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Mentioned in 17 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.
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 17 episodes
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when discussing influential works shaping criminal justice debates.


Coleman Hughes

51 snips
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.

32 snips
“The Fierce Urgency of Now” — Michelle Alexander and Lucas Johnson
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when referencing an image of a persistent river of justice and love described by the author.


Tara Brach

30 snips
The Bodhisattva Path—Nurturing the River of Caring
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, referencing an essay that reframed resistance as harnessing the natural flow of love and justice.


Glennon Doyle

24 snips
How to Protect Kids from ICE
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when discussing the impact of the crime wave of the 1970s on American society.


Alex Tabarrok

23 snips
The 1970s Crime Wave
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when discussing the consensus that the U.S. had gone too far with mass incarceration.


Alec Karakatsanis

17 snips
How the Media Tricks You Into Loving the Police
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as an example of a work that lacks nuance and subtlety in its analysis of mass incarceration.


Glenn Loury

16 snips
Glenn Loury Tells All
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in a discussion about mass incarceration and its relation to the legacy of slavery.


Coleman Hughes

16 snips
Coleman Hughes on the Legacy of Slavery
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referencing Michelle Alexander's argument on the role of race in developing mass incarceration in America.


Schneur Zalman Newfield

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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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when playing devil’s advocate for the left side.


Michael Roundtree

The Woke Right vs. The Gospel: What’s Really at Stake




