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Jerry Nadler: Rather than nondiscrimination, equity often requires explicit discrimination to achieve its ends.

On the recordFebruary 28, 2022
Rather than nondiscrimination, equity often requires explicit discrimination to achieve its ends.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler critiques the concept of equity as potentially leading to discrimination.

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