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This week on CounterSpin: the big story continues to be the historic public demonstrations against police racism and violence. There is a lot of learning going on. Hopefully some of what’s being learned is how much overpolicing and violent policing have to do with the so-called war on drugs, which serves as a pretext for much of the harassment of individuals and entire communities of black and brown people. We talked about that piece of it with Maritza Perez, Director of the Office of National Affairs at Drug Policy Alliance.
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Transcript: ‘We Should Be Committed to Decriminalizing if We Want to Help Communities of Color’
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Also on the show: As the federal and many state governments push to force a reopening of the economy—despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic is far from under control—corporations and Senate Republicans are pushing to ensure that if anyone forced to work or live in conditions made unsafe gets sick, they have no recourse for accountability. It’s just as outrageous as it sounds, and we talk about it with Remington Gregg, counsel for civil justice and consumer rights at Public Citizen.
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Transcript: ‘Immunity Shouldn’t Be Part of the Conversation’
I hope you give credit to Trump for reversing those policies that Biden and Clinton enacted of jailing kids for non violent offenses
“The Damage Done” – Remix : Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young
I’ve seen the drug war and the damage done
On our young daughters and poor sons
It seems Emancipation not for all
not all , The damage done
I saw them no-knocking on a cellar door
SWAT locked and loaded ready for war
Killing our children is now a daily chore ,
Please no more , The Damage done
This drug war really been a hell for all
Brought in OxyContin and that Fentynal
The working class has had a great big fall , for all
the damage done
And those in chronic pain will get no help
For them the pain meds stay up on the shelf
This war on drugs for some a holocaust
A Nation that’s lost the final cost
That drugs are bad for you is probably true
Without them they’ll use another ruse to come for you
We all suffer for the privileged few
Ooh , ooh . Ooh !
I sing this story because I loved this man
I know that some of you wont understand
That People of color have a right to live and prosper too
In this land
I’ve seen the drug war and the damage done , a little part of it in everyone
And every injustice is like a setting sun