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Senator Chris Murphy and ‘Crisis of the Common Good’
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Connecticut senator Chris Murphy joins to discuss multiculturalism, the withdrawal of Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy, and his new book, ‘Crisis of the Common Good.’
(0:00) Intro
(1:36) Responding to the symptom of Trump
(5:07) Common good capitalism
(7:21) The country’s most harmful cults
(10:07) Building cultural connections
(21:38) Getting personal
(24:20) The male loneliness epidemic
(27:14) Governing in 2026
(31:51) A ‘Star Wars’ analogy
(37:59) The Divine Nine
(39:30) Too much focus on the executive branch?
(43:28) The Democratic plan for Black women and men
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Senator Chris Murphy
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
Social Producers: Bernard Moore and Jon Roemer
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett
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