Spending on nuclear arms - Climate updates from Biden admin
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OTR June 6th, 2021: Cops close WSP early - Vote...
Cops close WSP early - Voter Suppression in the US - 215 Indigenous children's remains found at Kamloops residential school:
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OTR May 30th, 2021: Interview with NYU scientis...
Interview with NYU scientists re: subway air quality.- Nikole Hannah-Jones denied tenure - Belarusian journalist jailed - New leadership at the Louvre
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OTR May 23rd, 2021: Darlene McDay and Qualified...
Darlene McDay and Qualified Immunity - Rep. Tlaib talks to Biden about Palestinian rights - the COVID crisis in India - Retired circus elephants
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OTR May 16th, 2021: Labor rights lawsuit in NJ ...
Labor rights lawsuit in NJ - Liz Cheney speaks against Trump - Escalating violence in Israel/Palestine - Renewable Energy in CA
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OTR May 9th, 2021: NYC vs Chipotle's working co...
NYC vs Chipotle's working conditions - end of CDC eviction moratorium - Colombia Protests - Biden admin and the COVID vaccine patent
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OTR May 2nd, 2021: NYPD lets go of Digidog - Su...
NYPD lets go of Digidog - Supreme Court OKs life sentences for juveniles - the murder of Sarah Halimi
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OTR April 25th, 2021: DA stops prosecuting sex ...
DA stops prosecuting sex work - Derek Chauvin verdict - Ma'Khia Bryant's death - France's latest anti-hijab vote
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OTR April 18th, 2021: Interview with Anthony Bu...
Interview with Anthony Buissereth and Dr. Judith Zelikoff - the murder of Daunte Wright - Global Disparities in COVID treatment + vaccines
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OTR April 11th, 2021: Interview with Trisha Oco...
Interview with Trisha Ocona - Trans rights under attack - the Melek Ipek case in Turkey
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OTR April 4th, 2021: NYS legalizes marijuana us...
NYS legalizes marijuana use - the death of Sarah Everard - End of Qualified Immunity for NYPD
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OTR March 28th, 2021: Homeless activist targete...
Homeless activist targeted - Shooting in CO - PTO for Pregnancy Loss in NZ - Debt relief for defrauded students
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Eviction disparities in NYC - Mass Shooting in ...
Theresa and Emily discuss NYC evictions disproportionately impacting communities hard hit by COVID-19, the mass shooting in Georgia that claimed 6 Asian victims, a pair new immigration bills passed by the House, and Tiffany Haddish's historic win at this year's Grammy's.
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Home health aides protest - Charges in George F...
Emily, Theresa and Jasmin discuss a protest in NYC in support of home health aides' rights, the charges against the police officer who killed George Floyd (Derek Chauvin), the violent government response to protests in Senegal, and the discovery of a glowing shark.
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Attacks on Asian New Yorkers - GOP voter suppre...
Jasmin, Emily and Theresa discuss recent attacks on Asian-American New Yorkers, GOP efforts to further suppress the vote, crop loss in Australia due to a lack of migrant workers, and some good news about pollution in the Mississippi River.
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Subway pollution - Cherokee Freedmen news - clo...
Emily, Theresa and Jasmin talk about high levels of particle pollution in US subway systems, inclusionary changes made to the Cherokee Nation Constitution, the shutdown of an LGBT+ community center in Accra, and the successful cloning of an endangered animal.
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Gov. Cuomo and nursing home death stats - Texas...
Jasmin, Emily, and Theresa discuss recent allegations that NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths, the deadly blackouts following harsh winter weather in Texas, Pres. Joe Biden's town hall, and free period products for schoolchildren in New Zealand.
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Abuse in a NJ women's prison - reparations in t...
Jasmin, Emily and Theresa discuss charges of abuse in a New Jersey women's prison, what reparations in the US for Black people could look like, changes to the dress code for Ministers of Parliament in New Zealand, and a victory for Nigerian farmers against Shell Oil.
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Dilapidated luxury buildings - CA Human traffic...
Jasmin, Theresa and Emily discuss poor conditions in Manhattan luxury buildings, a human trafficking crackdown in California, Haitian migrants turned away from the US border and left in Mexico, Black immigrants being targeted by ICE, and the repeal of the "walking while trans ban" in New York State.
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Racist remarks from NY Science Journalist - Imp...
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Hunts Point Strike in BX - Inauguration recap -...
This episode, Emily, Theresa and Jasmin discuss the Hunts Point market strike, the 2021 inauguration, complications with the COVID vaccine rollout in India, and Biden's day one executive orders.
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