Kamala Harris & the Rise of Progressive Prosecutors

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🗓️ 23 January 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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More and more reform-minded district attorneys are taking office as self-avowed progressive prosecutors. Why don’t some advocates think Kamala Harris deserves the label? Guest: Lara Bazelon, associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, contributing writer for Slate, and author of the book Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction. Read her op-ed, “Kamala Harris Was Not a ‘Progressive Prosecutor,’” in the New York Times. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon, with help from Danielle Hewitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When Kamala Harris introduces herself, she's known to say the same thing again and again.
0:10.5	She talks about being a prosecutor.
0:12.0	And I got all excited and I said, well, I decided to become a prosecutor.
0:16.1	I am a former prosecutor.
0:17.6	I have led investigations and I have prosecuted all types of crime, particular violent crimes.
0:23.5	It's more than just a line on her resume.
0:25.4	It's this vibe she has.
0:27.4	After this year, when this video of her grilling supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went a little viral,
0:32.8	she had this look on her face.
0:34.5	Eyebrows arched chin down, lips purged.
0:38.9	Like, I don't know he's lying.
0:40.7	Are you certain you've not had a conversation with anyone at that law firm?
0:44.8	Kazoo and Spenson.
0:46.8	I would like to know the person you're thinking of, because what if there's a...
0:50.3	I think you're thinking of someone you don't want to tell us.
0:58.1	Wow.
0:59.1	When they talked about the testimony on the Daily Show, Trevor Noah lasered in on the Senator from California.
1:06.1	Can you think of any loss that gives the government the power to make decisions about the male body?
1:13.3	I'm not a...
1:14.8	I'm not a thinking of any right now, Senator.
1:17.9	I'm a...
1:20.2	I'm a goddamn Kamala Harris brings it, man.
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