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How the pandemic exposes rifts in America

How the pandemic exposes rifts in America that exist among regions, races and classes

08/11/2021

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How the pandemic exposes rifts in America

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How the pandemic exposes rifts in America that exist among regions, races and classes

Despite the successful passage of the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure bill, Washington is still a city known for polarization. But as author George Packer recently explained in an interview with Judy Woodruff, the divisions in our country are greater and deeper than we realize.

08/11/2021

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