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Understanding the News: How Tax Cuts Fuel Police Brutality

Jun 9, 2020
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
The Protests Are Killing a Lot of Black Voters
02:13 • 3min
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3
New York Hospitals Are a Shoo-Show
04:59 • 2min
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Police Budgets Are Going Higher and Higher Like an L A
06:29 • 2min
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5
The Politics of Prosecutors
08:36 • 2min
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The Protests and the Politicians Are Afraid of Us
11:02 • 2min
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The Economic Devastation Caused by the US Government
12:43 • 3min
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8
Occupy Wall Street
15:24 • 2min
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How to Make Changes in the City of New York City
17:48 • 2min
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How to Make a Difference in the City of Minneapolis
19:52 • 2min
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Don't Be Fooled by Protest Leaders
22:15 • 2min
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Politicians’ dependence on police as a revenue stream, prosecutors’ dependence on police for convictions, and falling tax cuts on the wealthy combine to give police incredible power.  This is a key reason why they’re rarely punished, even for the most egregious abuses.

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