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Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Jeremy Ben-Ami, Founder and President of J Street
MIT economist Jon Gruber
Former Obama White House Social Secretary Deesha Dyer, and The Women's Edge CEO Elizabeth Hailer

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'Step Into This Kafkaesque System As It Unfolded For Us'

NPR reporter Aarti Shahani joined Boston Public Radio to discuss her new book, which details her family’s decade-long fight to remain in the U.S.

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Columnist Shirley Leung On The Harvard Discrimination Case Ruling

A judge ruled Harvard doesn't discriminate against Asian Americans.

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Emily Rooney: Should The Media Fact Check The President Live?

CNN has started carrying graphic that fact-check the president as he speaks live on air.

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BPR News Quiz: 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'

Our weekly news quiz featured Shakespearean shenanigans.

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Cabral: Botham Jean's Brother Hugging His Killer Is Appropriate. A Judge Hugging A Defendant Is Not

When Botham Jean’s brother Brandt took the stand at the sentencing of his brother’s killer Amber Guyger, he had an unusual request for the judge. On the stand, Brandt forgave Guyger for killing his brother, and asked the judge if he could hug her. The judge allowed it.

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Paul Reville On Judge's Ruling In Harvard Case

Harvard's admissions process passes muster in federal court, but isn't perfect, Reville said.

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