Can America's Divisions Be Healed?

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 11:30 p.m.

On the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration and a week after Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill, we examine the divisions within America and ask how this rift can be healed. Our guests argue that the nation has been at this point before and can summon its better angels to rebuild American society. Authors Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett talk about their book, "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.