Season 2, episode 5

Reagan is forced back in front of the American people to confess yet more after the first, partial Iran-Contra investigation releases its findings in early 1987. But quietly, another Senate investigation, led by a young John Kerry,

An episode of the The Crux podcast, hosted by Matt Pulver, titled "Season 2, episode 5" was published on March 16, 2017 and runs 42 minutes.

March 16, 2017 ·42m · The Crux

Summary

Reagan is forced back in front of the American people to confess yet more after the first, partial Iran-Contra investigation releases its findings in early 1987. But quietly, another Senate investigation, led by a young John Kerry, is amassing evidence of widespread cocaine trafficking by Reagan's Contras. Meanwhile, Reagan is revving up his War on Drugs by targeting black users of a new drug, crack cocaine. The drug "war" sets the United States on its course to become the most incarcerated nation on earth. SUPPORT THE CRUX AT www.patreon.com/thecrux

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