Martin de Bourmont of Foreign Policy magazine joins us to talk about what could be the first case prosecuting what the FBI calls a “black identity extremist.”
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An Inmate’s Fight To Clear His Name
Barbara Bradley Hagerty joins us to talk about options for wrongfully convicted prisoners who don’t have access to DNA evidence.
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America Was Built On Slavery
Annette Gordon-Reed joins us to talk about how America has struggled since its founding to deal with slavery.
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Voices From Trump Country
Joshua Jamerson joins us to talk about how Buchanan County residents reflect the views of Trump supporters nationwide.
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The Way Vietnam Could Have Gone
Historian Max Boot joins us to talk about how CIA operative Edward Lansdale’s diplomatic efforts in Vietnam were squashed by the American industrial complex.
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Colombia’s Long Road To Recovery
Alma Guillermoprieto joins us to talk about the future of Colombia after decades of civil war.
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The Trajectory of Queer Politics
Fenton Johnson talks about what’s next for the LGBTQ rights movement – and about how the marriage ruling may have actually slowed some of its momentum.
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Puerto Rico Was Already Broken: Here’s Why
Journalist Petra Bartosiewicz and photographer Christopher Gregory join us to talk about how U.S. policy towards Puerto Rico almost guarantees that it will never recover from Hurricane Maria and future disasters.
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Behind The Scenes Of Obama’s Last Year
Greg Barker joins us to talk about traveling the world with John Kerry, Samantha Power and other U.S. diplomats, which he captures in his “The Final Year.”
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Let’s Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo joins us to talk about how privilege, police brutality and academic opportunity inform our conversations about race.
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Reading Between The Tweets: Covering The White House In The Social Media Age
Stephanie A. Martin joins us to talk about how social media has changed the way the media covers the White House.
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When Sex Got Political
R. Marie Griffith joins us to talk about how the split between liberal Protestants and more conservative Christians set the stage for many of the cultural battles still fought today.
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