Morning Jolt: Elizabeth Warren: Our Justice System Is ‘Racist, All the Way, Front to Back.’

You think you have a tough job this morning? Imagine being the guy who has to organize "Cops for Warren 2020" in a year or so.

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking at Dillard University in New Orleans this weekend:

"Let's just start with the hard truth about our criminal justice system," she railed. "It's racist. It is. And when I say our system, I mean all the way. I mean front to back. This is not just sentencing reform we're talking about here. We're talking about the front end on what you declare to be illegal on how you enforce it, on who gets arrested."

"Racist all the way, front to back" is a really surprising and troubling thing to hear about a system that was, until 18 months ago, effectively headed by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and before her, Eric Holder, appointed and accountable to the nation's first African-American president. A system that has 214 African-American federal judges, 125 of Latino or Hispanic ...

August 06 2018

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Elizabeth Warren: Our Justice System Is 'Racist, All the Way, Front to Back.' Jim Geraghty You think you have a tough job this morning? Imagine being the guy who has to organize "Cops for Warren 2020" in a year or so. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking at Dillard University in New Orleans this weekend: "Let's just start with the hard truth about our criminal justice system," she railed. "It's racist. It is. And when I say our system, I mean all the way. I mean front to back. This is not just sentencing reform we're talking about here. We're talking about the front end on what you declare to be illegal on how you enforce it, on who gets arrested." "Racist all the way, front to back" is a really surprising and troubling thing to hear about a system that was, until 18 months ago, effectively headed by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and before her, Eric Holder, appointed and accountable to the nation's first African-American president. A system that has 214 African-American federal judges, 125 of Latino or Hispanic ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories What More Funding for State Universities Buys Students Jason Delisle and Preston Cooper This latest evidence that state appropriations have little effect on tuition costs at public colleges hasn't received much attention in the policy community. Columbus, Ohio, Is America's Test Market John Fund President Trump's policies are gaining in popularity, with approval of his handling of the economy now over 50 percent. But his personal ratings continue to languish in the mid 40s. Will the GOP pay the price in November? Facebook Deletes Infowars Page, Apple Deletes All Alex Jones Podcasts Jack Crowe Many of Jones's critics cite his support for the Sandy Hook-truther conspiracy in calling for his removal from Apple's platforms. ADVERTISEMENT Toby's Adoption Day Kathryn Jean Lopez There is a pregnant woman who does not know there is room in your heart and home for the unexpected child within her she knows she cannot raise herself. Free the Carmakers The Editors The proposal seeks to abandon its predecessor's 2012 plan to nearly double cars' fuel economy by 2025, and to eliminate a waiver that gives California the right to create state-level emission rules that are stricter than federal law. Look Upon My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair Kevin D. Williamson It is not as though there was or is some big bucket marked 'income' and Apple figured out a way to sneak itself a bigger share of it. Apple got big — and $1 trillion is big — mostly by inventing something new, radically expanding the possibilities of familiar products. It didn't take over a market — it created one. 63 People Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend Jack Crowe In one particularly deadly conflagration, 25 people were shot in one two-and-a-half hour period. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: August 6, 2018 Forbidden City Renovations ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.