​​Checks and Balance: Affirmative reaction - a podcast by The Economist

Next term the Supreme Court will hear two caseschallenging race-conscious admissionsprogrammes. The court’s conservative supermajority is likely to rule for the plaintiffs. What difference would a ban onaffirmative actionmake to higher education in America?

 

The Economist’s Tamara Gilkes Borr explains how she switched from opposing to supporting affirmative action. We tell the story of the man who coined the term. AndThe Economist’s Steve Mazie takes us through the Supreme Court cases, and considers if the process for replacing Justice Stephen Breyer is a form of affirmative action.

 

John Prideaux presents with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.

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