In this clip, we talk about the original goals of affirmative action, why progress appeared to plateau in the 1990s, and how political backlash and structural incentives can undermine even well-intentioned policies over time. The takeaway is not about ideology, but about understanding when a system has stopped delivering the outcomes it was built to achieve and why adaptation matters.
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