Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along th… read more
Jane, Dara, and Matt on America's dual reckonings with racism and police impunity
Resources:"It's Time To Bust Police Unions" by Peter Suderman, Reason
"Libertarianism For Me, Authoritarianism For Thee" by Chris Arnade, American Compass
A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes
"10 Events that Shaped Cincinnati: Timothy Thomas is Shot and Killed" by Cedric Rose, Cincinnati Magazine
"The data proves that school segregation is getting worse" by Alvin Chang, Vox
"NYC delays controversial rezoning of 7 Brooklyn elementary schools" by Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York
"Restrictive Zoning Promotes Racial Segregation" by Matthew Yglesias, Slate
Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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