(Credit: AP) After a whirlwind year of division and controversy in American politics, many of us may be anxious about dinner-table dialogue with family and friends this Thanksgiving. There is no denying that the way we communicate about politics has fundamentally changed with the proliferation of technology and social media. Twitter bots, fake news and echo chambers are just a few of the highlights from the political scene.
You Should Talk About Politics This Thanksgiving
Stacy Branham, The Conversation, Salon: Politics
Wed, 11/22/2017 - 6:32pm
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