The Daily Zeitgeist

Police Abolition Vs 8 Can’t Wait, Wall St White Supremacy 6.9.20

In episode 647, Jack and guest host Jamie Loftus are joined comedian Sara June to discuss Minneapolis city council members vowing to disband their police department, how things would work with a police department, #8toAbolition versus 8 Can't Wait, Fox News' racist stock market infographic, and more!FOOTNOTES:
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/07/minneapolis-city-council-defund-police-george-floyd">Minneapolis lawmakers vow to disband police department in historic move</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/TravelingNun/status/1268510966116954114">Do you or somebody you know think that #AbolishThePolice is unrealistic? It might be because you haven’t taken the time to understand what it means, the reasons for it, and why it actually makes a lot of sense. [Thread]</a>
<a href="https://www.8toabolition.com">#8toAbolition</a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/fox-news-graphic-martin-luther-king-apologizes-1202952763/">Fox News Apologizes For Infographic That Showed Stock Market Gains After Martin Luther King Assassination, Other Moments Racial Unrest</a>
<a href="https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing">The End of Policing</a>
<a href="https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf">Are Prisons Obsolete? </a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPvf8ctRO51909ScFNU-D2-DSjADwXfYA05moamOJvQ/edit?usp=sharing">Donation Resources</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnxOBxGER2Q">WATCH: Doomtree - Slow Burn</a>
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