Why we can't give up on persuasion
Democracy depends on persuasion
April 17, 2023
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Why we can't give up on persuasion
Summary
Sean Illing is joined by Anand Giridharadas, author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy. Together they discuss how polarity is a threat to our democracy, the organizing efforts that are effective, and why there's hope for a less divisive future in America.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites), author
References:
The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy by Anand Giridharadas (Penguin Random House, 202)
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Penguin Random House, 2022)
Amanda Marcotte
“Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right’s outrage machine” by Taylor Lorenz (The Washington Post, Apr. 19th, 2022)
Anat Shenker-Osorio
People’s Action Institute
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