Journalist Rachel Monroe talks about the ramifications of new gun laws in Texas that allow for permitless carry.
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Strangers are friends you haven’t met yet
Valarie Kaur is a Sikh activist, lawyer, filmmaker and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, and she joins us to talk about her approach to conflict resolution and why she says every interaction we have should begin with love.
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For historians, the past Is written in pencil
James M. Banner, Jr. is founder of the National History Center of the American Historical Association, and he joins us to talk about why history is never really set in stone.
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Pharaohs wrote the playbook for today’s dictators
UCLA Egyptologist Kara Cooney discusses her research into the Egyptian pharaohs and why their system of rule and religious beliefs can help us to understand why the many still so often give power to the few.
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She kept her baby and lost her future
Author Merritt Tierce discusses her pregnancy at age 19, when she felt adoption and abortion were not options for her, and the dreams she gave up to have her baby.
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The real people accused of voter fraud
Vann R. Newkirk II talks about the people targeted for voter irregularities – mostly people of color – and why they serve as a cautionary tale for the future of American voting rights.
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A case for how to better spend policing dollars
Derecka Purnell discusses her journey to the moment where she began to believe police reform doesn’t work, and the solutions she feels are necessary for equality, healing and public safety.
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Is the Texas power grid ready for the winter?
KUT reporter Mose Buchele walks us through any regulatory or policy changes that have happened since the massive storm.
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How immigration laws support white supremacy
Reece Jones talks about his research into nativism and white supremacy and how panicked views about immigration from the fringe made it to the mainstream.
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On disability and discrimination
Jan Grue talks about justice for people with disabilities and why he believes, even with gains in disability rights, the world would still like to keep the differently-abled in the shadows.
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What it’s like to grow up undocumented
Author Qian Julie Wang joins us to tell the story of her childhood in an undocumented family, how the experience shaped her life, and how she now views the American Dream.
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Are tech companies more powerful than nations?
Political scientist Ian Bremmer joins us to talk about how the well-oiled machines of big technology – with their influence and reach into every part of daily life – are challenging national governments in shaping society.
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