History of Police Militarization

Original Air Date: 6–22-2020

Today we take a look at the history of racist policing which flows seamlessly into our present racist policing which itself flows into Trump's authoritarian glee at the opportunity to consolidate violent, racist power in response to protests against violent, racist power.

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SHOW NOTES

• American Police - Throughline - Air Date 6-4-20
• From Slavery to George Floyd: The Racist History of U.S. Policing - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-10-20
• Protests Sweep Across the Globe - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-9-20
• The Truth: Police Are Lynching Black Americans! W/ Dr. Jhacova Williams, PhD - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 6-10-20
• Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Hopeful - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 6-4-20
• Unmasking The 'Outside Agitator' - Code Switch - Air Date 6-10-20
• "Looting" Concerns Distract From Bureaucratic Violence Toward Black People - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-6-20
• The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill - Behind the Bastards - Air Date 6-1-20
• Protests Sweep Across America and Beyond - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-9-20
• Systemic Exhaustion - In The Thick - Air Date 6-10-20
• The Rebellion in Defense of Black Lives Is Rooted in U.S. History, so Too Is Trump's Authoritarian Rule Part 1 - Intercepted - Air Date 6-3-20
• Is This Trump's Reichstag Fire Moment? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-4-20
• The Military Stands Up To Trump - On the Media - Air Date 6-18-20

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