Laura Flanders & Friends | D.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the Crosshairs @LauraFlandersAndFriends | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 55 minutes ago.
Can a predominantly white state legislature overturn the votes of a predominantly Black city? Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney was elected in 2017 on a reform agenda and has been targeted by a GOP backlash ever since. This October, on the last day of business before the 2022 midterms, Republican State Rep. Martina White filed articles for impeachment. If the initiative wins a majority in the GOP-dominated state house, Krasner will have to stand trial in the Senate. To discuss the effort to impeach Krasner, the threat posed to democracy, and how, despite the news reporting, Krasner’s reform initiatives work, Laura is joined by the D.A. himself, along with Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media and Charles Ellison, host of WURD Radio's ‘Reality Check’ program. How has the GOP weaponized the issue of violence to smear criminal justice reform and the Democrats pushing for change? And what is being done about the disregard being shown to Black voters who voted heavily for the DA and largely continue to support Krasner’s work? And Laura’s closing commentary on how the story’s being covered — or not.
“This is a direct effort by Republicans and the rest of the state to erase the vote of Philadelphians. If they get away with the district attorney, then that means they can erase the votes for mayor, and they can erase the votes for president, or city council or for any other elected official.” - Larry Krasner
"What we need to look out for here is that when the party that cannot win in a particular place is finding ways to erase its votes, this is the end of democracy." - Larry Krasner
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GUESTS:
- Charles D. Ellison (Co-Host): Executive Producer/Host, “Reality Check” on WURD
- Larry Krasner: District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA
- Sara Lomax-Reese (Co-Host): Co-Founder, URL Media
🎧 PODCAST:
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✏️ EPISODE NOTES:
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- Reforming Prosecutor Power - Especially After Roe: youtu.be/K8Q-aEjYxYc
- Congressman Jamie Raskin On January 6th: After a Failed Coup, a Successful One?: youtu.be/HztBmiJNfPQ
- Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People: youtu.be/q5zVvh9MddM
📚 Check out our Book of the Week -
"For the People: A Story of Justice and Power” by Larry Krasner: bookshop.org/a/22992/9780593132920
CONTENT
00:00 - Crime Is Higher In Red States
05:20 - BIPOC Communities Experiencing More Crime
09:42 - How Does Ending Cash Bail Affect Public Safety?
15:15 - Crime Prevention and Investing in Public Education
18:49 - The GOP's Tactics to Unseat Elected Officials
24:05 - Laura’s Commentary: Media Coverage on D.A. Krasner
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Director of Development: Alicia Duque
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
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#Politics #Election #Crime #Philadelphia #Democracy #Impeachment #Midterms #VoterRegistration #DistrictAttorney #CriminalJusticeReform #CrimeRates
Can a predominantly white state legislature overturn the votes of a predominantly Black city? Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney was elected in 2017 on a reform agenda and has been targeted by a GOP backlash ever since. This October, on the last day of business before the 2022 midterms, Republican State Rep. Martina White filed articles for impeachment. If the initiative wins a majority in the GOP-dominated state house, Krasner will have to stand trial in the Senate. To discuss the effort to impeach Krasner, the threat posed to democracy, and how, despite the news reporting, Krasner’s reform initiatives work, Laura is joined by the D.A. himself, along with Sara Lomax-Reese of URL Media and Charles Ellison, host of WURD Radio's ‘Reality Check’ program. How has the GOP weaponized the issue of violence to smear criminal justice reform and the Democrats pushing for change? And what is being done about the disregard being shown to Black voters who voted heavily for the DA and largely continue to support Krasner’s work? And Laura’s closing commentary on how the story’s being covered — or not.
“This is a direct effort by Republicans and the rest of the state to erase the vote of Philadelphians. If they get away with the district attorney, then that means they can erase the votes for mayor, and they can erase the votes for president, or city council or for any other elected official.” - Larry Krasner
"What we need to look out for here is that when the party that cannot win in a particular place is finding ways to erase its votes, this is the end of democracy." - Larry Krasner
____________________________________________________________________________________
GUESTS:
- Charles D. Ellison (Co-Host): Executive Producer/Host, “Reality Check” on WURD
- Larry Krasner: District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA
- Sara Lomax-Reese (Co-Host): Co-Founder, URL Media
🎧 PODCAST:
Prefer to listen? Hear this week's episode on your favorite podcast platform: lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/da-larry-krasner-facing-impeachment-criminal-justice-reform-in-the-crosshairs
✏️ EPISODE NOTES:
Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: patreon.com/posts/episode-notes-3-74234111
📺 RELATED EPISODES:
- Reforming Prosecutor Power - Especially After Roe: youtu.be/K8Q-aEjYxYc
- Congressman Jamie Raskin On January 6th: After a Failed Coup, a Successful One?: youtu.be/HztBmiJNfPQ
- Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People: youtu.be/q5zVvh9MddM
📚 Check out our Book of the Week -
"For the People: A Story of Justice and Power” by Larry Krasner: bookshop.org/a/22992/9780593132920
CONTENT
00:00 - Crime Is Higher In Red States
05:20 - BIPOC Communities Experiencing More Crime
09:42 - How Does Ending Cash Bail Affect Public Safety?
15:15 - Crime Prevention and Investing in Public Education
18:49 - The GOP's Tactics to Unseat Elected Officials
24:05 - Laura’s Commentary: Media Coverage on D.A. Krasner
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Director of Development: Alicia Duque
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
The Laura Flanders Show is non-commercial independent media that relies on the contributions of viewers and listeners.
DONATE TODAY at lauraflanders.org/donate or consider becoming a PATREON partner at patreon.com/thelfshow
📩 SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: lauraflanders.org
🎧 LOOKING FOR UNCUT INTERVIEWS? Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to our full uncut conversations and audio extras! Join our growing family today! patreon.com/thelfshow
FOLLOW The Laura Flanders Show
Twitter: twitter.com/thelfshow
Facebook: facebook.com/theLFshow
Instagram: instagram.com/thelfshow
Website: lauraflanders.org
Patreon: patreon.com/thelfshow
Subscribe to our podcast: lauraflanders.org/listen
📚 Shop our Bookshop Store: bookshop.org/shop/thelfshow
ACCESSIBILITY
This episode is closed captioned.
#Politics #Election #Crime #Philadelphia #Democracy #Impeachment #Midterms #VoterRegistration #DistrictAttorney #CriminalJusticeReform #CrimeRates
