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2019-06-09T15:00:38-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2a5/20190609150840002_hd.jpgJosh Levin, national editor at Slate, talked about his book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, on Linda Taylor, a criminal whose exploits launched the idea of the “welfare queen” in the United States.
Josh Levin, national editor at Slate, talked about his book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, on Linda Taylor, a criminal whose exploits launched the idea of the “welfare queen” in the United States.
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