3 chapters across the catalog
Hillary Clinton Meeting, Black Lives Matter Activists
Hillary Clinton met with Black Lives Matter activists, including Julius Jones, who confronted her regarding her role in the 1994 Crime Bill and mass incarceration. The hosts analyze the "backstage" footage, noting Clinton's pragmatic advice to the activists that they need a specific legislative plan rather than just "consciousness raising" to effect change.
African American Support for Ron Paul and Drug War Reform
The discussion focuses on growing support for Ron Paul within the Black community due to his stance on ending the War on Drugs. The hosts cite statistics regarding the disproportionate incarceration of African Americans and compare the modern prison system to a form of state-sanctioned slavery. They argue that Paul's message resonates more than President Obama's lack of action on criminal justice reform.
The hosts discuss the book "Governing Through Crime" by Jonathan Simon, which explores how the war on crime has transformed American democracy. They analyze an episode of NCIS as propaganda designed to reinforce the idea that "once a con, always a con," discouraging the hiring of former inmates and supporting the prison-industrial complex.
