Best of the Left Podcast

Wed, 5 May 2021

#1415 Accountability Not Justice, Continuing the Fight After the Chauvin Trial

Air Date 5/5/2021

Today we take a look briefly at the trial of Derek Chauvin itself before moving on to various responses, a wide-angle lens on some of the forces at play in policing and the work still to be done.

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SHOW NOTES

Ch. 1: Chauvin Found Guilty on All Counts - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 4-21-21

Introducing the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin

Ch. 2: Chauvin Guilty - Criminal (In)justice - Air Date 4-22-21

A Minneapolis jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd. What does it mean for criminal justice reform?

Ch. 3: Black Visions Collective: We Need to Abolish the Police & End Militarized Occupations of Our Cites - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-21-21

We go to Minneapolis to speak with Kandace Montgomery, co-executive director of Black Visions Collective, about their response to the guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

Ch. 4: Chauvin's Conviction Wasn't An End But A Beginning - The Majority Report w Sam Seder - Air Date 4-25-21

Staff writer for The New Republic, Osita Nwanevu, joins the show to share his thoughts on the conviction of Derek Chauvin. Sam Seder and the Majority Report crew discuss this.

Ch. 5: What have we learned - Dr. Roger Ray Part 1 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Air Date 4-25-21

While we want to show respect and support for public servants generally, such respect must also be met, especially now, with a willingness to question authority and to challenge the racism and classism that is so deeply embedded in policing.

Ch. 6: Live Event Announcement

Join Jay and Roger Ray in a live discussion on

Ch. 7: Why Cops Don't Change - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 4-19-21

A retired NYPD detective says the force’s stubborn, insular culture was built to last. And Elie Mystal explains a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that made killing “reasonable.”

Ch. 8: What have we learned - Dr. Roger Ray Part 2 - Progressive Faith Sermons - Air Date 4-25-21

MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)

Ch. 9: Why Cops Don't Change Part 2 - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 4-19-21

Ch. 10: The Work That Remains in the Wake of Guilty Verdict for Derek Chauvin - The Takeaway - Air Date 4-28-21

The guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin came as a relief to many nationwide, but the number of people killed by police since his trial began underscores the broader issues that remain.

VOICEMAILS

Ch. 11: A rant for Patrons - Andy from New Orleans

FINAL COMMENTS

Ch. 12: Final comments on the business of progressive media

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