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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Affirmative Action in California

    California voters banned affirmative action in public university admissions in 1996 when Prop 209 passed. How has it played out at California schools?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 9, 2015 • 1 min read

    California voters banned affirmative action in public university admissions in 1996 when Prop 209 passed. How has it played out at California schools?

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    SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action, Jihadi Twitter and Drone Warfare
    1. 0:00SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action
    2. 8:24Affirmative Action in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 15:26ISIS on Twitter
    4. 23:44Drone Warfare
    5. 40:27The Petersen Automotive Museum
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action, Jihadi Twitter and Drone Warfare
    1. 0:00SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action
    2. 8:24Affirmative Action in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 15:26ISIS on Twitter
    4. 23:44Drone Warfare
    5. 40:27The Petersen Automotive Museum
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