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The Upswing How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again

Robert D. Putnam

From the author of Deep and accelerating inequality; unprecedented political polarization; vitriolic public discourse; a fraying social fabric; public and private narcissism—Americans today seem to agree on only one thing: This is the worst of times.

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The Ben Shapiro Show

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The Ben Shapiro Show

The speaker referenced this book, noting that the authors examined century-long data on health, education, income, wealth, and voting. The book reportedly surprised the authors by finding that black Americans were moving toward parity with white Americans before the Civil Rights era, with those trends slowing afterward.

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So they say in our book, The Upswing, how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again. We examined century long data, tracking outcomes by race and health, education, income, wealth...

— Episode: Ep. 1151 - It’s All About Georgia

Episode: Ep. 1151 - It’s All About Georgia

The speaker referenced this book, noting that the authors examined century-long data on health, education, income, wealth, and voting. The book reportedly surprised the authors by finding that black Americans were moving toward parity with white Americans before the Civil Rights era, with those trends slowing afterward.

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So they say in our book, The Upswing, how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again. We examined century long data, tracking outcomes by race and health, education, income, wealth and voting.

In terms of material wellbeing, black Americans were moving toward parity with white Americans well before the victories of the Civil Rights era.

The NPR Politics Podcast

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The NPR Politics Podcast

The hosts introduced the title as a sociological analysis of how America moved from an individualistic to a more communitarian society over the past century and suggested it outlines a path toward greater national unity, mentioning it in sponsor messages. The book was highlighted in brief promotional segments rather than in-depth discussion.

Episode: On The Ground In Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania An...

The hosts introduced Putnam's book as an analysis of how America shifted from an individualistic to a more communitarian society over the past century and suggested it offers a path toward greater national unity.

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This message comes from NPR sponsor Simon & Schuster, publishers of The Upswing, How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by sociologist and political scientist Robert D. Putnam.

Putnam's analysis of economic, social and political trends over the past century demonstrate how we have gone from an individualistic iSociety to a more communitarian weSociety and then back again, and how we can become a stronger, more unified nation.

The Upswing by Robert D. Putnam, wherever books are sold.

Episode: Weekly Roundup: October 16th

The hosts noted a sponsorship message from Simon & Schuster promoting The Upswing, highlighting its subtitle about how America came together a century ago and how it can be done again.

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Support for NPR and the following message come from Simon and Schuster, publishers of The Upswing, How America Came Together A Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by sociologist and political scientist Robert D. Putnam.

The Upswing, wherever books are sold.

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