(Recorded April 16, 2016) This week: (1) the political round-up; (2) a look at the Chicago Police Department; and (3) an extended NBA discussion.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Political Round-Up
- New York Democratic Presidential Primary
- New York Republican Presidential Primary
- George Pataki Endorses John Kasich Ahead Of New York Primary
- When John Kasich linked Jesus’ blood to Passover at a Hasidic matzah bakery
- Bill Clinton Ignoring the History of His Crime Bill, Criminal Justice as Hillary Clinton Surrogate
- Did Blacks Really Endorse the 1994 Crime Bill?
- Verizon Strike: Tens Of Thousands Of Workers Walk Out : The Two-Way : NPR
- Verizon Strike: Why Unions Are Reluctant To Walk Off Job
- Verizon Workers Strike in Largest Labor Action in Years
- In Verizon Strike, Blue-Collar Stress Hits the Sidewalks
- State won’t prosecute Trump’s campaign manager – CNNPolitics.com
- Trump campaign manager will not be prosecuted, sources say – POLITICO
- Microsoft sues feds, challenging gag orders on customer-data seizures
- Microsoft Sues Justice Department to Protest Electronic Gag Order Statute
- Microsoft sues for right to tell customers when US government requests emails | Technology | The Guardian
Chicago Police
- Police Accountability Task Force final report – Chicago
- Inside the Chicago Police Department’s race problem | PBS NewsHour
- Chicago police must face ‘hard truths’ about racist past, task force draft report says – Chicago Tribune
- Small group of Chicago police costs city millions in settlements – Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Police Dept. Plagued by Systemic Racism, Task Force Finds
- Justice Officials to Investigate Chicago Police Department After Laquan McDonald Case
- Homan Square | The Guardian
- The Chicago Police Department Is Having a Devastatingly Bad Week
- The Sins of the Chicago Police Laid Bare
Image Credits: Paul Ryan; Chicago Police Officers
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