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Mentioned in 16 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 16 episodes

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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
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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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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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Coleman Hughes
in a discussion about mass incarceration and its relation to the legacy of slavery.
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Coleman Hughes on the Legacy of Slavery
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Schneur Zalman Newfield
referencing Michelle Alexander's argument on the role of race in developing mass incarceration in America.
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David Garland, "Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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Musab Abdali
to gain insight into current societal issues in America.
Mega-Masjids, Middle Class Islam, and Malcolm X
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Michael Roundtree
when playing devil’s advocate for the left side.
The Woke Right vs. The Gospel: What’s Really at Stake

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