The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional. Today, we’re replaying the conversations we had back in April, where we reviewed what the cases were about and the wide-reaching impact of the decision. You’ll hear from Supreme Court reporter Amy Howe and UCONN Director of Admissions Vern Granger.
This week marks the anniversary of the Stonewall riots — the very reason we celebrate Pride in June every year. In honor of the drag queens that have always been on the front lines of the fight for equality before, during, and after Stonewall, we dive deep into the troubling saga of Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation attempt to ban public drag performances.
Memphis-based drag queen and Tennessee native Bella DuBalle joins us to discuss the impact the legislation has had on local performers ever since was introduced, the community’s resilience that ultimately led to the law being overturned, and why the world needs drag.
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On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes has team coverage on the Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action in college admissions, and on student loans. We'll have the latest on the mess that is holiday travel amid airline delays. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a discussion about a University of California San Francisco study finding that high housing costs are the driving factor behind homelessness in a state where 30 percent of the nation's unhoused live. It is a national crises.
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Finally, Dahlia turns to Michaele Turnage Young of the NAACP LDF to take a closer look at Thursday’s affirmative action decision, which outlawed race-conscious admissions in most higher education contexts.
In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to answer a listener question about something that has us all scratching our heads in the wake of Moore v Harper, and look ahead to some gun safety litigation that’s winding its way up to the High Court.
An article on the UK?s Telegraph newspaper website claimed that there would be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans today. We ask whether that figure is correct and look at why South Korea?s birth rate has fallen to one of the lowest in the world, with the help of author and mathematician Rob Eastaway and journalist and author Hawon Jung.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producers: Bethan Ashmead Latham, Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard
