The word equity has come to occupy a much larger place in progressive politics over the last few years. It's being used as it was in the Bill Marbury Sanders clip, mainly by the left as an alternative to equality. The Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action could reign on equity's parade.
Everyone is fighting about “equity.” If only they could define it. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Haleema Shah, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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