Four Americas

Based on “How America Fractured Into 4 Parts” by George Packer and Robert Putnam's, The Upswing. Packer's article linked here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/

Transcript

1. “How America Fractured Into 4 Parts” by GEORGE PACKER
2. ROBERT D. PUTNAM & SHAYLYN ROMNEY GARRETT Family Action Network (FAN) February 10, 2021
3. America today has reached historic levels of: • Political polarization • Economic inequality • Social isolation • Cultural self-centeredness How did we get here?
4. FREE AMERICA
5. REAL AMERICA
6. SMART AMERICA
7. JUST AMERICA
8. 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Political Comity (vs. polarization), 1895-2015
9. 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Economic Equality, 1913-2015
10. 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Social Cohesion, 1890-2017
11. 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Cultural Solidarity, 1890-2017
12. 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 America's I/we/I century Economics Politics Society Culture