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Episode 316: Slavery, Capitalism, and The 1619 Project, Pt. 1

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The Courts Always Ask, How Much Better Off Are Descended of Slavery Today?

The courts always ask, how much better off are descendants of slaves today given that they are in the United States versus where they would be otherwise? What culpability does a descendant of an immigrant that came over on a ship in 1910 half? Right. These are very complex questions. They're moral questions.

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