This week on the podcast, we’re bringing you a special broadcast. Beacon host Cate Blackford sat down with author and advocate Heather McGhee as part of the Authors Guild Foundation’s Pascal Hall Author Series for a conversation about McGhee’s book The Sum of Us and what it can teach us about building solidarity in a time of deep political division.
Drawing on stories from across the country and here in Maine, McGhee discusses how racism and economic inequality have been used to divide communities, why investments in programs like health care and child care benefit everyone, and how ordinary people can push back against attacks on immigrants and other vulnerable groups. They also explores the role of media, democratic accountability, and the power of collective action to create a more just future.
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