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The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower
Identity Politics: Embracing Diversity or House Divided
Season 3
Episode 307
On both the left and the right, there are differences and divisions among groups of Americans. Are politics highlighting differences among Americans a sign of progress – ferreting out historical wrongs and establishing protection for new expressions of rights – or are we becoming once more, as we were in the lead-up to the civil war what Lincoln called “a house divided against itself”?
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The panel discusses U.S. policy options in the world’s most chaotic region.
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The panel explores the view that the US is becoming a more economically unequal society.
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The panel discusses the potential causes partisan divide in the United States.
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A spirited discussion about the rapidly-changing media landscape on American democracy.