. >> but jamal davis has ban breath of fresh air. a friend washington knows from local clubs. >> talk about your outfit. that was the kicker. >> bitch, my outfit was i have super, like, bisque oh booty shots on, and a lime green tank top with white go-go boots. >> we're both gay, and that makes me feel more comfortable around him, other than everybody else on the unit who it straight. he just makes my time go by a lot faster. >> i did the whole catwalk and a pose and i killed the stage. i killed it. >> i just bet you did. >> davis' good times have been frequently interrupted by stays at kent county. he has prior convictions for larceny and break-in and arrested various times on parole violations. he pled guilty to two new charges of larceny sand awaiting sentencing. >> i can't wait to get out of here. >> you got less days than i do. >> because you're a criminal. >> you're a habitual offender . >> no. that was last year. this is this year. >> new year, new you? >> that's what they say. >> coming up. >> a wrist block, basically. >> jam

jamal. her book was recently published. it features essays by angela davischael moore, rick wolf, and our own juan gonzalez. she joins us with one of her coeditors, michael smith, a new york city attorney, and board member of the center for constitutional rights. we welcome you both to democracy now! hasces, tell us why this been an aspiration of yours, to publish a book on socialism. have been pretty depressed about the route our country is taking. it was shocking to me after all the years of struggle and the games -- gains we have made with regards to people voting, women's rights to an abortion if they wanted, all of these hard-won gains being destroyed by the right, which they have decided that democrats are not going to vote for it so the way they're fixing it is to prevent people from voting. there are many, many states that have laws passed that make it very hard -- they are stopping early voting, not allowing weekend voting. you have to bring your right arm and take a quart of blood in order to cast a ballot. this is outrageous. hell in anning to han