Early last week I traveled to Philadelphia to an event organized by my friend and hero Ady Barkan on how we can better organize to change our justice system. On the panel was Philadelphia’s new District Attorney Larry Krasner. Just 7 months into office, he has hit the ground running with radical reforms and revolutionary new policies. Larry was the first DA that our PAC, Real Justice, helped elect.
As soon as the panel began, Ady asked Larry a question and Larry’s answer surprised me and unnerved me a bit. Ady asked him what the most important next steps are to reform the system and Larry basically said, “It’s not electing new district attorneys. It’s not electing new judges. It’s not electing new mayors. It’s building the movement.”
