Examining the politics of tragedy
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
Examining the politics of tragedy
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
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Japan continues to contend with the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami, including radiation leaks from a damaged nuclear plant. Some global neighbors are sending aid. But tragedy can also be a vehicle for reflection or vitriol in American politics.
To find out more about the politics around tragedy, Eight Forty-Eight turned to historian Rick Perlstein. He is the author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America.
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