Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

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Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

The mass shooting in Charleston isn’t just an isolated event, but can be seen as part of a troubled history of racial hatred and violence in the United States. What makes someone embrace racist ideology and what can be done to stop it? Gwen Ifill talks with Richard Cohen of the Southern Poverty Law Center, former FBI special agent Gregg McCrary and Paul Butler of Georgetown University Law Center.

AIR DATE 6/22/15

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

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Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

Time to take down the Confederate flag? Candidates weigh in

Time to take down the Confederate flag? Candidates weigh in

Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic gas

Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic gas

Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?

Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

Time to take down the Confederate flag? Candidates weigh in

Time to take down the Confederate flag? Candidates weigh in

Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic gas

Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic gas

Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

Awaiting debt deal, Greeks resist expected reforms

Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?

Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

Rulings on raisins, hotel registries favor individual rights

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