Copaganda’ is propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media that stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression, more inequality, and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment bureaucracy. Our guest today is Alec Karakatsanis, founder of Civil Rights Corps and author of the new book: Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News.
Check out the Civil Rights Corps’ website: https://civilrightscorps.org/
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Alie Jones. Alie Jones is a writer, artist, and Creole mermaid. She is the author of Saltwater Moonshine, a poetry collection that honors her matrilineal Creole heritage through poetry, music, and reflections of love. Alie is passionate about centering our breath work as sacred and hopes to build a legacy of awareness and expression.
She is the Director and Co-founder of Black Freighter Press, a revolutionary press committed to the exploration of liberation.
Learn more about Alie Jones at https://www.aliejones.com/
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