After Copaganda, you'll never read the news the same way again.
From an award-winning civil rights lawyer comes a revelatory investigation into how police, prosecutors, and news media collaborate to shape our fears. Alec Karakatsanis exposes the propaganda that distorts our understanding of safety and justice—and offers a hopeful path toward genuine equality.
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From an award-winning civil rights lawyer comes a revelatory investigation into how police, prosecutors, and news media collaborate to shape our fears—and our world. Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda,” a powerful form of propaganda that distorts how we understand safety, crime, and justice in America.
Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of danger, stoking fear of poor people, immigrants, unhoused individuals, and people of color. The result? More authoritarian control, deepening inequality, and massive profits for the punishment industry. Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, warns: “After Copaganda, you’ll never read the news the same way again.”
This groundbreaking exposé reveals how modern news coverage—from your local TV station’s obsessive shoplifting reports to your newspaper’s “expert” quotes calling for more police funding—systematically distracts us from policies that actually improve lives: affordable housing, adequate healthcare, early childhood education, and climate-friendly planning.
For readers of Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky, this is essential reading for understanding our rising authoritarian moment. Karakatsanis, recognized by Teen Vogue as “one of the most prominent voices” on criminal justice, brings sharp legal expertise, trenchant political analysis, and compelling storytelling to transform how you consume information.
Here on the coast, where community matters and truth cuts through the fog, this book offers more than critique—it offers a hopeful path forward toward a healed humanity with a genuine interest in public safety and equality.
After Copaganda, you'll never read the news the same way again.
Copaganda is a revelatory and necessary book that exposes how the media and police work together to manipulate our understanding of crime and safety. Alec Karakatsanis is one of the most important voices on criminal justice reform today.
| Dimensions | 5.50 × 0.64 × 8.50 in |
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| Subject | Business & Economics, Censorship, Civil Rights, Corruption & Misconduct, Criminal Law, Discrimination, Economics, Law, Media & The Law, Political Science, Propaganda, Public Policy, Social & Behavioral, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social Policy, Social Science, Sociology |
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