policereform

In this episode we cover the struggle to save the Red House, and where things in Portland stand today.

Host: Robert Evans

Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman

Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Narration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Editor: Chris Szczech

Music: Crooked Ways by Propaganda

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Former Vice President Joe Biden discusses police reform, facing off against President Trump in the 2020 election and his plan to ensure a fair voting process.

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Craig Melvin speaks with the families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake and Eric Garner about police brutality, racial injustice and a shared commitment to turn their pain into advocacy work.

In the aftermath of a violent mob storming the U.S. Capitol building, we got back in touch with Indi Samarajiva. Indi's a writer who lived through the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, and he was featured in "Things Are Bad," an episode we released last October in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

The team caught up with Indi again to ask him about his thoughts on last week's events.

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How did a bunch of angry strangers turn into a movement capable of braving unprecedented showers of tear gas and state violence? In this episode, we learn how a chaotic mass of protesters organized themselves into a unit capable of standing up to the worst violence the cops could throw at them.

Link to Series: Uprising: A Guide From Portland

Host: Robert Evans

Executive Producer: Sophie Lichterman

Writers: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Narration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert Evans

Editor: Chris Szczech

Music: Crooked Ways by Propaganda

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Astronomers spot signs of life on Venus, a QAnon conspiracy theory blames antifa for wildfires, and the city of Louisville, KY, pays $12 million to Breonna Taylor's family.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, BLM lies and fabrications lead to more protests. As we have learned, facts don’t matter to Black Lives Matter. But here's a really crazy idea: Maybe, instead of blaming the police for choices that criminals make, we might consider blaming the people actually making the choices. Also Five Headlines including Joe Biden race baiting, California Democrats moving to decriminalize pederasty, and Harry and Meghan sign a Netflix deal and promise to make some of the worst programming the world has ever seen. Finally, in our Daily Cancellation, we’ll talk about the black college professor from “the hood” who just confessed to being a white Jewish girl from suburban Missouri.

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This episode contains strong language.

As a police officer in his hometown of Flint, Mich., Scott Watson has worked to become a pillar of the community, believing his identity has placed him in a unique position to do his job. He has given out his cellphone number, driven students to prom and provided food and money to those who were hungry.

After watching the video of the killing of George Floyd, his identity as a Black police officer became a source of self-consciousness instead of pride.

Today, we speak to Mr. Watson about his career and the internal conflicts that have arisen from his role.

Guest: Scott Watson, a Black police officer in Flint, Mich.

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Background reading:

• Many Black and Hispanic officers in New York City have found themselves caught between competing loyalties in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Trevor examines the life and legacy of Breonna Taylor, Michael Kosta learns about poop-based medical research, and "The Last Girl" author Nadia Murad talks about her fight against genocide.

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Chris Wallace fact-shames President Trump, protests intensify in Portland, OR, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issues a powerful statement from the House floor.

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Trevor highlights corrupt cops in L.A., Rep. Katie Porter weighs in on reopening schools, and actor Danai Gurira discusses Difficult Conversations with My White Friends.

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If you thought police were deadly up till this point, wait until you hear about what unionization did to the U.S. police (hint: it got a hell of a lot of the rest of us killed.)

FOOTNOTES:

1. The History of Policing in the United States
2. Study finds misconduct spreads among police officers like contagion
3. The End of Policing 
4. How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
5. The unjust power of police unions
6. How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuses of Power
7. Minneapolis Police Union President Allegedly Wore a “White Power Patch” and Made Racist Remarks
8. Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets
9. How a 50-year-old study was misconstrued to create destructive broken-windows policing
10. In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’

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Colion Noir is a gun rights activist, lawyer, member of the National Rifle Association.

Color of Change Chair Heather McGhee joins as a guest host to talk about Trump’s speech on police reform, the Senate Republican bill, where Joe Biden and the Democrats stand, and how we can ensure that this moment becomes a durable political movement to fight systemic racism. Then Reverend William Barber talks to Dan about the Poor People’s Campaign and this weekend's Moral March on Washington.

Jaboukie Young-White helps Michael Kosta become a better ally, Senator Tim Scott discusses police reform, and Gabrielle Union talks about the ubiquity of racism in America.

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Ever wonder how Policing started in the U.S.? In this episode, Robert and Prop trace the bloody birth of American policing, from Ancient Greece, to the slave-holding South, to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri today. 

FOOTNOTES:

1. Myths and Realities of Crime and Justice
2. A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing
3. Slave Patrols: An Early Form of American Policing
4. How the U.S. Got Its Police Force
5. Slave Patrols
6. The History of the Police
7. The History of Policing in the United States
8. Police Dog Bites Black Man
9. A Look at Urban Violence & Police Brutality in Ancient Rome

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Police kill Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta as Republicans in Congress balk at reform proposals, Trump moves the date of his Juneteenth MAGA rally even as some advisors suggest he attack the Black Lives Matter movement, and Covid cases rise in 22 states as the President pretends the pandemic is over. Then ACLU attorney Chase Strangio talks to Jon L. about the landmark Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowrey discusses his reporting on the nationwide protests.

Following protests against police brutality, several major cities have announced plans to cut law enforcement budgets, while Minneapolis considers disbanding its police force.

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