71. Why Authoritarians Fear Education
Nov 13, 2025•57 min
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Episode description
Host Kimberlé Crenshaw is joined by authors Jason Stanley and Randi Weingarten to discuss why authoritarians and fascists target education on the path to destabilizing democracy. They unpack how book bans, attacks on teachers, and efforts to erase history from public institutions threaten the democratic project, and what we can do to fight back.
- Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, produced by Kevin Minofu, Sr. Producer Nicole Edwards, and the team at AAPF
- Find more on our show and the African American Policy Forum at aapf.org
- News clips from Tamron Hall and WJHL, CTV News
- Music by Blue Dot Sessions
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- Check out our special series on the attack against CRT and DEI called United States of Amnesia: The Real Histories of Critical Race Theory
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