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Oct 2023
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Culture Wars Have American Parents Optin...

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Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Businessweek Freelance Contributor Charley Locke explain how in states where conservatives have overhauled curricula, parents on the other side of the political spectrum are taking their kids out of school. Malaika Jabali, Senior News and Politics Editor at Essence Magazine, talks about her book It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move On.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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