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Feb 2023
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Conservatives Have a New Rallying Cry: D...

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Conservative activists are coordinating a multimillion-dollar national campaign against environmental, social and corporate-governance investing, decrying the trend as “woke capitalism.” WSJ national political reporter Julie Bykowicz explains who is behind the new effort and how it takes its inspiration from the campaign against critical race theory in schools. Luke Vargas hosts. 

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