The roots of America's divided politics

In this episode, Brookings Vice President Darrell West and Senior Fellow Camille Busette discuss themes from West's new book, " Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era ," including the economic, geographic, racial, and technological factors that have exacerbated U.S. political polarization to its current breaking point, and what's needed to build a healthier democracy. West and Busette also speculated how these pressures may affect the 2020 presidential race. Full show notes: With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu , and

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The roots of America's divided politics is an episode from Intersections by The Brookings Institution.

This episode is 39:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2019.

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