Description: The US criminal justice system depends heavily on the presumed credibility of police testimony. Prosecutors not only regularly fail to tell defendants an officer witness has a credibility problem but often don’t keep track themselves. Bill and Rachel discuss.
Links and notes for Ep. 336 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AFD-Ep-336-Links-and-Notes-Brady-Lists.pdf
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Description: Bill and Rachel discuss the origins of US automotive traffic laws and current debates over the role of police in traffic safety.
Links and notes for Ep. 328 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AFD-Ep-328-Links-and-Notes-Traffic-Stops-and-the-Origins-of-Traffic-Laws-Around-Cars.pdf
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Description: In September 1919, a poorly-planned strike by the newly formed union representing Boston Police collapsed immediately and ended organizing of police for decades. But did they belong in the labor movement at all?
Links and notes for Ep. 325 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AFD-Ep-325-Links-Boston-Police-Strike-Police-Labor-Relations.pdf
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Description: Kelley, Rachel, and Bill discuss the history of police in American schools and the current policy environment around that.
Links and notes for Ep. 312 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AFD-Ep-312-Links-and-Notes-Policing-in-Schools.pdf
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Description: Rachel, Kelley, and Bill discuss municipal police budgets and militarization of police equipment.
AFD Ep. 311 Links and Notes (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AFD-Ep-311-Links-and-Notes-Police-Budgets-and-Militarization.pdf
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Topics: UN special report on extreme poverty in the United States; Lush’s spycops ad campaign in the UK. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Recorded: June 24th, 2018.
Episode 231 (28 min):
AFD 231
Note that all episodes for the rest of the summer will only be a half hour long.
– AFD 231 US Poverty and Lush Spycops campaign links (PDF)
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The Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theory is a ridiculous fantasy that the military is plotting an armed takeover of America. Not to be confused with the actual increase in militarization and arming of the police who already have authority in America.
