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Wyandotte County District Attorney | 'America: What Went Wrong?'

Segment 1, beginning at 4:10: Mark Dupree has rolled out bias training for his staff and a new community integrity unit.

A recent move to leave the Wyandotte County district attorney off a newly-formed task force on police and community relations left many in Kansas City, Kansas, scratching their heads. The outspoken district attorney discusses being excluded from the effort, and his ideas for rebuilding public trust in police.

Segment 2, beginning at 32:55: How much has changed in 38 years?

Donald Barlett and James Steele's 1992 bestseller "America: What Went Wrong?" documented how tax policies and deregulation were hammering the middle class, how the rich were growing ever more rich and how the health care and retirement systems were eroding. So how have things developed since then?

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Luke X. Martin is an assistant producer for KCUR's Up To Date.