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New This Week: Election Season Thoughts on Citizenship
With the midterm elections just weeks away, Americans are preparing to head to the polls amid deep political divisions, declining trust in institutions, and growing frustration with the state of democracy. As part of our “Think Twice” serie...
Transcript: Think Twice: Navigating the Election Cycle & Civic Power with Eric Liu
Guest: Eric Liu
Moderated by: John Donvan
Eric Liu (00:00:00):
Democracy only works if enough of us believe democracy works. It’s not just a mechanism that just runs itself. It is actually fueled by faith. And I don’t mean religious godl...
Think Twice: Navigating the Election Cycle & Civic Power with Eric Liu
Topic: Culture
In this episode of our “Think Twice” series, John Donvan sits down with Eric Liu to examine his case for a different kind of citizenship and why changing the country may require challenging our views about citizenship and go...
New This Week: Will Social Security Be There for You?
For generations, Social Security has been a cornerstone of American retirement, yet the way Americans prepare for retirement has changed dramatically. Traditional pensions have become less common in the private sector, while 401(k)s and oth...
Transcript: Should We Phase Out Social Security?
Arguing YES: Romina Boccia
Arguing NO: Teresa Ghilarducci
Moderated by: John Donvan
DEBATE STARTS
Teresa Ghilarducci (00:00:00):
It’s not Social Security taxes that are crowding out savings for retirement. It’s actually wages that...
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We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that tackles America’s extreme polarization of our nation and our politics by restoring critical thinking, facts, reason, and civility to public discourse. Weekly debates on NPR, Spotify, Apple, & YouTube.
Journalist and bestselling author of THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID and NEXT! The Power of Reinvention in Life & Work. Former Editor in Chief @USATODAY, @CondeNast Portfolio, @WSJ Weekend; CCO @Gannett. Now @Yale journalism lecturer, @CNBC contributor.
Joe Cirincione is a national security analyst and author with over 45 years of experience. I have been a congressional staffer, a program director, a philanthropist, an advisor the the State Department and three presidential campaigns. Now, I write.
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