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A Nation Of Readers: Isabel Wilkerson + Tara Westover

Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" and "The Warmth of Other Suns" and Tara Westover, author of "Educated," on the power of books and history to expand our horizons.For the past 250 years of America’s existence, books have been fundamental instruments through which we preserve, i ...  Show more

Mariel Boatlift: The Anti-Immigrant Playbook (Part 1)

We continue our look at the 1980 Cuban migrant crisis by discussing how it became a political nightmare for Jimmy Carter -- not to mention a young Bill Clinton -- and how it set the template for anti-immigrant rhetoric in the decades since.Join our America250 newsletter community ...  Show more

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