#381 - May 27, 2018
The inseparable tie between identity politics and economic justice. The troubling tie between charter schools and segregation. And Bill Press talks with Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).
Author Raynard Sanders explains how charter schools are bringing back racial segregation. Political scientist Eric Schickler calls on progressive democrats to embrace racial justice. And Bill Press talks with Congressman Earl Blumenauer about his battle to legalize marijuana. (D-OR).
Raynard Sanders
Scholar and author Raynard Sanders has committed his career to equity in education. In a new book, he explains how that vision is being set back and why charter schools are to blame.
Eric Schickler
Eric Schickler is a political scientist who writes about party politics. He says that racial justice energized the democratic party in the past and can do so again today.
Earl Blumenauer
Bill Press talks with Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on his prediction that marijuana will become legal in the United States .
Jim Hightower
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