Sunday, May 26, 2013

david simon - war on drugs interview

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2013/may/25/wire-david-simon-war-drugs-video-interview

3:35 - capital and profits are not metrics for a healthy society
4:19 - at this point, human beings are worth less every day, our market-based economy is making sure of that
5:29 - the tension between the two
10:25 - we are the jail-ing-est country on the planet
12:15 - the idea of pure capitalism -
13:50 - elections are about how much money you can throw on the pile
15 - you can't have a great society without both - liberty and responsibility