AM950 Best of Interviews

Ricardo Levins Morales of MPD150

Brett Johnson speaks with Ricardo Levins Morales of MPD150, a group that recently did a thorough examination of the 150 year history of the Minneapolis Police Department. They discusses how many of the same reforms being proposed today have been tried in the past without success and how Minneapolis could move forward without a police…

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Ian Millhiser and How the Supreme Court Enabled Police to Use Deadly Chokeholds

Brett speaks with Ian Millhiser of VOX about a recent piece he wrote about how the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly choke holds. They also talk about the difficulty of recovering damages in civil cases against police officers who engage in misconduct.