A real estate investor’s pursuit of cheap land has prompted a lawsuit against a compound in Arkansas that will test whether civil rights laws can stop a whites-only town from existing in America.

Today, Debra Kamin, a New York Times investigative reporter, discusses the community and why its members are convinced that in this political climate, no one is going to stop them.

Guest: Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter focusing on wealth, power and corruption for The The New York Times.

Background reading: A whites-only community in Arkansas has been sued for discrimination.

Photo: Whitten Sabbatini for The New York Times

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