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Duped and How

Assault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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Himelfarb believes that the Right prefers to shut down public discourse and that modern life makes it easy for this to happen. Issues of the common good often don’t make it to the table. It is increasingly difficult to engage people on issues like inequality, poverty or climate change. we spend less and less of our lives in public spaces interacting with people who have different views and experiences so that we can develop a sense of the common good. Divisive politics and growing inequality conspire to undermine social trust.

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James Hoggan

James Hoggan is president of the PR firm Hoggan & Associates and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation board. A tireless advocate for ethics and integrity in public relations, he founded the influential website DeSmogBlog to expose misinformation campaigns that pollute public debate around climate change and the environment. He has advised a wide range of organizations, governments, universities and corporations, and is a sought-after speaker around North America and Europe. Hoggan has chaired and served on numerous national and international boards and advisory committees including the Four Great Rivers Society and Shell Global’s External Review Committee. He is the author of Climate Cover-Up and Do the Right Thing: PR Tips for a Skeptical Public.