The most informed progressive public in American history is watching a fascist takeover in real time. In her first solo episode, Imani Gandy wants to know why. From Black Twitter to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act dying in the Senate twice, she builds the argument—and then pokes holes in it herself. She doesn't have a clean answer. That's why she's asking.
Correction: In this episode I state that New York cut a billion dollars from the police budget — they pledged to cut a billion but ultimately cut approximately half a million. I also state that Los Angeles boosted its budget by 3 percent after cutting 150 million — the actual increase was closer to 6 percent. The broader point stands: both cities reversed course.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;The most informed progressive public in American history is watching a fascist takeover in real time. In her first solo episode, Imani Gandy wants to know why. From Black Twitter to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act dying in the Senate twice, she builds the argument—and then pokes holes in it herself. She doesn't have a clean answer. That's why she's asking.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Correction: In this episode I state that New York cut a billion dollars from the police budget — they pledged to cut a billion but ultimately cut approximately half a million. I also state that Los Angeles boosted its budget by 3 percent after cutting 150 million — the actual increase was closer to 6 percent. The broader point stands: both cities reversed course.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The education was real. The learning was real. So why didn't institutions move? Imani doesn't have a clean answer. That's the whole point.

We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway.

In this episode, Imani and Jess break down the latest anti-trans decision from the Supreme Court, Mirabelli v. Bonta and explain how the conservative legal movement is rewriting parental rights law from the shadow docket of the Supreme Court.  
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Imani and Jess break down the latest anti-trans decision from the Supreme Court, Mirabelli v. Bonta and explain how the conservative legal movement is rewriting parental rights law from the shadow docket of the Supreme Court.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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The Supreme Court’s conservatives are using the shadow docket to redefine family rights at the expense of trans kids. 

The New Parental Rights Legal Grift

In this episode! Imani and Jess spill the tea on the recent Supreme Court drama, from infighting among the justices in the Trump tariff decision, to retirement rumours, and why it is more than political theater when the president attacks the independence of the judiciary.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode! Imani and Jess spill the tea on the recent Supreme Court drama, from infighting among the justices in the Trump tariff decision, to retirement rumours, and why it is more than political theater when the president attacks the independence of the judiciary.&lt;/p&gt;
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Can our democracy withstand much more infighting from the Justices?

There’s More Drama at the Supreme Court

In part two of her<a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/29/in-mercys-shadow-the-mercy-narrative-in-true-crime-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> series</a> on true crime and disability, Imani Gandy interviews Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz about true crime as a machine that decides whose stories get told—and whose don’t. From missing Black women, to missing and murdered Indigenous people, to the near invisibility of disabled victims, they talk about what true crime shows—and what it leaves out.
Because attention itself is a form of power.
(And yes, there’s a Bill Hader moment.)
 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In part two of her&lt;a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/29/in-mercys-shadow-the-mercy-narrative-in-true-crime-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt; series&lt;/a&gt; on true crime and disability, Imani Gandy interviews Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz about true crime as a machine that decides whose stories get told—and whose don’t. From missing Black women, to missing and murdered Indigenous people, to the near invisibility of disabled victims, they talk about what true crime shows—and what it leaves out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because attention itself is a form of power.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(And yes, there’s a Bill Hader moment.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. &lt;/p&gt;
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A candid conversation about case selection, empathy gaps, and why some families can’t even get their calls returned.


Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine

In this episode, Imani and Jess walk through the current legal threats to medication abortion access and explain how the national abortion landscape could be reshaped entirely by spring. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. <a href="https://rewirenews.fundjournalism.org/membership/?amount=25&frequency=monthly&campaign=701Hs000002GQAwIAO">Become a member today</a>.Imani’s column, <a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/">AngryBlackLady Chronicles </a>is back in 2026! Sign up for her newsletter <a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/">here </a>to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-never-too-late-to-be-gay-featuring-franchesca-ramsey/id1282116646?i=1000728385189">here</a>.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Imani and Jess walk through the current legal threats to medication abortion access and explain how the national abortion landscape could be reshaped entirely by spring.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://rewirenews.fundjournalism.org/membership/?amount=25&amp;frequency=monthly&amp;campaign=701Hs000002GQAwIAO"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Become a member today&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Imani’s column, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;AngryBlackLady Chronicles &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;is back in 2026! Sign up for her newsletter &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;here &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-never-too-late-to-be-gay-featuring-franchesca-ramsey/id1282116646?i=1000728385189"&gt;&lt;i&gt;here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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