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What’s the Word: Bail

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In the last decade calls for bail reform have gained traction in many states. With COVID-19 and the recent protests for black lives, those calls may be getting louder. Today on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster looks into the history of bail, and how it became another form of wealth and race discrimination in the […]

What’s the Word: Rangers

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In the past week we’ve seen renewed demands to tear down Confederate monuments and to rename sites and products that uphold racist logics. And just a few days ago the Texas Rangers found themselves implicated, with columnists and fans now debating whether the baseball team should be named after a police force with a documented […]

What’s the Word: Juneteenth

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This Friday is Juneteenth, an important holiday that until this year may not have always gotten the attention it deserves. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster explores the history of the Juneteenth celebration, as well as the continued efforts to fight for freedoms that the holiday’s origins promised, but that many say still […]

What’s the Word: Autonomy

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We’ve been following the protests sweeping the nation in recent weeks, but news out of Hong Kong describes similar mass demonstrations, only these in response to increasing legislative pressures from China. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster turns us to another series of protests occurring on the other side of the world, exploring […]

What’s the Word: Protest

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With the wave of protests stretching from Minneapolis to New York, California, and even Wisconsin, conversations have begun about the types of protest taking place and its historical function as a form of resistance. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster looks into the evolution of protest’s meaning in the U.S., its essential role […]

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