BONUS: The Kerner Commission : Planet Money



In 1967, President Johnson created a commission to investigate racial unrest in America. But, the answer they came up with was not the answer he was hoping for. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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  1. Is it just me, or are these two questions the same? “What happened to cause the protests? Why did they happen?”

    Nitpicking aside, seems like nothing much was learned at that time … I hope it will be better now. It seems to me that large parts of the entire American society are now fed up with this.

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    • agogo22's avatar agogo22 says:

      I think its a different use of the language. As in “what’s happening?” (where are you o
      at in your life?) and “what’s up?” (what thing upset you and propelled you to act?)? Lexicographically equivalent but semantically different.

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