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    Left, Right & Center

    The legacy of the Charlottesville protest

    Should Confederate monuments come down?

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    By Josh Barro • Aug 18, 2017 • 51m Listen

    This week, the country witnessed their leader’s reluctance to rebuke Nazis and Klansmen in Charlottesville, VA. Did Donald Trump sustain political damage for that? How are Republicans responding? Should we remove symbols of the confederacy around the country? We talk with a former FBI agent who infiltrated white supremacists groups.

    LRC Panel

    Mike Pesca (The Gist on Slate.com) moderates from the Center. Rich Lowry (National Review) is on the Right. On the Left is Jamil Smith (Daily Beast). Keli Goff (Daily Beast) is our special guest.

    In-Focus

    Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice; former FBI agent) plus panel.

    Photo: White supremacists clash with counter protesters during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

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      Josh Barro

      Former host of Left, Right & Center

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      Mike Pesca

      host of The Gist

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      Jamil Smith

      senior writer for Rolling Stone

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      Katie Beurskens

      Production assistant, 'Left, Right & Center'

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      Producer, 'Left, Right and Center'

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