The Cruel Optimism of Kamala Harris

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This week we discuss the internet frenzy around presidential candidate Kamala Harris and our collective amnesia surrounding her previous (and conservative) policies. 

We talk about her contradictory political history, the abject failure of US democracy and whether radical change can truly be enacted via electoral politics. 

 

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Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources:

Report: The War on Marijuana in Black and White | American Civil Liberties Union

How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up - The American Prospect  

Opinion | Kamala Harris Was Not a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ - The New York Times 

Kamala Harris’ A.G. Office Tried to Keep Inmates Locked Up for Cheap Labor 

Kamala Harris laughed about jailing parents over truancy. But it's not funny | Nathan Robinson | The Guardian 

Twitter thread of Kamala Harris' speeches on truancy and criminal justice reform 

Kamala Harris Takes 'Responsibility' for Opposing Trans Surgeries 

US to allow migrants from Mexico as critics slam ‘kids in cages’ | Migration News | Al Jazeera 

The Pitfalls of Liberalism (1969) 

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