Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Three letters: D E I. How did “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” become a dog whistle for all things woke and black? From America’s first attempts at reckoning with institutional bias to the current bulldozer approach of the second Trump administration, WIRED writer Jason Parahm takes a candid look at the road we took to the demise of DEI.

Read more: wired.com/story/dei-died-this-year-maybe-it-was-supposed-to

Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc
Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ

Follow WIRED:
Instagram ►►instagram.com/wired
Twitter ►►twitter.com/wired
Facebook ►►facebook.com/wired
Tik Tok ►►tiktok.com/@wired

Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT

Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.

ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.