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Push To Defund Campus Police; Dueling Crises In Lebanon

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An estimated 95% of colleges and universities with more than 2,500 students operate their own law enforcement agencies. As WILL's Lee Gaines reports, there's a growing movement on campuses across the U.S. to defund and disband those police departments. Also, soaring COVID-19 caseloads in Lebanon are compounding an economic crisis there that has sparked protests. Borzou Daragahi, international correspondent for The Independent, has more. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's Feb. 10, 2021, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org — and follow us on TwitterInstagram or join the conversation on Facebook.

This program aired on February 10, 2021.

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