Is Political Extremism Partly Caused by Loneliness? | PBS News Hour

Political scientist Robert Putnam has spent decades studying divisions over race, religion, culture, wealth, and how we might find our way back to a more unified nation. In this segment of Judy Woodruff’s America at a Crossroads, Putnam discusses his idea that increasing personal isolation has led to our current political instability, and how community organizations can help solve the issue.

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