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Category Archives: Policing
Podcast January 4, 2021
A Look Back At One Of The Most Eventful Years In US History. The Democratic Perspective crew recaps some of the biggest stories of 2020. Klaus von Stutterheim covers the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Williamson wraps up the presidential elections, Gary … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Civil Rights, Community Activism, Conservative Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Issues, Criminal Justice Reform, Democratic Governance, Domestic Extremism, Elections, Government, Health Care, Income Inequality, Jobs and Employment, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Pandemic, Policing, Public Health Policy, Race and Class, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Social Contract, Voter Suppression
Tagged COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Donald J. Trump, Election Fraud, George Floyd, GOP Coup, Pandemic, Stystemic Racism
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Singal Interview – Podcast November 23, 2000
What Can Biden Do? Now that Biden has won the presidency in a landslide, what will he do? And how will he be able to work with Republicans if they maintain control the Senate? Retired professor and political expert, Dan … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Renewal, Climate Change, Democratic Governance, Domestic Policy, Elections, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Government, Health Care Policy, Immigration, Infrastructure Investment, Interviews, Law Enforcement, LIberals and Conservatives, National Politics, Pharmaceuticals, Policing, Political Parties, Presidential Elections, Public Health Policy, Racism, Refugees
Tagged Dan Singal, President-Elect Biden
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Bordewich Interview – Podcast July 6, 2020
Examining The History Of The Ku Klux Klan. Democratic Perspective welcomes back Fergus Bordewich, historian and author of numerous books, to discuss the three stages of the KKK. He says the original Klan began from a rather inauspicious start with … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Civil Rights, Cultural Change, Domestic Terrorism, Immigration, Interviews, Policing, Political History, Race and Class, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Slavery
Tagged Civil Rights, Confederacy, History, KKK
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Lamb Interview – Podcast April 8, 2019
Murdered And Missing Native American Women: Unsolved, Unreported and Ignored. The Democratic Perspective hosts welcome Brianna Lamb of the University of Montana. A member of the Nez Perce nation from Missoula, she is a domestic abuse survivor and a major … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence, Human Rights, Interviews, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Mass Media, Native American Issues, Policing, Racial Discrimination, Women's Issues
Tagged Domestic Violence, Legal Jurisdiction, Missing Women, Murdered Women, Senator John Tester, Violence Against Women
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Mik Jordahl Interview — Podcast December 11, 2017
The Bill of Rights Is Being Fought Over Every Day: When All Is Said and Done, Litigation Is the Only Effective Way To Protect Us From the Consequences of Unconstitutional Laws. Mik Jordahl, local Sedona attorney and free speech advocate, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Citizens United, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Income Inequality, Interviews, Judicial System, Jurisprudence, Justice System, Legal Issues, Palestinian/Israeli Conflict, Podcasts, Policing, Political Polarization
Tagged 1st Amendment, BDS Movement, Begging, Bill Of Rights, Boycotts, FIrst Amendment, Free Speech, Mik Jordahl, Panhandling, Pre-emption
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Scott Thomas Anderson Interview — Podcast October 2, 2017
The Cutting Four-Piece: Scott Thomas Anderson, Investigative Reporter, On the Crime and Tragedy of Prison Overcrowding. Mike Cosentino interviews Scott Thomas Anderson, crime reporter for the Sacramento News and Review. His book, The Cutting Four-Piece, offers an illuminating tour through the … Continue reading
Posted in Corrections Policy, Criminal Justice Reform, Digital Revolution, Interviews, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Judicial System, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Penology, Podcasts, Policing, Private Prisons, Public Accountability, War On Drugs
Tagged Corrections Corporation of America, Geo Group, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, LEAP, Literary Journalism, Public Safety Realignment initiative, Sacramento News and Review, Scott Thomas Anderson
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Artificial Intelligence: A Closer Look — Podcast October 3, 2016
We Have Some Decisions To Make: The Politics of Artificial Intelligence Deployments. Democratic Perspective’s Gary LaMaster and Bill Timberman discuss the unexpectedly early and widespread deployment of artificial intelligence applications, and their disruptive effect on familiar social and economic arrangements. A case … Continue reading
Posted in Business Cultural Change, Capitalism, Cultural Change, Digital Revolution, Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Government, Industrial Policy, Intelligence Agencies, Jobs and Employment, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Offshoring, Podcasts, Policing, Political Polarization, Social Contract, Social Psychology, Surveillance Programs, Unemployment
Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, IBM, Job Losses, Neural Network Computing, Self-driving Vehicles, Siri, Star Trek Socialism, Universal Basic Income, Watson
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Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona: The Pros and Cons of Ballot Proposition 205 — Podcast September 19, 2016
First Do No Harm: How Will the De-Criminalization and Regulation of Marijuana Affect Arizona’s Public Health and Safety? Democratic Perspective hosts a debate on the merits of Arizona’s Proposition 205, and whether or not its proposed decriminalization of marijuana sale and use — within certain legally … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Criminal Justice Reform, Drug Trafficking, Health Care, Interviews, Judicial System, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Mass Incarceration, Podcasts, Policing, Public Health Policy, Taxation, War On Drugs
Tagged Adam Kinsey, Arizona CD 4, Arizona Proposition 205, Ed Gogek MD, Marijuana Legaliziation, Mikel Weisser, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, NORML, Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
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The State of the Union: A Study in Contrasts — Podcast January 18, 2016
President Obama vs. the Republican Mud-Wrestlers: Who’s Actually Worthy of Our Trust? Democratic Perspective reviews the state of the nation, and of our national politics. President Obama, in his State of the Union address, asks the American people to take seriously the issues … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Climate Change, Conservative Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, Cultural Change, Democratic Governance, Digital Revolution, Economic Policy, Education Policy, Elections, Energy Policy, Environmental Issues, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Government, Gun Control, Health Care, Industrial Policy, International Relations, International Terrorism, Iran, Islamic Republic, Labor Unions, LIberals and Conservatives, Mass Incarceration, Mass Shootings, Minimum Wage, National Politics, National Security, Podcasts, Policing, Political Lies, Political Polarization, Poverty, Propaganda, Public Education, Renewable Energy, Social Contract, Sustainable Development, Unemployment
Tagged Donald Trump, European Union, ISIS, Marco Rubio, Middle East Policy, President Obama, State of the Union, Ted Cruz, TPP, TTIP
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A Not-So-Magnificent Obsession: The History, Psychology, and Politics of Gun Ownership in America — Podcast November 9, 2015
Unfinished Business: The Second Amendment, the NRA, the Arms Industry, and 30,000+ Shooting Deaths per Year in the U.S.: Is Anyone EVER Going to Connect These Dots? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson try to make some sense of the controversy over … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Federalism, Arizona Politics, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Child Protection, Constitutional Issues, Criminology, Domestic Terrorism, Firearms and Explosives, Firearms Legislation, Founding Fathers, Gun Control, Law Enforcement, Podcasts, Policing, Political Polarization, States' Rights
Tagged Gun Fetishists, Mass Shootings, National Rifle Association, NRA, Open Carry, Second Amendment
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