Episode 2: The Jitters
From Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order by Rachel Maddow, MS NOW
December 1, 2025 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode discusses the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack and the efforts to prevent a racially targeted policy from being implemented.
In the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, the man in charge of defending the American west coast has a serious case of the jitters... and also a bright, young aide who is busy drawing up plans to target a racial group in America en masse. With the clock running out, lawyers inside the Justice Department mount a furious effort to stop the policy from going into effect.
People in this episode
Host: Rachel Maddow
Topics covered
- Pearl Harbor
- American history
- racial policy
- government response
- Justice Department
Keywords
- Pearl Harbor
- American west coast
- racial group
- Justice Department
- defense policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Justice Department
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