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Culture War: America’s Blood Sport

Season 3 Episode 305 | 56m 46s

The poisonous cocktail of social polarization is ripping apart the shared American identity that made the country a ‘melting pot’. A diverse panel discusses how usurping racial, religious, sexual, and cultural identities for partisan gain pours salt into our national wounds, provokes violence, and threatens our democracy.

Aired: 01/21/24 | Expires: 01/21/27
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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