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Why cultural and political divides seem to be getting worse

Why cultural and political divides in the U.S. seem to be getting worse

Aired 11/25/2021

PBS News Hour

Why cultural and political divides seem to be getting worse

Clip: 11/25/2021 | 7m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Why cultural and political divides in the U.S. seem to be getting worse

Most families gather on Thanksgiving hoping that politics is not on the menu. And this year is no different. James Davison Hunter, an author and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss polarization in the U.S. and how to lower the temperature.

Aired 11/25/2021

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