I was thrilled to be joined by author, organizer and attorney Alec Karakatsanis. Alec is the founder of Civil Rights Corps and author of the critically acclaimed book - Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System Alec was kind enough to have a  wide-ranging, and brutally honest conversation on the Criminal Punishment Bureaucracy of the United States, the propaganda of the legal system that conceals its racist and capitalist violence, the false promise of progressive DAs, and how defense attorneys can fight against the violence of capital and the state.  For more w. Alec, check him out on twitter @equalityalec I highly recommend both his book and learning more about his organization  Usual Cruelty: https://thenewpress.com/books/usual-cruelty Civil Rights Corps: https://www.civilrightscorps.org/ Music by Dontaskalex : Dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i9PfSpxBUM