Week No. 7: Fixing What’s Broken: Uncivil War and American Democracy
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Live at 6:00 pm via Zoom
This event is free and open to the public
Fourteen days after a mob stormed the Capitol attempting to “stop the steal,” President Biden declared in his inaugural address that we must “end this Uncivil War” threatening our democracy. Hyperpolarization, partisan tribalism, the politics of outrage, incivility, refusal to compromise, and truth decay have led to a state of division and politically motivated violence we’ve not seen since the Civil War. GBH News political reporter Mike Deehan moderates a discussion with U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, political scientist Lilliana Mason, and political strategist Ron Christie on what can be done to turn the temperature down, answer President Biden’s call for “unity” and focus on the urgent business of governing our nation.
This event continues a new spring series, No. 46: Examining the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration, that focuses on the most important developments in the early days of the Biden Administration. Guest speakers over the semester examine the ability of the 46th President and his team to affect change in some of the most vital policy areas that impact all of us.
Speakers and their bios:
Ron Christie, Adjunct Professor, New York University
U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), 2nd District
Mike Deehan, (Moderator) State House Political Reporter, GBH-FM
Image Courtesy Gina Janovitz Design
