It Could Happen Here Weekly 199
Behind the Bastards
Rethinking Crime and Community in D.C.
This chapter examines the interconnectedness of crime, poverty, and race in Washington, D.C., particularly through the lens of public perception and the National Guard's involvement. It critiques the criminalization of marginalized groups while reflecting on the hip-hop scene's influence and the importance of addressing systemic inequalities over punitive measures. Through personal anecdotes and cultural references, the discussion emphasizes the need for community-driven solutions and preventive strategies to foster safer urban environments.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop
- Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals
- ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware
- Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33
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It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-025-00534-6#Sec9
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https://www.baltimorepolice.org/about/baltimore-police-crime-plan
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Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals
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ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware
https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-paragons-proliferating-spyware-operations/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware
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Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd
Noura Erekat and Shahd Hammouri in Jadaliyya - https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/46838
Paul Poast in World Politics Review - https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/palestine-state-recognition-france/
NPR report - https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5485359/france-uk-palestine-state-explainer
European Society of International Law on occupation - https://esil-sedi.eu/prolonged-occupation-or-illegal-occupant/#:~:text=The%20occupying%20power%2C%20throughout%20the,consistent%20with%20its%20trustee%20responsibilities.
Daniel Kurtzer on the Oslo Accords - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/20/magazine/israel-gaza-oslo-accords.html
Hanan Ashrawi on the Oslo Accords - https://www.972mag.com/hanan-ashrawi-oslo-accords/
Polling of Palestinians May 2025 - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2095%20press%20release%206May2025%20ENGLISH.pdf
Dana El Kurd and Pablo Abufom for The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/08/palestinians-leader-mahmoud-abbas-president
Tanja Aalberts on sovereignty - Constructing Sovereignty between Politics and Law - 1st Edition - Tanj
Jared Kushner “Peace to Prosperity” plan - trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Peace-to-Prosperity-0120.pdf
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY
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