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Video: Repairing America's Broken Democracy Featuring Danielle Brian with POGO

Video: Repairing America's Broken Democracy Featuring Danielle Brian with POGO
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Danielle Brian is executive director of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). POGO is a nonpartisan, independent organization that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, and abuse of power. POGO champions reforms to achieve a more effective, ethical, and accountable federal government that safeguards constitutional principles.

The interview is part of a collaboration between Bridge Alliance and CityBiz entitled Repairing America's Broken Democracy.

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The Power of Outrage and Keeping Everyone Guessing

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The Power of Outrage and Keeping Everyone Guessing

Donald Trump loves to keep us guessing. This is exactly what we’re all doing as his second term in the White House begins. It’s one way he controls the narrative.

Trump’s off the cuff, unfiltered, controversial statements infuriate opponents and delight his supporters. The rest of us are left trying to figure out the difference between the shenanigans and when he’s actually serious.

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To help heal divides, we must cut “the media” some slack

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To help heal divides, we must cut “the media” some slack

A few days ago, Donald Trump was inaugurated. In his second term, just as in his first, he’ll likely spark passionate disagreements about news media: what is “fake news” and what isn’t, which media sources should be trusted and which should be doubted.

We know we have a media distrust problem. Recently it hit an all-time low: the percentage of Americans with "not very much" trust in the media has risen from 27% in 2020 to 33% in 2024.

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