We have to rediscover ‘the joys of being together’: Robert Putnam on rebuilding social capital

How America Can Come Together Again - Robert Putnam

Robert Putnam reflects on how America became so polarized and what can unify the nation

Political scientist Robert Putnam first documented Americans’ withdrawal from civic life in his landmark 2000 book Bowling Alone. Nearly a quarter century later, he talks to the Chronicle about the forces that have deepened the crisis and how philanthropy can help deploy solutions. Putnam is joined in this conversation by Eric Liu, author, former speechwriter to Bill Clinton, and co-founder of Citizen University, a leading national organization to awaken Americans to their civic power and obliga

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