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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2013/07/19) How we treat those we are responsible for (Prison Nation) (Repodcast)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2014

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Edition #737

How we treat those we are responsible for

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith

Ch. 2: Act 1: The Aryan Brotherhood's 'Jihadist' Murder Streak in the U.S. - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-03-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: Sail - AWOL Nation

Ch. 4: Act 2: What to Think of Whenever You Hear "The Worst of the Worst" - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 6-12-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

Ch. 6: Act 3: Caller: Prisons Should Not be Privatized! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-13-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Clint Eastwood - The Gorillaz

Ch. 8: Act 4: Judge Sentenced for Selling Kids to Prisons - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 05-25-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Life in prison - Mitchell

Ch. 10: Act 5: Philadelphia 'Can't Afford' Schools, Buys $400 Million Prison - Young Turks - Air Date: 06-15-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Opportunity - Pete Murray

Ch. 12: Act 6: Private Prisons: The Evil Side of Reaganomics - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 06-22-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan

Ch. 14: Act 7: Barbaric Sterilizations in California - The Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 7-9-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: 21st Century - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ch. 16: Act 8: Forced Sterilization Of Women In American Prisons - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: The Undesirables - Lawrence Arabia

Ch. 18: Act 9: Texas County Sued for Running 'Rape Camp' at Jail - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 06-23-13

Ch. 19: Song 9: Nothing else matters - Scala & Kolacny Brothers

Ch. 20: Act 10: Solitary Watch - UnFuck it Up Project

Ch. 21: Song 10: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman

Ch. 22: Act 11: Pelican Bay prisoners' hunger strike - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 07-11-13

Ch. 23: Song 11: Chain gang - Sam Cooke

Ch. 24: Act 12: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates Join Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers - Black Agenda Report - Air Date: 7-10-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: Rape jokes are not off limits - Peter from Chicago, IL

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Voicemail Music:

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 26: Final comments on rape jokes

Lindy West's articles:

How to Make a Rape Joke - http://jezebel.com/5925186/how-to-make-a-rape-joke

If Comedy Has No Lady Problem, Why Am I Getting So Many Rape Threats? - http://jezebel.com/if-comedy-has-no-lady-problem-why-am-i-getting-so-many-511214385

Activism:

http://solitarywatch.com/action/

Information for this segment can be found at:

READ:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/solitary-confinement-shane-bauer

WATCH: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/video-shane-bauer-solitary

STATE MAPS: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/map-solitary-confinement-states

In depth critique of US prison system: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik

Sponsored by the UnFuck it Up Project: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unfuck-It-Up/196389490396988

Katie Goodman, creator: http://katiegoodman.com

Katie Klabusich, director: http://katiespeak.com

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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0:49.0

A note on today's episode that if you just remember that prison inmates aren't actually humans with mothers and families and whatnot, then it's a lot easier to hear about how we treat them.

1:00.0

Arian Brotherhood totally out of control. It appears based on some recent crimes and based on some reporting from inside the prisons.

1:08.0

Now, everybody knows that Arian Brotherhood exists already, right?

1:12.0

But they had not been this active in going after government officials in the outside world at this level ever before.

1:21.0

So what are we talking about here? Well, recently, Texas District Attorney Mike McClellan and his wife were killed. And just as I was coming on air,

1:30.0

so a new report released that Mike McClellan was shot 20 times. So that is an execution. No question about it.

1:37.0

Same people who did the shootings only shot his wife once, so clearly sending a message. Former Texas District Attorney Mark Hoss was killed just under three months ago, working on the same cases in Diting, the Arian Brotherhood of Texas.

1:53.0

Now in Colorado, a different group apparently targeted the prison chief Tom Clements knocked on his door. He answers door. They shoot him dead.

2:02.0

Now that guy we know about because he was later in a shootout and was killed as well. And that's part of the Colorado 2-11 group.

2:13.0

That's also an Arian group in the Colorado prisons. So now we have an inside source from the prisons that wrote a piece for the Daily Beast.

2:22.0

And he has a very interesting perspective on this. He says, for example, four people have been killed since the beginning of the year and a series of shootings that appear to be connected to the homegrown,

2:32.0

jihadist of the Arian Brotherhood. Jihadist. And they are apparently coming. Now, before I give you more details about the source inside the prison says,

2:43.0

get a little of this right before we came on air. And I've never seen this in America. A prosecutor just quit an Arian Brotherhood case because of security concerns.

2:53.0

And it's in Texas, US Attorney Jay Hilleman saying sent out an email to the defense attorney saying, short one saying, because of security concerns, I will no longer be part of this case.

3:07.0

That's basically US prosecutor saying no, boss in a key. That's unbelievable. By the way, just quick note, think what would happen if it was Muslim jihadis.

3:20.0

We would be on terror alert 39, whatever the maximum is we'd go 20 above it. If they killed four people involved government officials, DAs, prison officials, if Muslims had done it, oh my god, the whole country would be on fire, but we should be on fire.

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