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Los Angeles, 20 Years after the Riots

It's been 20 years since the Rodney King riots ripped apart America's second largest city.  What's happened since?  What are the lessons for the rest of America?

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By Warren Olney • Apr 30, 2012 • 54m Listen

It's been 20 years since the Rodney King riots ripped apart America's second largest city. What's happened since? What are the lessons for the rest of America? Also, a drone strike in Pakistan may upend delicate diplomatic negotiations, and with Hillary Clinton scheduled to visit Beijing, the Obama Administration has rushed to contain a diplomatic crisis over the escaped dissident who's said to be in US hands.

Banner image: James Oh (R) , owner of Tom Liquor store at the intersection of Florence and Normandy Avenues in South Los Angeles, speaks with a customer on April 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Sonya Geis

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