Hillary Clinton & the "Mass Incarceration Machine": A Debate on Her Support of 1994 Crime Bill

democracynow.org - Scholar Michelle Alexander made headlines last week when she wrote a critical post about Hillary Clinton’s record on criminal justice issues. "I can’t believe Hillary would be coasting into the primaries with her current margin of black support if most people knew how much damage the Clintons have done-the millions of families [that were] destroyed the last time they were in the White House thanks to their boastful embrace of the mass incarceration machine and their total capitulation to the right-wing narrative on race, crime, welfare and taxes." We look back at Clinton’s record with three guests: Darnell Moore, a member of the New York City chapter of Black Lives Matter; former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin; and former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous.
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[@pistoleho1]

Hey Darnell Bernie is fighting for all of those things... It makes me so mad that people bring up issues Bernie talks about and then act like there are no candidates who support them. Wtf

[@jeffhagerman7810]

she is fighting for black lives matter stick with her to the bitter end hang in there

[@jusxmia]

+Partyrapture I feel the same frustration - it's like they haven't heard him and then say there's no one saying the things he's been saying and fighting for for 50 years!

[@robe_p3857]

How are we gonna get campaign finance reform done?? This issue is supported by republican, democrat, independent, green, libertarian voters across the board. The only people who don't support reform is "our" representatives. This lady tells us it is unrealistic??

[@beta447]

6:47 - LMFAO!

[@irockthebeat]

It's not about her being too feminine or too masculine, it's about her consistently and blatantly lying to the public and mainstream media allowing it.

[@KnightsoftheDrunkWatch]

referring to the award that the governor talked about, "Most amazing women in the world", is that a real thing?

[@kathcasey2090]

This Madeleine Kunin person says Hillary Clinton is respected world wide. I'm Canadian and have zero respect for Hillary Clinton. While I don't speak for all Canadians, I have NEVER heard anyone say Hillary Clinton is respectable.

[@daveclarkeaus]

6:00 "She's been there and he's been there and... their commitment should not be questioned"
Hmmm...

[@zorroinhell5549]

This young man has a choice to either, run for president him self or pick a candidate. Its my belief that Bernie will help BLM even if they don't endorse him. And, Bernie will be helping all people of color and poor white people.

[@ladymmm100]

wow! this Kunin woman is so biased!

[@itsolivier]

+Marta Krawczyk obviously a paid shill but then again so many people have for decades been fed these psychopathic lies from hilary clinton that due to the natural process of aging and its correlation with memory and the lack of technological connections, many of these older folks who were complient than, are still so now. Even though there are act after act of evil committed by Hilary Clinton from Arkansaw to Rwanda, from Libya to Haiti she is the acting head of the policies that have killed hundreds of thousands if not millions and she has the millions of dollars of resources to prove it.

[@abert5240]

why is black lives matter even being put on TV???

[@mcclure3443]

Who is this Kunin person? why is she allowed?

[@MrHewlettcraphard]

HilLIARy has experience, huh?
Can someone remind me of the definition of insanity? :P

[@movingforward9555]

Don't they know that women would love nothing more than to vote for a woman who is not only inspiring, but trustworthy. So then give us that type of candidate in a female body so that we can championed her too, instead of persuading us to vote on gender alone.
I myself spend countless hours looking at Hillary campaign videos in search of that one thing that would make me vote for her. What I found was weak political puff pieces that showed her campaign thought it would be phoning this election in and taking people's voting choice for granted. I wanted them to inform me about her role in the State Children's Health Insurance Program or any other good things she might have done once she eventually became senator. But, nothing substantial! Instead I left disappointed with the information I obtained from her big established supporters and campaign videos.

[@ocumstweezers]

I wish bernie had a uterus,
A uterus can be utilized to erase a lifetime worth of bad judgement, self promotion, scapegoating and venal policy positions.

[@Jstoney127]

Ben Jealous is absolutely right. We need a President that is a liberal idealist and won't argue from the middle. Argue from the left and then compromise to the middle. As much as I love Obama (voted for him twice), that is my biggest complaint with him. He always seemed to start arguing the lefts position from the middle, the Republicans argued their position undauntingly from the far right, so inevitably the middle ground was always to the right and most times he had to settle with center right policies.
For Example. Take the Healthcare debate. Obama never even attempted a universal healthcare policy. He never even argued for it. Hell, he didn't even attempt at the public option. He started with a right wing policy from the 90's and the republicans still fought him to the ends of the earth from the far right position. Hillary will do much of the same. She will start in the middle and get dragged right by the far right wing radicals that is the Republican party.

[@garytsang5673]

Those silly thumbnail is so unnecessary and totally counter productive, unless cyber byproduct of progressive circle jerking is what you intend to produce. First of all, it instantly gave out what your agenda is for those who still lean towards Hillary, and for critically thinking progressive, these low class thumbnail is a turn off. What Hillary actually did, what she actually said, what she represents, is ugly enough as is.

[@shadowdance4666]

Shillary has feeding off the law and order industry trough for years AKA The prison lobby

[@debbieguycrain2776]

20 years ago

[@BlackTalkRadioNetwork]

Because facts are important Median household income, 2009-2013 $64,916 $53,046, while New Hampshire is 94.0% white, I would hardly say its full of "rich white" people, that is certainly in the shrinking middle class.

[@michaelthomas8825]

People admire Paris Hilton, too. So, what is your point?

[@SabreeEducationSvc]

I would like to see the candidates address the large number of African American 3 yr old boys who are being suspended from pre school across the nation . They are being criminalized at an early age

[@fakefriendocrat9324]

3 yrs old? I hadn’t heard of this.

[@desileeh.9407]

Who the hell is this ancient governor? Talk about a whole bunch of nonsense and HRC talking points...

[@nissa111]

Shame on you, BLM! Bernie Sanders has a strong history with civil rights!

[@jamesbarvo9138]

who the hell is that old women she needs to stay in the past its 2016!

[@poffw2574]

I CALL BULLSHIT

[@charles_cody]

That was some pretty shit feminism from a former governor

[@dallassmith7468]

Madeleine... You are a feminist... You wrote a book about feminism.. Hello?