CAN DEMOCRATS GET A HANDLE ON CRIME BEFORE IT EATS THEIR LUNCH?
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Thom Hartmann
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🗓️ 25 September 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Will a perception of rising crime be used against Democrats in the midterms? Or will President Biden's party tackle root causes like poverty? At least Finland has declared an end to homelessness; Juha Kaakinen, CEO, Y-Foundation joins Thom to discuss the "Housing First" movement in Finland.
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| 0:56.4 | We've got a lot to cover today. |
| 0:59.2 | I want to start out with this crime wave that appears to be sweeping America. |
| 1:04.6 | Now, the third way this neoliberal think tank that advises some Democrats is saying that |
| 1:12.1 | well, maybe it's an exaggeration, right? |
| 1:14.1 | Maybe it's not so bad. |
| 1:15.6 | It was worse than the 90s after all. |
| 1:17.6 | But will the Democrats succeed in getting a handle on the post-COVID crime wave |
| 1:22.5 | or the perception of crime? |
| 1:24.2 | And these are not too disconnected problems, but they are kind of in separate buckets. |
| 1:30.9 | Homicides are op-dramatically, right? |
| 1:34.7 | According to the National Public Radio, according to NPR, there are five times, |
| 1:39.6 | 500% here in Portland, double previous year in many other cities. |
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