Kai Wright appears in the following:
The Racist History of Georgia’s Runoff
Monday, December 21, 2020
Segregationists gamed the system 57 years ago. But this year, Black organizers may have finally slipped the knot that Jim Crow tied around democracy in the state.
Tell It To Me Straight, Doc
Monday, December 14, 2020
Two Black physicians describe the racist history the medical world carries into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout -- and answer listeners’ questions about why we should still get vaccinated.
ACT UP, Fight Covid
Monday, December 07, 2020
The HIV epidemic is nearly 40 years old. So what can we learn from that pandemic, as we approach a year of living with COVID-19?
One Family’s Land of Opportunity
Monday, November 30, 2020
A family’s legend about "40 acres and a mule” takes host Kai Wright on a fact checking mission to the Mississippi Delta. He finds an unexpected solution to wealth inequality in the U.S.
MAGA, the New Confederate Lost Cause
Monday, November 16, 2020
White supremacist myths turn defeated leaders into heroic victors. Will Donald Trump now get the same transfiguration as Robert E. Lee?
What the Election Means for New York and New Jersey
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
WNYC’s politics reporter Brigid Bergin and New Jersey Public Radio’s Nancy Solomon join us to take your calls and answer how recent elections are impacting our communities.
Meditations on a Bittersweet Election
Monday, November 09, 2020
Melissa Harris-Perry joins Kai to discuss all of our complex feelings as Donald Trump’s presidency comes to an end.
What's At Stake in This Election?
Wednesday, November 04, 2020
As results continue to come in, Kai Wright, host and managing editor of The United States of Anxiety, discusses what's at stake.
An Invitation To Dream
Monday, November 02, 2020
Radical imagination is now essential. What can we imagine for our country, our communities, and ourselves --beyond this election, and beyond this pandemic?
Who Matters in America 2020?
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Trump, Inc. co-host Andrea Bernstein sits down with Kai Wright, to discuss how American history informs the 2020 election.
What it Means When Jared Kushner Says Black People Have to 'Want to be Successful'
Thursday, October 29, 2020
What is behind the stereotype of Black people not wanting success?
They’ve Never Wanted You to Vote
Monday, October 26, 2020
From poll taxes to the canard of “voter fraud,” it’s always been a struggle to cast a ballot in America. We review the record, and investigate the anti-democracy enablers of 2020.
Who Matters In America
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Trump, Inc. co-host Andrea Bernstein sits down with Kai Wright, host of The United States of Anxiety, to discuss how American history informs the 2020 election.
A Zombie Political Party
Monday, October 19, 2020
Conservatives who’ve shunned the GOP say it’s given up on democracy. Which begs the question: How long ago did that happen?
Inside the Pandemic's First Days
Monday, October 12, 2020
What can we learn from our short, grim history with Covid-19? Former New York City health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot reflects on the opening weeks of the nation’s largest outbreak.
How to Steal an Election
Monday, October 05, 2020
The president has made clear he will dispute the results if he loses in November. But actually, the fight over the count has already begun.
A Historian's Guide to the 2020 Election
Monday, September 28, 2020
Many of the conflicts that we face today echo from the often forgotten Reconstruction era. We go back 165 years to understand the unfulfilled promises of our past and how we got here.
America Are We Ready For Truth And Reconciliation?
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
A look at the truth of America's racial divide and how to reconcile.
A Court On The Edge
Monday, September 21, 2020
Voting rights cases are moving fast. The Affordable Care Act faces yet another life or death hearing. And that’s before we even get to the fight over who’ll replace Justice Ginsburg.
Dissent, Dissent, Dissent
Sunday, September 20, 2020
As the country mourns the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we gather together to honor the life and legacy of the woman, the pioneer, the icon and the daughter of Brooklyn.
