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Naomi Murakawa and Black Lives Matter: Liberals, Guns and the Roots of the US Prison Explosion

Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration.

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Today on The Laura Flanders Show: Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration, and the show looks back on coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement. All that and a few words from Laura on mandatory minimums in 1790 and since.

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