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  • Support for Israel is waning, but many White Evangelical Christians remain steadfast

    Support for Israel is waning, but many White Evangelical Christians remain steadfast
    Jan 3 2026
    Among the American public, support for Israel has fallen among almost every demographic group. But for many White Evangelical Christians over the age of 35, support has remained steadfast. And that support continues to be a major shaper of U.S. policy in the region. So today, in our final installment of the Code Switch History Class series, we're looking into the history and theology behind how White Evangelicals became so connected to Israel, and what that connection looks like in the public square.

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    34 m
  • From "CRT" to "DEI": A history of race and moral panics

    From "CRT" to "DEI": A history of race and moral panics
    Dec 31 2025
    A few years back, many politicians were raising the alarm about the dangers of "CRT" in schools. Today, the new risk to public education is "DEI." What do both of these moments have in common? They have all the elements of a moral panic. So in this installment of Code Switch History Class, we're looking at the history of moral panics in the U.S., and why they so often invoke fears about race and integration.

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    39 m
  • Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go

    Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go
    Dec 27 2025
    In 2018, in light of some pretty aggressive rhetoric and policies being enacted by the Trump administration, many people were asking a pretty direct question: Should ICE be abolished? Seven years later, amidst arguably even harsher policies and language, many are still asking that same question. So today, on the second installment in our Code Switch History Class series, we're taking a look at where ICE came from, and talking to an expert about what a more humane immigration system might necessitate.

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    19 m
  • What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today

    What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today
    Dec 24 2025
    The fight over the soul of higher education is very alive right now, with the Trump administration engaged in dozens of investigations and multiple lawsuits against colleges and universities around the country. Billions of research dollars at those schools have been frozen, too. So today, in a special series called Code Switch History Class, we're looking back at another time of upheaval — a long, bloody strike at San Francisco State that forever changed higher education in the United States.

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    41 m
  • Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table

    Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table
    Dec 20 2025
    How do we keep family traditions alive? For some people, it's by speaking their heritage language, or learning how to cook family recipes. For Nicole Wong, it was through games — specifically, learning the ins and outs of Mahjong. Her research led her to start the Mahjong Project, and to write a book about what she was learning called Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora. So this week, we talk to Nicole about what it's like trying to teach people a game you're not the best player of, and what she's learned about leveling up to elder/auntie status.

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    18 m
  • The fight over public education, from Texas to the White House

    The fight over public education, from Texas to the White House
    Dec 17 2025
    For months, the Trump administration has been making moves to dismantle the Department of Education — with mixed success. But when it comes to the fight over public education, some of the most significant dustups are happening on the local level, with school boards around the country. Today, we're looking at one of those fights, which played out in a rapidly changing suburb of Dallas called Southlake.

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    38 m
  • The evolution of blackface in the age of AI

    The evolution of blackface in the age of AI
    Dec 13 2025
    With AI image and video generators, it's become easier than ever to create hyper-realistic clips of almost anything. Today, we're looking at the landscape of AI influencers that depict Black people in various ways, from the mildly stereotypical to the ultra-demeaning. And we're talking to writer Zeba Blay about why she thinks these types of videos can erode the our society's ability to take the problems of IRL, human Black people seriously.

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    16 m
  • In the Trump era, has the word 'racist' lost its meaning?

    In the Trump era, has the word 'racist' lost its meaning?
    Dec 10 2025
    Over the past few weeks, President Trump has amplified derogatory and stereotypical comments about people from Afghanistan. He's derided Somalians as a whole, and specifically targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. And he's said he will end immigration from "Third World countries." So in a political climate where rhetoric like this has become normalized, is there still use to calling any particular phrase or policy racist?

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    31 m