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Israeli Politician Introduces Bill to Outlaw the Word "Nazi" on Q for 4-24-14

-- Israeli politician SHIMON OHAYON recently introduced a bill that would make it a crime to use the word "Nazi" or other Third Reich language and imagery in anything other than a historical/educational context. He discusses the bill, and Haaretz journalist ALLISON KAPLAN SOMMER unpacks the reaction and criticism the bill has sparked in the country.

-- THEASTER GATES  is an urban planner-turned-conceptual artist whose work deals with urban space, industry, and society. He explores how his working class roots influenced his art, his thoughts on being called an "activist" artist, and whether his latest and most ambitious project can be called art.