How to Mend Our Fraying Social Fabric (Town Hall)
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The list of our societal sins is long: Trolls are rewarded with money and attention; polarization has undermined good-faith arguments; and the public square — literal and virtual — has been infiltrated and weaponized. How can we find common ground when we can’t even agree that we have things in common? Join us for a (non-weaponized) town hall discussion led by the host of NPR’s “1A."
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