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Mentioned in 26 episodes

The new Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Book • 2000
In this book, Michelle Alexander argues that the U.S.

prison system has created a new racial caste system, where people of color are disproportionately incarcerated and disenfranchised.

She examines the historical and contemporary factors contributing to this crisis and advocates for a more equitable justice system.

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Mentioned in 26 episodes

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Daniel Diermeier
as an example of a widely assigned text lacking paired critical perspectives on syllabi.
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679. Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?
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David Remnick
when referencing prior guests who have critiqued mass incarceration.
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How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
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Coleman Hughes
when discussing influential works shaping criminal justice debates.
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Why Longer Prison Sentences Don’t Work
Referenced by Krista and discussed by Michelle as her widely read book exposing mass incarceration's racial impact and its reception after publication.
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“The Fierce Urgency of Now” — Michelle Alexander and Lucas Johnson
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Tara Brach
when referencing an image of a persistent river of justice and love described by the author.
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The Bodhisattva Path—Nurturing the River of Caring
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Glennon Doyle
, referencing an essay that reframed resistance as harnessing the natural flow of love and justice.
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How to Protect Kids from ICE
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Alex Tabarrok
when discussing the impact of the crime wave of the 1970s on American society.
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The 1970s Crime Wave
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David Remnick
when referencing critiques of mass incarceration and influential work diagnosing systemic racial disparities in the U.S. criminal-justice system.
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How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
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Alec Karakatsanis
when discussing the consensus that the U.S. had gone too far with mass incarceration.
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How the Media Tricks You Into Loving the Police
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Glenn Loury
as an example of a work that lacks nuance and subtlety in its analysis of mass incarceration.
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Glenn Loury Tells All

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