"Van Jones explained, "We are in the middle of a very rare convergence. Both political parties, Republicans and Democrats, were stuck on stupid for thirty years, chasing each other off a cliff to put more and more people in prison. The way you way you showed you were a smart politician was you tried to one-up your opponent on how many people you wanted to put behind bars for petty offenses. And so, three strikes and you're out; two strikes and you're out; just, hey, if you're black, you're out-that became politics for both parties. Bill Clinton was a mass incarcerator. Let's not forget that""
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Amy Goodman Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America (2017) p 306-7
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