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Podcast: The NeoLiberal Round
Episode: Militarizing US Cities: Does It Actually Cut Crimeâor Just Cut Corners?
Description: In this quick hit, Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie asks the hot question: does sending in the National Guard make cities saferâor merely look tough on TV? From Chicago to D.C., we weigh the constitutional limits on federal troop deployments, the real costs of âboots on blocks,â and the deeper drivers of violenceârelative deprivation, inequality, and shrinking opportunity. If crime is born of scarcity and status gaps, can soldiers solve what schools, jobs, and housing leave undone? Short, sharp, and straight to the pointâpolicy over posturing. Walk good.Pull-QuotesâYou canât police poverty...