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How the Supreme Court Got So Supreme

Notes from America with Kai Wright

CHAPTER

The Distraction of Affirmative Action

Corey Robin: Justice Clarence Thomas seems to start with ideas that Malcolm X and many black people might agree with. But then he makes a big turn, cites firmly in the camp of white conservatives like Scalia and Alito. "Affirmative action is this band-aid in a way that distracts us from solving the real systemic problems," says Robin.

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