Political polarization in America is worse than ever, and what we can do about it

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Political polarization in America is worse than ever, and what we can do about it Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies, says the forces that have fueled political polarization and extremism in the U.S. even since the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol are worsening. He offers insights about why, and what citizens and government can do about it. Show notes and transcript:&nbsp;https://brook.gs/3KyWyqN&nbsp; Follow Brookings podcasts on Apple or Google podcasts, or on Spotify. Send feedback email to&nbsp;podcasts@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at&nbsp;@policypodcasts&nbsp;on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the&nbsp;Brookings Podcast Network. The Brookings Cafeteria http://www.brookings.edu/research/podcasts/brookings-cafeteria-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22404041/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/22404041