Journalism professor David Dennis on how popular conspiracy theories in the black community find their roots in abuses that actually happened.More
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There are currently 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Jose Angel N is one of them.More
In "The Year of the Runaways," British novelist Sunjeev Sahota tells the story of three recent immigrants to the UK, and with deft precision examines their struggles, fears, and relationships.More
University of Chicago historian Tara Zahra looks at the period of mass migration to America between 1846-1940. She says it was characterized by deep anxiety, both in the US and Europe.More
Economist Bryan Caplan and producer Rehman Tungekar explain how an "open borders" policy could end global poverty.More
My conversation with Turkish writer Elif Şafak back in April still sticks with me as the year comes to a close. In many parts of the...More
People with a heightened sense of entitlement that they feel gives them a free pass. You and I have a word for these people. Philosopher Aaron James has an entire theory about them.More
Martha Nussbaum may be one of the most well-respected living philosophers in the world today. She tells Steve Paulson that retribution and payback aren't compatible with true justice.More
Most of us will never know what life in prison is really like, but criminal justice reporter Shane Bauer had a wild idea to gain access: for four months he worked undercover as a guard at a private prison.More
Philosopher Jason Brennan offers a provocative idea: let's bring back flogging as an alternative to imprisonment.More
For two years, criminal justice advocate Baz Dreisinger traveled the world, touring prisons in nine different countries. She points to Norway as a model of humane reform.More
The Attica Prison riot is remembered as one of the bloodiest and savage of its kind, but historian Heather Ann Thompson is challenging that familiar narrative.More
Two St. Louis podcasters — Kameel Stanley and Tim Lloyd — take the conversation about race to a national level with "We Live Here." More
Hip hop artist and poet Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre has his own set of responses to being told to man up. Ten to be exact. More
The father of the men’s rights movement is Warren Farrell, author of the core text of the movement, “The Myth of Male Power.” Steve Paulson sat down with Farrell for a candid talk about men’s rights and masculinity in America.More
Michael Rohrbaugh's short film “American Male” portrays the pitfalls of hyper-masculinity with a punch.More