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The White House and white supremacy after Charlottesville violence

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Aug. 14, 2017

Photo: White nationalists are met by a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017 (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

From this Episode:

Can Trump calm criticism that he's too cozy with white supremacists?

Bowing to days of pressure, President Trump directly condemned white supremacy and the hate groups that incited Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Vice...

6 min, 59 sec

After a violent weekend, what's next for Charlottesville?

Reporter Dahlia Lithwick lives in Charlottesville. She shares what residents had to say about the clashes between white supremacist protesters, counter-protesters and police...

11 min, 50 sec

Trump administration is busy reversing Obama policies in Dept. of Justice

Ohio’s Republican leadership is aiming to reinstate a law that purges voters from the rolls after six years of not voting. The case is headed to the Supreme Court. Under...

9 min, 37 sec

RuPaul on his long career as a drag icon

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” has been around for more than eight years now. More than 860,000 viewers have seen the finale for the ninth season. RuPaul is nominated for an Emmy for...

19 min, 32 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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