A conversation about conversation [rebroadcast]

Democracy Works by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Jul 22, 201933:26Government & Organizations

This week, we are revisiting another episode from the Democracy Works back catalog. This discussion is a nice companion to our episode with Timothy Shaffer on civility. Laurie Mulvey This episode seeks to answer one simp...

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