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Are American Institutions Stuck In The Past?05:54
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June 29, 2020

As the country faces a pandemic and protests against racism, Derek Thompson argues that American institutions are failing in 2020 because they are focused on the past.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic.

This segment aired on June 29, 2020.

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