Air Date: 8/27/2019
Today we take a look at the movement to elect progressives to the position of chief prosecutors in cities across the country in an effort to curb mass incarceration and bring a real understanding of justice back to our justice system
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Principles to Change Prosecution Part 1 - Criminal Injustice with David Harris - Air Date 3-5-19
Taking a look at some of the "Law and Order" prosecutors who have been replaced recently by more progressive-minded administrators
Ch. 2: The New American Prosecutor with Rashad Robinson - Justice in America - Air Date 9-5-18
Josei and Clint discuss progressive prosecutors with Rashad Robinson.
Ch. 3: Philly's New Progressive DA Is Not Playing Around - The Young Turks - Air Date 3-20-19
Cenk discusses DA Larry Krasner and his work to remove power from the police state in Philadelphia.
Miriam Krinsky discusses the role of mass incarceration in US society and the work to make communities safer without prison.
Ch. 5: The Progressive Prosecutor Wave is Rising - On The Media - Air Date 7-26-19
Brooke discusses the powerful role the prosecutor has in the justice system and what can be done to change mass incarceration.
Shannon Silva discusses what restorative justice can look like as an alternative to mass incarceration
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 7: Insurance company limits my drug choice and denied my emergency room stay - Scott from Mount Juliet, TN
Ch. 8: We need wages up to support independent media - Zach from Atlanta
Ch. 9: Thanks for voicemails - Dave from Olympia, WA
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the value of donation, for the love of voicemails and the results of last week’s poll
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EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Read "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Read "Locking Up Our Own" by James Forman Jr.
Read "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Read "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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