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Thursday, September 22 2016

  • Unrest in Charlotte, Gaming the Election, The Black Prince of Florence September 22, 2016

    On today's show: Charlotte, North Carolina becomes the latest city to become engulfed in racial tension; analyzing the&nbsp;election; a little known piece of Renaissance history.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • Charlotte, North Carolina Spirals Into Violence September 22, 2016

      Charlotte, North Carolina is the latest American city to find itself at the center of a firestorm after a&nbsp;deadly&nbsp;incident involving police and an African-American man.&nbsp;

    • Governing From The Minority: How State Laws Influence National Elections September 22, 2016

      From redistricting to voter ID polices, state laws decide who gets to the polls and where they go, something that has a huge influence on the outcome of the national election.

    • Coming Clean on Voter ID Laws September 22, 2016

      Some Republicans are starting&nbsp;to admit that voter ID laws are nothing more than a political tactic against Democrats.

    • Isle of Man Faces Crucial Vote September 22, 2016

      The Isle of Man is a crown dependency, not technically part of the United Kingdom, but in a political netherworld that the Brexit vote made more nether than world.

    • How Design Impacts Politics September 22, 2016

      Two architects have been chronicling the physical design of all the parliaments within U.N. member states&nbsp;in an attempt to understand how design influences politics.&nbsp;

    • The Long Forgotten Black Prince of Florence September 22, 2016

      A compelling new book sheds light on an Italian Renaissance duke who may have been the first man of color in Europe&nbsp;to serve as a head of state.

    • Tulsa Police Officer Charged in Man's Death September 22, 2016

      Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charge less than a week after officer Betty Shelby shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16.