In Washington, DC, the story often ends when Congress passes a law. For us, that’s where the story begins. We examine the consequences of what happens when powerful people act — or fail to act. This season, Jillian Weinberger explores the big ideas from the 2020 presidential candidates: how their ideas worked, or didn’t work, in other places or at other times. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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In Washington, DC, the story often ends when Congress passes a law. For us, that’s where the story begins. We examine the consequences of what happens when powerful people act — or fail to act. This season, Jillian Weinberger explores the big ideas from the 2020 presidential candidates: how their ideas worked, or didn’t work, in other places or at other times. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Why slavery? Marxist scholar Adolph Reed argues that Jim Crow — not enslavement — is the defining experience for Black Americans today. Reed recounts his childhood in the segregation-era South in his book The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives. Fabiola speaks with Reed about his experience, his argument that reparations aren’t necessarily a healing balm, and what policies and resources are needed to create a more equitable society.
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Host: Fabiola Cineas, race and policy reporter, Vox
Guest: Adolph L. Reed Jr., author of The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives
References:
The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives by Adolph L. Reed Jr. (Verso, 2022)
The Marxist Who Antagonizes Liberals and Left (New Yorker)
Black Americans’ views of reparations for slavery (Pew Research)
Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint (New York Times, 2015)
The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes (People’s Policy Project, 2020)
Income Inequality and the Persistence of Racial Economic Disparities (Robert Manduca, 2018)
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The Impact
In Washington, DC, the story often ends when Congress passes a law. For us, that’s where the story begins. We examine the consequences of what happens when powerful people act — or fail to act. This season, Jillian Weinberger explores the big ideas from the 2020 presidential candidates: how their ideas worked, or didn’t work, in other places or at other times. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
