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You should talk about politics this Thanksgiving – here's why, and how

  • Written by Stacy Branham, Lecturer of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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After one of the most divisive presidential elections in American history, many of us may be anxious about dinner-table dialogue with family and friends this Thanksgiving. There is no denying that the way we communicate about politics has fundamentally changed...

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