This Racism Is Killing Me Inside

This Racism Is Killing Me Inside

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Americans are worried about crime. Here’s how politicians leverage it

"Fighting crime" is often used as a justification for many of the Trump administration's policies — from mass deportations to its actions in Venezuela to its crackdown in Minnesota — despite the fact that crime is at a historic low, and has been falling for decades. We talk to Me ...  Show more

What the history of U.S. protests illuminates about today

To the casual observer, it might seem like the U.S. has spent years in a constant state of protest — and they’re only getting more intense under the second Trump administration. So we’re revisiting our conversation with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, the author of “A Protest History ...  Show more

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