alex vitale, corp again. thank you for joining us for. thank you, beth. ah, critical race theory in schools has become a lightening rod for controversy in the united states. but what exactly is critical race theory or c r t? it's a theory originating in the 19 seventy's that says, racism is not simply a personal prejudice. but rather, it's embedded in the formation of the united states and continues to exist in institutions from the criminal justice system to the housing market to the health care system. but now opponents have skewed its meaning, claiming critical race theory teaches children to unfairly blame white people for historical ills. however, many argue that opponents have their own agenda to make anti racism unspeakable. joining us to discuss this, our doctor, gloria lats and billing. she's the president of the national academy of education and professor america at the university of wisconsin. madison latest book is titled culturally relevant pedagogy, asking a different question. and sam, holy brill is a ph. d candidate at the city university

is alex vitale. he is the author of the end of policing and he's also coordinator of the policing and social justice project at brooklyn. college, we're also joined by corp again. he's retired deputy inspector at new york city police department and he's the author of the book wants a cop gentleman. thank you so much for joining me. the killing of terry nichols at the hands of 5 memphis police officers is just the latest example of brutality and the brutal treatment of black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement in the united states. according to a mapping violence, police violence project, police killed at least $1176.00 people in the united states last year. that was a record high number. now this is nearly 3 years at there. george floyd was murdered by derek showman in minneapolis. minnesota. oh, what does it say that we're here? again, tyree nichols 29 year old black man beaten to death by police. oh cor, i'm gonna start with you when you see something like that. when you look at this,

i know if it's alex varnerin co founder of the big when magazine, founder of a theory and just general question, chris currency advocate. just 19 years old. vitale was on a mission to make money programmable comparison. might they be quiz like a spreadsheet and is there him is like a spreadsheet with macros? using analogy serial allows you to store crypt currency and computer code in the same secure box. here's how a smart contract might work. let's say i bet charlie that a light coin will be worth $200.00 on january. first of next year. we each put an ether into a box along with a small contract, a simple program that automatically checks the price of light coins on that future date. if i'm right, the money goes to me. if i'm wrong, it said to charlie, a smart contract is neither smart nor contract. it's a dumb program. and once you understand the all, it is a program that clarifies a lot of stuff and the word contract there is in the meaning of finance. most financial arrangements are pretty simple and clear. cut a bed with charlie, your home loan and insurance policy. just 2 parties and some form of exchange of value based on a set of rules c