The Great Divide: Racism, Wealth Inequality, and Elections

Published: March 18, 2020, 5 a.m.

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On this edition of Making Contact, acclaimed author\\xa0Ian Haney\\xa0L\\xf3pez talks about his new book -\\xa0Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.\\xa0\\xa0This\\xa0book\\xa0explores the links between current day wealth and race inequality, elections, and\\xa0how coded racism has evolved in the Trump era.\\xa0 The book also looks at ways we can proactively build\\xa0cross-racial solidarity to diminish barriers between us.\\xa0 Author Ian Haney L\\xf3pez\\xa0holds an endowed chair as the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

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