Sen. Kamala Harris' record as a prosecutor comes into question now that she has formally announced her run for the presidency. Was Harris in fact the progressive prosecutor some say she is depicting herself to have been? Joy Reid and her panel discuss this, and more Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination.
Lara Bazelon is a law professor and writer. The recipient of MacDowell and Mesa Refuge residencies, her op-eds and essays have been published in the New York Times,The Atlantic Magazine, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Slate, and Politico, among other media outlets. Her nonfiction book, AMBITIOUS LIKE A MOTHER: WHY PRIORITIZING YOUR JOB IS GOOD FOR YOUR KIDS is available for pre-order and will be published on April 19.
