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Jun 2020
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Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism professor Howard French defies the notion that George Floyd is America's wake up call, as his death is only the latest outcome of centuries of systemic racism, and The Atlantic's senior editor Ron Brownstein paints a picture of who will vote for who in November. 
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