David Stein

David Stein is a historian and University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in African American Studies at UCLA. He is author of the forthcoming book "Fearing Inflation, Inflating Fear: The Civil Rights Struggle for Full Employment and the Rise of Mass Incarceration, 1929-1986" (University of North Carolina Press).

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DES MOINES, IOWA – MAY 1: Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks to guests during a campaign event at The River Center on May 1, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. The event was Biden’s final rally in the state, wrapping up his first visit since announcing that he was officially seeking the Democratic nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Untold Story: Joe Biden Pushed Ronald Reagan to Ramp Up Incarceration — Not the Other Way Around

David Stein

- Sep. 17, 2019

Biden has argued that the focus on his 1994 crime bill as a driver of mass incarceration is misplaced. He’s right — it was his earlier push that was responsible.

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