{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The roots of America\u2019s divided politics","description":"In this episode, Brookings Vice President Darrell West and Senior Fellow Camille Busette discuss themes from West's new book, &quot;Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era,&quot; 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: https:\/\/brook.gs\/2YNXP67&amp;nbsp; Hosted by Adrianna Pita. With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at&amp;nbsp;@policypodcasts&amp;nbsp;on Twitter. Intersections is part of the&amp;nbsp;Brookings Podcast Network. ","author_name":"Please Discuss ...","author_url":"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/utility\/podcasts","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9258284\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206648798"}