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To the Point

Is the American identity undergoing a transformation?

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Less than a month after the police killing of George Floyd, the protests around the country continue. Diverse Americans are expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.  Is the country undergoing a transformation? Also: Ezekiel Emanuel on what Americans can learn from other countries when it comes to health care.

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0:00.0

Is it time to get rid of private health insurance and go to a single payer? That's a challenging question when it comes to health care reform. And here's an answer from a top advisor to former Vice President Joe Biden.

0:20.4

Americans have this very complicated relationship with their insurance company.

0:23.6

On the one hand, it's one of the great political lines to attack insurance companies.

0:27.7

On the other hand, when you poll people and you say, well, we're going to get rid of insurance

0:30.4

company.

0:30.8

Oh, no, I want to keep my insurance company.

0:33.4

So we're a little confused about what we want.

0:35.7

We'll talk at length with Biden advisor, Ezekiel Emanuel, about how America's health care system could be much better than it is now.

0:43.6

That's the second half of our podcast. First, it's police reform.

0:51.2

It's been less than a month since George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis policeman and marchers are still demanding police reform.

0:58.5

The message has reached the White House, and President Trump has signed an executive order,

1:02.7

promoting what he calls the highest and strongest standards in the world.

1:07.3

Americans believe we must support the brave men and women in blue who police our streets and keep us safe.

1:15.6

Americans also believe we must improve accountability, increase transparency, and invest more resources in police training, recruiting, and community engagement. Reducing crime and raising

1:31.1

standards are not opposite goals. They are not mutually exclusive. They work together.

1:37.9

They all work together. That is why today I'm signing an executive order encouraging police departments nationwide to adopt

1:46.2

the highest professional standards to serve their communities. These standards will be as high

1:53.4

and as strong as there is on earth. Trump says he wants to hear from Republicans who control

1:59.6

the Senate and possibly from the House.

2:02.7

California Democrat Karen Bass is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and she's lead

2:07.0

author of police reforms designed by the majority party. Welcome.

2:12.0

Thank you. Thanks for having me on.

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