Send us Fan Mail The hardest truths in public life are usually the ones we’ve trained ourselves not to see. We start by talking with Cornel West about Race Matters and the reality that racial injustice is not only about explosive moments on the news, but also about the “quiet riot” of daily suffering in South Central, Harlem, and any place where poverty and despair are treated as normal. We unpack why hope is not optimism, why small victories of love and care count, and how a renewed public s...