Welcome do going on the ground. A lot of people talking about britain, possibly breaking International Law rove a break said, but your new book is so beautiful and eloquently written about Britains Justice system. How difficult was it even to write a book at such a damning account of the judicial system . Here from the inside to be honest with you, to spend a bit of time last year, just thinking about what a mess weve made of our justice not just in the last few years, but foot from the century. We spent time just, you know, looking people up for no reason trying to criminalize drugs with no good to be want and even put children in prison as you know from the police, just insane. So we have a completely dysfunctional system and hospital all these years with the only side of the system. I just think its about time the people on the outside notice, like, you know, we cover the plight of julian assange, the world famous journalist, the un special rapporteur. Have neils meltzers been on th
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But paid communist cuba has fewer than 200. 00. We speak to copresent of cuban covert, 19 Public Health and solidarity about fighting about endemic with internationalism. Oliseh more going on today is going on the ground offensive. Joe biden ever becomes us president. In january, he will preside over a country with the highest prison population in the world, 26 years after he supported a crime bill. The critics claim was responsible for a system of mass incarceration that imprisons more per capita than stalin or mao. , joining me now is the criminal defense lawyer of a 25 years with scoria, 18 k. , and us Justice Systems in his new book, justice on trial, radical solutions for a system at breaking point. Chris dorky pres, welcome, do going underground. A lot of people talking about britain, possibly breaking International Law or over a break said, but your new book is so beautiful and eloquently written about Britains Justice system. How difficult was it even to write a book such a dam
I titled it a Promised Land because even though we may not get there in our lifetimes, even if we experience hardships and disappointments along the way the nightly still have faith we can. A more perfect, not a Perfect Union but a more Perfect Union. Good morning and welcome to a very special edition of Washington Post life. I am Michele Norris opinion columnist for the Washington Post and founding director of the race project and for this very special conversation this morning im joined by my dear friend elizabeth alexander, poet scholar and president of the injured w. Mellon foundation. Good morning elizabeth. Good morning michelle. Its wonderful to be together. It is wonderful to be together and together we both welcome our guest for this conversation the 44th president of the United States, barack obama could i assume you recognize that guy in the middle. Good morning, sir. K dies. You brought up the big guns for this one. We are so excited to see you. Im very grateful that you gu
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