Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How bad stories leading to bad outcomes in American life and politics
After the 2016 presidential election, a lot of people were trying to explain how a reality TV star and real estate developer took over the White House. One of them was author and Harvard journalism professor Steve Almond.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAfter the 2016 presidential election, a lot of people were trying to explain how a reality TV star and real estate developer took over the White House. One of them was author and Harvard journalism professor Steve Almond. He writes that lots of bad stories -- about our democracy, the economy, Obama and Clinton, and Trump himself -- led to a distorted view of what’s really happening in the country.
Author Steve Almond. Credit: Jennie Baker.
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4 of 5Silicon Valley worker pushes for universal health coverage in California- 0:00The state of community-police relations in Sacramento
- 8:33Trump proposal penalizes immigrants who use public benefits
- 17:48An unlikely and controversial solo quest for guaranteed health care for all Californians
- 25:43How bad stories leading to bad outcomes in American life and politicsYou’re reading this
- 40:11Chicano identity on display at Autry Museum