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How the Supreme Court Got So Supreme

Notes from America with Kai Wright

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The Enigma of Clarence Thomas

Political scientist Corey Robin says he used to think of Thomas as a political hack. But reading Juan Williams' account and immersing himself in Thomas' own judicial opinions,Corey started to see a completely different portrait emerge. He thinks about race all the time, that black people get the short end of the stick in America. It is at the center of his worldview, which is rooted in his past growing up in the South.

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