58 min
Ep. 90: No More Police State (feat. Alex S. Vitale) Rumble with Michael Moore
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- News Commentary
The idea of police "reform" has been tried and has failed. Rather than call for milquetoast reforms that leave the structure of U.S. law enforcement in place, many of the protestors are calling to "defund the police." Michael is joined by Alex S. Vitale, author of "The End of Policing" to explain what this means, how this works, any why settling for half-measures will result in more police violence against Black Americans.
Download Alex's book "The End of Policing" for free:
https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing
The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why
Music from the episode:
Police Academy theme song:
https://youtu.be/AKlx8UMDC4w
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rumble-with-michael-moore/message
The idea of police "reform" has been tried and has failed. Rather than call for milquetoast reforms that leave the structure of U.S. law enforcement in place, many of the protestors are calling to "defund the police." Michael is joined by Alex S. Vitale, author of "The End of Policing" to explain what this means, how this works, any why settling for half-measures will result in more police violence against Black Americans.
Download Alex's book "The End of Policing" for free:
https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing
The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why
Music from the episode:
Police Academy theme song:
https://youtu.be/AKlx8UMDC4w
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rumble-with-michael-moore/message
58 min